Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-31

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1space, boundsd o. e each side syqstl 81 trocky
tshelying bank while its extreme end Was
iclnsgd in6by tho darktland tinipenetrable
looking iforestds Thesbank on each side d
the pass vas thiekig; coyerea with brush
and underwood. and among these Death
fn6w earefally Concealed his men !; taking
care to arrange them so that their Sre
would cross each other, and bidding them
NOT to- FIRE until he had given the, signal;
and after thew had fired. not, stop 10 re-.
tload. But. slubbihg2 .theirq rides, 70 Jump jun
down and finish ths sttuggle'ih that man
ner. age ns9d ssi I2GJRt a9si9!'t
|, With steadyaalaerity each ntook,up
the post assigned him y, and in another
minute. the spot tspresented the same lone,
still and solemn appearance it had worn
previous TO their arrival. dstFiHsJA
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death, himself. 10
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 crouching position
from the deep, shadow which the lofty
trees threw up the pass.
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counted Death. as one after another they
emerged in single file from the wood, and
with quick, cat,like stealthipess of move.
ment. advanced up the pass their rifles
in trail. and their faces and bodies ren~
dered still more hideous and ferocious
looking by the grotesque markings Of
their war paint. On they came, swiftly
and silently, and all unconscious of the
fate that was in store for them.
The foremost of the band, whose com.
manding stature, wolf teeth 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 latter with startling dis.
tinctness suddenly initiated the cry Of o
night owl. and discharged his rife.
Eight of lhe Indians fell by the volley
which the remaining riaemen now pured
in upon them ;.but. strange to say that
out Of the FIVE that did not fall. was the
chief whom Death had, aimed at. This
unusual event was owing to the following
cause the branch Of the bush ontwhich
he had. steadied, his arm in firing. had
suddenly yielded at the moment he. dis.
charged his, piece, thus rendering harm.
less his otherwise unerring aim, scafl
Uttering an impreca.ion at his ilI>luck,
Death. sprang down Il he bank with the
resi- Of, his, companions, and with. one
bound reached the side of the lIroquois
chief. Phey ,grappled and both fellJhea-
yilys TO- the ground. claspedi in a fearful
embrace, and darting glances OF savage
hatred at each other beneath their knitted
and scowh ling browss,aa .,ta1 lsj
bal" Keep, off ,?'3'. shouted DEATH as he
saw one or two of his companions ingthe
act Of STOPPING down TO assist him, keep
off and il be masters me, lei, him gp,'"'i
Over and over they rolled, ,writhing
and straining, but seemingly neither OBJ
tanning any advantage over the other,7-7
AT last the head Of the Iroquois suddenly
came in contact with, the stunning point
Of rock thai, protfuded from The bank,
stunning him SO that he relaxed his vice
like grip, Of Deaths throat and the lat.
ter, thus Felleased, springing to his feet
finished his career by bringing the heavy
brsSech 0t his rifle with, sledgea hammer
force ceupon his head. .1,j'..g ~. oa,I,cs;aL
The remaining four Ipliaps, had been
likewise dispatched; 3 and the victorious
riAemen (nope Of whom had received
any wound worth mentioning. now sent
up shout Of triumph for their. victory.
that the, echoes OF the Old wood RING With
it' for minutes afteF. Nas ~ =.
AS Col,o Inhes had promised, Death
vas promoted 10. the vacant postlof lien,
tenant; and now, deaf reader, we begto
inform you that our hero aud ouncompro-
missing veteran General Morgan, Of, reyo.
lutionaryI potoriety.. were one and the
same individual.
About fortnight after this eventful
night, Stanhope Farm became the scene Of
as much miSth. good eating. and dancing,
ascould be possibly disposed of during
i tEe4tyrfour hours; and though we,think
it will be, almost superfous to do so, we
will add that the cause ofthis. "merry ma
king" was the marriage OF the beauteous
Hester EStanhop with Lieutenant Daniel
Morgan. fuf .tt J .l2f
A Considerate Doctor.