True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-04-15

u
They examined the ground more closely
both far and near, ard discovered that a
solitary horseman had deceived them,'
and they knew it was for the sole pur-
pose cf lead ing them off from the rest
OF the party whose encampment they
had first disco vered.
Logan saw them going. round with
glaring torches, and knew that his only
chance of safety lay in immediate flight
towards his home and he further
knew that by the time they could retrace
their way to their place Of starting, and
and the trail his own party had taken,
they would be beyond reach Of danger. o
The Sioux in the meanwhile, had
divided into smaller bands the largest Of
which was to return and pursue the Oma-
has, and the others to endeayor to cap
ture the one they had missed. They
knew he must be an Omaha, and that
he would either 60 farther and kindle an
other fire, or start for his nation in a
straight line; and therefore one party
went on further, while the other spread
out toward the Omaha country, for the
purpose of intercepting him. Logan
pressed forward as fast as his jaded
steed could bear him, until he thought
he had eluded them; but, as the day
dawned, he discovered to his horror and
dismay, his pursuers clese upon his
track. He turned his course 10 ravine,
which he distinguished at a distance,
covered with trees and underground. -
He succeeded in reaching it, and just
within its verge he met an Indian girl,
dipping water from spring. She was
startled and was about crying for help,
when he hastily assured her that he
needed assistance and protection. With
the true instinct Of noble woman, she
appreciated his situation in an instant,
and all her sympathies were with him.
She directed him TO 60 to small natural
bower 10 which she pointed, in the verge
Of the woods, while she would mount
his horse and lead his pursuers away.
He obeyed her, and she mounted his
horse and dashed on in serpentine way
through the woods, leaving marks along
Che brushes by which she could be traced.
The pursuers soon followed. When
she had gone some distance down the
branch, she rode into the water and fol-
lowed its descending course for a few
steps, making her horse touch its sides
and leave footprints in that direction. and
then turned up the stream and rode above
the place at which she entered it, with
out leaving trace, and back to where
Logan was concealed. She told him to
mount and speed away, while his pur-
susrs were going in contrary direction
from the ravine. III did so. and got
long distance out Of sight, and again .ho't
himself out of danger. When ina val.
ley just ahead of him he saw fifty braves
coming up the hill 10 meet him. They
were returning from the pursuit Of his
people. He changed his direction, and
tried to escape, but his poor horse was
too much exhausted to bear him with
sufficient speed. With savage yells they
plunged tLeir spurs into their horses sides
and gained upon him. AS the formost
approached within good shooting distance.
Logan turned suddenly and sent bullet
through his brain. Then loading as he
galloped on, he soon made another bite
the dust; and then another, until four
were strswn along the plain. Just then,
however, as he was reloading, his horse
stumbled and fell, and the band rushed
upon him before he had well recovered
from the shock. He was shot with bull
lets and arrows, and gashed with toma.
hawks, and pierced with lances notwiths
standing all Which lie rose amid his foesy
and with his clubbed rifle and hunting
knife, he piled around him five PROSTATE
bodies, and fell with his hack. upon their
corpses, and expired still fighting. He
was scalped, and hundreds of warriors
held great war dance over him. a sia
Thus Logan Fonlanelle departed, and
his noble spirit was followed to the spirit
land by the sighs and lamentations cf his
nation and the sympathies and aspira-
tons of the brave Of every land. s.al}
b.. VI. - - .H