Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-06-30

block house was slain, or put hors du
c0na5at
The struggle after the parties. entered
the building was brief but sanguinary,
and the shouts of victory in one block
house were answered by shouts of Joy
from the other The pioneers now had
possession of their works; but the victory
was by no means complete for the fright
ful yelIs of hundreds Of savages, filed the
wide forests with dreadful echoes, and
blanched the cheeks Of the women and
children. Wives and mothers thought of
the husbands and children they had lost
by the hatchet, by the well sped ball, by
the knife, or by the more lingering death
of torture.
Fair young maidens thought of their
lovers, and little children olasped their
mothers knees in terror their tiny hands
trembling with indescribable fear
The red sun came up and shone upon
many pale faces at Booncsborough. The
firing ceased on both sides
You observe, men, said Boone, that
the Indians fire indiscriminately at our
fort and waste much powder and lead :;
but we must not follow their example, for
ammunition is worth much more to US
than silver or gold it is more precious
than diamond dust Fire only when YOU.
see mark, and the noisy, Dragging ras-
Gals will soon keep at a proper distance
l know well the worth of ammunition. for
/ passed weary months alone in this will
derness. while my brother performed d
long and tedious journey to North Caro-
lima for fresh supply. The time, dur
ing his absence, often hung heavily upon
my hands. I was surrounded by those
who continually sought my life, and for
purposes Of safety, changed my camping
ground every night. You may depend up
on it [ wasted no powder during that pc
riod. That experience taught me les
son of prudence l shall never forget
i want to speak to you privately, said
Logston, making signs to the captain to
follow him
i think I've seen that French feller,'
added Joel, when the two had gone a lit
tie apart, out of hearing of their com
panions.
What makes you think so = asked the
other
Because saw face that looked like
his, Notwithstanding the paint that had
been laid on it | was loadin' my rife at
the time aud afore | got ready to fire, be
had disappeared. So you may rely on it,
he's among the critters, helpin' 'em on
their mischief
1t does not seem possible at first tho't,
that man who has received so much
kindness at our hands, can be so william
ously ungrateful and treacherous and
yet | am disposed to believe that you are
not mistaken, replied the forester.
And to think that he should pretend
to set his heart on such girl as Rosal-
the Alston, added Joel
Watch for him, Logston, and if you
can see him or any one that looks like him.
be sure to cover him with your rife said
Boone
III do it may be trodden to death
by wild butfaloes if l DON'T exclaimed
Joel, with energy.
The latter and the captain were soon
joined by others, and a very important
subject was discussed As it was evident
that the station would be besieged, it was
highly necessary that they should be sup
piled with water The spring from which
they obtained this spcnsable fluid was
situated in the rear Of the Notifications
at the foot Of the emiuence upon which
they were built There was q well beat
en- path leading to the spring, and the
same for a long distance was surrounded
bv rank grass and weeds, Ia which they
had good reason to suppose large body
of Indians had secreted themselves. To
do without water was out Of the question:
and all agreed that it must, in some man
ner. be procured before the enemy made
another attack
L have studied the habits of the saw
ages for many years observed Mr. Flem-
ing, and [ believe that [ know something
of their cunning. If our men go for wa
ter, they will surely be fred upon, aud
many of them must inevitably be slain
And it appears to me that is not all
that is intended, returned the captain
They would. if possible, cut off their re-
turn to the fort
There is something more than that to
be considered remarked Young Reynolds.
If any considerable number Of us 90 out,
they will make a desperate effort to enter
before the gates are closed
While Reynolds was speaking. a brisk
firing was commenced on that side of the
station farthest from the spring.
You speak wisely, young man. said
Boone. quickly. The firing that has now
commenced IS only intended to distract
our attention from the true point Of at
tack. The gates must not be opened for
it is evident that they are expecting that
we naturally enough feel desirous of Oh
tanning a supply Of water from the spring,
and have taken measures accordingly
Il think that female wit can free you
from this dilemma, said Matilda Fleming,
with blushing cheeks. We women can
not do so much in battle as you, because
nature has given US an organization less
strong: therefore our lives, at this time,
are not worth so much as yours; 1t snail
be our duty, then, to 90 to the spring and
procure water. If we 90 calmly, they
will naturally conclude that their ambus-
cade is not discovered, and will not fire.
but wait, thinking that the next time some
of the men will lake our places, seeing
that we were .tht mo}aSted