The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-28

bank which overlooked 1t. A A.sight Of most
terrible description met their eyes. The
cabin lay mass Of smoulderipg ruins; from
whence dull blue smoke arose in the clear
August sunshine. They observed closely
everything about it. Brady knew it was
customary for Indians after they bod fred a
settlers cabin, there was no immediate dan.
danger, TO hide in the woods close at hand,
and watch for the approach OF any member Of
the family who might be absent when they
made The descent. Not knowing but that
they were even then lying close by, he left
Bevington to watch the ruins, lying under
cover, whilst he proceeded to the northward
and BiRgs to the souihward to make discov.
cries. Both were to return to Bevington il
they found no Indians. Ifthey came across
the perpetrators, and they were too nn.
merOus to be attacked regularly, Brady de.
clarfd II 10 be his purpose to have one shot
at them, end Ihut should be the signal for
his followers to make the best OF their way
to'the fort. a.4 W.. 81 .aj :.
I All this rapidly ,rOnspired, and with Bra.
dy TO decide, was to act. As he stole eau.
tiously round 10 the northern side of the en-.
closure, he heard a keen voice in the dis
lance, singing. He listened keenly, and
soon discovered from its int onations, that il
was a white man9. fle passed rapidly in
the direction whence the sound came. As
it approached, he concealed himself behind
tie trunk ofa large tree. Presently white
man riding a fine horse, came SLOW ly down
the path. The form was that of Albert
Gray, the stalwart, brave, devil. may care
settler, who had built him home miles
away from the fort, where no one would dare
to take family, except himself. '...1
Brady wore, as he almost al1ays did. the
Indian gnrb, and had paint on his face.
He knew that if he showed himself upon the
path. Gray would. shoot, taking him to be an
Indian: He therefore suffered Gray quietly
to approach his lurking place. When the
time came, he sprang forward ere the settler
II, - p
could have time to prepare, drew his t6ma,
hawk, and dragged him from his horse. AZ
he did SO, he whispered, II qm Captain
Brady, for Gods sake be quiet" '
Gray, with the instructive feeling of one
who knew there was danger, and with that
vived presence Of mind which cIlaracterzes
III ose acquainted with frontier life, ceuscd Ut
once to struggle. The horse lad been star
tied by the sudden onslaught, and sprung 10
one side. Ere he had time to leap forward,
Brady had caught him by the bride. His
loud snortng threatened to arouse any one
who was near. The Captain soon soothed
the frightened animal into quiet. ~. .|.~
Gray now hurredly usked Brady what the
danger was. The strong, vigorous spy,
turned away his face unable to answer him.
The settlers already excited fears were thus
turned into reulitles. The manly form shook
like an aspen lesf, with emoti,n--tears
fell Us large as drops Of water over his bron.
zed fuce. Brady permitted this indulgence
for moment, whilst he led The horse into
,hcket and tied him. When he returned,
Gray had sunk TO the earth, and great tremu,
lous eonyulslons writhed over hin. Brady
quietly touched him and said "Come." lie
at once arose. and had gone but few ySrds
until every ttace Of emotion Had apparently
vanished. He was no longer the bcreaved
husband and father-he wGs the sturdy, we'll.
trained hunter. whose ear and eye were
acLtely alive to every sight or sound, the
waving ofa leaf or the cracking of twig.
He desired to proceed towards the house.
but Brady objected to this, and they passed
down toward the river bank. AS they pro
ceeded, they. saw from the tracks Of horses
and moccasin prints upon the place where
the earth was moist, that the party was quite
a numerous one. After thoroughly examin.
ing every cover and possible place Of con-
ceaIment, they passed on to the southwark
and came back in that direction to the spot
where Bevington stood sentry. When they
reached him they found that Biggs had not
returned. In few minutes he came. He
reported that the trail was large and broad;
the Indians had taken no pains to conceal
their tracks--they simply had struck back
into the country, so as to avoid coming In
contract with the spies whom they supposed
to be lingeting along the river. a.,at.E
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