The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-25

ffhfn fire IN tbs HhfHFtfFi wfltrtf Wrfo Hifii
iuh bright blaze. Tho desucEuu ~ Tie
cabin and inmHlrs nav seemed lnhylinbls,-
liH thg brave gurriann did NOT despair
lllorr VIVA u hogrhend hall filled witt water
IN lhe house, aud Miriam, bnckoI ~ hand,
mounted "a The lofl, Hope aud Alice sup
plicd.her will water from beiow, aud ~ long
NJ u lasted she oOulFVed Ia eXlnguiHh tie
flames m iAhl 90 ihry broke Olli, while Fhe
herself, enselppod md almost suilnchied IA
slrnm md smoke, WIS invisible 90 HE aFgnll'
uniF A length The. water wHs exhausted,
nn,i one ~ the iHfiHu-, observing that ihe
eliurla Of the beseged weTa hlNekening ven
ufed al put lis bead through one of tie
holes HAT had hururd IA the roof 10 SEQ how
? iIr-, i-ts..l - II !4a- undAuuisl- Mlrum Ms
standing NJ llH moment within o irW feet 0i
tie opening, aud lhe instant rlle snw the
iice oilhe ludiIn Hhe whidrd ihH empty
buckrl round ber bead, and hurting Il with
lie lill SWING 81 her powerful ARA, Struck
higi directly ~ tlo forehead viii tho tlmu
edge of the slaves She hoafed tie huurs
crash md the Nicum grohu A moment nj
forwards hu WIS 'lruwu AWAY 10y his Onupnu-
inus, three of whom thru descended rom
Ilc j@pE hsnfug him Ia their nrns,
Nlrinm NOW thought she heard the tWo
lhW remained upon the roof tearing down
lho upper lOgr ui lhe chimney, anil presuui-
ing dat they intended a. nuodipI Hu en-
lfUucc tlIui way, rho ran down stairs 10 pre-
pura inr them.
4" Tho feather bel The feather bed " che
shouted al she reached lhe lower room and
tls murh-pri2cd Article lU tho lluntrrm1n's
Inventory oi household rhniirlH WIS Uuirgy
dragged iuul mud thrust sans orrem0Uie lntu
the huge Fireplace. By lhs lime one of lic
Indians WnH ilirly IN tie chimney and the
o,iay nhnnl Ia follow.
a. FI,a4-t ihe lighted hrnuds iuto IL, quick ~
-Hid Alice, md lho ucAi Wournt clouds 81
-s.ll4ug sulnkr nom tie burning hnthefr
we're ascending tho chimney Tho FUvrrr
made un cllnu Ca scramble up again, bat the
pungcnl rtllu,n of he feathers oVcrcnmc
hirn, nud lee fell heavily on ihr hcarlhsioue.
/ ~ tie meantime Mifinn had again grnsped
: Jl,o rAe and held II clullhcd ready Tor his re-
ccpllon. Scarcely had ho touched the Goor,
I. s,i,.,i,- Il.a ifau. luuid puiut of ihe bfrech
crashed through his skull. The Other Indian,
who hud rnughl q Whil of the ynpor IA time
/ Ia avoid ike ibtr preripinIely descohdod
+ fom tie roof.
-Four Of The thirteen lndinrs we're now
& illnd aC Disabled, hut tirrr tusunlulra only
ruidrt q, the l,,gy ct iLG remainder. llny wrp'
nli well nwaru That tllc cabin was occupied
I ~ women 0uiv, uuri uutiing cou'd be- ninlc
/ dcgrnding IN llic eyes ct lhr ywnrihy We.
rrnfs than To be hwillrd 10y parcel Of
squnNyn. They now iuiuusly h-sulrd the
door with their iomahawks. 10 tbs proceed
ing the iun,aicr could offer 40 r,,rinrcc. In
striking thc savage Who had ldllrn dowh ihr
chimney, Muinhi Cnu, had broken N,r lock
Of her husmud's rife, Tie ouly 'oug they hud;
MD now, huudiHR lhc Weapon lu Ngr slstuI.
iu.lnW. shc hruicd herself with the uNn Of
Young MrAudrr, winch suood iu a rorurr of
Tie cHtin, nnd prepared for HE last cNucui-
~. Airc brlnok hprsolfiu u very iurtildl.
/ bic wrppon--lhe sinighlcr,ug-kulle Of the
. establishment Uud tli'i- armed, ihc iLrcc
women ranged themselves on either side ul
the door, determined to sell their lives ns
dearly NJ possible
IN ntout an hour tb.. Indians had nearly
rfit out two plauhs Of the door beneath The
har--a sIiNCO iust EHr1icgnT Tor mUU 70
I force hir body through IN n stopping posture.
They now brought n heavy piece of timber
from the adjacent pile, and using GgH II bat.
tcring ram, soon beat ia the Weakened pnr.
ton or the door, at the same time driving the.
articles which had been .pilcd nVH,nsl It INTO
the middle OF The cabin. Taught caution 10y
the losses they had already sustained, they
lid not immediately attempt 10 enter through
the frrach. hul tlirustlng iu Atd crossing lhc
mu2zrs ofihrir uAcs, discharged them Into
the house IN this they had tuuhh- TIE
'
/ oeeupnnls. aud goillug IN under cover orthc
smoke.
nalnle the sound Of the dearruing broad.
side had died away, the ioailUT-rrrvtrrt tr-'''1
Of Wynudot warrior parted the smoke
cloud which obscurrd the interior; but ~
lac rose from stopping posture IN entering,
Mrian's nNa Descended with tremendous
iurce. EDITING through shoulder nnd collar
hone sheer into his chest lie dropped with
wild cry, half ur defiance and hpl &c ngo-
INV. Nunlhrr savage fnllowcd, aud nuoher,
md nuutii-r eteI 10 sink In turn under the
axe OF the courageous mnlrun The fifth
she missed hut instantly graphing with
Him, she held hin powcrlcss in her urms
wIilo Alice plunged the knife into his body,
or the ueNt two who entered. one wns diSa.
hlrd ty n blow on the head from the bur of
Hopes rifle, nud the other very nearly de-
ruri,ute,l hy - sweep of hlrinnl's uNs.
'Ofihe thirteen warriors who had left thcir
tribe for The wnr-pWh n few dnyS before, on
~ TWO were hnwdandud aud capable Of SER
vice. and they seized with n panic nj the
havoc made among their companions by the
"long kniia squnw," abandoned the seigc
mud led back to tte' village. To Ilie'wonn-
dcd they lefi behind them, no quarter was
given. tn have spared their lives would
hive hecu treason 10 The dead. hlriHns
nXe aud the ltuifc of Alice made short work
orthem, aud this duly fulfilled, the fhmdy
lost no time in proceeding 10 Frnnkinrl.-
The next day hundred Truurtta hNaiiprs
men nsscmhlcd aud nficr. bringing in the
bodies dftho Cooks mud hlcAndre started
for tho nearest Wyundut village TO take
Wholesale revenge.
O5sTho Burlington Free Press lntoly took
occasion to administer a cutting reproof TO
the Burliugi oninns for pauoniziag Circuses