M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-29
gu, are you willing and ready to follow my

yOui dIe you Wiling anu reduy 70 lOllOW my
uIders?"
Every man cheerfully answered in the af-
firmative; and with quickened pulses, and
sanguine hopes, the little company again
moved forward.
The post consisted Of long narrow space,
bounded on each side by rocky, shelving
bank; while its extreme end was closed in
by the dark and impenetrable looking forest.
The bank on each side OF the pass was thick
y covered with brush and underwood and
among these, Death now carefully concealed
his men taking care to arrange them so their
fire would cross each other, and bidding
them not to fire until he had given the signal,
and after they had fred, not to stop TO re.
load, but, clubbing their rifles, to jump down
and finish the struggle in that manner.
With steady aacTity, each man took up
the post assigned HIM; and in another min.
ute the spot presented the same lone, still
and sUlemn appearance it had worn previous
to their arrival.
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death, himself, to fear
that the Indians had either rued of making
the attempt or else had changed their plan
Olattack, when suddenly his quick eye de.
tected the form Of one Of his crafty foes issue
in a crouching position from the deep shad-
ow which the lofty trees threw far up the
pass.
Observation-Disclosures, -
counted Death, as one after another they
merged in single file, from the wood and
with quick cat-like stealthiness of movement
advanced up the pass; their rifles in trail
aud their bodies and faces rendered
still more hideous and ierocious looking, by
the grotesque markings Of their war paint
On they came, silently, aud all unconscious
oil the fate that was in store for them.
The foremost Of the band, whose command.
ing stature, wolf-teeth collar, eagles tuft
at once proclaimed as chief, had advanced
directly opposite the bush in which Death
was hid, when the other with startling
distinc.ness initiated the cry Of the night
owl, and discharged his rife. Eight of thu
Indians fell by the volley which the remain.
ing riaemen now poured in upon them; but
strange to say, one Of the five who did moi
fall, was the chief whom Death had aimed
at. This unsual event was owing to the fol-
lowing cause.-the branch of the bush on which
he had bteadied his arm in firing, had sud
denly yielded at the moment he discharged
his piece, thus rendering harmless his other
wise deadly aim.
Utteriug an imprecation at his bad luck,
Death sprang down the bank with the rest of
his companions, and with one bound reached
the side Of the Iroquois chief. They grap-
pied and both fell heavily to the ground,
clssped, and darting gIances Of hatred at each
other from beneath their knitted and scowl-
ing brows.
"Keep of" shouted Death, as ha saw one
or two of his, companions in the act oi
STOPPING down to assist him, "keep OIL,
and if he masters me let him CO."
Over and over they rolled, writhing and
straining, but seemingly, neither obtaining
any advantage over the other. At last the
head of the Indian came in contact with the
point ofa rock that protruded from the bank,
stunning him SO that he relaxed the vice
like grip Of Deaths throat and the latter
thus released, springing to mis- feet, finished
his career by bringing the heavy breech oI
his rifle, with sledge.hammer force, down up.
OH his head.
The remaining four Indians had been
likewise despatched; and the victoriou:
riAemen, (none Of whom had received any
wound worth mentioning now sent up suct
shout for their victory, that the old wooC
rung with it, minutes after.
AS Col. Ines had promised, Death wa
promoted to the vacant post of Lieutenant
and now, dear reader, we beg to inform you
that our hero, and promising veteran, and Gen
eral Morgan. Of revolutionary notoriety
were one and the same individual.
About fortnight after this eyentful night
SIanhope Farm became the scene of al
much mirth, good eating and dancing al
could possibly be disposed of during the
twenty. four hours; aud though we think il
superhuous TO do so, we will add that the
cause ofthis merry-making, was the mar
riage Of the beautious Hester Stanhope with
Lieutenant Morgan.