The Nevada journal., 1858-06-11
THE PERILs OF THE BORDER.

While reading recently an account Of
the f.ightful massacre of several white
families by the Blackf,ot Indians, we
were reminded of a thrilling event which
occurred in the Wild West" short
time subsequent to the Revolution, in
which highly accom- plished young lady,
the daughter Of distinguished officer of
the American Army, played an import
ant part. The story being of most
thrilling nature, and exhibiting in a
striking manner the "Peiils of the Bor-
der" we have concluded to give an
extract from it as originally published,
MS follows:-
he angle on the tight bank of the
Great Kanawha, fnlmed / Y It's junction
IF the Ohio, is called Point Pleasant,
and is place of historical note. Here.
on the 10Th Of October. IVA, during
what is kHown as Lord Dunmolc's War,
was Tough enc If the tielccst and most
desperate battles that ever took place
between the Virginians and tie forest
foes.
Afjcr the battle in question, in which
the Indians were defeated with great
loss, fort was here erected by the vic
tors, which became post of great i'm
p0rtance throughout the sanguinarv
scenes of strife which almost immde a. "
followed, and which in this section ot
the country were continued for many
years after the establishment of peace
which acknowledged the United Colo
nies Of America ii free and independent
nation.
At the landing Of the fort. on the day
our story opens, was iastsncd a fiat boar
of the kind used 10y the early naviga. ors
of The " WeStern rivers.
Upon the deck IF that boat, Mt the
moment we present the scene 10 the
reader, stood five individuals. alike ell.
gagei in watching a group If persons,
mostly females, who were slowly ap-
preaching the landing. OF these five.
one was stout, sleek negro, in partial
livery, and evidently a house or body
servant; three were boatmen and hor :
dererS, as indicated by their rough,
b bonzed visages aud coarse attire, but the
hf Ii WAS II y"ung man, some and
twenty yeaIs of age, Of fine command
ing person, and clear, open intelligent
c'untemancc; and in the lofty carriage
OF his head-in the gleam of his large,
bright. hazel eye-thefe WAS something
which denoted one of super ior mind but
us We shall have occasion in the course
of on: narrative to fully set forth who
and What Eugene Failfax was, we will
leave him for the present, and turn to
the approaching group. whom he seemed
to b" regarding with lively interest.
OF tins group, composed of a middle
aged man an, four females, with black
female servant following some five PAGES
lii the rear, there was one whom the
most casual eye would have singled out
and rested upon wi h pleasure. The
lady III question, was apparently about
twenty yeas Of age. of slender and
graceful tigur', aud If that peculiar cast
of feature, which, besides being beauti-
full lii every lincameut, rarely fails to af-
feet the beholder with something like a
charm.
Her travelling costume-a fine brown
habit high III the neck, buttomed closely
over The b"som and coming down to her
small p. city feet, withuut trailing ON the
grouhd-TaS both neat and becoming :;
and with her riding cap and its waving
ostrich plume, set gaily above her flow
rS eurls, er appearance contrasted
to.cibly with the rough, unpublished
looks of those of her sex beside her, with
their linsey bed gowns, scarlet flame.
petlicoats, and bleached linen caps
"Oh, Blanche" said one of the .more
venerable of her female companions.
pursuing Conversation which had been
maintained since quitting the open fort
behind them, Il cannot bear to let YOU
go; f1r it just seems 10 me as if some
thing was going to happen to you, and
when feel that way, something gem
orally does haI pen"