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stab, rs suon as he had recovered his breath.
war nigh losing my calp,and that's fact
what is 1t then, Sirvel' inquired old
Shingle, | conclude war;
WAR aye to the knfc--and pretty
considerable long knife. too. I've shot one
of the varmint and here's as close IA shave as
ever you seed continued he, raising his arm,
aud exhibiting the track of ball along his
side, which had, however, torn his hunting
SHIRT, without wounding him in the slightest
degree.
The door of the loghnt vas now pushed
violently open, and bundle thrown into the
middle Of the room. Before, however the
messenger could be seen, he had plunged in
ll0a thickrt, winch came M close To The house.
Next minute a dense volume OF smoke and
! lame from the lillc barn confirming the
family supply of Indian corn, told how quick
and terrible was the hand of Indian ven
eeancr. Not soul stirred to put it out, old
Shlnglc having made IA sign for no one to
move
The women are safe off, cried he, land
the old house may go. Woods almighty
plenty, and wl,in the jobs over, we can have
proper raft of You folk to So, us a-going.
Lets look at the bundle, and then alter the
lneilns.'
The bundle proved to be dozen Of ar
rows tied up with wampum, signal of dead
~ war, not for an instant to be mistaken by
the experienced bordcrcrs and wuodsn,rn
who composed the present daring band. In
sian'ly the party was divided into two COM
pancs, tia, of eight led by old Single him
self, and that Of seven bv Iick. The first,
it was decided Should cross Dicks Creek,
and, following the right bank, attack the
Indians, whom Stevens reported as infrrnch-
ed in their village, in the rear, while Iick
and his piriy Should make an effort to cross
/. the bridge over lu, lilIlr stream before mem
, toned. By this time the house itself was on
FIRE, old Shinl'c arimly smiling, though none
, but Zlck knew the real reason of his COOL
ness and ompllcrncv. The truth was,
the lor hat of the Shingles WAS wonderful
on, Of repair, anl new building, erected by
the Joint effort of the assembled party, was
a very desirable prospect. While, there
fore, the others admired the GOODNESS AM!
self. possession Of ll,. old hunter, aud his ca
$ grrnrsS for the fray, lick mu,rrrd TO him
self, 4 can see AS far into milestone as hin
, the oldest coon ever tasted.
Jcremiih Shinglr. or, as upon the present
, occasion he was more appropriately called,
! JrremiIh, hring DESTROYS that the Indian
| scout should not liscnvnr the road he was
takng, led his band along the onlhousrs,
. amongst whrl, he lcaprl from the back
window Of the brrning log, rightly Judging
t'llt Tia, W.,"""~ would 'hink thnn,. "mPloy-
B., 81 ~ ''iic ,vnrin. 10 yet the Il itncs under.
1 Having cleared The promises, the old man
u entered wouJ-palh, leading direct TO ,Ile
1 creek, winch was to be mounted IA short DIS
lance by means of huge Nat, and only
> abandoned when the wafer bccnmrS too shal :
/ low far navigation. Leaving this party, we
= mus, follow the fortunes of Captain ZIck,
= who, heading his men, marched across TIE
= open pr IRE, Keeping away from every grove
and ,inher, les, an Indian might he lurking
about to pick of the unwary.-A hraIrn
4 track-nnw the road from Virginia To llous-
i ton--Scrvrd as gulr and after half an
+ hours sharp walking, the party were aSSrm'
hlrd within rifle, or even muskct shot Of the
: rude pnr-log ridgr, which, on the morning
i, above described, | had crossed with So much
.. difficulty. A halt was now determined on,
i and a council held, IA, which various opin-
. IONS were lrded.-Alpr brief cnnsuln-
' iinn, it was drciled 10 he madness to attempt
4 scaling this in face of an enemy, though all
felt il HAT could once be mastered, n position
Il would be Obtained, from which the village
i could be- completely communicable length
!, after a few mnmcnls' thought, Zick spoke
/, 'WeIl, wish may be shot, but IFS agr
{. naur for me to back ont. 1t is, Won may
o depend, considerable of a touch-and-gc
d sort OF business. bat You all keep sharp
. lnok-ont;> and I'll s,rcumvcn, the varmint
!, Mind your shoot every inch of red skin yot
I, catch sigh, of, and you'll give them TOO mucl
d work, you may depend, for them to mine
n me-
,. Accordingly, having seen his follower,
cnsconced in the most favorable position
possible, on the extreme verge Of til,
# wood, Captain Ezekiel Shingle cooked hi
y rifle, keeping his eye on the Opposite side o
= the stream, advanced from ont Of the cover
j. Zick had calculated his distance to nicely
e he knew perfectly well that where he stood
q not one of the inferior guns of the Wacco
!. could reach him. He stood. therefore, still
d scanning the border of the creek with care
l. less eve. The mann ivre succeeded after
$, short pause, during which Zick advanced no
l. an inch. hui frignel rather To retreat, somt
n, twenty dusky forms leaped on high, and :
ID rapid but useless discharge of firearms tool
J.. place. Seven cracks of the western riff
20 were heard ere the last Indian had fired, ant
= that one told fatally was plain, for with
m wild yell Waco warrior fell forward, anr
:. plunged hradlong INFO the waters Of The fall
~ During this time Zick had rushed forward
ID and was lying down behind thick bush
y within ten yards of the ridge.
re He's mighty mrltlesome chap, con
= clnde,' said Stevens, though 5" he hes con
N siderable OF a billy. and shouldn't just ci
II phrr them lngians making "a hole in HIM
,r By J,cqnrrs, there's Leaping Panther
j. saw his phiz for halfa srcnnd; and he
81 seed Zick, you may depend. Our boss hat
better keep smart cover
l. Darn NV ouli father said another, 'bu
ID there's shoolin,ron prepm' through thin
rr bushes. They'll shoot Zick, you may de
H. pe"d, and wen he pretty considerable
n sireaked. Your rifle, Steve, S about tn
,e best goin' try your luck
- Stevens, while the other was speaking, ha
IN hren putting new cap on his rifle, clrann
r. the nipple, pricking the ,ourh-hor, aud usin
Other precautions 10 ensure u steady AN
a sure SHOT; this done. he levelled his gnr
- ,l:,r shouting to Zrk To keep 'almght
- A Ill