Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-08-26
THE ESCAPE.
A THRILLING HISTORICAL NARRATIVE.

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Ear'y IN ths spring s' iaoo 49,
alexander Mcooh"ea.' ., nsNss e.s, w.
NY" went INTO 'he w"'as y" .c". -
hunt deer He soon kl''ea a Iarge ouis.
and returned nome l''t ,. a MORSE, % "",",. ,,on
to BRING Dnr'as MS aesenGe .,: a, III ,'L
~ ot hSe .n"ians' III one vi H., ."em .",.iad sS
Ing exped,t'ons' ace'oenla'.y s.u.a"su
on the o"dy Of tue oeer, anu ,.!as Pssie,a ,,as
that ~ mao oeen teeen.,s .u I,',eu. NM hnn,a, .
natufa'ly suPposea ."a' ". u. aash
would soon return 10 secure =, 'ue ~. t;s.' -,
!hree q! !nea. s sso. os ,he ,h dssr
lions w''u'a e'pse ''ue cma ,nos u ~ ~ ,r.;,
whi,e the o'net Two .ol,osed s.a;s ,hs sre a,b hv
" .,o u' as,sS s"a :. .s,m,p Z,
which ne was eSpee.eo 10 'e'u."'
Mcdonnell thinking not OF dange,'
rode carelessly along the pata' wales
The scouts were watcnllig' uht'l 10 naa
come within view OF the deer' "nes
he was hired on by the wnoLe parry, aaa
his horse killed. While Iaboring 70 ex'
tricate himself from the dy'ng animal
he was seized by his enemies o'efPpw'
cred and borne ot a prisoner. ny
captors, however, seemed q merry gooa
natured sort OF fellows and petm'l'ea
him to accompany them unooundIana
what was rather extraordinary, allowed
him to retain nls gun ano nu"s'"S az
cou'remenss. ne assol"fa%'eu ssn.p,,1nsss ,hrn' %
win great apPstsns y"e.',u,s.r s;a dan,ar;,v hv
the aay' anu a.sp'syeu "'s &c - ,Ss .oyn.. -,
shootlng aeel M .os s"' ',o ~, rara al, him wi,b
my, until .ae! oes1I ~ ga e,a.aa,iad @ viii
great par.'allty' nss'"s .'ayensu sa, a""s NAV NAV
MN III .h's maane, =, W. 10" seyo y. 20 ,hs nh;o
atlehg'n foaenea tue 0a"A :. '''
river hal ,.,or ,bea
F1ere.o'ofe 'ae ,,: i:u'a.. ,;"h, '.du ai,hnnaI
precaut'oh' 10 oiuu ,'''' a.n e,". w. ""an;s !,
ho' ~ .a,,, sa J. s,ra,sd with them on the sub.
:,. .e .s' anS .amnIa;ned so,stroncly Of the
JsG. = a,s ,..h;.b s ,bs cord gave him tba, thew
pa." ,..l,, ] ,,,r. nnsd The 7bnaalo ,up about
.s and hav;no ,;ed Il in an easy
h.s ".'sie, na ,hsn aaa a,,.cbsd % ,be ex,remities
As,i ~ a'a "a,,a , ~ ,hs;r ho1;es in order to
'. .anant nv. b;s ,uny;no wi,bont awakening
,hsm ,bsv vsrv eomposedlyy went to
,n...n % la.y;na he prisoner to follow
4 [,ha;rr r' sx.mnls or not az sIhe pleased.
I, si,.l sl 60 p,r, s,.,,;..a ia .tf..c,. Ii.
Mconnnsil l,ds':e".,. u. - "s;h,s a.'nm ,he
esGaPe 'has "'sa' - "'.. ,..D,la oroso ,he
1o'i'"'ng nao."'us -, ."s, 80 !, ronrs difH
r'ver' when % @ou.a re"1e. ,', y a,,;s,,s i "".;
cut ne lne'e'Jte 10y q..l' ,.;,r ~ ,hs
midnight ans'oHs,! 'ut"'"a."s ,,;a a.D,. ". M ac
best means Of enet.i"s a's m :, .'.sp'i ,sp I;r,c M
elaehssi. tss,'as s, ,Sa,, s.ii "n"n .hs Gilt
.lon III nus 'ee'. 'uey te'' Iu ~ h.l ."1 sm
ter,hs o'aae ol S".'ei "s' ,a"s ,,",S "us lv;r,
PED from US snea.", ~" ,h %aI .,,;",s "G" 's
q near lhe 'ee' VI "''e u '"'
10 reach 1t with ms hahus' w''huu
! disturbing the two Indians I" who.n '.' Ut
was fastened, was 'mpossio'e' anu !: :, wa' W.
very hazardous to attempt 10 dfsw II y!
. with his feet. This however nc, ne a''enap'
: ed. With much diheulty 10 gsasPo'
9 the blade between his tnes' ana altef 70
. peated and long continued euet's. ..:su;, sue
ceeded al 1ehs.n III gs'"s"s T '.a, ,hs !. " cnr'
reacn OF n's 'a"as' 10 ~. s, ~, ., w.,
: was nut 'ne "oan u, u, '.;.a,;',, " him
anu s''.".' ., \ - D" a.J ~, Jn,.n
self as wa's4a 10 'ne a. ".s a" I,,, Iaf H dana
i ne ie't Una. MS 1' WIZ" .,,n,, "a' ,a re,ar
i lhat II .he Snpu'u a.'s"'L; :. .,.,,,;.. 80
Il nome wi,houl aes''dy"'s ,'S.h "'I .h,S av,.r
! he would os P';.Susu s,a a"u ,s,I,id hs cs,taiu
: laken' wheh h's ia.o :. "o0'u ~ ~ oI NO., i'm
: v" 'he o,ne' "a.u, -, - :oJo ,;,.;a,,a, ~ sns
posslo'e 'or = s'us.o :,h " Co., Is%;.ns s.s,
= eeed IN a eonn.Sl .',I w.1a asIssn n H. co,l
r 'hoogo unafi'ep 1 s,I ~ a,',.p ,.,i,h Lu;c. ~
i nos NOPE 20 Gsa' g. a,,,, o W destroy zach
silent'y anu .a'a''y 20 W ,,.,.am;,
! ,ha Y rss, 'rbs;r slnmb.rs were proyyl
! is h;s,1v I l;obt and restless-and if he fail
w % ,.,;,h ; .;nnIs one, he must inayitabl
Is ha "vsrnowersd we" by the survivors. TIL
d I1;ss I1 G, ,vps ,hsrsfare out Of The question
9 sI snar sns;a"s - refiee,ion for a few INC
n msnt.' n..o. a hs formod his plan.
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