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determined to have fresh supply Of wa
ter every day, and this duty was per-
formed alternately.
On one of these occasions, after White
had filled his canieens, he sat few mo-
nsnts wsschingthe limpid element as il
came guIgling out of the earth, when the
light sound Of footsteps caught his prac.
tised ear, and upon turning around, he
saw two squaws few feet off him. Up.
on turning the jut of the hill. the eldest
squaw gave one of those far-reaching
whoops peculiar to Indians. White at
once comprehended his perilous situation.
If the alarm should reach the camp or
town, he and his companion must inevi-
tably perish. Self.preservation CON-
PEELED him TO infict noiseless death on
the squaws, and in such a manner, as, if
possit le, to leave no trace behind, Ev.
er rapid in thought and prompt in action,
he sprang upon his victims with the ra-
pidity and power of lion, and grasping
the throat Of each, sprang into the river.
He thrust the head of the eldest under the
water. While making strong efforts to
submerge the younger, who however pow.
erfully resisted him, and during the short
struggle with this young athletic, to his
astonishment she addressed him in his
own language, though in almost inartic-
ulste sounds.
+ Releasing his hold she informed him
that she had been prisoner for ten years,
and was taken from below Wheeling, and
that the Indians had killed all the family,
and that her brother and herself were
taken prisoners, but he succeeded on the
second night in making his escape. Dur
ing this narrative, White had drowned the
elder squaw, and hadlet her float off with
the current, where it would not proba bly,
5e found oul soon. He now directed the
girl to follow him, and with his "."al
speed and energy pushed for the mount.
They had scarcely gone half way when
they heard the alarm cry some quarter Of
mile down the stream. twas sup
posed some party of Indians. returning
Som 6Sam} bbqnttieR s5nsk tie river lust as the
and the girl succeeded in reaching the
mount, where M LELAND had been no in
different spectator to the sudden commo-
ton among the Indians.
The prairie parties of warriors were
seen Immediately to strike off in every
direction, and White and the girl had
scarcely arrived before party of some
twenty warriors had reached the eastern
activity of the mount, and were eau.
tiously and carefully keeping under GOV.
er. Soon the spies saw their swarthy
foes a. they glided from tree and rock. ia
tree and rock, till their position was sur
rounded, except on the ives, perpendicu
lar side, and all hope Of escape was Gu
off. In this perilous condition nothing
was left but to sell their lives as dearly a
possible, this they resolved to do, and ad
yised the girl TO escape to the Indians, ant
tell them she had been taken prisoner
She said, "No. death TO me, in the pres
ence of my own people, is 'housan'
| times sweeter than captivity and slavery
, Furnish me with gun, ana | will shoV
. YOU l can fight as well as die. Thi
place leave not. Here my bones shal
a lie, bleaching with yours, and shoul'
n either Of you escape, you will carry tn
tidipgs of my death to my few relations.
Remonstrance proved fruitless.
The two spies quickly rnatured the plal
y of defence, and vigorously commence
'' the attack from front, where from tn
" very small back bone of the mount, tn
savages had to advance in single file, an
!, withou. any covert. Beyond this nee
the warriors availed themselves of tn
:. rocks and trees in advancing, but in pass
J ing from one to the other, they must b
. exposed for short time, and moment
: exposure of their swarthy forms ws
= enough for the unerring rifles of the spie
= The Indians being entirely ignorant {
. how many were in ambuscade, we're tn
% more cautious how they advanced.
e After bravely maintaining the fight
- front, and keeping tie enemy in checl
!" they discovered new danger threatenin
70 them. The arch foe now made evidel
preparation to attack them on the fanl
T. which could most successfully be done b
y reaching an isolated rock lying in one I
1T the ravines on the southern hill side.-
l. This rock once gained by the Indian
le they could bring the spies under poi
er blank shot Of the rifle, without the poss
III bility of escape. Our brave spies sa
lie the utter hopelessness of their situa.io
x. which nothing could avert but bra
st companion, and an unerring shot. The
w they have not, but the brave never d
r. spair. With this impending fate resti
he upon them, they continued calm and e'
,c culating, and as unwearied as the stron
ir est desire Of life, and the resistance Of
8, numerous foe could produce.
he Soon M'Cleland saw toll swart
n, figure preparing to spring from COW
ne so near to the fatal rock that bound
"a two would reach it, and all hope Of |
al then was gone. He felt that all depend
" on one single advantageous shot; althou
On but an inch or two Of the warriors boz
ie was exposed, and that at the distance
ty 80 or a.. 100 yards, he resolved to RI
Nv all, coolly raised the rifle 10 his face, a