The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-03

noush for the u1erring rifles OF the spes.
The Indians being entirely ignorant oil
how mahy were in ambuscape, " ere the
more cautlous how they advanced.
After bravelY maintaining the fight in
front and keeping the enemy in check,
they discovered new danger threaten
ing them. The arch foe now tnado ev.
ideni preparations TO attack them on the
flank, which could be most succeSslully
done by reaching an isolated rock lying
in one Of the ravines on the southern hill
side. This rock once gained by the In
dians, they could bring the spies under
poin, blank sho, Of the rife without the
possibility of escape. Our brave spies
saw the utter hopelessness Of their silua-
lion, which nothing could avert but a
brave companion and an unerfing shot,
These they had not; b1t the brave never
despair. With this impending fate rest,
ing upon them, they continued calm and
calcu.ating,and as unwearied as the slron-
ges, desire Of life and the reSisanco Of
numerous foe could produce. Soon
M'Cleland saw a tall and swarihy figure
preparing to spring from coyeriso near
to the fatal rock that bound or two cod
reach it. and all hope of life was then
gone. He fell that all depended OF, one
single advantageous slot; and although
but an inch or two Of the warriors body
was exposed, and iha, at the distance Of
eighty or hundred yards, he resolved
10 risk all; coolly raised his sifls 10 his
face, and shading the sight with his hand,
he drew n bead so sure that he felt con-
scious il would do the deed. He touch
ed the trigger with his finger, the ham
mer came down, but in placs OF striking
fire, il broke his flint into many pieces,
and although he ielt that The Indian must
reach the rock before he could adjust an
other fiur, he proceeded to The task with
the utmost composuro. ~
Casting his eye toward !he fearful
point, n,,suddenly he saw the warrior stretch
ing every muscle for the leap; and with
the agility of the plnther he made the
spring, but insteadof reaching the rock
he gave most hideous yell, and his dark
body fcll and rolled down the sleep into
ihp valley below. He had evidently re-
ceived a deaih-wound from some un-
known hand. A hundred voices ro-ech-
oed from below The terrible shont. twas
vi lent thar they had losi hvorte war
rior, as we'll as b-iilg disappointed for a
time, of tho most Important movement.
A very few minutes proved that the ad~
vantage gained would be of short dura-
ton; for already the spies can't glimpse
of ;all swarihy warrior, cautiously adj
vancing to the covert so recently occu>
pied by his fellaw-companion. Now,'oo
the attack in front was renewed with in
creased fury, so as to require the inces'
snn; fle Of both spies to preveut tie In
dians from gaining the emncnce, and in
short time M'Cleland saw n warrior ma
king PREPARATIONS to leap 10 the fatal rock
The leap was made, and tho Inlan turn
ing aisomerset, his corpse rolled dpwI
the bill toward his former companions
Again an unknown agent had in,erpose'
in their behalf. This second sacriic'
cast dlsmay into The ranks of their assall
ants, and just as the sun was disappearing
behind The western hills, the foe with
drew 10 short distance, to devise some
new mode Of attack. This respite came
most seasonably TO our spies, who hat
kept their ground, and 5ravely, maintain
ing the unequal fight from nearly tn
m lie Of the day. ods a.l ,ra5s s
Now for the first lime WAS tho girl mis-
sing, and The spies though, that througl
terror she had escaped to her formef cap
tors, or ,ha, she had been killed during
the fight; but they were not lsft long +
conjecture. The girl was seen emerg
ing from behind rock and coming Il
them with rife in her hand. Durinl
the fight she saw warrior fall who ha'
advanced some distance from the rest
and while some of Them changed ihei
lposlion, she resolved a, oDce,liye OF die
10 possess herself Of h's gun and ammu
ui,ion; and crouching down beneath the
underbrush, she ciawled 70 the place an
succeeded in her enterprise. Her keel
and watchfnl eye had early noticed ih
fatal rock, and here was the tnysterlou
hand BY which the two warriors fell, tn
| Has, being the most intrepid and blood
thirsty Of The Shawnee tribe, and tn
Header Of the company which killed he
mother and sisters, and took her and he
brother prisoners. a.
Now, in the West, arose dark clouds
which soon oyerspread the whole heav
ems, and The elements were rent with lh'
peals Of ihunder. Darkness, deep AM
| gloomy. shrouded the whole heavens; ,hi
darkness greatly embarrassed the spies il
their contemplated night escape, suppos
ing that they nigh, readily lose thei
way, and accidentally fall on their enc
| my; but a short consultation decided th'
plan, il was agreed tha, tho siil shoul'
! 90 foremost, from her intimate knowl
| edge OF tho localities, and smother ad
vantage might be gained in case The!
should. fall in with any Of The parties O
loutposis. From her knowledge. Of ,b
Language she might deceive the seniinel'
as the sequel proved. for scarcely La