Demoine courier., 1855-09-13
The Sioux, in the meanwhile, had di.

The Sioux, in The meanwhile, had d.
vided into smaller bands. the largest OF
which was to return and pursue the o
msbas, and the others 50 endeavof TO
capture the one who had misled them.
They knew that he would either 60 fur
Their and kindle another watch. fire, or
star. for his nation in a straight line; and
there fore one party went on . little fur
Their. snd the others spread on towards
The Omaha country for the purpose Of
in,escepting. Logan pressed onward as
rapidly as his jaded s,eed could bear
him. unnl he though, he had entirely
eludcd them, bot as the day dawned, TO
his hprror ard dismay, he saw his pur
sues close upon his track. lie turned
his course for ravine, which he distin
guishcd al a Short Distance of, covered
with .-eesrand underground. He sue
ceeded in feacning il. and just within lis
verge he mea al lndian girl dipping from
a spring. She was startled and about 10
cry for help. when he hastily assured
her ,ha, lie needed protection and assis,
lance. With tbs tue instincts Of noble
woman. she appreciated his situation in
an mslani; and all her sympa,hies were
with lliM.. She directed him 10 dis.
moun ANA 60 TO a small natural power to
which she pointed him, in the verge 0.
the woods, while she would mount his
horse and lead bis pursuers away. lie
obey cd her, AND she mounted his horse
and dashed on ia q ~serpentine course
lhro' the woods leaving marks along the
bushes by which she could be traced
The pursuers soon followed; When
she had got some distance down The
branch, she rode into the water and fol
lowed lis descending course for a few
steps, making her nurse touch the sides
aud leaving foot prints in that direction
aud then turned up the bed of the stream
and rode over lhe place a, which she
entered II, without leaving a trace. aud
back 10 where Logan was concealed
She Told him to noun, and speed away
while his pursuers were going in a con-
.rary direction down the avme. He
did SO and 20, a long distance out OF
sight, and again thought himself beyond
he reach Of danger, when in a valley
Just in irou. Of him, he saw fifty braves
coming up the hill meeting him. They
were come of those who were returning
from the pursuit OF his people. With
savage ellis they plunged their rowel!s
IN their horses sides and gained upon
him. As the fcremos, approached with.
IN good shooting distance. Logan turned
suddenly and sent a bullet through his
brain Then. loading as he galloped on,
he soon after made another Bile the dust;
and then another and another, until four
were s,rewn along the plain. Jus, then
however. as he was again reioading. his
horse stumbled and fell, and The band
rushed upon him before he had well re.
covered from The SHOCK. He was shot
with bullets and arrows, and gashed with
.omahawks. and pierced with lances;
notwithstanding all which, he arose a.
micsl his foes, and with his dubbed rifle
and hunting knife. he piled around him
FIVE PROSTATE bodies and fell with his
back upon tiieir corpses and expired.
still fighting.
He was scalped and hundreds af war.
riors held a great war laace over him.
Thus Logan fontanelle departed aad
his noble epirt was followed &c the spirit
land by the signs and lamentations Of his
nation and the sympa,hies and aspira.
iiope If tho h,s.o of avar. l,cl II