Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-28

or themselves with the scar and yellow
leaf, and again leave their hiding places
when their unlimited visiters had disap'
pSsrod. For food they depended on jur
ked venisOn, and cold corn bread, witt
which their knspsacks had been wei
stored. Fire they dare not kindle,a and the
report of one of their rifles would bring
upon them the entire force of the lndi
ans. For drink they depended on some
rain water, which still stood in excava'
tiens Of the rocks, but in few days this
store was exhausted, and M'Celland beI
ing the elder resolved to make the at
tempt-with his lrusty rife in his grasp,
aud two canteens strung acl oss his shoul-
ders, he cautiously descended TO The pra.
irie, vnd skirling the hills on the north
as much as possible within The hazel thic
keith struck a course for the Hockhock
ing river. He reached its margin, and
sOrRing an abrupt point ofa hill, he found
beautiful fountain Of limpid water, now
known as the Cold Spring, within a few
feet ofthe river. He filed his canteens
and returned in safety to his watchful
companion. II was now determined to
have q supply of fresh water every day,
and this duty was TO be performed alter.
nately. One Of these occasions after
White had filled his canteen, he sat
few moments watching the limpid ele
meht, as it came gurglng out oi the bos
ON of the earth--the light sound oil. foot
Steps caught his praclced ear, and upon
turning round, he saw two squaws with
n few leet of him, these upon turning
he Jet Of the hill had thus suddenly
came upon HIN. The elder squaw gave
one of those far reaching whoops, peeu-
liar TO the Indians White at once compre.
hending his perilous situatlOn,-for if the
alarm should reach the camp, he and his
companion must inevitably PERISH
Self preservation impelled him to inffict
a noiseless death on the squaWs, ana in
such a manner az to leave no trace be-
hind. Ever rapid in ibought,and prompt
in action, he sprang upon bis victims with
the rapidly and power Of panther, and
grasping the throat Of each, with one
bOund he sprang into the Hockhocking,
and rapidly thrust the head of the elder
woman under the water, and making
strong efforts to submerge the younger,
who, however powerfully resisted. Dur
ing the short struggle, the younger fee
male addressed him 10 his own language,
though almost inarticulatU sounds. Re.
leasing his hold ,she Informed him that, 10
years before, she had been made a pns<
oner on Grave Creek fats, and that the
Indians, in her presence, butChered her
mother and two sistsrsj and that an only
remaining brother had been captured with
her, who succeeded on the second night,
in making his escape; but what had be-
come of him she knew not.
During this narrative, White, NnOb-
servedsd by The girl, had let 60 his grasp
on the elder squaw whose body soon
Aeated where it would not, probably, soon
be found. He now directed the girl has
tiIy to follow him, and with bis usual en-
ergy and speed pushed for the Mount
They had scarcely gone two hundred
yards from the spring,whon the alarm cry
was heard somo quarter of mile down
the stream. 1t was supposed that soma
warriors returning from a hunt, struck
the HOckhocking just as the body of the
drowned squaw ffoated past. White and
the girl succeeded in reaching theMount,
where M'Clelland had been no indiffer-
ent spectator % the. sudden commOtion
among the Indians, as the prairie parties
Of warriors was seen TO strike off IN eve.
~ direction, and before White and the
girl arrived, party Of some twenty war'
riors had already gained the eastern ac-
clivity of the Mount, and were cautious.
y ascending, and carefully keeping un,
der cover. Soon the scouts seen the
swarthy faces Of foe, as they glidsd from
tree to tree, and rock to rock, until the
base of the rock was surrounded, and all
hopes of escape cut of.
In this peri, nothing was left but to sci
their lives as dearly as they could, this
they resolved TO do, and advised the girl
to escape to the Indians, and tell them
she had been captive TO tha scouts
She said no! death, and that in presence
of my people, is 10 me thousand times
sweeter than captivity-furnish me with
rife, and l will show you that ! car
fight as well as die. This spot leave
not! hsre my bones shall lie bleaching
with youIs! and should either Of you es
cape, you will carry the tidings Of m!
death 10 my remaining relatives. Re
monstrance proved trutlsss, the tw'
scouts matured their plans for vigorous
defence-Oppos;ng craft to craft, exoe
dent to expedient, and an unerring fir
of the deadly rife. The attack commen
ced in front where from the narrow back
bone Of the mount the savages had to ad
vance in single FIRE, but where they coul
avail themselves of the rocks and trees
In advancing, the warrior must, however
be momentarily exposed, and two bar
inches of his swarthy form was targe
a A., .feL