The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-05-17

every muscle for the leap; and with the
agility of panther he made the spring.
but instead Of reaching the rock, he gave
"a yell. and his dark body fell and rolled
down the steep into the valley below. He
had evidently received a death wound from
some unknown hand. A hundred voices
re-echoed from below the terrible shout
1t was evident they had lost a iavorite war.
rior. as well as being disappointed for a
lime Of the most important movement. A
very few minutes proved that the advan-
tage gained would be Of short duration.
for the brave spies saw a glimpse OF a tall
swarthy warrior cautiously advancing to
the covert SO recently occupied by his ftl-
low companion. Now. too, the attack in
front was renewed with increased fuzzy. so
as to require the incessant FIRE of both spies
TO prevent the Indians from gaining the
eminence. and in short time M'Cleland
saw warrior making preparations TO leap
the fatal rock. The leap was rhade. and
the Indian turning somerset. his corpse
rolled down the hill to his former compan-
ION. Again an unknown agent had inter
posed in their behalf. The second 'sacri
flee cast dismay iu,o the ranks of their as.
sailants. and just as the sun was Jisap.
pearitg behind the western hills. the Zoe
withdrew To IA short distance. to devise some
new mode OF attack. This respite came
most seasonably Tor our spies. who had
maintainedahr unequal fish. from the mid
liz. oi the day. a
Now. Tor the first sine. was the girl miss
ling. and the spies thought that through
terror she escaped TO her former captors
1T that she had been killed during the fight:
bur they were not tong left to conjecture.
The girl was seen emerging from behind
a rock and coming to them with rifle in
her hand. Daring the fight she saw war.
rior fall. who had advanced some distance
before the rest. and while some of them
changed their position. she resolved al
once. live or die. to possess herself OF his
gun and aminunitinn; and crourhing d o wn
beneath the tinderbrus|,. she crawled to
the placeand succeeded in her enterprise
lier keen and wa,chiuleye had early no
| liced the fatal rock and here was Tie mys
lterious.hand by which, the two warriors
! iell. the last being the most intrepid and
blood thirsty of the Shawneetribe. aud the
leader Of the company which killed her
mother and sisters, and took her and her
brother. prisoners. ,.,.-
Now, III the west. arose dark clouds.
| which soon overspread the whole heavens.
| aud the elements were rent with peas OF
thunder. Darkness. deep aud gloomy.
shrouied the whole heavens; this darkness
greatly embarrassed the spies in their con-
| templated night escape. supposing that
they might readily lose their way. and ac.
citehtaily fail on their enemy; hut a short
consultation decided the plan; il war
agreed that the girl should 60 foremost.
from her Intimate knowledge Of localities
and another nigh, be gained in case they
should falfin with any of,he parties or out
posts. From her knowledge OF the Ian
guage she might deceive the sen,inels. as
The sequel proved. for scarcely had they
descended hundred yards when low
whist from the girl warned them Of theil
danger. aotfis}' 500 @sA asl e Iaf
rhe spies sank silently on the ground
where, by, previous arrangement, they
were TO remain till the signal was given by
the girl TO move on. Her ubsence, for The
space Of a quarter of an hour, began Il
excite the most serious apprehensons.--
Again she appeared, and told them she
had succeeded in removing two seninek
to a short distance. who were directly, OF
/ their route. The descent was noiselessl,
resumed. and the spies followed their in
ftrepid leailrrfoc hall o mile in the mos
bprotuund silence. when the barking. oil {
dog at a short distance apPrsed them Of +;
new danger. The almost simultaneous
click, Of the spies rifles was heard by ,l,
J girl, who stated4that they we're now IN tn,
mids of the Indian camps. and their lives
depended on the most profound. silence
and implicitly followed her footsteps.
A moment afterwards, the girl was &C
cosied by II squaw. from an opening in he
) @igwam;1 she replied ia the Indian Ian
guage. and without stopping. still pressed
forward. In short lime she stopped. an'
assured the spies that the village was clear
ed. aud thai they had passed the creates
:. danger. She knew that every leadiu,
lpass was guarded safely by the indians
} and al once resolved TO adopt the bold ad
venture OF passing through the, centre o
!. the villages, as the least hazarhous. an,
The sequel proved the correctness Of he
Judgment. They now s,eered a courseafe
: the Ohio river. and after three days 'irave
arrived safe atthe block, house. Their es
cape and adventures prevented the Indian
from making their contemplated attack
+ and the rescued girl proved 10 be the siste
= 5lof the intrepid Corneal Washburn. cele
tbrated in the history of Indian wsrtare
and as the renowned spy Of Capt, Kemon'
: bloody Ken,uckisns., ..,..3.., .,..sa
America Ahead e
Sometime after the peace OF 1914,
: distinguished officer oiothe English nav
visited the Constitution, at Bnston, for
Mediterranean cruise. lie went ,hroug
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