The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-11-27
A Thrilling Narrative.

wllds OF kentucky. Like most pioneer.
OF the West. he had rut down the cane,
buit CABIN, dcadeued the timber. enclosed
Il held with n worm fence. aud plani.,
some corn. II WAS on the I'm OF Auun.t
l7s2. The sun had descended PHEASANT
breeze was playing through ;hr surrounding
wood the cane bowed under IT'S nljurnc.
and the broad leaves OF the corn waved il,
the air.
Morgan had seated himself in the door
- his cabin with his ,uian' nn his knee
His ,onne and happy wife bad Lad aside
her spinning wheel aud was l,u,il, enpaurd
~ p..paiiug tn. l,ugl meal That after.
noon he arcldruIv touud bundle al 1T
tiers whlrh he hat finished reading To- hi.
wife b.iote he had taken his seat ~ the
door u was corr sr"nd-nce ~ wiurh
they arkuow lodged an .Hrl, aud ardent IT
tacL'o.nt Tor each other. aud the teimsaI
left evident traces ul Joy III tie laces oi
both the htt, infant too, seemed tn par.
take al 1t, kind pii.nts' lechngs las cheer.
iul smiles. pl,, lul huuor, and niiuiilr Ga
res-'s NiiIe thus agrcrahl, EMPLOYED.
the report oi n rifle va, hear, another lol
lowed III quick succrssion Morgan spraug
To- his beet, his wife ran Ia the door, aud
the, simultaucousl, exclaimed, "ludlaus "
The door was r,nejArcl, barred, aud
the next instant their l.ars were realized by
hold aud ,pnli,d attack OF su,alI patty
ui l. dnus,
The cabin could not he successfully de-
Tended, aud the time WAS pf,cluus Nor
gan, cool, brave, and p,o,u,d, soon decided.
" .lle he WAS IN Tia. act al rnuc.alng his
vie under the foot, a mothers l,,huas
ov.rcanl. hrr-shr arose. seized the infant,
bu, was afraid that is e,i,s would l.. trsv
her place ot concralmet. She h.sitat.d
--ga1rd sllputly upon it-a n,nm,nraf,
Struggle h.tw,.n du,y aud an, ctinn tnok
place. Shconr, mon. p,r,,,d l,r chiId tn
her bosom. aid nrnin ana urain Kissed II
With impassionate t.b,lrrt,., The. infant.
alarmed at tie. prolnslnn of tca,s that t. II
.ron its cheek. lnnkcd M la IL. mother :,
face, threw is liule anus around h, neck
aud w,pt aloud. In the name Of Heaven.
Eliza, release the chili or Ice lost, SAID
the Distracted husband IN u suf, 10 plnfii y
tone. as he forced TIN. mL,ni Il ON hi, Wiz,
has,il, took up his .un, k,iir AID Inichei.
ran 90 Tia. ladder that led To til. cha.nh,r,
sud drew il after Inn. Ia q imminent the
4 ar WIS hurst ui,.t, and the say,n,.s en-.
tered.
By tbs time Morgan bad secured ill.,.
child in "A bag. und had dashed it to his
hack. and ,h,n throwing of some elan
hna,d> from tie cahi : root. he tr,nlui is
lruu.d To- th, ground. iirun. usSail,d hv
two Indians. ~ the Gr,t approached he
knork,d lin down =. it'll ia. hut, nt his
gun. Th. other advanced With upli,rd
tnmahnvk: Mafrnu let tall hi, gun and
closed in
The savage made blow. missed. bat
severed the cord that boupd the infant io
to has ine X. and t.ll I lac contest o,er
the child. now hrcauae warm and hrrc".
aud WAS cat,icd OF with kui,rs otiy. 'ihe
robust aud athletic Morgan 1T h,n4rh got
the asceudenc, both were badly eat. aud
hled freely, bat lir stahs al the ahIe man
were better aud deeper, AID the savage tell
to the earth in death. Morgan hastily touk
up bis child and hurried of.
The Indians Ia the h"us,.. hasely engaged
in driuhiH. aud pluudrtiug. wefr not mp
przvd ol the contest ia the ta'd. uni'l the
one that had been knorked d""u gave
signs OF retaining lie, and called them to
the scene OF action.
Morgan was discovered Immediately
pnr,ned aud a dog pn' upon his ,'a'l oPe
rated upon by all the feelings al hn-ht Al
all asn.ast