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

mnnlnc eNnitHflnn fpf one moment Inc IN
mates Of thu cabln were pnnir.afrirkrn lri
W Tbs neat, the youth McAndre, had rislied
oli lur The purpose Orhfiupbg ia tlre wuuii-
ded mon lla seized him by lha shoulders
aud WIS Ia tho net Of drngging him iaWufd
thU lhfefhOlhi whru aH old Indian, who had
reserved hlH charge whon lbe yollry whH
fred took deil"rnlo ain ~ ba young man
aud sliDi him through tho brain, llH fell
dead ncr0ss tie body nfJrsse Co0k Il
ilnd iiurhyages rushed upon tho cabin NJ
} ihal ulpUrnt thrY Wnuld have encountered no
resistance, The dnuT was npe,,7-nul fhr
women completely uuuerted hy tho hOlur
Of The SCENE, Bu lle snyages stopped when
! tiry reached ihe body uf llusrn Cnok. 10
FrTtTrTtrTr vrrrIHr Hy-,- itt-, TINT ~
lnn.nr II lhr yElischuld ihd iiilru and Ihnt
I Il Wns mudy impossible TOR the wnmrn aud
children 60 rrrHpr. A. ~ my attempt % u
defence, lbry lid not drrum Ut tlint
Tho Three Grupes, with urms ouisirelrhed
towards lbp bleeding bodies of thclr Gllen
protectors, and eyes Diluted with horror
Stood uuddlrd together on The threshold lrlt
rather tliuu rnw that thuir only chance uf
avoiding immediate massacre Waslu nvuilug
/ themselves OF llr rpauir which the blood
thirsty nrniiguty Uf thn shyuges allowed
/ them. Rushing from the CABIN, Miriam
( Cook graspcd tie corpse ct hor brolher-iu-
/ liw ~ her powerful arms, while az the same
/ instant Hope and Alice sTi1rd zach nn arm
/ Of the unfortunate youth 'NicAudro, aud Nv
the noNt instant they had dlriod buck ngnu
with lllr,r burdens, ana closed aud barred
/ the door. The cnhu was solid structure,
| built of immense logs Of chestnut aud oak,
completely inptniuus to rife or muskri
I shot, except NJ three ~ four paints, where
uhupw }uophulcs bad been lcli for the con.
NrIunuce of accommodating or Guug upon nn
Ioncmy. These HOLES were hbOU( llfC0 f,Or
.ltnm llc ground, and barely largo enough to
adult the play OF iiIie uaTTUt ~ NJ TO rrTrry-
mand tie " hule front oithG buhding. The
door Wns formed OF tWu Thickness of heavy
MhIlo.ouk plank, equally impeuclrnhlr by
bullets, nut, when secured hy the solid bar
inside, wns almost ~ iupfcguublc ns tic
walls Of lho cabin ITSELF
Having dcpasiled lbrr dead upon the cab
/ in floor, Mrnm, Hope, nud Mice tTgHU To
/ prepare for ,iguruu, defence. Their faces
no luhscr wotg nurNpres-iun ofirrrur. TIE
bfows tie TWO UIutrurt- 'rrs,. knitted wiili
fierce determination, aud ihrir eyes spark.
ted With the iusiii5ct OF revenge. Alice WnE
-i.s !aAgrE Inc Llluid mud gentle puidcn of
( yesterday. Her lover tor SHE Had given her
Z whole LtgIi, aud nAA suun To- have given her
hand ~ young MrAndrc) nud her beloved
father laysdcud licigrc per, slde 10y aide the
n
B lug nud uullnliRg ilo body Of the uncle out
side uud something Of ilIu tigrcss flashed
even ~ hsy oy %, haIf blinded m tbey wera
~ .tul.. '4.f' t"u children alone tAhbusd
siguS ol fear; bu, L was only pcrcepublr 900
their uhnchcd faces aud qurcring limbs
They hriJhcr slrickcd nor wcpl, but sat In u
corner of the cabin, vith their nruis locked
together, watching the movements oilhr IT,
males. MS lhry piled chests aud benches aud
iircwood against the door, In order to
strengthen .he weakest point obedience.
/ Miriam Cook Was the irst To speak &C
ter insisting 10 secure ,ho door, she had kncl
down at enc of the loop.holes 10 rcronnoute
AZ thr very instant that ehc applied her eye
: 10 Cl,c aperture, the group ct s1vngcs, who
lad hgen engaged in stripping the body of
hrr husband aud hacking II with their knives
aud tuuutkuwks, opened to tue right aud lrt
and hruwucy fellow ia the war.irappiugs OF
a rhef advanced Two or three steps aud
shouk-Ihe bloody scalp Of the victim doris.
,vely above his hcnd. Wilde tie whole pnriy
lolucd N an internal yell OF scoru aud cNul-
Htion.
My husbands r.Gc !" she ,houtcd. spriug
iug To her feet; and rushing across the cab
~ she tore the Weapons mud nccouttemenis
tIom the wall. BuI On IRVING tho piece with
the rHrurod, IL pt-avrd t1-t0 uulunded. She
tirrtt-'- hes had intn 4rn POUCH, hui II cot
Itmcd nothing except uuskel hills which
-hcr husband had procured nj Frankfort few
days before, intending In run thrn mo tIits
/ suitable Tor his rillc Tho pbwdcr-horu was
full but of what use WAS powder without
bnli' Dropping the weapon, she wrung her
hnuds IN despair. Su ldcnly thought struck
her; she seized one ufthG bullets, placed It
between her teeth, and 10y a-Ifrmrudous eN-
crlion, bit IL clean 10 Two! DuSEng chutgc
Of 4 a.. a..
oup-ut 'tl1r trurnte ATS, pFinrd aud -cuckcd the
piece, AMI tie next moment us uuZzlc, pro-
trudmE Though the aperture, covered the
body of the chef NOW advancing at the head
Of his party toward the house. The quick
eye OF the savage caught thr gimmer OF the
rifle sight ~ the sunshine fell upon IT,, and
no stopprl3 hut hrturn lac had lime To mike
"a IIlsl' lar enrnr, Mirinm's finger pressed the
trigger. Whcn,lhe puff M smoke from the
discharge cleared nwny, she saw him reciIUE
backward. and clutchug Rt tho air ia win
effort to recover himself Before tho other
Indians, who seemed pnral, zed 10y the meX-
pccled catastrophe, could afford him any ns-
slsinnce. he threw his hands wildly above his
head, aud whining quickly round, fell upon
his lace \ short triumph brrst from tile lips
of Miriam rs she saw the flnct ofthe Neng-
ing shot, aud then Withdrawing from tho
loop-hOlc she commenced re-charging the ri. /
flc.
Tue scvagcs remained motinnirss for a iaw
seconds, trnnshXed with nstonishment, and
then Iiniug rho ho(y of tho chief withdrew
hnslily to more retpccltul distance from the /
CABIN, uud its inmates half believed TINT their |
peril was. over. They We're soon undcceiv |
ed.
A(lcr getting ont of gun shot the snvages
clustered together, and appeared for several
minutes to bc in close conversation. Al the .