Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-19

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one OF these ar trees, crawled along like ,
squirrel, and then drapped down this ar creek
but u ar too dark now to find out 10 wait til
lnOrnln an If L amt right well try somcthn
else, for the copper head never wur vet thai
could full red Sile." As he concluded he told
the party to build up a fre-wait for him, wher
throwing his rife over his shoulder. be started
on through the forest alone. lie moved direct
Tor the creek alluded to. and going up stream
a short distance, he found dam of loose sticks
and stones, in such manner that it diverted
the water from its original channel. causing il
to How into a small gullcy, running at right an
giles with the aforesaid stream. lie then. rs il
had become quite dark, departed for the camT
to patiently await the morning
lie reached the camp in safety. merely saving
In answer to the inquiries as to where he had
been = thought Id take look around .
Ihe same precautiOn in camp was preserved aS
on the previous evening. At length. daylight
came and S'le was the first 10 reach the stream.
On arriving there, he shouted I've found
EN-, boys, I've found em-come out hyar. -
In compliance with the request they hastened
forward. Soon reaehing the place, they found
the bed OF tho creek quite dry. but bearing on
Its face the imprint Of the footsteps Of one man
only. "Great God, groaned Henry here
we have been taken far out the way by one
miScreant only, and perhaps even now my
daughter IS m their camp and lost to me for
ever Hold hard thar, Car, Jest bet nv
bar aSin pig s ear that the hull of the tree
toads went this way, one steppin' in the tracks
ov the other; lets 60 down n little further
aiore we give 1T up. Saying which. he started
down the stream at a rapid pace, followed by
the entire party. After a journey of about
halt mile. they came to a place where the
trail led of from the creek, taking course due
north 1t was now very plain, the Indians
thinking themselves safe from pursuit takinp
no precaution to hide, 50 that the hunters could
proceed twice as fast a. they had been track
lng-and about noon they came in sight If the
Indians. eating their dinner in a small gully
Now boys, exclaimed Sile, we've got To be
careful, fur if we don't. the waller bellies will
hSklver US, and will spite all our fun You
jest go back an lay low. an I'll keep track of
these devils, an find the rest of our BOYS too >
The main body now fell back, leaving Sile
to complete his operations. After he had seen
them well secreted in some adjoining trees
Slle returned, and making a wide detour. com
menccd searching for the other party of his
friends. whom he expected to find sJnewhere
IL the nifty. As he made his way through
the heavy underbrush. he imagined thnt he saw
duSky form silently approaching Dropping
to the earth he patiently awaited the coming
one. As he drew nearer, Sile could plainly see
the painted features of an Indian warrior and
close upon his heels followed three moro. They
paused moment, and then one who seemed
to be their chief, giving grunt of satisfaction
moved forward, accompanied by the others
Thus they proceeded some sixty rods; then the
chief again stopped, and. turning to the others,
seemed to hold sort of council with them fire.
quently pointing to the ground ahead of them
As sOOn as he finished, they all commenced
searching in the bushes: and so cautiously did
they act. dodging behind every tree they came
to. SIlc had no difficulty in discerning that
they had discovered his trail. and. knowing by
freshness lon II
far distant, were now diligently in search of
him. As soon as Silc made up his mind to
this. he commenced crawling away Ne fast n ne
could from 80 dangerous a locality lie thus
proceeded, e snake fashion. : until he came to
d large tree, when he arose, and moving off in
such manner as to keep the aforesaid tree be-
tween himself and his purSucr,
lie had thus preceded about five hundred
yards. when he was discovered by one of the
Indians. who WAS standing directly over the
place where Sile had but n few moments before
lain. Giving wild whoop. the redskins
dashed forward in pursuit Sile now ran for
dear life. taking care to keep on the trail
the Indians had Just passed over. supposn"
that hl, friends had also found the track and
were following in pursuit of the Savages On.
or, he ped. with the Indians gradually closing
on hIm. when on turning the foot of small
hill. he came full upon the wished for friends.
SIle on seeing them, shouted joyfully, Single
out thc Narnlnts rs they come round, and he
sure AMI MT leave one f EN- 10 tell the rest
whose comm for en-. ~ As he finished n
dozen rifles sounded forth as one and before
the awakened ecnoes had ceased rcverberating
through the Narrow yalley-the four vigorous
forms had bounded madly forward. flushed
with hope and thoughts Of victory. now were
numbered among the beings that were
The sharp reports brought the party Silc had
hidden. instantly to the spot. and the party
IoIn Inp1n bap fbry oil III l.,
fully on. But little more remains TO be told
The settlers soon reached the child stealers
when the conflict was short and decisive The
Indians were all slain, and little Jane now tells
to four bright-eyed wondering children the
story Of her wonderful escape from the Savages.