Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-02-24
EsGELLAN US.
,cFNE ON THE OHIO.
fay REV. ] TODD.

1 is now nearly forty years
syt saw the glorious Ohio.
ghen first saw il; l have
ever since, and when | die !
shall be buried on its banks.
ersin bay / engaged to go down
= to Kentucky with Captain
IS he was removing his family
East. The journey was long
lest would be tedious. / was
# pilot, for / was well acquain-
A the river and all points Of
The country was full Of In
and no settlement Of any note
,su made in Ohio. The whites
! Indians, too, were constantly
- war upon each other. i do
,oU who was the most to blame
btes killed the most and the In
vere the most cruel. We pur-
I.jso old, crazy, square bvih boat
.,n forty and fifty feet in length
,igb, or ten feet wide. We con-
10 spike on a single pine plank
,eh gnnnel, and this was the only
We had to defend us. We had,
ayy load, furniture, baggage horses
pigs, ploughs, besides nearly
zen people, These consisted Of
eauiain, his wife and their young
ten, widowed sister and son,
les several men to manage the
When we left we were fearful
the Indians should attack US
the shore, but we knew that by
Ding in the middle Of the river we
ID be beyond the reach Of the ri
or could be in A few moments.
we passed on for several days,
e supposed we were beyond the
Is of the indians. One day, just
nset, after we had become tired
rowing we let our boat Drift lazi-
q carelessly along the current.
we're Just getting ready to put up
he night. The mother was prom
the children a good run on shore.
widow was getting out provisions
making preparations for our sup
The captain and his nephew
hold Of the oars and moved them
enough to allow me 10 steer the
Rogers," said the captain, "sup-
E we pull in this side of that point
lie our boat to one Of those bic
Is, and there encamp for the night
''lt is a good place, captain and
Ike it. Besides, a few moment;
l thought | heard wild turkie'
er the hill, aud ! would like tc
le Uue for supPer.n
So we put in towards the shore
had got within fifty yards Of tia
Int around which tie steam boa
just passed, when | heard a stlcl
hck as if broken by the Goo;.
"a deer" said the captain.
No no." shouted, "row, row 70
or we are all dead!"
st that instant down rushed scores
Indians to the shore, with a shou
It made the hills across the rive
Ehoitback again. The murderous crea
Fes rushed down to the waters edge
d presented their guns and opened
heavy fire upon US. 10 and IN
bn the young man snalched hi
De, aud raising up his full length
I'D at the nearest Indian who had
baby head dress. The Indian fel
hdso did the young man at the sam
aant. Ashe fell the captain brougE
E boat still nearer. The Indian
sned, the women screamed, the hoI
! we're falling and plunging, an
slets were flying thick around u
h above all, the voice of Captai
Frd rose, cool-"Rogers, take n
Er."
| took it, and he at the same il
Tant seized a piece of plank, OF
nved to such good purpose that
asW minutes we were out in the rive
beyond the reach Of rifles. We kne
aal had no canoes, being on
huntng excursion, and that we we
safe. But oh! what a sight the he
SEES we're all dead or dying, one CHI
badly wounded, the boat half FILE
Eih water, and the young man
BIS blood at the bottom of the boz
BY this time the Goodness OF Z
captain was all gone. He lay doV
oy the side of his nephew, whom
owed as his son, and exclaimed, "
John, John! o Lord have nero
have mercy! Ihave brought the dc
0oytO this DEATH" But the widow
mother! She was pale as a she
out she came to her son, raising
bead in her lap, and opened his /
som, where the blood was still COM
he was yet alive.
"JOhu," said she in a sweet vol
Is if speaking to a babe, "John
you know me5"
my MOTHER" said he in a whlsr
Canyon swallow John!" said $
putting her hand over, and dIPp
some water from the river.
de tried, but could not.
my son, do you know you
dying;"