Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-07-06

eeeded to examine the printing. g No,
n s not de chile to fool you, Mars Jonas"
pursued Tom, quickly, + And eff II
didn't see de most horribles ayes--and
dem dar eyes Iniin' s-denI lieber seed
nuffin-- neber--during dis lffs-dat's
Itrufe.'', zr' n <ITs-.. rs
/ Mr.. Parker now suggested 4 that it
might be as we'll TO go down to the creek
Land make a. search through the bushes !;
but to this proposition tha negro excited
Ily demurred saying th$tYif there. were
| Indians there, they would be Certain to
shoot him before he could take them.
Y 1. Phat's true, Tom, = repliedlthe 9TH
er4-t.I there are Indians there, (which /
ito not believe. However,. as ypu seem
SO much alarmed, and as ! am willing to
admit the possibility of such thing, we
willreturn tosthe house, T 4.,t =. /
Accordingly. Mr.. Parker andIIhis ser
tant setoT along the side Of th44hill, to
. point where they could get d view of
tbe1d yelling, he carrying his rih4 80 as to
kbe ready for instant uset and Ile negro
keeping close,at bis heels, with Tie axes
aud other implements, aid both looNng
warAy4 about them. clpsely sRaphing
teyefy txee and bush. n 14.< " n
| Nothing Occurred to Justify TIE alarm
| Of the negro aptilithey reacheH tAe edge
Of the corn-fela which. ran down. to the
house; when, iust rs. Mr.. Rarkeffwas in
| the act Of repFoving bis servant FIR excl
| ting his fears without cause, thqFe sud-
denly came reports of thrice 1oE f5Sr rides
lii quick SUCCESSION 4ihstantly fllowed
lby Wild, Indian yeIls-aud both T'Rm and
This master dropped together, th4 laaer
Estruck by tive bails, 0ne in his siae and
| the other in his4e5. n Il e.
| #'s'.O+, my God !! my poor family" he
! groaned as bel gathered himself UPON his
/ Eel, and beh4ld the negro stretched out
upon. his back, apparently dead, apd the
Indians 7 with "a savage yell Of triumph,
| lib The act. of Bounding forward .td|fnish
| theirlwork and secure The scalps Of their
| fieHms. r.. If F. T7#L II
| ~ fTIastily Staggering TO ths neare4t tree,
MI. / Parker now set his bach. against it,
Kdrew up hisritle, ready for the .for4most,
| and stood as.itYere at bay. Ptrcfivihg
this, and knowing too Welt the certainty
lof tile white man. s. aim--add also fAeling
tthenlselves SURG Of the prize, and thero-
| fare mot caring te+throw away a Single
tlife 1.-The Indians immediately took Esllel-
lick Behind different trees and began toFe-
!. load their pieces. I5 NJ. H.
|. ,s4To 1cnain where he was, Mr., .P4rkcr
know saw would be certain death in d few
| nloments ;.s4wounded as Re was, and Won
IGhually growing weaker from los$ Of
blood, it was vain to thiRk .pf flight; and
iyet, with death staringBhim Id The f{c9
| and On almost maddenihs desire for sHf|
preservation, equally Abr his familNs
| sake as his own, he felt,that something
ought to be tried for'his lgalvhtiob, though
Eeyes So hopeless the attempt, II o..
| I4eoking quickly and searclfing}T
around him. heIpereeiyea; about ten pal
ICES distant, a dense thicket, and Believing
| ifshe could reach that, his chances Of life
would be increased las the sayages could
not make their aim sure without actually
lentering -he gathered all His strength
land nerve forHtAe effort, and Iran forward
Ito the spot, failing in the hidst|of the
bushes, and just IN time I'd escape two
tballs 5of the enemy, which at the same
moment wizzed over his bead, F. J.. Il
I5@ Seeing him fall and supposlng theft
Hast Shots had proved fatal, the two saw
/ ages Who had just fired, uttefing yells of.
| triumpir darted out from behind their
| trees, 4 and flourshing their sealping
knives, bounded forward to4he thieket \
| but ere they reached i. Mr.. Parker, who
had succeededih getting upon his knees
and his rifle TO bear upon the foremost
pulled the trigger \ I. Il
/ There was a flash>a crack and a yell at
ithe same moment, and sprihging some
| tw6 oil three feet clear Of t4esearth, the
Indian fell back dead, atathe very feet of
Ibis companion, who suddenly stopped,
uttered a howl Of .dismay and seemed
Undetermined whether TO advance OF rel
| tfeat. 4 Il. Ill Ut Fl #-: i
| TAat 1nonlentary- hesitation proved fail
ltaf to him also III DE negro who had
| been all this time fsigping death, but
was really unRarmed, now thinking tRers
mig DE a 4 p0SslDEltN Oh escape, cIulcfea
ono. dfliis axes nervonslyss made two sud+E:
,,enI bounds forward, the distance being
ahobtF len feet. and before the astonished
warrisr had tias T. nut himself on guard,
brought the gRksriag 5bls1a down like
| lightning, cIeaying tie savage through
skull and brain, and laying him p CHASTITY
and bleeding corpse beside the other.
|. s.IDar. take dat, You tieyin. red mig
gef,' shouted Tom, with an expression
Of demoniac ferceness; take dat DAT
| and don't nebber say muffin more 'boat
SHEDDING down white gentlemen! T. Phi
The words were hardly uttered, when
CRACK vent the rifles Of the-otherTtwo say
aoes. one grazing the left cheek Of the H.
Igro, land the other causing his right d4ar
to tingle.
1. Great Golly r. cried Toms !" dat dar
was II most near being de finishing OBJ dis
chile, But as you isn't got no mere
loads iii YOU, you old varminters," be.
addsd, shaking his Est IN the directionIfiof
tbel asyaq.s, asposa n you doesn't shoot
anF more .afore US gentleman d,cc4s:''
Then. saizing the guns Of the sgq slain
warriers, rushed into the tAicket, where
Mr. Parker lay concealed, exelaimingA
"lTars Jonas, hope you isn't dead
yet, but two o. Do injins 4 10, an here !
is, wild dar two guns. dat only wants s'if.