The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-03-18

duce.
Soon M'Cleland saw tall and swarthy
figure preparing to spring from covert SO
near to the fatal rock that a bound or two
would reach it, and all hope of life then !
was gone. He felt that all depended on one
single advantageous shot: although but an inch
or two of the warriors body was exposed, and
that at distance of eighty or hundred
yards, he resolved to risk all coolly raised
his rifle to his face, and shading The sight
with his hand he drew a bead so sure that he
felt conscious it wonld do the work lie
touched the trigger with his finger. the ham
mcr came down. but in place Of striking fire,
it broke his flint into many pieces and al
though he felt that the Indian must reach
the rock before he could adjust another flint.
he proceeded to the task with the utmos.
rompo>nrc.
Casting his eye towards the fearful point:
suddenly he saw the warrior stretching every
muscle for the leap; and with the agility of
panther he made the spring. but instead of
rcarEing the rock he gave veil, and his
dark body fell ard rolled down the steep
into the valley below lie had evidently
received death wound from some unknown
hand \ hundred voices rc-cchocd from be-
low the terrible shout. 1t was evident that
they hal lost avoritc warrior. as we'll As
hcinc disappointed for time. of the most
important movements \ very few minutes
proved that the advantage gained world hc
o. short duration fer already the spies saw
glimpse of tall swar.hv warrior cautiously
advancing 70 the covert 50 recently occupied
by his fellow companions. Vow. too the
attack in front was renewed with increased
fury 50 as to prevent the Indians from gain
in. the cnncncr. and in a short time M'Cl,-
ianl saw a warrior making preparations -
leap to Tie f,::al rock. The leap was NAL.
ana thc Indian t!rnrr a somerset. hi> corpSc
rolled down The hill towards l:> former com
Nanon. ANain an unknown AGENT had inter
posed in their lrla'f Tli> second >acr. !ic,
east Gi>nlcv into The ranks of their a>>ailan',.
an" uSt rs the sun was disappearing hrhnt!
the western hills the to" withdrew 10 short
distance. to devise some new mole of attacl.
THIS respite came most sea>onah!v to our
spies. who had kept their ground. and brave
" maintained the uncqnal'cd FIGHT from near
" the middle of the dav
Now tor the first time. was the cirl miss
in~. and TIE spies ,hought that through terror
she had escaped to her former captorS. or
that She hid been Killed ,,nrinr the ii,ht.
hut they were not lore left to co, lecture. The
Girl was seen emerging from lclird a rock
and coming TO them with rife in her hand
During the Grht size .aw warrior fall. who
had advanced some distance before TIE res.
and while some Of them changed their position.
she resolved at once live or die. 10 possess
herself Of his gun and ammunition: an,
crouchinr down beneath The un.lcrlrr<ll
she craw'rl to the place ard succeeded in
her enterprise. Her keen and watchfnl eve
had early noticed the fatal rock. and here
was the mysterious hand bv which the two
warriors fell. the last being the most intrcril
and blood-thirStv of the Shawnee tribe. and
the leader of the company which killed her
mother and her sisters, and took her and her
brother prisoners
Now. in the west. arose dark cloud>. which
soon ovcr>prcad the whole heavens. and the
elements wer" rent with the Ical> of thunder.
Darkness. deep and gloomy. shrou,lcd the
whole heavens this darkness greatly en-
harra>>c'l the spies in their contemplated
night escape. su,'po>in~ that they NIGH, rcali-
lv lose their way. and accidentally fall ON
their enemy: but Il short co>ula'ion decided
the plan: it was agreed that the Girl >loul,,
80 foremost from her intimate knowlelrc OF
the localities. and another might be rai..c.l
in case they should fall in with anv of the
parties or outpoSts. From her knowledge OF
the language. she might deceive the scntincls.
as the sequel proved, for scarcely had they
descended hundred wards, when a low whi>.
from the "irl, warned them Of their danger.
The spies sunk silently on the ground.
where. by previous arrangements. they were
to remain till the 81 isnal was given by the
girl to move on. Her absence, for the space
of a quarter of an hour, began to excite the
most serious apprehcnsions. Again she ap-
pearcd and told them she had succeeded IN
removing two scntncls to short distance,
who were directly on their route The descent
was nosclcs>Iy resumed, and the spies fol
lowed their intrepid leader for half mile
in the most profound silence, when the bark
Ing of dog at short distance appri<cd them
of new uangcr. The almost simultaneous
click of the spies rifle was heard bv the Girl.
who stated that they were now in the midst of
the indian camps, and their lives depended
on the most profound silence, and implicitly
following her footsteps
n moment a!terward, the girl was accosted
by sIuaw, from an opening in her wig.
warm she replied in the indian language.
and' without stopping, still pressed forward
In short time she stopped and assured the
spies that the village was cleared, and that
they had naSscJ tho ,ro,to.t ,l,,, &,