Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-01
From the Buckhannon Observer.

january last, when riding through an ex-
treme portion of our county, / was lndu-
ced to call at small, but neat and COM
Portable log dwelling, by the road side.-
During the early part of the day, dark
and sulIen clouds obscured the light of
the Sun, while resting upon the distant
mountains, and gathering in threatning
masses around the tops of the more ada
cent hills, shedding a peculiar gloom over
all nature so common at the season of the
year But presently the falling snow dri-
ven by the winters blast, took away the
dull monotony of the scene which came
In whirling torrents, when, as above sta
ted, | found shelter and welcome in
the dwelling of strangers, when enjoy ed
the influences of the warming element,
with no small degree of satisfaction. Esfr
While thus circumstanecd, on my right
sat an elderly, but strait and sprlghtly
looking. lady, who gave me the follow
ing relation OF facts which together with
the appearance and manner OF the person
by whom they were related, rendered
them of great interest to myself, and
which L thought might not prove entire
" unintercsrlng to the reader of the Obser-
Yer.
History to myself has always been a
subject of great interest. 1t is only, by
this that we can gather the experience OF
all past ages, 50 necessary to our success
as individuals and as nations.
But when we can dismiss the dull mo
notony of books, and sit b. the side ot
one OF past generations, who can disclose
to US scenes and events connected with
the early history of our country (although
void of any particular personal or pollt-
lCal bea lnS) we are sometimes carried
back, and almost imagine that we are
participants in some of those magic scenes
of olden time, in which our ancestors ac-
ted such II daring and conspicuous part.
Her relation, was in substance, as fol-
bows -. John Hacker, - Pringle, John
Outright, and my father, were fo;tr OF the
first white settlers of this county. l
well remember when we were in Hacker
Fort near the spot who're Jane Lew now
stands, while my uncle, Thomas Hues
was hueing corn in field in company
will, others that the sentinel keeping
guard around the field fell asleep, that the
indians shot nv uncle, ran up toma-
hawked and scalped him. l was present
when my father and others brought his
dead body thrown across horse to the
Font. the warm blood still dripping from his
wounds"
= At another time in the Spring of the
year, when there had been no Indian
alarm for several weeks two women ven
tured out some sixty yards from the Fort,
to gather some green's for dinner, when
they were suddenly alarmed by sight oI
three Indians outside of the enclosure.-
Two of them handed their guns to the
third and sailed forth, and overlook one
of the women .kand, with a spear, pierc-
ed her to the earth, tomahawked and
scalped her while the other made her es-
cape to the Fort
"a was present as the spectator of this
brutal scene" said my informant, while a
crimson flushed played upon her furrow-
ed cheek, and AN expression beamed from
her dark and sparkling eye. expressive
of all the indignant feelings of her ma
ture.
She continued, al was living in Jack,
sons Fort about one mile North East oil
the town of Buckhannon. and about fifty
yards from where Mr.. Ellie Heavier now
resides where all the white settlers had
taken refuge, except Dorman who, final
ly with his family, left the whites and
took sides with the French and Indians,
and through whose parralleled treachery
White, one of our best men, was killed
Dorman resided where Marshall Loreutz
now resides. He had always denied ha-
wing fears of the Indians and refused to
fort. Finally, however, he came and beg
ged our men to assist in moving his fami-
ly to the Fort. All suspected him but
White, who believed him sincere and un-
suspectingiy accompanied Dorman to his
dwelling, when he discovered fresh sinns
of Indians in his yard. He only then be-
gan properly to view his perilous situation.
He told Dorman that he believed Indians
were lurking near that there were unmis-
taxable signs that they had been there
that morning. And further. that he had
reason to believe that Dorman had laid
plot with the Indians to have him killed
To all this Dorman protested in the most
positive terms, and said that White was
mistaken thar his suspicious were all un,
founded. That there had not, to his
knowledge. been an Indian on his prem
lses ior months and that he knew moth
Tag about them. They finally, with a
share ofplnnder, set out in company for
the Fort. White thoughtit most prudent
not return on the. same route that they
travelled in going down. but he wished
to return by a by path leading up ON the
left side of the bridge to eyade the Indi,
ans. To this Dorman was violently on
posed This caused White still To s,s