Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-02-07

of the fugitlves, and they rehearsed 10
me that tale Of horror, stood for a mo.
menl thunders,ruck, refused TO believe
that beingsin human form could perpe.
lraie such deeds--but it was all too
true.
almost my first inquiry was for
Kate. No one knew, alas, what had be.
come of her. One of those who had
escaped the fight, told me that her faith.
er had been killed a, the beginning of
the conflct--and that. deprived of a
protector, she had probably fallen vic.
tim to the infuriated savages, while the
other inhabitants were severaly enga,
ged in protecting themselves. How ]
cursed them for their selfshness! And
yet could | expect augh, else of human
nature, and that each one should pro.
tect those dearest to them, even to the
deser,ion Of o,hers7
But my mind was soon made up. ]
resolved, come what might, to ascer-
tain clearly the fate of Kate--so that if
dead | might revenge her. and if living
| might rescue her. Bidding farewell
10 the flying group,I shouldered my
rifle and struck boldly iulo the forest,
trusting in the guidance of that God
who never deserts US in our extremi
ties.
II will not tire you with protracted
narrative; | will only say that after nu.
merous inquiries from the fugilives !
met, learned that Kate had been last
seen in the hands Of party ofsavages,
this was sufficient for cue,-I once
more began to hope. ! waited until
night fall. when / sought the spot which
had been described 10 me as the one
where Kate had been las, seen--and
never shall ! forget my feelings of al.
most rapturous pleasure. when l found
in the fores, fragment of her dress
sticking on bush, by which it had
doubtless, been torn from her in passing.
| was now satisfied that Kate had been
carried off captive. Fortunately | had
met, in the group of fugi,ives, hunter
who had been under some obligations
to her family, and he was easily persua.
ded TO join me in my search. Together
we now began pursuit of the savages
He was an adept in forest warfore-
could follow trail as hound the chase
knew the course which would bt
most likely TO be chosen by fyin!
party Of Indians, and wilhal, was ont
of the keenest shots who had carried I
rifle on the border.
"!l's my opinion" said he, rha, thes
varmints didn't belong TO the regula
] body of Indians who followed Butler
though even they were bad enough.
think, however, he would not suffer
deed like this. These Williams seem l.
have acted on their own behaf--and,
r so, they would fly TO the back countr
s as soon as possible. You may depen
] upon il we shall overtake them if W
pursue that way
], Il felt the truth Of these remarks, an
l. assented TO them at once. In less tha
a quarter of an hour after first dscove
J. ing the trail, we were treading the fo
est in pursuit of the savages.
e LET me hasten TO lhe close. Hot
Ir after hour, al through the livelong da,
we pursued the flying lndians-cros
- ing swamps, clambering over rock
N fording streams, and picking our wa
ID through the labyrinlhine woods. unit
lie towards nighl-fall, we reached an opt
ID space-or, as il were, a meadow, sh
| in by gently sloping hills. .
ID Hist said my companion, we a
,e upon them. Do you no, see that tn
~ thread of smoke curling upward ov
he the top of yonder aged hemlocki'
II Ay--it must be lhem-let us on.
nj Softly, or we lose all. We know n
es cert ainly that this is the party we set
r. lot us reconoitre.
ed Slowly and stealhily, trembling Il
ID: even twig should crackle under O
'et feet, we crept towards the edge of I
meadow--and peeping cautiously th
ms the underwood, behcld the objects
;e; our search in six tall swarthy savag
sa, sitting smoking around the remains o
of fire. At a little distance knel,. W
Of her hands bound, bu, her eyes uprai,
ad to heaven, my own Kate. OH h