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or you'll never see MS again. replied one
Of his comrades; and as they began to
urge their horses forward, the youth dar.
ted into a thicket and disappeared in ad-
vance Of them.
As he ran through the wood toward
the river. his rife thrown across his shout
der. his eve constantly on the alert for his
foe. he passed over the CORY corpse of
many a companion, who had been overta-
ken, slain, Scalped. and ever stripped Of
his clothing-and which. in fact, at differ.
ent intervals, marked the course of the
retreat from that disastrous field of bat
tie.
At last, faint and almost exhausted, our
brave youth reached the hank of the riy
er. just as the only boat at that point.
heavily laden with the escaping fugitives.
was in the act Of being pushed from the
shore. Here at the moment were, for
.tunately, none Of the enemy-but above
and below were sounds of conhlct-and
an attack was every instant expected.
" Hold, coinrades!' he shouted, present
ing his weak ard bloody figure to their
view. =" | am just in advance of a few
more of our frieRds, who are hurrying up
with the ~wounded!'
Z" Get aboard yourself, if you want to-
replied one; but don't ask US to wait
COR any more-for another party would
sink us-to say nothing Of the savages
who may attack US here at any moment
Yes, jump aboard" said another
and quick too-or well have to leave
sou as we'll as them"
"Neverl' returned the youth. with
Mingled finish OF pride aud shame; : neyel
will I desert my friends il such a coward
Is manner! Uuti! the Others arrive,
will not put NY foot aboaad soar BOAT
shatever may the Consequences
Then we'll have to leave yon amonf
The rest" called out a third; /" for it,
better a few should perish than all, ant
all will. if we stay a minute longer"
He seized an oar as he spoke, and wa'
about to push off the boat. regardless Of
all lives save his own, when the youth
throwing his rife across the root of a
fallen tree pointed the muzzle at his breast
and exclaimed
Beware! the first man that sends thaI
boat one inch from the shore until our
comrades are aboard, will shoot, SO heir
me Godl"
The man knowing the youth, and
knowing he was one who would keep hi,
word, at once threw down the oar, NUT
tering some bitter curses upon his folly
but a few of the others, moved to feeling:
of shame and admiration by his heroic
self sacrifice, took part with our hero
and declared that all should escape, o.
all perish together. This at once raised
an alteration, and hot and angry word
had begun to pass between the diferen
parties, when, fortunately for all, the es
cort arrived, and were Immediately hur
ried on board-the boat, by this addition
al weight, being sunk to her very gunwal
so that it was feared another pound Nigh
swamp her.
The youth, who had meantime Stoot
back, giving directions, and refusing tt
enter till the very last. on seeing the con
dition Of things, told his comrades to pusl
off at orce, and he would find a way t.
save himself: and without waiting for
reply, he hurried up the stream q few
Yards, to where some horses stood pant
ing. which had escaped from the field o
battle, and selecting n of these, he, BY
great exertion, considering his weak ant
wounded condition, got upon his back
and forced him into the stream, and to
ward the opposite shore.
The moment the men in the boat per
ceived that the youth had fairly made hi
escape, they pushed off from the shore
hat not a moment too soon, for they nae
scarcely got a dozen yards out, when
large body of Indians, who had been at
lacking the boats below, came hurryinl
up along the bank, and at once poured il
upon them a heavy volley. Only one o.
two of them were wounded. however
most Of the enemy's balls going wide o
the MARYLAND with loud yells of def
ance. the Kentuckiaps returned the FIRE
and then pulled eagerly for the opposite
shore.
The wounded youth urged his horse to
ward the boat; but just before he reached
it, another ball of the enemy struck him
and shattered his right arm; when bend.
ing over, no seized the name of the horse
with his teeth and so chung to him, til
overcome by pain and the loss of blood
he tainted and rolled from his back int
the water, from whence he was rescued
by his companions at great peril to them
selves.
This heroic youth, who so self.sacrific
irgly saved his friends, and was himsel
most providentially preserved througl
many a perilous encounter besides thes
enumerated, subsequently ros to enviabl
distinction, and became one Of the prom
ineut men Of the West. In 1910 he re
moved to Cincinnati, where he passed tn
remainder of his days. During the wa
OF 1872 he was appointed Major Genera
of the Ohio Militia; and in 1929, Survey
or General Of the public lands Of Ohit
Indiana, and Michigan. He proved to b
as noble in heart as he was brave in dee
and was ever noted for his public spiri
and benevolonce. He died in 1881; an
the public were then called 20 m0sra Il