Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-11-05

/ worm fence and planted some corn.
1t was on the 18th of August, 1892. The sun
| had descended pleasant breeze was plaviuo
through the surrounding wood the cane bowed
| under its influence, and the broad leaves of the
| corn waved in the air.
Morgan had seated himself in the door of hi,
cabin, with his infant on his knee His volnr and
happy wife had laid aside her spinning wheel and
was busiIy engaged in preparing their frugal meat
lhat afternoon he accidentally found bundle OF
/ letters which he had finished reading TO his wife
before taking his seat in the door. 1t was a cor
respondencc in which they acknowledged an ear
~ ana ardent attachment for each other and the
peruSa left evident traces of iov in the faces of
| both; the infant, too, seemed TO partake of i.s
Kind parents feelings by its cheerful smiles. play
tul humor, and infantic carcSscs While tL2s
agrecably employed, the report of a rifle was
heard another followed in quick succession
Morgan sprdng 10 his feet, his wife went to the
door, and they simultaneously cXclaimed-"Indi-
ans ~
The door was Immediately shut and barred
and the next instant their fears were realized bv
bold and spirited attack Of a small party of In
dams.
The cabin could not be successfully defended
and time was precious. Morgan. cool brave. and
prompt, soon decided. While he was in the act
of cOnccaling his wife under the floor a mothers
feelings Ovcrcamc hcr--shc arose seized the in
FAINT but was afraid that its cries would bcrav her
place of concealment. She hcsitated-gaztd 81
lently upon lt-a mOmcntary struggle between du-
ty and affection took place. She once more pres
Sed her child to her aGitated bosom and again and
again kissed it with impaSsiOnatc tenderness The
infant alarmed at the prOfusOn of tears that fell
upon It's cheek, looked up in Its mothers face threw
It's little arms around her neck and wcpt aloud.
"In the name of Heaven, Eliza release the child
or be lost, said the distracted husband in n soft
mploring tone, as he forced the infant from his
W e, mn, l,,;g, ,,,l
run up the ladder that led TO the chamber and
drew 1t up after him. In a moment the door burst
open and the savagcs entered.
BY this time Morgan had secured his child in
bag, and dashed it to his back then throwing off
some clapboards from the cabin roof he rc,outc-
ly lGapcd to the ground He was assaulted by two
Indians. As the first approached he knocked
him down with the but of his gun. The other
advanced with upliftcd tomahawk Morgan let
fall his gun and closed in.
The savage made blow missed but severed
the cord that bound the infant to his back and it
fell The contest over the child now became warm
and fierce, and was carried on with knives only
The robust and athletic Morgan at length cot the
aScendancy; both were badly cut and bed freely
but the stabS of the Whitcman were better and
deeper, and the savage soon fell to the earth in
death. Morgan hastily took up his child and hur-
ricd off.
The Indians in the house, busilv engaged in
contest in the yard until the one that had been
knocked down gave signs of returning life and
called them to the scene of action
Morgan was discovered, Immediately pursued
and dog put upon his trail. Operated upon bv
all the feelings of husband and father he moved
with all the speed of hunted stag and soon out
striped the Indians, but the dog kept in close pur-
suit. Finding it impossible to outrun or clude the
cunning animal trained to hunts of this Kind, he
halted and waited till it came within few wards
Ofhim, he then fired and brought him to the ground
In short time he reached the house of his
brother, who resided near Brtans station, at Lex
ngton, where he left the child and the two broth
ers set ont for James dwelling AS they approach
ed, light broke uponhs vew-his steps Guickenod,
his fears increased, and the most agoniZina apDrc-
tensions crowded upon his mind. As he emerged
from the cane brake, he behcld his house in flames
and almost burnt to the ground-"Mv wife !" he
exclaimed as he pressed one hand to his forehead
and with the other he graspcd the fence to SUP, ort
his lettering frame. He gazcd on the ruin and
dcssolatiOn before him. advanced few PAGES and
fell exhausted to the earth.
The morning came, and the luminarv of heaY-
en- arose, and still found him seated near the al
most expiring cmbcrs In his right hand he held
a stick, with which he tracing the name of
Eliza upon the ground, and his left hand law on
Iii flvorite dog, that lay hv his side, lookin. first
on the ruins and then on his master with evident
signs OF grief Morgan arose. The two broth
crS now made search, and found SOME bones burnt
TO ashes, which they ca ally gathered, and 81
lcntly consigned them to the mother earth be-
meath the high spreading branches of a venerable
oak, consecratcd by the purcst and hottest rccol-
lcctious.
Several days after this, Morgan was engaged in
a desperate battle at the Lower Blue Iicks The
Indians came off VIGOROUSLY, and the surviving
whites returned across the Licking, pursued BY the
enemy for a distance of six and thirty miles
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