Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-04-01
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, pa SATURDAY, APRIL 1,,1s54. r.

usual dances and customs, before seiliua
out upon such expeditions were performed,
J morr Than hundied warriors, ,--the flower
OF the tribe-presstd forward Oh ihtir
march, 10 carry death and distraction TO
the homes that were resting in security aud
| peace.
Bat FOR one circumstance the annals OF
| Fishers Hollow would have soon been
! closed. Bush had been from home longer
than was his usual custom, and fortunately,
when thinSing of returning, he came upon
| the Indians; and with the usual caution OF
! the backwoodsman without being discover.
| ed himself, perceived that all OF them were
Fastening 10 the village with hostile in-
tent. He waited TO know no more, but
made all The haste he possibly could, 10 in
form his friends Of their danger, and TO
| prepare for the encounter The DANCER
was most unexpected but, in a shof, time,
a6o,i twenty mrn We're soon rrady for
| service; and armed with the dradly lil-,
they posted themselves in the wood by
which the settlement mus. first be approach
ed. -tt ll ..#e.
The lndians advanced with the crafty
stea thlnrSs Tor, which they have always
been Renowned, and the FIRST sign they had
that their designs were discoyrrrd, vas
hon well directed vollry oi th. conceal
ed riil"men, which laid many of their best
Inrn low. TITS. battle then commenced in
Earnest. Bat thu arrows Of the savarps
couId do but little execution, and in shor,
time II was easy TO perceive how thr fitht
would terminate. Alfalfa knew that the
day was lost, bnt his i-alnus eye, discern-
ing under The cover Of tree, form lhat
hr had long hated, hr determined that one
! OF The passions Of his nature Should a, eas,
be- satisfied, or his life should pay the Tor
iti,. To luiiil his purPoa b. lrlt his com
panlons 10 take their chance. aud Cauiouslv
nlaIr his way throuIh thr underwood.
Eiiingrr had uSt discharged his piece
when the savage Sprang from his conceal
Hth', and struck al him with his upiflrd
iomahawk. The blow was wardrd oil with
the rife, and then the men cung 10 triher.
ana ,grapplrd with each other in an en-
brace which each f-lt 10 b. deadly. Both
were men OF tail stature, large p oportions
and well developed limbs aud as they
swayrd 10 and fro with th- inientnpss Of
their struggle, it was difficult to see which
would br the gamer in the Strlfr. Etiin-er,
however, proved 10 b. hr weakrr: and
! falling down, exhausted with the Efforts hr
had made, the lpdlan, with his powerful
knees, pinned hIm 10 the ground. And
now the ezhulting passions Cf the victor
seemed TO gain entire mastery Of his nature.
Instead Of taking immediate revenge npoa
! his enemy, he began 10 recount the deeds
! he had performed, The victories he had
won, and 10 tam; him with cowardite,
and with the death be would soon die.
I It was in one of these paroxvsms OF
rage, wien his arms We're thrown madly
! about, and his eyes Were up,urnpd towards
the sky, win the seeming wildnpas of IN
sanity, that Eilinger, by an imprrrrpib'c
movement, released his right hand and
with the quickness Of lightning, snaiching
a knife from his uei, plunged it inlo the
Indians heart Without a groan, tn"
painted warrior fell hack lif-pss corpse
among the withered leaves Of the forest.
A short lime after these occurrences,
Eiiinger and Sarah were married, and the
Indians, never rrcovrrIng from their dis,
comtiiurr, depated TO more distant bunting
grounds, and left the inhabitants Of Fisher,
Hollow 10 uncIsturbed possession Of their
| lands