The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-07-27

} reach the camp or town, he and his con
panlon must inevitably perish. pr
seryalon compelled him to iunict nois,
less death on the Squaws. and in such
Il manner as, if possible, 10 leave no trac
= behind. Ever rapid in thought an
n prompt in action, he sprang upon his viz
tins with the rapidity and power of
lion, and grasping the throat of eacI
sprang into the river. lie thrust the hea
of the eldest under water. While ma
king strong efforts to submerge the young
( er, who however powerfully resisted hin
and during the short struggle with thi
, young athletic, 10 his aslonishment sh
addressed him in his own language
though in almost inarliculate sounds.
Releasing his hold, she informed hin
that she had been prisoner for ten year
and was taken from below Wheeling, an,
that the Indians had killed all the famil,
and that her brother and herself were Ia
ken prisoners, but that he succeeded oil
the second night. in making his escape
During this narrative White had drowned
the elder squaw, and had let her float or
with the current where would not prob
ably be found out soon. lie now direc
ted the girl 10 follow him, and with bis
usual speed pushed for the mount. They
had scarcely gone half way when they
heard the alarm cry some quarter of 9
mile down stream. 1t was thought some
party of Indians, returning from hunting
struck the river just as the body OF the
squaw hoated past White and ahe grI
succeeded in reaching the mount. where
M'CleIand had been no Indifferent spec
tator to the sudden commolion among the
Indians.
The prairie party OF warriors were
seer Immediately to strike Off in every
direction. and White and the girl had
scarcely arrived, before party Of some
twenty warriors, had reached the eastern
acclivity of the mount and were cautious.
y and carefully keeping under cover
Soon The spies saw their swarthy foes as
they glided from tree to tree and rock TO
rock till their position was surrounded.
except on the west perpendicular side.
and all hope Of escape was cut off, In
this perilous condition nothing remained
but 10 sell their lives as dearly as posi-.
BILE, and this they resolved TO do. and
advised the girl 10 escape to the Indians
and tell them she had been taken pris.
oner. She said No, death 10 me, in the
presence ofmy own people, is a thousand
times sweeter than captivity and slavery.
Furnish me with gun, and | will show
you | can fight as we'll as die. This place
| leave not. Here my bones shall lie,
bleaching with yours, and should either
of you, escape will carry the Iidings Of
my death 10 my few relations.
Remonstrance proved fruitless. The
two spies quickly matured their plans of
defence, and vigorously commenced the
attack from the front, where from the very
small backbone of the mound the savages
had to advance in single file, and without
any covert. Beyond this neck the warri.
ors availed themselves of the rocks and
trees in advancing but in passing from one
to the other, they must be exposed for a
a short time, and moments exposure of
their swarthy forms was enough for the
rifles of the spies. The Indians
being entirely ignorant of how many were
in ambuscade, were more cautious how
they advanced. ....
After bravely maintaining the fight in
front, and keeping the enemy in check,
they discovered new danger threatening
them. The arch foe now made evident
preparations to attack them on the flank
which could be most successfully done by
an isolated rock lying in one Of
The ravines on the southern hill side.-
This rock once gained by the Indians
hey could bring the spies under point
blank shot of the rifle without the posi-
olity of escape. Our brave spies saw the
liter hopelessness of their situation, which
nothing could avert but brave compan
on and an unerring shot. These they
,ad not, but the brave never despair
With this impending fate resting upon
hem, they continued calm and calculating
md as unwearied as the strongest of life
md the resistance of numerous foe could
,roduce.
Soon M'Cleland saw a tall and swarthy
igure preparing 10 spring from covert
o near to the fatal rock that bound or
wo would reach it, and all hope of life
hen vas gone. He felt that all depend
d on one single advantageous shot, and
Though but an inch or two of the warri
RS body was exposed, and that at the
istance of eighty or hundred yards, he
esolved to risk all, coolly raised his rifle
0 his face, and shading the sight with his
and, he drew bead SO sure that he felt
onscious it would do the deed. He
ouched the trigger, the hammer came
own but in place of striking fire, it broke
ito many pieces; and although he felt
ure that the Indian must reach the rock
efore he could adjust another flint, he
roceeded to the task with the utmost com
osure.
Casting his eye towards the fearful
ont, suddenly he saw the warrior stretch.
lg every muscle for the leap, and with
he agility of a panther, he made the
prlhg, but instead of reaching the rock,
Ie gave ayell, and his dark body fell and
oiled down the steep into the valley be-
ow. He had evidently received a death
wound from some unknown hand. A hun.
red voices re re-echoed from below the ter.
ihle shout II was evident that thew had /