Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-04

Miriam now thought she heard the two re-
naming savages tearing the upper logs of the
chimney, and presuming they intended to at
stairs to prepare for them. The feather bed
the feather bed = she shouted, as she reached
the lower room, and this much priced article
In frontiersman's inventory of household
chattels, was quickly brought forth and thrown
into the huge fireplace. BY this time one of
the Indians had fairly got in the chimney, and
the other one about to follow. Thrust the
lighted brands into it quick, said Alice, and
in moment clouds of sitting smoke from the
burning feathers were ascending the chimney
The savage made an effort to scramble up
again, but the pungent effluvia of the feathers
overcame him and he fell heavily on the hearth
stone. In the meantime, Miriam had grasped
the rifle and held it ready for his reception
Scarcely had he touched the floor, when the
iron-bound point of the breech crashed through
his skull The other, who had caught whifr
of the vapor in time to avoid like fate, hastily
descended from the roof
Four of the thirteen Indians were now killed.
but these casualties only added new fury to
the remainder. They we'll knew that the cabin
was occupied by women only-and nothing
could be more degrading in the eyes of those
swarthy warriors than to be baffled by parcel
of squaws. They now furiously assailed the
door with temahawks. To this proceeding
the inmates could offer no resistance. In strik-
ing the savage who fell down the chimney,
Miriam had broken the lock Of her husbands
rife, the only one they had, and now handing
the weapon to her sister-in-law, she armed
herself with the axe of the young McAndre,
which stood in the corner, and prepared herself
for the last extremity. Alice betook herself
to very formidable weapon, the slaughter
knife of the establishment, and thus armed the
three women ranged themselves on either side
of the door, determined to sell their lives as
dearly as possible.
In half an hour, the Indians had nearly cut
two planks out of the door, beneath the bar,
space just sufficient for man to force his body
through in STOPPING posture. They brought
heavy pieces from the adjacent pile, and using
them as batterng rams, soon beat i'll the
weakened portion of the door, and at the same
time driving the articles which had been piled
against the door into the middle of the room
Taught caution by the losses thev had sus-
tained, they did not Immediately attempt to
fhrOnuh ha h,,f thrnc in
and crossing their rifles, discharged them into
the house. In this they had double design
that of killing or manning some Of the occu-
pants, and getting in under cover of the smoke.
Before the deafening sound had ceased, the
feather-crested head of the Wyandott warrior
parted the smoke cloud that had obscured the
interior; but as he rose from STOPPING pos
ture on entering, Miriam's axe descended with
tremendous force, cutting through the shoulder
and collar-bone into the chest. He dropped
with wild cry, half defiance, half agony
Another savage followed, and another, each to
sink in turn under the axe of the courageous
matron. The fifth she missed, but instantly
she grappled with him, and held him powerless
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his bosom. OF the next two that entered, one
was disabled by severe blow on the head from
Hopes rife, and the other very nearly decap-
itated by Miriam's well-directed axe
Of the thirteen bronzed warriors who had
left their war tribe for the war path few days
before, only two were unwounded and capable
Of service, and they, seized with panic at the
havoc made among their companions by the
long knife squaws, abandoned the siege and
fled back to the village. To the wounded left
behind no quarter was given. To have spared
them would have been treason to the dead
Miriam's axe and the long knife of Alice made
short work with them, and this duty fulfilled,
the family lost no time in proceeding to Frank
fort The next day hundred mounted from
tiersmen assembled, and after bringing in the
bodies of the Cooks and McAndre, started for
the nearest Wyandott village to take whole
some revenge.