Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-13

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tended that several others orh;s friends
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inc ,be ioyalists: and lis object ha said.
was wa 70 secure 4 commission far him.
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!, The dread Of, discovery had been
constantly before our hero during the
management of this NEGOTIATION. for
this person was well known to many
Of the majors troop, and if any of them
had come nm his feiuned name would
not have nrotected him from detection.
He wished t6 get off that night. as he
lad proposed; but 10 this neither his
host nor the major would hear, and he
was forced to remain till morning.
What was his anguish to hour, on RI
sing. that the major had been gone
some hours. and was already on his
wav to the Bunkers. with his troops.
DESCENDING his ANXIETY David partook
Of hastv breakfast and mounting on
his horse he rode slowly away. But
wben M, of, s;obt of the house he
struck into a fierce gallop. which he
continued till he came in sight of a
cross. road where was a tavern Here
he stonred and learning that the row.
alists lad taken ,he high road. he.
t,,rnea aside ;nto a narrow and more
circnito,ls one.
1T Is INV onlv chance to avoid them"
he said again dashinc into a gallon,
81 Prav God, | NAV reach the Settle
.ment in tir,e to collect a few of oul
lads and march to Bunkers. There is nc
other hope now left" ...
h Night had fallen, as they expected
before the tories were able to reach
The vicinity Of the house they were in
search Of. AT length; however, af,e,
silent march through ihe woods il
broke upon their view. "A light wa,
burning in one Of the windows, ano
when they arrived close to the premi-
ses The lively notes Of a violin reached
their ears, proving that the brothers
were not aware Of their presence, but
enjoying themselves in imagined secu'
Erity.
"Now men," whispered the leader
of ihe tories; ".when I give the word
fire volley at the house by way Of in
Producing ourselves; we will then sur
round the place and enter it." At tina
instant the deep bay of dog rang il
their ears, and a large mastif sparns
from under the house and rushed at tht
major. Il .ass rata +ts
sFirer" he cried. ast5' t7|1'sd
Twenty guns broke upon the still
ness Of the nieht-the dog fell dead
every pane Of glass in the front OF tn
house was shivered, and the torie
yelled like sayages. In an instant th
light in the house was extinguished-
the violin as quickly ceased. and !
noise was heared at the door. TIL
tories Immediately made a rush. at il
But 1t was already, barred, and bein
made of stout oak plank, resisted a
their efforts. a rifle cracked from on
of the upper windows, and one of th
tories fell desperately wounded. An
other report succeeded, and anothe
tory fell, and Major Wilson was no,