Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-18

shading the sigh, with his hand, he drew
bead go sure that he felt conscious IL
would do the deed. He touched the trig.
ger with his finger, the hammer ielL it
broke his flint into many pieces, although
he felt that the Indian must reach sthe
rock before he could adjust another flint,
he proceeded 10 the task with the utmost
composure.
Casting his eyes toward the fearful piont,
suddenly he saw the warrior stretching
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. II was evi.
dent they had lost favorite warrior, as
we'll as being disappointed for time, Of
the most important movements. A very
few minutes proved that the advantage
gained would be of short duration; for al
ready the spies had caught glimpse of q
tall, swar,hy warrior, cautiously advanc-
ing to the covert, so recently occupied by
his fellow companion. Now. too, the at.
tack in front was renewed with increased
fury, so as to require the incessant FIRE Of
both spies to prevent the Indians from
gaming the eminence, and in short time,
McClelland saw warrior making prepar.
atoms to leap to that fatal rock. Tho
leap was made, and the Indian turning .
somerset, his corpse rolled down the hill
towards his former companion. Again
an unknown agent had interposed in their
behalf. This second sacrifice cast dismay
into the ranks of their assailants, and just
as the sun was disappearing behind the
western hills, the foe withdrew to short
distance. to devise some new mode Of at
tack. This respite came most seasonably
to our spies, who had kept their ground.
! and bravel,- maintained the unequal fight,
..on nearly the middle Of the day.
! Now, for tre first time, was the girl nis-
sing. and the spies thought that through
terror she had escaped to her former cap.
Tors, or that she had been killed during the
lecture. The girl was seen - Z emerging ne
from behind a rock, and coming to them
With rife in her hand. During the
fight sbe h d saw warrior fall, who had
advanced some distance before the rest,
and while some of them changed their po.
sition. she resolved at once, live or die. to
possess herself ot his gun and ammuni.
,ion; and crouching down beneath the un.
derbrush. she crawled to tho place. and
succeeded in her enterprise. Her keen
and watchruI eye had early noticed the
fatal rock, and here was the mysterious
hand by which the two warriors fell, tho
the last being the most intrepid and blood
thirsty of the Shawnee tribe, and the lea.
der of the company which killed her
? mother and her sisters, and took her and
her brother prisoners. ,
1 Now, IN the west, arose dark clouds,
. which soon overspread the whole heavens
= and the elements were rent with the pesls
ofthunder Darkness, deep and gloomy.
shrouded the whole heavens, the darkness
v greatly embarrassed The spies in their con-
8 templa,ed night escape, supposing that
/ they might readily loose their way, and
accidentally fall on their enemy; but a
e short consultation decided the plan; it was
" agreed that the girl should 60 foremost,
from her intimate knowledge Of the local.
n tiles. and another might 5e gained in
d case they should fall in with any Of the
e parties Of the outposts. From her knowl
e edge of the language, she might deceive
d the sen,inels, as the sequel proved, fol
k scarcely had they descended twenty rod,
e when low whist from the girl warned
>. them of their danger. The spies sunl
'e silently on the ground, where. by previous
s arrangement. they were 10 remain until
rs the signal was given BY the girl to move
8. on. Her absence, for the space Of nearly
,ci quarter of an hour, began to excite the
le most serious apprehensions. Again she
appeared and told them she had succeeded
n in removing two sen,inels to short dis.
(, tance.. who was directly on their route
70 The descent was noiselessly resumed an,
NJ the spies followed their leader for half
k, mile in the most profound silence, whel
y the barking of a dog at distance appris
Of ed them of new danger. The almos
= simultaneous click Of the spies rifles wa
$, heard by the girl. who stated that the,
at were now in the midst Of the India
i. camps, and their lives depended on tn
W most profound silence, and implicitly fol
n, lowing her footsteps. A moment after
We wards the girl was accosted by squaw
Sc from an opening in the wigwsm, she 70
le. piled in the Indian language, and withou
ng stopping still passed on. In : short linn
al. she stopped and assured the spies thatth
% village was cleared, and that they ha
passed the creates. danger. She knew
that every leading pass was guarded B.
hy the Indians, and AT once adopted the Dol
srt adventure Of passing through ihe Ger
or tre. of the villsge. as the least 'haEart
ife Gus. and sequel proved the correctness {
led her Judgment. They now sseered ! cours
oh for the Ohio river, after three days tfsvt
dy arrived safe at the blockhouse. Thei
Of escape and adventure sniSdaheircor
sk templated attack, and Tho rescued gi,
nd proved to be the sister Of ths intrepid Co