Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-09-22

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he threw large chest. Then seizing his rifle
and assembled the loft Of the cabin, pulling up
the ladder after him. A moment more, the
door was forced from its hinges, and the Daco-
tabs entered, eager for their prey. But Bates
did not remain to watch their movements for
lashing his boy to his shoulders, he cautiously
opened a shutter in the gable Of the loii, and
seeing that no Indians were beneath, Jumped to
the ground, rifle in hand. e..
Ere he had traversed his little garden, the
air resounded with the blood-chiling tones Of
the war whoop, and volley Of arrows raned
around the fugitive. Happily only one struck
him, and that in the feshy part of the arm, so
that he kept on, straining every nerve to reach
the stockade around his fathers cabin. But
ere he had gone many PAGES, gigantic Indian
overlook him. Turning, like stag at bay, he
faced his antagonist, knocking him down with
the butt Of his rife, and then sped on his way
But now, to his horror, he saw a large body of
the Decotahs around his fathers dwelling, as
he approached, firing over on the roofs Of the
cabins with arrows, TO which burning tow was
attached
He paused-but the cries Of his boy arous-
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wiie's perilous situation. Directing his steps
toward the river, where he found his "dug-out"
safely moored, he was soon padding across the
river. 10 settlement where there was large
number Of whites.
Day had scarcely dawned, on the succeeding
morning, before twenty miners, good men and
true, were ready TO accompany him across the
river. They cared no more for Dacotahs than
for prairie dogs, and acted upon the spur of the
moment, regardless of consequences. Cros.
sing above his residence. Young Bates led them
TO his clearing but nm ARRIVING thor. no,h;,o
remained of his ho,.o h,, ,no,lJo,;a, IN, oe
ashes His hoIovnd had .v;dor,Iv nor;.hod
amono the flames Gar ,mor, ,bo ,shos and
charred beams in the cellar ,hev eonrd some
homes Jus, then ,bev were ;o;ncd hv ala Ioe
Rates and ,yo If bis vonnosr Son. ,rn.d -
the teeth Tbev were del;ob,sd 40 soo Fan
alive. far thew had feared ,b,, The column or
smoke ,b,, arose fro,, Tho o.h;n ,,,s h;s mon.
ument but nou ,hav d;d ,bs;r hoe, ~ condoIa
him in ,bo,r ronob ,y,v Uo s,;d hn, I;,,la
but secretly vowed 10 ayanos his wife, death
and well did be keen b;s word To have soon
him. no one wou,d have snn,osod The MILD.
look;no slender br;I, Fr,nt Rates ,v., an IN.
carn,,e demon I, 6ob, with Tho t,,co,,hs 90,
within wear af,er his cabin was bu,r, be lad
twenty sca,rs b,no;n, :, HE o;rdlo ssvan.
oeance 10 seemed his onIv ,bonah,--bi. I;fe,.
desire
For some time after this ou,,,oe the Daco-
tabs ken, awav from tho miners br, a, las, +,
n,,,v of ,beu came nrouI;rr .hon, ,rd ,ho
mioer. do,.rDD;nod ,o havo Sr,.h ,r;,h ,han,
wa - -. ----........ 40 saad ,ho r,r,,, ,s
that sworn enemy of the red SKINS Frank
Bates The party engaged two Winuebaeos
as guides, and then struck into the forest, fol
lowing recent trail. The third night Of their
journey, the wary leader insisted on standing
sentry, and about midnight the clear crack of
his rife awakened every sleeper. in an in
stant every man was on his feet ready to repel
any lurking foe, but low whistle from Frank,
announced there was no danger. Morning
came and as the party crowded around the SEN
tinel, to learn the cause Of alarm, he merely
pointed to what appeared to be huge bear;
nearer approach to the object, discovered the
grim visage Of dead Dacotah, developed in
the skin of gigantic bruin, who, thus dis
guised, had attmpted to reconnoiter the posi-
tion Of the frontiersmen.
Frank now felt assured that they were near
their enemy, and followed the trail in silence,
on the alert for their foe. On reaching the sum-
nit of knoll, they saw the village before
them-a collection of high, concal tents, made
Of dressed buffalo skins, sewed together, and
ornamented with rude representations OF the
battle or the chase. On the outskirts were the
squaws, engaged in the laborious occupations
which fall to their lot. Their infants, tightly
bound /, straight strips Of bark were tied to
small, bent over birches, which gently danced
them 10 sleep, and the boys of the village,
with bow and arrow, were firing at the repre-
sentaton of Kansas hunter. In the center of
the village, before the towering tent of the
chief, sat the braves, smoking their tomahawk
pipes with social gravity.
The white men, looking at the priming of
their rifles, put their sharp pointing knives be-
tween their teeth, and with deafening yell,
rushed down through the frightened squaws,
ara tho naco,aha oouId connrahanJ ,,h., ..,..