The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-15

Another and another followed. Not II sound was
heard within and, by degrees, thirty Indians had
emerged from the forest, and with upted tomnhawks
stood ready to strike the bow Of denth upon the un
offending, unconcous victims. Presently another
INDIAN with less cautious stops, emerged from the
wood with blazing firebrnnd in his hand, which
hurled with loud yell high ia the air. fell with
crash through the nil roof Of the building in which
were kept the cattle Of the settlement The large
harm wns instantly in blaze, while at the same mo
ment nyell of deadly horror rang upon the mid
night air
All instantly sprang from their beds, for so we'll
did they understand what that awful cry foreboded.
The mothers grnsped their children closer to their
breasts, the fathers and young sought their wea-
pons Of defense. But the fire from the bnzng barn
soon caught the habtnrions and their only recource
WINS flight; but before the means could be devised,
the doors burst open and the work of death and
destruction, with all the reckless harbarty which
charac,erizes Indian warfare, was begun. few
made their escape, deemieg themselves fortunate, hut
did so only To more terrible, because a more
lingering death by exposure and cold.
Among the first Who aroused from his sum.
her was Ahram Hilton, and his first thought WIS OF
his beloved. With one bound he reached the door,
""Nh WIS Euhu'u ny lIHee inuhns OF Ga
eantic sizc hut with the butt end of his muske and
the advantage which the suddenness Of the onset
gave him, he fecd two Of them to the earth and en-
countered hand to hand the remaining one. The
for moment seemed doubtful. The main
body Of Indians was intent upon the pursuit and
slaughter Of the fugiivcs and before they could
fist their brother warrior, who struggling in the
! grippe of Abram, he n corpse. Quicker than
thought he rushed 10 the end ofthe line Of hus 10
the house of his betro,hed, hut, o. too nte lie be.
held her father feless and bleeding in front Of the
house. and the form of his beloved tightly bound and
prisoner.
'Save mel o, save mer' she cried in voice Of
| terror.
"Iwi, ! will or die in the attempt" he replied.
A tonlahawk was that instant hurled directed by
the light Of the burning village a, his head. he ad
vanced. 1t missed him Another and another, but
they pissed him unharned; and with all the fury Of
madman, and the energy Of fend he rushed upon
them. The Knife Of the foremost Indian in hi.
hand, and bIow aimed at his side he rushed
on but the impetuosty with which he sprung upon
him, WIS such, that before he had time to employ il
was too late. and the Inuste had laid him in the
dust. Then scizing the knife, quicker than thought
he cVt the the bands Of the prisoner
ely, Patience, fy, seek the cover Of the thick
pines in the valley Of the west, and will meet vGu
there but scarce were the words uttered and tho
girl free from her cords, before another Indian was
upon him. The struggle was long and desperate -
The main party o. the Indians too intent upon plun
der, aud scapng the fustive. had left the spot, and
there, like beasts of prey they closed in desperate
strife The nnife Of the Indian entered the side of
Nbrau', infcting deep wound; but before he had
| Tine the binIv n haul Iyn chaJ
from his belt, and buried deep in his head.
Having secured few articles Of clothing 10 pro-
tect his almost naked limbs from the ntease cold he
plunged into the Of the forest, and in an
hour by the side of his beloved, whom he found
in the spot which he directed her, having eluded
the vgIIencc Of her pursuers. The poor girl was in
an agony ofgrief, suffering and suspense, but she
could not refrain from expressing the depth of her
gratitude; and there in that lone wilderness, they
pighted their before heaven 10 be consan, aud
true 10 the end of life.
At The dawn of day, finding that all was still, and
fear Of pursuit over, the two fusitives issued from
their hiding place. and struck the trail fur the nearest
settlement, which they reached after hours Of in
credible suffer ing, from hunger, cold and fatigue. A
detachment fitted out to visit the spot, but
living being be found. All that the iomahawk s
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cold, Abram Hilton and Patience Reed were the on
ly ones who ved to tell the tale Of that dreadful
night.
DIGNITY OF LABOR. In early life, David kept
his fathers sheep; his life Of industry; and
though foolish think it degrading to perform any
useful labor, yet in the eyes of wise industry is
truly honorble, and the most useful man is the hap
pest. life Of labor is mans natural condition, aud
most favorable to bodily health and mental vigor.
Bishop Hall says - Sweet is the destiny Of all trades,
whether Of the brow, of the mind. God never
allowed any TO do nothing From the ranks
o. industry have the worlds greatest men been taken
Rome was more than once saved by man Who was
sent for from the plough. Moses had bcen keeping
sheep FOR forty years before be came forth the de-
| verer Of Israel Jesus Christ himself, during the
early pant Of his life worked carpenter. Ills
apostles chosen from amongst the hardy and la
borious fishermen, From whence infer, thai when
God has any great work to perform, he selects his
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