Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-04-19
sTRoUDsBURG MONROE COUNTY, Pa WEDNESDAY,

were soon stretched upon the floor, either cold
in death, or wrilhing in its last agonies. OF
the warlke band who entered that hall, but two
now breathed-an old chief and his wife, a
Squaw, with an infant at her breast.
The woman, who had fought with despera-
ion with The babe in her arms, now lay upon
the floor, bleeding profusely from bulle, wound
in the breast. The old chief bent over her a
moment he saw his child draw from his moth
er's breast the nourishmenl intended for its sup
port, and at the same time the purple stream
gushing from the frighlful wound, carrying with
it the life of her he loved
The sharp crack of rifle was heard, and as
the savage gazed upon his wife, ball intended
for him, passed frs. :hrough The head of the
child, and lodged in the body of the woman.
Both fell over on the floor mOlionless! All was
over, and the old chief was alone; with horrid
yell he started up and gazed around him. The
fair flower of his wigwam, and she who gave it
life, and caressed and nourished it, were both
wilhered and gone forever; his brave warriors,
who: faithful TO the religion of the Indian, which
taught him 10 die rather than yield, lay heap
of dead around him, aud he, like the sturdy
oak which has survived the fury Of the whirI-
wind, stood the only living thing amid the gen.
eral chaos. One glance sufficed-wiih his bow
in one hand, and in his other the broad knife
yet dripping gore, he sprang over the dead bo-
dy of his wife, and rushed towards the entrance!
three bullets sped after him; but they lodged in
the heart of the sentinel, and he fell dead The
savage cleared the passage at bound, and
leaped into the street. Finding himself sur
rounded, and all hope of escape cut off, he
oIi huil1 of
clubhouse without windows, and with but one
door, and before unlenanted. There like IL
ger at bay, he awaited the sure death that fate
had marked for him. He stood in one corner
of the room, his eye flashing fire. His bow,
never yet bent in vain, firmly grasped, and with
its cord stretched TO its utmost tension, the
deadly arrow was poised in its place; others
hung in the quiver al his back, and thus he re-
manned, as moionless as death, guarding the
only entrance 10 the room. A sentinel ap-
preached the door, and on ,he-insiant an arrow
qulvered in his breast; citizen who thought
lessly exposed himself, shared the same fate.
An awful pause now ensued; another sentinel,
reckless of the consequences, with his musket
Ievelled from his shoulder, approached the door
way, but ere his finger could pull the trigger,
the winged shaft of the savage laid him with
the Other two on the sioop Of the building.
Sickened at the sight, the citizens devised
plan that should drive the desperate chief
from his strong hold. Jus, at this moment one
of the old women who had been left with the
baggage was brought in prisoner. She was
directed TO 60 TO the chief and tell him if he
would throw way The arrows, he might go in
safely and peace. As she approached the door
she spoke, and the chieftain recognized her
voice, permitted her TO enter She delivered
her message, and received for reply
"No---the white men have cut off all the
branches----now let them come if they dare,
and hew down the whered trunk" She re-
turned with the reply, and was directed TO re-
pea, the message. She re-entered the build
| ing-ihe same answer was returned, with the
assurance, that if the dared 10 tell again the
white mans story, she should die. All hopes
Of enicing him from his position were now
lost, and implements being procured, several
men ascended on the outside of the building
10 the roof, and commenced forcing a hole
through the cemented top, for the purpose Of
shooting him from above. 1t had grown quite
dark---lhe quick ear Of the savage caught the
! first sound of the crow-bar; and, directed by
the light Of the torch which stole through the
opening chinks, he changed his situation in or
der TO command both positions. As he passed
under the aperture, flaming ball of liquid fire
dropped from the torch Of pitch, and fell upon
his head His long hair was Immediately
wrapped in blaze, and he ran screaming from
the building. Hardly had he reached the
threshold, when five bullets were in his heart!
with terrific scream be sprang into the air,
and fell heavily upon the ground.
When they arrived at the spot, the undaunted
soul of The Indian, like the morning vapor oI
his prairies, had arisen from the dull EARTH and
the SCARED corpse was all il left TO suffer the
ndgnilies Of his pale faced enemy.
Eaillerisns and MOrm0nism.