Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-14

companions OF tne lndlan naQ Rllleu. 10
| add to the danger, and seeming hopeless
moss of my situation, discovered that i
had but ono charge of powder left, could
but make one shot aud then, if attacked
by numbers, ] should be entirely in their
fnwer, Determined to do the best with
We, l had, ] poured out the last charge of
powder and putt mtomy lnusket and then
waited for the approach of night, feeling
confident of an attack Night came at last.
a beautiful moonlight night it was too,
and this favored me greatly, as | would
thereby be able to observe the movements
of the enemy as they approached my cabin.
1t was somc two hours after nightfall, and
as yet [ had neither heard or seen sign of
the Indians, when suddenly [ was startled
by the baying of my dog at the stable [
knew that the fndians wore coming
The stable stood a little to the west of the
cabin, aud between the two was a patch of
cleared ground, upon which the light of
the full moon fell unobstructcd Judging
from the noise at the stable that they would
advance from that direction, posted my
self at the port hole on that side of the cab
in.
"f had previously placed my wife on
the cross-pole in the chimney, so that in
case our enemies effected an entrance into
the cabin she might climb out through the
low chimney and effect her escape. For
myself, [ entertained no hope but, deter
mined not to be taken aliYe-I resolved to
sell my life dearly.
"With brcathlcss anxiety / watched at
the port-hoe At length [ saw them
emerge from the shadow of the stable and
advance across the vacant ground towards
my cabin. Observation-Disclosures Heav-
cn six stalwart Indians, armed to the teeth
and urged on by the hope of revenge, and
alone to oppose them, with but one charge
of powder. My case was desperate indeed
With quick yet stcalthy step, in close single
file they approached, and were already in a
few yards of the house, when slight
change in the movement of the forward In
dians changed the position of the entire
Six, so thata portion of the left side of each
was uncovered They were in range
one aim would cover ALL Quick as thought
aimed and fired AS the smoke cleared
away, | could hardly credit what my senses
showed me as the result of my shot The
fifteen slugs with which / had loaded my
muskct had done their work we'll, five of
the six Indians lay dead upon the ground,
and the sixth had disappeared.
Although no enemy was now in sight I
did not venture forth until morning. There
lay the bodies of five Indians undisturbed.
together with the riho of the other Sc
curing the arms AMI ammunition of the fall
en- Indians, ] followed up the trail of the
missing one, until it reached the river be-
yond which point [ could discover no trace
whatever. From the amount of blood
which marked the trail, together with the
unmistakable evidence that he had picked
his way with difficulty, / was led to DC
lieve that he was mortally wounded, and in
order to prevent his body from falling into
the hands of his white foe, he had groped
his way to the river and thrt Sn himself
into the current which had borne him away.
The Indians had killed my cow and that
you may be assured, was no trihing loss.
yet in my gratitude for my escape from the
mcrclless savages, | would have been utter
~ willing to have made greater sacrifices.
L was we'll provided-by means of arms
and ammunition taken from the six lndi-
ans--in case of a second attack, but this
fortunately, proved to be my last adventure
with the savagcs. Not one of the band
had escaped to tell the tale ard incite his
brethren to avengc the death of his other
comrades
All !" exclaimed the old man, while
the tears gushed from his eyes at the mem
ory of that eventful night, "that was glo-
rious shot--the best ever made"
The hero of this adventure lived to see
the rude wilderness where he had pitched
his lonely cabin, transformed into smiling
fields and peopled by hardy and cnterpri-
sing pale faces, among whom his last days
were passedin peace and plenty undisturbed
by the presence of his old time foes.
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a. SUPERsTITIoN-The causes of the
revolt against the British power in India
has been a subject of curious and difficult
study. The English find it is as difficult
to ascertain those causes rs to put down
the rebellion. 1t has transpired that two
prophecies or supernatural traditions long
current among the native population point
to an end of the British sway at this period
of time
No matter how peurile in themselves,
Interpretations have undoubtedya great
influence upon the people of Hindostan,
and will have more and more, as they seem
near being realized. One of these notions
is that the Koh-i-noor diamond will ever
be fatal to its posscssor+-a misfortune has
attended it's course hitherto The other
tradition is that the British should rule In
India for a hundred years and no more.
The Koh-i-noor is,im the cornet of Queen
Victoria and the Rr;t;ah no1yor .,1oa aatal,