The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-09

down 10 rest in fall security, "a thought
than felt myself seized by an indisdnguipha-
bic number Of hands, and was Immediately
Pinioned, as " about to be led 20 the seaGold
for execution. To have attempted 10 be ro-
fruuturyl would huvr frov-'I ,'ssls.. sss4 elss.-
gerouS 10 my life and suffered myself 10 be-
removed from my camp u thers, fow miles
distant, without utterihg even arw0rd ofroni-
plant You are,AwAre. dare say, that 70
act In This manner was the best policy, as you
understand that by 50 doing, proved 10 the
Indians At oncb, thar 1 was born aud bred a.
f--sis.s - ds@sA --taay ~ thenaolvea
"'When we reached the camp, great re-
joicings we're exhibited. Two squaws and
few papooses appeared particularly delighted
at the sight Of me, and / was assured, by very
unequivoeal gestures and words, that on the
morrow, the mortal enemy Of the Redskins
would cease TO live. ineyer opened my lips
but was busy eontriving some scheme which
might enable me 10 give the rascals the slip
before dawn. The women Immediately fen
a searching sbost 'ay l,aatiag-shirt fsr Rl.al.
ever they might think valuable, aud, iortu-
nately for me, soon found my flask filled with
moEongaheia(t that is, reAder,Strong whiskey),
a wrrihc gran was exhibited on their murder
Gus rountenanceT, while my heart ihrobbed
with JOY at the anticipation Of their intoxica-
tion. The crew immediately began 10 beat
their bellies and sing, a. they passed the bot
tic from mouth 10 mouth. How ofien did
wish the flask ten times is size, and dled
with Aquaiortisl ] observed that the squaws
drank more freely than the warriors, and n
gain my spirits were about to b. depressed,
when the report Of a gun was heard At dis
lance. The Indians all jumped on their feet
The singing and drinking were both brought
10 stand, and | saw, with incxprcssiblc Joy
the men walk on 10 some distance and talk
TO the squaws knew that they were CON
ss't'"g about me, aud 1 faresaM that in a few
moments the warriors would 60 20 discover
the cause Of the gun having been fred 80
near their camp. expected that the squaw-
would be left 20 guard me. Well, sir, il was
just 80. They returned the men took up
their guns, and walked away The squaws
sat down again, and in less than five minutes
had my bottle up 10 their dirty mouths, gurg-
ling down their uroats the remains of the
Mhis&eyi eyi----------
WIN what pleasure did Seo them be-
coming more aud iHore drunk, until the Ia
-q'ief t'ok S'eh hold OF them thai II was quite
Impossible Tor these women to be OF ANY ser
VICE Ihey tunbled down. rolled about and
began to snore when i, having no other
chance OF irccing myself from the cords that
fastened me, rolled over and over towards tho
hre' and after short time burned them a.
snnder' rose on my ieeI stretched my sui
Tened s'news' snatchod up my rifle and Tor
once In my life, spared that OF Indians now
i-s's'''et -hAa@ aeAireiiA nnls or tNlte LII 10
lay open the skulls Of the wretohes with my
tomahawki but when again thought upon
killing beings unprepared and unable to de
iend themselves, It looked like murder with
out need, and gave up the idea
" But sir, ielt determined to mark the
spot, and walking TO a thrifty ash sapling,
cut out of it three large chips, and nan oa.
soon reached the river, soon crossed it, aud
threw. m nyself deep into the cane-brakes, ann
tating the tracks OF an Indian with MY feet,
so that no chance might be left for those from
whom had escaped to oyertake me.
alt is now nearly twenty years since thi:
happened, aud mort than five since left th,
whites settlements, which might probably
never have visited again, had not been cali
ed on as q witness in n iawsui that was pend
ing in Kentucky, and which really believ,
would never have been settled, had not com,
forward, and established the beginning OF
certain boundary line. This is the story, sir
7 "'Air - moved from Old Virginia in
to Kentucky, and having large tract gran
ted to him in the new State, laid claim to
t4-ta -,.areal OF land adjoining Green river
and as chances would have IL, took Tor ene OF
his corners the very ash tree on which ha,
made my mark, and finished his survey o
some thousands of acres, beginning, as it ]
expressed in the deed, at an ash marked b.