Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-11-26

ness, owing no doubtto the excessive flow |
OF b,ooi. How awful the sight which
beheld! My wife standing bound in one
corner Of the room, the little children Sob
bing and clinging 20 her knees for pro- &C.
lion, while the fiends were heaping all my
furniture into the centre Of the room, evi.
dsnily with the intention Of firing the
house. Making a desperate effort to rise,
| gained my feet stepped forward step
or two, when the blood gushed over my
eyes, and fell helpless and blinded upon
the floor. The shrieking aud sobbing Of
my wife and children at this pitiable
sight, were mingled with laugh of de-
rision from the savages, who supposed
that was dead a, Hast. At this moment,
one of their sentinels rushed in exclain-
ing in their own language, say! fly! the
writes are coming!"
al heard few words Of consultation.
Then a command was given in tones |
never shall forget. Then came blows and
shrieks. They were numbering my chill
dren. Oh, God! how | writhed and
struggled, in vain, to rise In moment
their infant cries were stil!ed in death.
Then came q crashing blow, a fall, a
groan, and all was over ! They had
murdered my wife! Yes they were all
gone !-all-all not one left"
The big tear drops fell like rain through
the aid mans clasped hands, and his
srong frame shook with agony. The
young man said nothing, but wepL At
length the hunter Gained himself, and
proceeded: s...
81 became again insensible. A party Of
hunters who happened to be in the neigh
borhood, came in time to snatch my body
from the burning dwelling, but not soon
enough to take vengeance on the murder.
ers. No; thank God. tha. task was left
for me
81 was taken TO station. Twas nursed
and tended most kindly, bu' for weeks and
weeks fingered upon the brink of the
grave. l wished to die. Twas delirious,
no only with pain and fever, but with
grief and rage. But at length, good treat
ment, and my own iron constitution
proved victorious. | recovered my health
and strength of body, but there was fe.
yer at my heart, which no time-no med.
icine could cure. / came forth twenty
years older in feelings and appearance.
My hair was gray, and my face wIinkled
| as yen see them now. But my change
in body, was nothing TO my change Il
soul. l, who was before too kind.heartet
10 have harmed'a worm, was now tiger
thirsting for human blood! thought o
: nothing, prayed for nothing but revenge
3 | sold my land, and swore never to res
, u ntil the last of that band had fallen be
. meath my hand Though | saw them bu
$ ouce, each of their features was burne
: into my brain, and could not forget o
mistake them. Day and night, summe
. and winter, alone, and with bands q
!, men, over rivers and mountains, ,hroug
a forests and morasses, in all shapes, and il
e all disguises, lhave followed them. The
e hdve made me demon, and the demo
: has turned again and rent them. In thei
tents at midnight, with their wives aroun
y them, in the battlefield. and alone in tn
dark forest, have met and slain them
h One after another they have fallen, an
h still one remans-the most subtle and ft
It rocious Of them all !; and | have folIowe
1t him here. He leads band up The Obi
IS side, and | have watched and sought it
e him by day and night. They ca
y him the Black Wolf Of the Prairie. Yo
a have heard of him before, but when "
Is meet you will not hear of him again -
ID The hunter clenched his rifle fiercel,
S, and was silent. His companion sat mu
8. and mo:ionless.