Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-23

knew the course which would be most likely to
be chosen by flying party Of Indians, and w,hal,
was one of the keenest shots who had carried rife
on the border.
ats my opinion" said he, chat these ve,min,
did not belong 10 the regular body of Indians who
followed Butler, though even they wcie bad enough
| think however, he wouldn't suffer deed like
this-These villains seem 10 have acted on their
own bchaf-and if so, they would Hy to the back
country as soon as possible. You may depend
upon il we shall overtake them if we pursue that
woy."
81 felt the truth Of these remarks, and asscnie1
to them at once. In less than quarter Of an hour
after first discovering the trail, we were trcajinr
the forest in pursuit Of the savages.
"Let me hasten to the close. Hour sfter hour,
all through livelong day, pursued the flying In
di'ns-crossing swamps, clambering over rocks,
for1ing streams and picking our why through lab.
yrlnthne woods, until, towards nigh.fal, we reach
cd the edge Of an open space-or, it were, a
meadow, shu, in by gently slopins hills.
"His," said my companion, 1--WE upon them.
Do you not see that thin thread Of emosc curling
upward over The top Of yon Ter aged hemlock :"
! "Ay-it must be them-let US on."
"SJftly, or we looeil. We know not, certainly,
that this is the party we seek let us reconoIre"
SLOWLY and sleathiy, trembling lest even O
| twig should crack under our feet we crept up TO.
wards the edge Of the mesdow-and creeping eau
liously through the underwood, behed the objec,
of our search in six tall swarthy savsges, sitting
smoking around the remains of a FIRE. At a little
dstonc" knclr, with her hands bound, but her eyes
uprased to heaven. my own Kate-O7 how my
heart leapCd AT the sight. raised my rifle convul-
sivcly, aud was about 10 fire. when my companion
caught my hand, and said:
Softly or you spoil a Let us ge, the var.
mint, III range, and then we shall Ere with some
effect Hist !"
"This last exclamation was occssioned by the
sudden rising of one OF the savages. He gazed
moment cautiously around, and then advanced TO.
ward the ,hicket where we lay concealed. drew
my breath in, and trembled at the beating Of INV
own heat. The savage still approached. My
| companion laid his hand on my arm, and pointed
| from my rifle to one of he Indians understood
him. At this juncturc the advancing savage, warn.
ed OF our presence by the cracking of an unlucky
twig beneath my comPanions foot, slrans back
with loud yell, towards the fire.
"Now," said my companion, sternly.
! Quick as lightning raised my piece and fired.
! My companion did the same.-The rclreatng saw.
age and one Of his companions fell dead on the
ground, each of US then sPrang to tree, loading
we ran.-It was well W. did it, for in an instant
the enemy on us. Shall describe ths, dread
| ful fight! Ny emotion forhids it. A few minutes
decided il. Fighting from tree to tree-dodeing.
leading, and endcavering 10 ge, sight of The foe,
we kept up the connic, for nearly five minutes-at
the end Of which time found myself wounded.
while four out of the sr savags lay PROSTATE on the
ground. The other two, finding companions dead,
and despalring Of being able to carry off their prso-
ner, suddenly rushed on her, and before we could
interpo'e, had seized their helpless victim. | had
only been prevented, hitherto, from iescuing Kate
by the knowledge ha, an attempt OF the kind, while
the sava2cs still numerically superior to u.s.
Woull end in the certain ruin of Us both but now,
worlds could not have restrained me, and clubbing
my rife for the peice was unloa led, | dashed out
from my covert, shouting TO my compinion-
"On-on, in Gods nlme on"
Take care Of the taller varmint," thur Tered nv
companion.
"The warning was too late. In me ,umul, Of
my feelings had not "tserv,d mat the savage fur.
th'st from mo had his roice loaded, and before
could avail myself Gimy comp MONS cooler obser.
WALTON, ec,iv ii the ball in my tight arm. and my
fIiie dr>rFed powetess by my side; had ! no,
sp.ang Involuntary aside at my companions cry,
/ should have been shot through the heart
On-on," | grasned in agony, as seized my
,omahawk in my Amos, useless left hand.
"Sioop" said my companion, s,oop lower; and
as did 50 his life cracked the still air, AMI the
| Indian fell dead
"All this had no, occupied an Instant. vas
now within a few fee, OF her loved. who struggling
| in the grasp Of The other Indian. He had already
entwineI bis hands in her long hair-hs tom ihawk
was Rlresdy cleaning in the sitting sun. Never
shall forget the look Of domonac fury with which
the wretch glared on his victim. second only
was lcf' for hope. My companion was far behind
with his rife unloaded made dosperale spring
io'"'I', and hurled my ~snahawk at the savlge's
head. God Of my fathers! the weapon whlIted
harm'e sly by the wretch, and buried ITSELF quiver
Ing in the trunk Of neishforing tree. groaned
aloud in Sgony-here yell Of triumph in the
alr--a sudden flashing in the sun, like elancing