Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-17
No. 3.


whom he had given up for lost-hls darling
Kate, bounded into his embrace. This was
no time for love. lie took but one embrace,
and hurried her into his canoe, for the In
dams were but a few yards behind. 1t was
but the work OF a moment, TO cut loose the
| line that held his bark but before he could
spring into it three stout Indians were close
upon him.
''Shove of, Kate, and trust to fortune to
reach the other shore,' cried CASTOR, dis.
tractedIv, as he turned to engage the In
dams, while his bride escaped. The devo.
ted girl seemed doubtful whether 10 nv. or
stay and die with her husband. CASTOR
seeing her hesitation, again called lrantical
y to her to escape, before the Indians We're
upon them. She nov attempted to push
her boat of, but she had remained minute
too ong-a brawny and athletic savage
seized the boat and spgang into It, within a
few feet Of the alarmed maiden. She uui.
city retreated to the other end, and faced
about, despair painted IN every lmcament
Of her face. The Indian Involuntary stop
| ped to gaze upon the beautiful! being before
| him. That pause was fatal to him. Hates
sef.yossesslon instantaneously returned.
and as the savage sprang toward her she
Ievelled her husbands pistol and fired. The
| bullet entered the savage's brain: he fell
over the side Of the boat, and disappeared
beneath the building waters; while instantly
Selling the oar which had dropped from her
| hand on her first alarm, Kate turned the
! bow Of her boat in the direction Of the op-
posie shore, and began TO stem the rapid
current
During the few seconds that had thus
elapsed, the canoe had shot below the plaza
where her husband struggled with the re-
naming Indians; and she was now out of
hearing of the combatants. Standing erect
in the boat, her long hair hanging loosely
on her uncovered neck, her white dress
moving gently to the soft breeze. and her
litte bark avoiding the many rocks juttng
their heads above the rushing waters, ii
gave to beholder the idea of some fairy
skill, kept up and guided by the superior
power Of its mistress. Steadily she moved
on until near the middle Of the river, when
she heard a splash followed by a voice
some distance behind her. At first she
thought it another Indian in pursuit; but
soon the chilling thought was dIspeled. Her
own name. breathed IN accents that had Of
ten thrilled her to the soul. was heard, SCUM
ding thousand times more sweety than
ever on her ear. She quickly turned the
head of her boat, and although she could not
propel it against the stream, she kept it sta
tionarv. until CASTOR. who had overcome
his purSuers, reached it. His great exer-
tons in the unequal struggle on the bank,
his efforts 10 reach the boat, and the loss OF
blood from deep cut on his arm, had lett
him so little of the powers of life, that he
tainted few moments after he had regain
ed his wife. Kate knew the peril of per-
hitting the boat to float with the current.
and with all that courage and GOODNESS
which woman possesses in times of danger.
she did not stop to weep over him, but again
Selling the oar, directed her bark to the op
posite bank. Guided by the careful hand
of love, how could the fragile skill be lost,
even amid the rushing whrlpools it had to
pass. They safely reached the bank. and
CASTOR having returned to consciousness,
supported by the arm of his wife, slowly
wendell his way to his farm.
Their anxiety, however, was for some
time almost ntolerabe to learn the fate Of
their friends whom they had left on the 9TH
er side of the river. Whether the Indians
had triumphed complete, Y. whether a sue
cessfuI stand had been made by any 0! those
. ley pursued. or whether all had been alike
murdered by the relentless savages, We're
unknown to Kate and CASTOR, and filled
their minds with uneasy fears. While,
however, they were thus III doubt as 10 the
fate Of their friends, d hurried foo,Step was
heard approaching, and Mr.. Lee the next
moment was in his daughters arms. With
about half Of his visitors, he had escaped.
and. in few days, rallying around them
their remaining border neighbors, they sue
cceded, finally. in driving the hostile saya-
ges from their vicinity.
| If any one will visit the hospitable man
sion of the present proprietor of the estate.
which had descended from our Kate. they
may hear her story with increased interest.
from the lips OF her fair descendants; and
upon taking view of the place where she
crossed amid such periIs, they will not be
surprised to learn that the circumstance
should have given 20 It the name Of the
| 'Maden's Adventure.'
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