Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-07-11

dliii HlaliFc, dHu Will fuiChCHSu puioco,
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 impenelrable
looking forest. The bank on each side
of the pass was thickly covered with
brush and underwood, and among these
Death now carefully concealed his men,
taking care 10 arrange them SO that their
fire would cross each other, andpbidding
them not TO fire until he had given the
signal and after they had fired, not to
stop to reload, but clubbing their rifles,
20 Jump down and finish the struggle in
that manner.
With steady alacrity each man took
up tie post assigned him /; and in another
minute, the spot presented the same lone
still and solemn 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 of at,ack, when suddenly his quick
eye detected the form of one Of his Graf
y foes issue in a crouchng position from
the deep shadow which The lofty trees
threw far up the pass.
| Three-six--nine -twelve--thirteen,
counted Death, as one alter another they
emerged in single file from the wood, and
with quick, cat-iikc stealthiness of move
menl, advanced up The pass their rifles
IN trail, and their races and bodies rem
dereJ sill more hiIeous and ierocious
looking by the giolesque markings o..
thelr-war paint On they came swiftly
and silently, and all unconscious of The
tate that was in store for them.
The foremost of the band, whose com
manding stature, wolf-teelh collar, and
eagle tuft, at once proclaimed him as
Chief, had advanced until he was directly
opposite the bush in which Death was
hid, when the later, with startling dis
tinctness, suddenly imi,ated the cry of a
night owl, end discharged his rifle.
Eight of the Indians fell by the volley
which the remaining iifiemen now poured
III upon them but, strange to say, one
of the five who did not fall, was The chief
whom Death had aimed at. This unusual
event was owing to the following cause
tie branch of the bush on which lie had
steajied his arm in firing, had sud lenly
yielded at the moment he discharged his
piece, thus rendering harmless his other
wise unerring aim.
Uttering an imprecaion at his i'll luck,
Death sprang down the bank with the
rest of his companions. and with one
bound reached the side of the Iroauis
chief. They grappled and both fell heavi
ly TO the ground, clasped in fearful en-
brace, anI darling glances OF savage ha-
tired at each other beneath their knitted
and scowling brows.
Keep oil - shouted Death, as he saw
one or TWO OF bis companions in the act
OF STOPPING down to assist him, ''keep
of and ii he masters me, let him go"
Over and over they rolled, writhing and
strainIng. but seemingly neither ob,ain-
ing any advantage over the other. AT
last the head OF the Iroquois suddenly
came in contact with the point of a rock
that prouuded from the bank, stunning
him 50 that he relaxed his vice-like grip
Of Deaths throat; and the latter, thus
released, springing to his feet, finished
his career by bringing the heavy breach
of his rifle, with sledge hammer force,
down upon his head.
the remaining four Indians had been
likewise dispatched and the victorious
riilemen (none of whom had received
any wound worth mentioning), now sent
up such shout Of triumph tor their vic
'ory that the echoes of the old wood rung
with it for minutes after.
As Col lnnes had promised, Death
was promoted TO the vacant post of lieu
tenant; and now, dear reader, we beg TO
inform you that our hero and uncompro-
missing veteran General Morgan, of revo-
lulonary notoriety, were one and the
same individual.
About fortnight after this eventful
night, Sanhope Farm became the scene
OF as much mIrth. good eating and dane
ing. as could be possibly disposed of du-
ring the twenty-tour 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
beau,eous Hester Slanhope with Lieuten-
ant Henry Morgan.