The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-30


Who his visitor was.
"None, Colonel" replied Death "but I
rave come to ask favor"
"Let US hear it," said the Colonel, "and
we will then see what we can do" ,,
swell, Colonel, it is simply this-if you
will put the rifles under my orders tonight,
and let me occupy the deserted post, will
not only clear up the mystery Of the disap.
pearapce Of the sentries, but make the post
tenable for the future"
"But hcw,' said the Colonel, in intense
surprise. - e. e,
81 guess, Colonel" answered Death, "you
had better let me have the men, and order
US off, and lltell you the whole affair after.
promise you that not one shall receive even
a scratch, that is II they follow my directions
implicitly"
"YOu are strange man." said the Colon.
Ell, "but think will let you have your own
way this time. When do you intend to
start!"
ain about an hours time," answered the
elated Death. ... ..
every we'll, will give the necessary or.
ders, SO that you can start when you think
proper. And what is more. ifyOu perform
all that you have promised. and don't cause
me to repent having humored you, you shall
have poor Campbell's place."
Hector Campbell was brave but very
head strong young scotchm,qqn, who bad &C.
cuped the post of tieuteq9nt,at the fort. In
sudden freak of daring he had volunteered
to stand sentry at the. fatal spot from which
three sentinels had already mysteriously dis.
appeared and he Paid for his rashness with
his life. -
an hour after his conversation with COL In
mes, he approached the deserted post. at the
head of dozen rihemen who had been tenn.
porarely placed under his orders. 81 will
tell you what we are going to do. The long
ard short of the affair, is simply this; it's Q
gang of them cussed, theivin' Iroquois thai
have circumvented and carried off our foul
men-shooting them with their rifles.
"To night, as was returning to the fort
suddenly thought heard the sound of sew
eraI voices, and creeping on my hands ant
knees towards the spot got nigh enough te
see and hear that about dozen Iroquois were
then and there arranging their plans to sur
prise the fort to night-intending to steal il
upon it by the point which their cussed devil
try had rendered 50 easy of access. only
stopped long enough to learn this, when
hurried off to the Colonel, asked him t.
place you at my disposal; and here we are
did net say word to him about what ha
learned, being determined that if possible
the rifles should have all the honor of ex
terminating the Wallets. And now | ask you
are you willing and ready to follow my or
ders."
Every man cheerlully answered in tn
affirmative; and with quckened pulses, an
sanguine hopes, the little company agai
moved forward.
The post consisted of long narrow spac
: bounded on each side by rocky, shelvn
bank; while its extreme end was closed i
: by the dark and impenetruble looking fores
r The bank on each side of the pass wa
thckly covered with brush and underwooe
and among these Death now carefully cor
? cealed his men; taking care to arrange ther
/, SO that their fire would cross each other, an
bidding them not to fire until he had give
t the signal; and after they had fired, MOTTO sto
. to reload, but, clubbing their rifles, to jun
t down and finish the struggle in that mannel
9 With steady alacrity each man took up tn
post assigned him; and in another thinut
o the spot presented the same lone, still an
t solemn appearance it had wore previous
T their arrival, .. "a. ... .,r
d The little company had begun to grow ver
: impatient, and Death, himself, feared the
6 either rued of making the attempt, or ell
y h1d changed their plan of attack, when 81
l. denly his quick eye detected the form Of OF
d of his crafty foes issue from crouching p
). sition from the deep shadow which the lof
d trees threw fat up the pass. -~..u
ID Observation-Disclosures
). counted Death, as one after. another tb.
e emerged in single file from the wood, an
ID with quick cat.like stealthiness Of movemer
,r advanced up the pass; their rifles in trail al
their faces and bodies rendered still mo
N hideous and ferocious looking by the grote
i. que markings Of their war paint. On tn
i. came, swiftly and silently. and all unco
1t scious of the fate that was in store
8. them. -. .g. :. =.
IS The foremost of the band, whose comman
or Ing statue, wolf teeth COLLAR, and eagle, tu
III at once proclaimed him as the chief, had
II vanced untilhe was directly opposite the bu
ID in which Death was hid, when the latter wi
startling distinctness suddenly initiated
cry of night owl, and discharged yhis riff
:. Eight of the Indians fell by. the voll
i now poured in upon them; but, strange
:, - say one of the five that did not fall, was
!, chef that Death had aimed at. This unjust
j event was owing to the following cause; 4
! branch of the bush on which he had stead
a. his arm in firing, had suddenly yielded, ct I
!. moment he discharged his piece thus, e