Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-03

life, which, II related, might perhaps anus,
one OF your age aud capacity; but IT grieye,
me to think Of them. will, however, if you
are not too much fa,igucd, he continued, "iel
you a short story.
! was Of course ansiou, to hear wha, he
nigh, have 10 relate, knowing that II could
learn nothing Of his own life, his knowledge
Of early events enabled him to give narration
of many rare and interesting occurrences, and
! begged that he would proceed
about sixty years ago." the old man
commenced, "iherc lived on the banks of the
Androscoggin, in wha, is now called the town
OF Bethel, man who vas married and had
Two children, son and daughter, and who
obtained livelihood by hunting and fishing
At that time there were several tribes Of In.
dians in the neighborhcod, and this friendly
and poaceable family were not unircquon,ly
disturbed by their near approach and nightly
yclls. They however, managed by prudence
aud caution, io live safely there ior several
years, until At length one evening Of a bcauti-
iul summers day, JUS, As the sun VAS gong
down behind the trees, hostile and wander
inr tribe Of Indians approached the humble,
anil hitherto comparatively quic, dwelling OF
those lonely ,clilcr, The mother and her
little daughter Of seven years wcre employed
In the house, while the son and father. Who
was then about ten years Of age, wcre gather
me vood at a short distance from hls dwell
ing The father leaving his little boy en-.
gagged IN picking sticks, went with his arms
iali ut wood to the housc, and h.d no sooner
reached IL, than be- saw his hostile foes com
iur up and standing almost directly .cIwccn
him and his son. lie called TO him, and
thought at srs, to run to his protection, bu,
,aw ou a moments reflection, that by endcsy-
oriuc to ave his lite, he would cndlnger his
own, (tur already several arrows were point
cd at HIM. and pm, II on, Of his rowcrioPro.
irci his wife and daughter, who were alarm
ed almc., To fiu,lne IN ,hr house. The only
alternative lct h.m was to fee to his house,
sud prepare TO defend them and himself there.
The Indians now gave horrible yell and at
tsmT,rd by every means IN their power to en-
ter but thc father was enabled to beat them
back until hIs wife bod loaded Que or two
mlssc,s, which vr immediately discharged
upon them with good elect. Tie contcs,Na
continued ior ahuu, a half hour, the wife luld
iur the guns. when lhc Indians finding their
attempts To cutter the house fruiIlcss, and ,ha,
powder and halls ~cte more fatal In their ciIcc,
th1n their own weapons, they took their de-
r,rturc, such of them a. were Hhlc, yelling
most hidcou,ly. The nigh, passed but the
i,lr of the Indian, and lhc though, that their
child NIGH, b, sulrring the most cruel tor.
wrrs, prrvc1,cd the raun's, n. m'y well he
supposed. from receiving one momeurs rcs,.
The morning dawuui, and SIX Indians we're
seen living dead on the grouuiura' the house.
The brave huu,cr hal uo, Tough, wlthou, car.
r,ing sorrow To- thc bosums of his enemies,
though he suffered tbc loss, as b. believed for
ever. Of hIs lttlc ChaTlys, whom the Indians
as well knew would preserve only To torment.
lIc ,,a,ur-i out, a1i imu'llt-ly saw At
q short distance from the house, another ln'
dian, Who lr,m hs gHrarancc, ic judged
had been wounded Ia HE wrath be- aP-
preached and would have despatched him at
once had no, the Indlan, IN mo,, hcari.iouch-
my manner. begged to be spared, offering, a,
the same time, as an lnducru,ent iu ,h- hunt
e., to let hrm I've, io proven, the LIE Of his
,on bciur destroyed, and return hlm safe 10
h, parcu,s. Oa Do, promise io 30 'lns, he
was taken into the house aud \ little a'icn-
ilon to hi, wounds enabled hIm to follow hIs
savage cumraI-s.
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