Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-02-26

found him seated near the expiring embers In hs1dsz
right hand he held small stick, with which he
tracing the name of ELIZA the ground and his
left hand lay on his favore dog by his side, looking
hrst on the ruins and then on bis master with evident
signs OF grief Morgan arose. The two brothers
made search, and found bones burned ashes,
which they gathered and consigned to the mother earth
beneath the high spreading branches of venerable
oak, consecrated BY the purest and hottest recoec-
tons.
Several DAYS after this, Morgan was engaged in a
desperate battle at the Lower Blue Licks. The Ind-
ans came of victorious-and the surviving whites re-
treated across the Licking, pursued by the enemy fora
distance of thrty-six miles. 5aaa 1888
James Morgan among the last who crossed the
river and was in the till the hin was descended
As ne beheld the Indians reappear on the ridge he
elt he saw his wrongs and recoected the lovely OBJ
ect OF his affections He urged his horse and a
ed to the front While in the act of leaping from his
SADDLE ne received rifle bail in his thigh and fell
an indian sprang upon him. seized him by the hair and
applied the scaping knife At this moment Morgan
cast up his and recognized the handkerchief that
bound the head OF the savage, and knew to be his
wifeas This added renewed strength his body, and
increased his activity to fury He quickly threw his
LETT arm around the indiana and with death-Gke grasp
Rugged him to his bosom, plunged his knife into his
SIDE ard he expired in his Releasing himself sv
from the savage, Morgan crawed under small oak,
on an elevated place of ground, short distance from
him. the of action shifting he remained undis-
covered an anxious spectator of the battle.
! 1t now midnight The savage band had, after
taking all the scalps they could find, left the battle
ground Morgan seated at the foot of the oak
its trunk supported his head The ragged and uneaven
ground that surrounded him, covered with the
slain, the white and projecting rocks, beached
by the rain and of centuries, crimsoned with
blood, that had warmed the heart and animated the
bosom of the soldier The pale gimmerng of the
moon occasionally threw faint light upon the mang-
led bodies OF the dead then passing cloud enve-
oped all in darkness and gave additional terror to the
feeble cries Of few still lingering in the last ago.
MES of proraced death, rendered deadly appalling by SO
the hoarse growl of the BEAR the loud howl of the
wolf, and the shril and varied notes of the wildcat
and panther, feeding on the dead and dying. Morgan
behed the scene with heart-rending sensations and
looked forward with the apathy OF despair to his own
end. .4-f-
A large ferocous locking bear, covered all over
with blood, approached him, he threw himself
the ground, silently comme ended his soul to Heaven,
and in breathless anxiety awaited his fate The sati "a
ated animal slowly passed without noticing hrnzs
Morgan raised his head and about to offer his
thanks for his unexpected preservation, when the cry
of pack of wolves opened upon him, and awakened no
him sense of danger He placed his hands over IL
his eyes, fell on his face, and in silent agony awaited
his fate He heard rustlng in the bushes
steps approached, cold chill ran over him. Imagi-
nation-creatve, busy Imagination actively 2
poyed--death the most horrible, awaited him his "
limbs would in all probability, be torn from him, and -
he devoured alive He felt touehy the vital spark :
was almost extingushed. Another touch, yio- IL
lent than the frst-and he turned over. vt ai,s
Cold sweat down in torrents-hs hands were.
violently forced from his face. The moon passed =
from under coud-a faint ray beamed upon Him; his
Ieyes invountay opened, and he beheld his wife, who
in scarce audible voice exclaimed, any husbandjs
my husband 70 and fell upon his bosom. <ii3 - CAP
Morgan learned from his wife that after the Indians -
entered the house, they found some spirits of which,
they drank freely. An alteration took paees i
one of them received mortal stab, and fell and the
blood through on her. Believing it to be the
blood of her husband she hreked aloud and thus be-
I trayed the place of her concealement.
She Immediately taken and bound The party
after setting fire to the house proceeded to Bryants
station. On the day of the battle of the Blue Bicks,Ga
horse with saddle and bride rushed by her, which
she knew to be her husbands u grarazy
During the action, the prisoners were left ungaarded
she made her escape, and lay beneath brushes :
= near the bank of the river. After the Indians had
returned from the pursuit, and left the battle ground,
she, with other persons who had escaped with
determined to make search for their friends and ion
= the field, and living them if possible from the
Z beasts of pray. After searching for time, and
almost desPairng of success she fortunately discover
y ed him. 81 81
y The party of Col Logan found Morgan and his
= wife, and restored them to their friends, their infant
= and their home.