Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-12

While reading recently an account of the
frightful massacre of several white families
by the Black foot Indians, we were reminded
of thrilling event which occurred in the
"Wild West, y short time subsequent to the
Revolution, in which highly accomplished
young lady, the daughter of distinguished
officer Of the American Army. played an i'm
portInt part The story being Of Il most
thrilling nature, and exhibiting in a striking
manner the "Perils of the Border" we have
concluded 20 give an extract from it. as origi-
nally published, as follows:
The angle on the right bank of the Great
kanawha, formed 10y its junction with the
Ohio, is called Point Pleasant. and j. "A place
Of historical note. Here, on the 10Th Of Oc-
tober, IVA, during what is known rs Lord
Duumorc's War, was fought one of the icrc-
est aad most desperate battles that ever took
place between the Nirginians and their forest
foes.
After the battle in question. in which the
Indians were defeated with great loss, "a fort
was here erected by the VictOrS. which became
post OF great Importance throughout the
sanguinary scenes of strife which almost i'm
mcdiately followed, and which in this section
OF the country were continued for many years
after that establishment Of peace which ac,
knowledg,d the United Colonies of America
IA free and Independent nation.
Al the landing of the fort on The dav our
story opens, was fastened IA hlt-bout of the
kind used by the early navigators of the les
tern rivers.
Upon the deck of this boat. AT the moment
we present the scene to the reader stood five
individuals, alike engaged in watching a group
of persons, mostly females, Who were slowly
.4lsa .. II.
was u stout, sleek negro. in partial livery, aud
evid ntly house or body servant; three were
boatmen aud b"rdercrs, rs indicated 10y their
rough, br0nZed vlsugcs and coarse attire; hut
the hith was young man. some two and
twenty years of age, of "A fine commanding
person, and "a clear, open, Intelligent counten-
ance: and in the lofty carriage of his head
in the CLEAN of his large, bright, hazel eve
there was something which denoted one of
superior mind; but as we shall have occasion
IN the course OF our narrative To fully set
forth who and what Eugene Fairfax Was, We
will leave him for the present, and turn to the
approaching group. whom he seemed To be
regarding with lively interest
Of this group, composed OF middle-aged
man and four females, with "a black female
servant following some five or six PAGES in the
rear, there was one whom the most casual eve
would have singled out and rested npon with
pleasure. The lady in question, was appa-
rently about twenty years Of age, of slrn-
der and gracious hgurr, and OF that peculiar
cast of feature, which, besides being beauti-
ful in every lineamcnt, rarely fails "a al
feet the behold-r with something Ike
charm.
Her travelling costume fine brown habit
high in the neck, buttoned closely over the
bosom and coming down 10 her small pretty
feet, without trailing on the ground-was
both neat and becoming; and with her riding
cap and its waving ostrich plume, set gaify
above her flowing eurls, her appearance CON
trasted torcibly with the rough. unpublished
looks of those OF her sex beside heT. with
their linsey bed gowns scarlet flannel petit
coats, and bleached linen caps
"Oh, Blanche said one of the more ven
cradle Of her female companions, pursuing a
which hal been maintained sinee
quitting the open tort behind them, II cannot
bear to let You go; for il just seems to me Us
II something were going TO happen To you,