Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-05-03


brand from the hearth. and issuing forth,
waved it above his head.
The horseman was now close 10 the cot
1age. and the savages were not far behind
With unerrng haste, Richard plunged the
brand into the grass, and traIed the fire in
a long line across the horseman's path
There was a strong wind blowing towards
the savages, and the dry grass of the prairie
caught the flames like powder. The flying
horseman leapad his stead over them at
the moment they started up, and sank with
the exhausted animal to the ground.
In an instant, broad sheet of flame
shot upward and swept across the prairie,
growing fiercer and larger as it few ca
reering over the earth. The savages saw
their danger and wheeling their horses
suddenly about struck out in broad cir
Gle to avoid the raging flames.
Half an hour afterwards, all that broad
: 'panse of prairie was seen either black
and bare or burning and far away 10 the
right, at distance the eye could scarcely
attain, might have been seen two dark
specks moving slowly along the earth
These were the TWO who had barely es-
capped the fire.
But to return to the horseman.
At the moment his horse overleapcd the
flames, both fell, as said before, to the
ground. In moment Richard was by
his side, and to avoid the flames that be-
gan 10 creep through the cracking grass
against the wind, dragged him to space
OF turrowed ground that surrounded the
squattcr's hut.
At the moment Ford and his compan-
ions came up, Richard was assisting the
fallen man TO arise and Notwithstanding
the exciting scene they had just witnessed
they had not forgotten to seize their es-
capped prisoner.
Murderer : exclaimed Ford, grasping
him by the throat, have YOU now :
lie had scarcely spoken when strong
hand dashed him aside.
Hands of ? cried well-known voice,
for ne is not a murderer but my deliyerer!'
The astonished lynchers looked at the
man who had now recovered from the
shock of his fall.
1t was George M0xon
Mary was awaiting in terrible suspense
the return of the lynchers. She had
faint hope that her lover might by some
lnterposltlon of providence. cscape-nay,
il was rather the dim shadow of hope.
At the moment she was expecting the
awful Intelligence that Richard was dead,
who should bound into the cottage but her
brother George In all instant she was in
his arms; bat the JOY Of seeing him again
was turned to bitterness by the reflection
tina! Richard had probably suffered for his
supposed murder.
The next instant, however. her fears
were at an end-Richard was before her
With shrek of delight she sank from her
brothers arms upon the bosom of her lover.
We need not attempt q description of the
Joy occasioned by this meeting-the Joy of
the two young men who had been enemies, /
bat now were friends-of Mary, and of /
the stern old man, her father.
George coroborated all Richard had said !
concerning their last interview in the woods !
and their quarrel, and gave full cxpIana- /
ton of his disappearance. He had been
captured by band of sayages, which had /
been prowGng about the neighborhood for +.
several days, and from whom he had /
escaped by breaking his bands and mount
ing one of their horses when they were
least expecting such bold attempt.
When he had finished his narration, he +.
placed the hand Of Mary within that of
Richard, declaring that nothing would /.
please him so we'll az to see his friend his +.
brother.
Let the reader imagine the rest.