Demoine courier., 1854-09-28


scalp, and OF the latter there surely was
a great likelihood. This would have
been foolhardiness with any other man
but with Ilarrod it was entirely a matter
OF course. lie had never turned aside
from his path for The red man, nor did
he ever intend TO do so. He claimed
those hunting grounds. too, and those
deer were his it he could win them, and
his he intended they should be. His
clfcumspection was no, a little increased
On percelylng the marks of the roccasii
on the trail of the deer. These were
before him, ana he might come upon
them a, any moment. This did not de.
Ter him, for he saw al glance his advan
lage. as he was on The look out for them,
while they were on the lookout for the
deer, and evidently, from The careless
ness OF the sign they left, entirely un-
conscious of his proximity. He had
followed on in This manner for several
miles. taking care to expose his body as
little as possible. and, indeed, advancing
from tree 10 tree all the lime as If in 9
bush iishI.
The sudden whistle of deer, followed
instantly 10y The ring of two rifles close
on his leil, gave him warning that the
ume for business had come. The In.
cians kept close, and as he was peeping
cautiously round .ree. endeayoring to
get sight of them, rifle ball from the
right whizzed through the heavy mass ol
black hair that fell down over his shou
ders, singing his neck sharply as il graz.
ed past. lie crouched instantly and al!
was sill as death for long time, for the
two on the left hand had taken the hint,
and lay close, while the Indian on the
right did the same, and reloaded and
watched for another chance.
Here was a tx certainly for any com.
mon man. beleaguered on two sides, and
II might be on every side, for all he
could tell. Bat from what is known OF
Harrod's character, | have no doub, he
enjoyed the fix; for it was just snch a
one as be delighted to get himself into,
tor The pleasure of getting himself Out
again. The foe. of the tree at which he
crouched was surrounded by bushes or
shrubs about three feet high, and be was
Obliged to ilit his head above these before
| he could fire. lie wore his famous wolf
skin cap, as usual; and after waiting ill
he was convinced that there was no pos
sible chsnec of getting a sigh, of the
cautious foe, ne placed it upon the muz.
zle tf his rifle, aud after some predatory
manenvrlng among the shrubs, to show
That he was getting restless, gradually and
cautiously elevated The cap. The ring
OF The three. rifles was almost simul,a.
neous, as il rose little above the bush.
es, aud before the echoes had died away,
the death shrleks of the warrior on the
right followed them into The shadows
Harrod lay still for long time before he
concluded 10 Try the maneuvre over; the
cap was cautiously elevated again, and
this line drew but one fire, for the In.
dians had taken warning. Ii effected al,
that ilarrod required, however, for il dis
closed The exact position OF these two.
lie had only known the direction before,
bui moi the position, as his eye had been
occupied in watching the one on the RIGHT
in less than half minute the Indian
who had fired exposed part OF his body
in sending home his rod. Harrod sho,
him through the heart. The other In.
diah commenced rapid retreat. He
got of. but Harrod thought he carried a
third ball with him. They had been en-.
lreiy deceived by The manGuvre of the
cap, aud the survivor was clearly of The
opinion, that, as they had killed two,
there must be several white men there
yet. Harrod proceeded at his leisure 10
eress the two deer they had shot, and
that night entered the station, ia The grea,
JOY of all, with full load of meat.
The benevolence of Harrod seems to
have been equal to his energy. His hut
| one OF the first erected in the country,
became a, once The nucleus of station
-ihllher The surveyors the spectators
the hunters and emigranls flocked for
shelter and protection, and the name ol
Harrodsburg and Bconesb borough became
The first identified in the minds of weary
travellers of every grade to This dange.
Gus region with the prospect of rest and
the hope of security, O,her huts had
rapidly gone up abound his, until more
secure defences had become necessary,
aud fort was built.
Thus, under the shelter of these two
names Boone aud HarIod. the permanen nl
occupation of Kentucky by The white
race commenced. These men, though
both comparatively young. seem to have
reproduced in themselves perfectly the
primitive type of The ancient pa,rarctal
character, which was SO much needed ia
the elementary condition OF the society
they were organizing. All -comers
were their children-lhey were received
as such with open arms. they were
watched over, guarded and guided. until
they learned to stand alone and take care
Of themselves, and, what was still more
remarkable, were allowed. without a
murmur or a thought, TO avail themselves
of nearly all the extraordinary labors
and sufierings of their noble and unset.
fish guardians. For example, Boone
who might have been the riches. man in
the whole west. had he been as grasping
as he was good and wise, entered nc
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