Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-26


going along that path had TO descer
: about ten feet, almost perpendicula
ly; so that while he was in the be
: of the brook, he could not be see
! by those who should happen to be an
! distance behind.
!, The soldiers had not remained i
{ ambush long, when BY quick sigl
1.-THE scout gave them 10 understan
that some one was approaching :
They soon saw an Indian coming a
a rapid but silent pace along towar
the crossing. He had just got cleaI
ly in view, when at d stance {
fabont two rods behind, apbearcd al
fether and so on to the amount o
seven. They we're ali ii var paint
armed with rifles and tomahawks.-
The soldiers were all att enlion t,
the movements oftheir guide, cx-
pectipg every moment tortceiyo the
signal to. fire To their surprise
however, they say hinl liy down his
gun, and draw from beneath the loe
a long and powerful bow, and a body
Of tlint-heailed sharp-point4d arrows
! He then turned himself about under
the log, until he faced the pass in
the creek
/ The strange Indians appeared to
move forward witlioat theloast hest
t4fion Dr. suspicion. The foremost Of
them oh coming to the creek.l,ropp-
ed at oilce dogn to Gross IT. At this
moment tie guide was Observed 10
draw in his bow With = quick an1
pow etit4 effort; and rapAlly as almest
to elud9 the sight alb afro@ vas sped
on il 5 mission Of leAth, Tie 81 Fan
ger was seen. to drop j i the middle
Of tie brook, and not a cry issued
front lis mouth. Quick IS lig 4tning
The bIoAican mljusaalI an arr9w il
his bow, SO tha# as soon as the sec
ond Huron had' droppdd dowa to
cross tie stream, hetoo Vas Observed
to r. sel and lilli without Il groan.
III tie same manner vas the tllird.
the fou RIB, and the fifth Huron
iiertel rs he leapea into the fat!
ditch. They were so close TO each
her.alld the whole scene,passed with
such lnirtcul6u8 silence and rapidity,
fiat neither OF them had observed
tie fate Of his concludes until he met
his ow d. TIE sixsb Indian, however,
being i little more behind than 9th
ers. seemed TO be someWhat surprised
that he did not see them in view on
the opposite lbjasl, b.assss-!i. For this reason
he lescqndedin the gully wita Il t.
lie hesitation. He WAS Immediately
aware of the horrible fate tllat had
arrested thdlr steps aud s. s|lence4
their tongues. He endeayorel to "
coil, bud it was already too la4o. A.
fatal miksiye was also on thd wing
for him he was strucl4 With tile rest, .
but not with immediate &eadh, and
he had time to raise iilto the llepths
of tile forests one Of those apH4lling
yells Of warning and Of rase which
announdes among tie people Pl his
gace, THE presence of mortal dlHIger. !
The soldiers looked upon t!llB fear !
ful 81 scene in astonished sildndt, cn-
trandedE by the murGeToaB magie
which took place before them. Whea
the still hess and the spell Tei L bro
ken by That warning cry, they ekPcct-
ed I'd see the woods sYarmiilg with
hostile sayages. Nonei Cow aYer ap-
pear(d: and when tie echo hE ! died
awaI. they looked in y9i!t Or tie
aud last Of tie II elr4ns.-.
He had vanished as if swallowed up
in the earth. No trace Of fiin was
visible no sound Of retreali4b loot-
steps were audible. The ATdhlcan,
howe yer, still kept bis position be
hind the log itself, but with LIS fiery
ewes bent in quick and $eaFching
slantesIin almost every iii ectI ion at
oncet- He was obviously at t3ult IS
well as the rest. 10 one dared to
move OF speak above his prefth,-I
There was something awful in the
mysterious and sudden dls'3ppear-
ance-
The silence continued for sqhie Ten
minites, when the sharp cTacK Of a
rifle was heard. aud thc Y AssIohican
spraBg to his feet With the blood
streAalng down one side q lils face:
His 9nly excianlation was all fnpaat-
ie .Irgll.' In an Instant the fatal
bow and arrow were again ih reqqi-
sitidh, and his face toward tRe 1ndian,
he Sent another arroW on its mortal