Demoine courier., 1854-11-23

dhu VIC CdiIltu UlUi tO tHe CaD!D anu
then held council. Iswore I'd 90 TO
the for, and q, party and foler them
red skins ill we had Our women and
their scalps ef i. took ill snow come
We discussed while, and the other boy S
agreed o'ge, on The Ingins' trail aud
make signs, and started for the fort -
IL was jist about sundown. and soon il
got dark and vas leetle excited and
60, a eetie wrong, and I've been wan.
derin' and am ST beginnin' 10 get the
right bearin. when | saw Fleet Foo, a
DRAWN sigh! on me, | was tarnally
lucky
Fleet Foo, and his companion had lis.
tened a'ten,Ively while Martin related
the particulars of the attack, and when
he had concluded, Flee, Foo. said.
Did you notice what sort of var
min, iha, was YOU did the business for!
Il couldn't just exactly relI, bu, be.
,eve he was Biackfsh,' answered old
Martin.
We can catch 'em Them .aid Flee,
Foot, Il know them varminis. You
know what the old chief told Boone
that beat all his warriors in a lair race
last summer, and he was The one who
gave me my nick name. Ell | could
beat his fastest red devils then, and as |
did when | had to creep into The fort,
when Macs brother was shot this sum
mer, Mae and ! can oyertake them now,
and zee ,ciH. We've go, 4 lot Of ac.
counls TO settle with 'em and now's the
time. We'd chase 'em ef they had mt
no women; but, by powder. well have
them women ef they hav'nt scalped 'em.
and ef they have there shan't be one old
Black le(t in kain,uck. Now, old man.
you 90 right nn straigh. 10 the forl and
get five or SIX hunters and send em on
after us. aud well go right off 10 your
cabin and nsore night veil overtake tn IN
lngins, and may be a(ore your boys get
Up with US we'll do The business. Tell
'em at the for. that our blood is up. and
The sights on our rifles are itching to be
drawn on them Black fish
That's fact cried Mae, 'thay know
us and they can jis! calculate Iha. well
stretch few OF these rascals if we get
a chance, or they'll DO our business for
us right quick. They got one OF my
folks and that's as many as we mean TO
le, 'em have-Kase shall be rescued or
avenged, anyhow we'll give 'em ten TO
one for cutting off Harry and Bob
The hunters separated without formal.
iiy; old Martin Fastening with all his
energy TO execute his mission, and Mac
and Fleet Foo! struck bee line for The
cabin.
Fleet Foot had an interest in the sue
cess of the enterprise abou, which he
did no! speak. Ii was venturesome for
two hunters to star, from the CABIN on
Ihe night previous, 10 follow. they kue "
40, how many Indians, but they only
went as spies. |, was much more ven
turesome-much more desperate for Fleet
Foot and his companions to undertake
what they threatened. They went no,
only as spies; unless the party of Indians
was very large they determined to res,
cue the women, if they were alve-il
not 10 aYenge their massacre terribly. -
Both were daring and experienced hunt.
ers. Fleet Foot was one OF The bruvesl
and shire widest OF Kentucky pioneers. -
tie was young, out athletic, wa,chful and
quick al expedienis, besides he possess
ed extraordinary neeiness. No Indian
could oulrun him. He had had several
opportunities OF testing his powers as 3
runner in saving his own and Others
lives. He alluded to some of them in
his conversation with old Marin.
On one occasion he was choppipg
with his brother and another pioneer
about four miles from the fori, when Q
very large party Of Indians led by The
rerowned chief Blacklist. suddenly al,
tackled lhem-sho, Fleet Fool's brother
and took the other chopper prisoner -
Fleet Foot dashed through the woods a
the top of his speed, with half dozen
warriors straining every muscle to over.
take him. |, was their design TO attack
the fort. They were eagerly anxious to
prevent an alarm being given. but The
young hunter was too fleet Tor them all
lie reached the fort ip safety. and The
garrison prepared at once to NEE, the
Toe. When The Indians made The attack
they were re2elled with considerable
loss.
On another occasion Fleet Foot was
shooting a, mark near the fort with a
brother of his present companion
They were suddenly surrounded by In.
dians. The other marksman was shot
The balls aimed at Flee, Foo. missed
him. He ran with all his energy toward
the fort, several indians in full chase af.
Ter him-o'hers firing at hlm. He was
within seven PAGES Of The fort when he
saw that The door was not open. In an
instant the thought struck him ,ha. i
dare Not oe opened for fear of the Indi
ans who would rush in. He threw him
self flat on the ground between large
stump and the fort. There were numer.
Gus guns aimed at The Indians from the
fort, and they dare not come in reach O
the balls. They amused themselves by
firing al Fleet Foot. There he lay, hi,
mother looking down upon him anl
praying that he night be saved-hi.
friends urging him TO lie close and no
lose courage-whi!e the balls OF the In