Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-11-12
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1867.

The post consisted of long narrow
space, bound on each side by rocky, shell
wing bank while its extreme end was cio-
sed IN by the dark and impenetrable look
ing forest. The bank ON each side the
pass was thickly covered with brush and
underwood, and among these Death now
carefully concealed his men taking care to
arrange them 50 that their fire would cross
each other, and bidding them not fire until
he had given the signal and after they
had fred, not to stop to reload, but club
blng their rifles, to jump down and finish
the struggle in that manner.
/ With steady alacrity each man took up
the post assigned him; and in another min
ute the spot presented the same lone, still
and solemn appearance it had worn preyi-
ous to their arrival
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death, himself, began
to fear that the Indians had either rued of
making the attempt or else had changed
their plan of attack, when suddenly his
quick eye detected the form of one of his
crafty foes issue in crouehing position
from the deep shadow which the lofty trees
threw up the pass.
Three-six-nine- e-twelve-thirteen
counted Death, as one after another emerg-
ed in single file from the wood, and with
cat like stealthiness of movement, adyanc-
ed up the pass, their rifles in trail and
their faces and bodies rendered still more
hideous and ferocious-looking by the gro
tesque markings of their war paint On
they came, swiftly and silently, and uncon-
scious of the fate that was in store for them.
The foremost of the band, whose. COM
mandlng stature, wolfteeth collar, and
eagle tutt, at once proclaimed him as chief,
had advanced until he was opposite the
bush in which Death was hid, when the
latter with startling distinctness initiated
the cry of a night owl, and discharged his
rife.
Eight of the Indians fell by the volley
which the remaining rifemen now poured
in upon them, but strange to say, one of
the FIVE who did not fall was the chief who
Death aimed at This unusual event was
owing to the following cause: the branch
of the bush on which he steadied his arm
in the firing, had suddenly yielded at the
moment he discharged bis piece, thus rem
dering harmless his otherwise unerring aim.
Uttering an imprecation at his i'll luck,
Death spFang down the bank with the rest
of his companions, and with one bound
reached the. side Of the Iroquois chief
They grapplcd and both fell heavily to the
ground, elasped in fearful embrace, and
darting glances of savage hatred at each
other beneath their knitted and scowling
brows
Keep off, shouted Death as he saw one
or two of his companions in the act of
STOPPING down to assist him, keep off and
if he masters me let him GO
Over and over they rolled, writhing and
straining but seemingly neither obtaining
any advantage oyer the other At last the
head Of the Iroquois suddenly came in
contact with the point of rock that pro-
truded from the bank, stunning him so
that he relaxed his vice like grip of Deaths
throat and the latter thus released, spring
ing to his feet finished his career by bring
ing the heavy breech of his rifle with
sledge hammer force down upon his head
The remaining four Indians had been
likewise dispatched; and the victorious RI
femen (none of whom had received any
wound worth mentioning) now set up such
a shout of triumph for their victory, that
the echoes of the old wood rung with it
for minutes after.
As Col. Innes had promised, Death was
promoted to the vacant post of Lieutenant;
and now dear reader, we beg to inform you
that our hero and the uncompromising vet
eran Gen. Morgan, of revolutionary noto-
riety, were one and the same individual.
At about fortnight after this eventful
night Stanhope Farm became the scene of
as much mirth, good eating, and dancing,
as could be possibly disposed of during the
twenty -four hours; and though we think it
will be almost superhuous to do so, We will
add, that the cause of this merry making,
was the marriage of the beauteous Hester
Stanhope with Lieutenant Henry Morgan.