The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07

- o 80 Il, - ,o;.h, 4. l.rL;n. n ,ha ne;rh.
borhood When W.l,er Sh;rlav had .een
K.,a sae.lv lodaed in bsr ra,hsr,. cabin
ba .e,nrned "a Marietta. ., which Mace he
lived
s. eas;k 49, e s4 :
aEss taalsed acIIApTER III
: Ono avan;no aho,, . ,ya.t of,erth. nre.
,ed;no savsn,5rs Sb;,lav IVA. rs,urn;na ~
Ms,;as,s fron, Ms,,;n,. cabin. which, wa :
s;,ua,ad ahon, . mile above Marietta on
,ha hank. ~ ,ha Must;n.nm accomnan.
,sS nv Gsor.a Martin : brother Of Ka,e
wh am ,hsv were snnnrised bv bodv Of IN.
d;ans SHIRLEY lavsled h;; n;ecai ,at1 ,ba
foremost Indian who sdronped dead "A
loud savage veil lresounded from hillto hill
as ,hey pursued Mar,in and Shirley, who
now urged eyery nerve. and they thought
,fhemselves sale iust as four stout warriors.
rams ~. and orssnel them, within a few
rods of ,ns. town, They were nov taken
and Sh;rlsv ,ya : honnd with his hands TO
Ih;s hacL a. ,hsv wished !, seemed 10 rive
him m chancS sc sscana Marin WAS
No, hound. hm was 6rmlv hold. hv two
s,ou, wa r,;o,s ona On each side They
,ysra - ~ hnr,;.d in !. nor,baa s,arlv direc
,;on over rocks and Hills far aIon, a.,
bonr aniha Indians ,urne,f ,he;r conrse
10 th. northwest and in \ short time came
10 The waters Of .he Aiuskinpum.
they were travelling un The river at
ranid rate. when Marin found a favorable
moment Of escape. and darling from his
ca ntors. he was soon los, in tI,e recesses
of The forest. Avid veil now burst ior,h
from the savages. as. q number Of them
started in. nursuit al the top OF their speed
Young Martin soon distanced the foremos,
of his pursuers. and as the night was dark.
they rave up the pursuit IN despair. ~ g
when the pnrsuers retasnsd. they all
started. of al a.rspit ,pace,,and the speed
;ol Shirley was often incre ased by. a rude
spnsh from The aayapes. thus tf,ey travelled
on till midnight, when they made ! halt.
and ei,ca mpsa al short distance from the
river. Walter was se ecurely bound, tantis
and feet. he was laid upon The ground and
Two granevines were stretched over him.
No ,hat csc sne for him was impossible. as
the least motion from him would wake
fhem.
Day Al length dawned. and Shirley was
hound 10 ! tree. The Indians who had
h;,her,o sn,,L an ,i,ha;r = wn lanu,ao oe now
asked him lew Questions in Enelish. In
return me maidstone inquiries from Them
which they refused 10 answer. All that he
could learn re espec,inr his own fate was
fha, he should be reserved for The decision
,,f ,he chief. who, would soon arrive.
Al lenpth the old chief arrived. accom-.
panied by. seven warriors, SO that, ,heiI
whole force amounted 10 about ior,y.
They now proceeded 10 dance around
,he prisoner. utterinp horri,l wells, accom-.
panied bv skicks and blows: after which 8
consultsiion was held. and Shirley was
condemned 10 be- burned al the stake. He
was first 10 r. run The pauntlet-,his to The
warriors was 4 most delightful sport and
they at once made The woods ring with yell,
al ioy. eass,.S.,ig 81, is.tas,s
& The assemblaae now formed themselves
into two lines facing each other, few fee
spart. and extending the distance Of abou
thirfy wards from the camp up to gentle
en,insnce. Through these the prisoner
was informed. by the old chiei.thal .hs
must run, while the savages on either side
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