Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-05-05
WHO WAS CAPTURED BY A W0MA

, herded with the savages was the worst
So long as the man of Saxon blood kept
} among his own kind, and was conscien
tious in his adherance to the cause he
professed to embrace, there was no dam
ming error to be attached to him save of
Judgment, or of unfortunate physical
conformation. But the moment he at
tached himself to savages, and became
leader, or one of their councillors, he lost
his individuality as desc endant of the
| Saxon race and became even more des
plcable than the common traitor or party
spy.
This grade of the tory was more nu-
merous in the State of Newly ork than in
any other, and of them was one Donald
| M'Donald, who did not hesltate,as in fact
few of his kind did, to perpetrate every
enormity, providing the exist ing political
| troubles gave the shadow of Legitimate
excuse for it. In reality, it seemed that
the greater outrage he committed, the
better he was pleased. 1t was task OF
no difficulty 10 incite the Indians to acts
/ Of the most barbarous nature, and many
was the miniature Wyoming IN which
Donald M'Donald, and such as him, rev.
elled. OF course the odlum of these hor-
rifying transactions was instantly accOr-
ded to the internal savages, while the
! paleskinned demons who stood, the au.
thors of all, in the background, escaped
both general and public condemnation
and personal injury. Bat IN the end these
gentlemen usually found bloody grave,
to which they were sacrificed by ven
geance. Among the chivalrous teats OF
VI Donald were those of holding rebels
on pitch forks over fires, feeding the
quadruped denizens of the forest with
rebel infants making persons who did
not hurrah for the king run the Indian
gauntlet, occasionally tarring and teath-
erIng the wife of patrlot-vobblng farm
houses and many other glorious dOIngs
that served his majesty and pleased those
who directly represented the power of the
crown IN the colonies. Like the rest.
Mr.. M'DonaId carried the pitcher to the
well once too otten,and, sad to say,it was
broken.
At place called Shells Bush, which
was situated near Herkimer,n New ! ork,
was the house Of a whig named John
agCous man, ready to shed the last drop
of bis blood IN favor of liberty, and will
Ing to face any danger when It became
necessary for him to do so. The miSer-
able and cowardly tories who knew him
were exceedingly afraid of him He
made no secret Of his hostility to their
welfare, and kept an eve so watchful up
on the movements of the doubtful ones,
that they were effectualIy held in check,
1t may be reasonably supposed that they
were exceedingly anxious to rid the coun-
try OF him, and &c DO this they denQTnced
HIM at head quarters as one Of the kings
most lnveterate enemies. He was ac-
cordlngly marked for sacrifice. Those
circumstances threw him into a number
OF dangerous rcncontres, and served to
make for hum a number of personal enc
MES. Among the enemies most hostile
to Shell was Donald MDouald, who had
twice essayed to take his life, and had
sworn to take it eventually.
, 1t was in the autumn of l7Sl that NJ
Donald determined to execute his vow
he being near Herkimer with a small
band or party of cut-throats equally com
posed OF Indians and white scoundrels.
We should have mentioned that Shells
wife was Is staunch liberty man as her
husband, and that his children. of whom
he had several, chow many, the source of
our information does not Specify.) were
thoroughly alive to the Importance Of the
contest, and, Of course. ranked under the
same banner with their progenitors.
lie always kept his family armed as
tie eNlgencleS of the time would permit.
The house was small but compact. and
capable OF enduring Il heavy assault. Ii
was built OF rough newn logs, strengthen
ed by mortar plugs IN the chInks and pier
ced by loop-ao.cs large enough to permit
the egrcss OF firearms. Our readers need
not wonder N this. Many OF the houses
that stood IN the time or the revolution
were decorated m TINS S,yle and not few
OF them were scauied b. bullets. Balls
Eave been extracted IN any quantity in
tins city.
Having settled TO assault and murder
Shell and his whole family. MDonalG
ordered his satellites TO follow him. and
started for the place OF his enemies abid-
ING, which he reached in due time. He
had explained 10 his comrades the motive
which actuated hlm. There was but lit
lie P.undcr,but plenty ofrevenge 10 be had
and no doubt the Ioyalist would paw well
for the contemplated slaughter, If 1t was
accomplished.
Arrived before Shells dwelling. M'Do-
nall : tlr>tStep was TO eE5eayor 10 surprise
the INMATES bat that was iuloS,sl.e,aua
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