The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-05-14

apartment, when an orderly entered the,room
and informed him that one OF bis men afbel
to speak 70 him.
'.Send him in," replied the Colonel;lnd fs
next moment our friend Death had entred and
made his best bow to his comrnandlns5iicer.
'.Wyn, what scrape have you bsl ssi'
into now :" said The Colonel; when he saw WHO
his visitor was
''None Colonel" replied Death; "5ut haze.
come 10 ask favor"
'.Lrt US hear it, p said the Colonel, "and vt
viii then see what we can do'
"Well, Colonel, it ssimpIy this-ifyou viii
put the ''riAes'' onder my orders to night, and
let me occupy the deserted post, will not onlf
clear the mystery of the Disappearance Of tfse
four sentries, but make the post tenaJle in lu-
ture."
'.But how?' said the Colonel, in the most
intense surprise.
4 guess, Colonel, anwered Death, ''Yoo had
better let me have the men, and order US Of,
and III tell you the whole affair after. proa,-
ise that 10 enc shall receive scratch if tHeg
follow my direction implicitly"
eyes you are strange man, - said the Colo-
nel, '.but thinkI will let YOU have your own
way tins time. When Do you intend TO start e
"In about an hours time. . answ cred Death.
every well, will give you the necessary
orders 50 that you can start when you thiak
proper. Aad what Is more, il you perform al!
you have promised, an1 don't cause me 10 rS
pent having humored you, you shall have pod
Camp5elI's place"
/ Hector Campbell was brave, bat very hea@-
strong young Scotchman, who had occupia1
the post of Lieutenant at the fort. Ia suddsa
freak Of daring he had volunteered to stand SET
try at the fatal spot from which three sentrie
had already 50 mysteIiously disappeared, an
he paid for his rashness with his life.
sNnY pv lads" said Death, as in o1nni :.
hour after his conversation WIN Col. Innes, BE
approached the deserted post, at The head Of a
dozen riaemen who had been temporary placed
under his orders.
81 will tell you what we are gong TO do
The long and short of the affair is simply this,
/ its gang Of them cassrd, thiesin' Ioquois that
have circumyeated aud carried olr four Of our
men-shooting them with their arrows and then
decamprd with their bodies.
''To-nightas as l was returning 10 the i5h,
suddenly thought heard the sound Of several
voices. Creeping on my hands towards The
spot, got nigh enough 10 see and hear thai
about dozen Of Iroquos We're there ar
ranging their plans to surprise the fJIt tonight
Intending 10 steal in upon II by the point
which their cussed Jeyiitry had rendered Sc
easy Of access. only stopped to learn this
when l hurried to the Colonel, and asked hin
10 place Won at nv d;Sp0sal. and here we are
| did not say word to him about what hal
learned, being determined that if possible, th,
rifles should have the honor Of eAtrln.inatit,g
the varlets. And now ask YOU, are YOU vii
ling and ready to follow my orders -
Every man chesrluly answered in the affirm.
alive, and with qnickening pulse aud saosuin,
hopes, the little company again moved ior ward
The post consisted Of long, narrow space
bounded on each side by rocky bank, Will,
It's extreme end was closed in by a dark an,
imptnctla5le looking forest. The bank on eacl
s::ae Of the pass was lhickly covered with brust
and underwood. Death now concealed his men
taking care TO arrange them 50 that their fir
would not cross each other and bid5ing then
: no, 70 fire until he cave the sional. and ane
they had fired, not 10 stop to reload. but club
bing their rifles, to jqmp down and finish III
struggle in that manner.