The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-04-06

rounded the cabin, joining at the time in q
frightful chorus of whoops; but the cool
courage of the brave defender soon taught
them caution One after another fell
under his rapid and fatal discharges, and
the assalants soon retired precipitately to
the forest, to arrange more feaseable
plan for attack. ...-.,.
During the several hours following the
Indians gained no advantage over the OBJ
stinate pioneer. Hardly an Indian en-
erged, although but for an instant, from
his cover, without paying for lis temsrity
with his life; and the shower of balls
which they constantly directed towards the
cabin sunk harmlessly into the logs
There was another cause, also, which aid
ed in the temporary discontinue of the
Indians; with an exhibition ofrare heroism.
Lydia Hylton had brought forth spare
rife and being skilled in its use, more than
one painted Iroquois fell before its leaden
messenger.
We'll done, my grip Matthew Hyl-
ton cried. as he witnessed one other fatal
discharges. Should Calamuck ever force
you to his wigwam, he must be careful to
remove his rifle from your reach
The Indians next tried to fire the cab
in, but the attempt was Intellectual. The
logs were solid and almost fire proof,
while the roof was damp from recent rains
and not at all inAamable; and the party
which had been detailed for the attempt
retired with considerable loss.
But the attack now assumed new as
pect. Burning against his stubborn ad-
versary, Calamuck led his party upon o
straight run towards the cabin, and BRAN
dishing their hatchets, fiercely sssailed the
door, Their blows at first seemed inef-
fectual. and half-a-dozen fell befo.e the
FIRE of the defenders, but still :6ercer as
sault caused the door to quivr omniously.
and in q moment it was carried forcibly
from its hinges! Two more of the Indi-
ans fell as the whole body rushed across
the threshold; but this was the last effort
of the defenders, Matthew Hylton stood
before his wife and daughter with bran.
dished rife. but blow from the hatchet
of Calamuck laid him senseless at his feet
and with wild cry of satisfaction, the
savage sezed the form of Lydia Hylton in
his arms. Cc.r ff
The Pale-Lily must bloom in the lodge
of the Iroquois! he triumphsntly exclaim.
ed. The captive maiden closed her eyes
with shudder of ofdespairng agony; when
suddenly the sharp ring of dozen rifles
came to her ear. The arms of Gala mucl
: slowly relaxed, and without q groan h.
sank down dead. Nor was he the onl,
one harmed by that fatal voley. Fou
others of the Iroquois, and among then
one who was swinging his hatchet abov
, the head of Mrs. Hylton, who knelt i'm
, ploringly at his feet, fell dead where h
, stood; and with repetition of the dis
, charge. with similar effects, the confusion
and terror remaining sayages were com
plete With wild cries, they fled to tn
( forest, drawing after them scattering fir
, hardly less fatal in its effects than the pre-
! yious one. IA .ea
l Matthew Hylton slowly revived, recov
: ering his faculties completely as he recog
. nized the body of men who had advance
f from the river bank Immediately upo
.. delivering their last volley to the pani
D struck savages. He recognized them, fo
!. they were brother pioneers with whom b
had been closely intimate, and who ha
v made their houses further up the rivel
: and as he grasped the hand of each sue
). cessively his, choking voice refused to ut
d ter the words of gratitude for their time
o ly efforts in his behalf, which ,sprang t
/. his lips. do +,- s.gs g---.- ~
"We understand wh at you'd say, if 20
|; could, Matthew" one of the honest bol
n derers remarked "But you owe no thank
t to US; what we've done might well B
accounted recompense for some of th
J. wrongs which we've suffered from the cru
: ell apd treacherous redskins. Pm afrai
there'll never be any love lost between US!
!, Thus ended the day which the vengt
: full Calamuck had denounced upon tt
: head of Matthew Hylton as "day
! DOOM" but its issue, as we have seen, ha
|, been far different from that anticipated b
4 the chief. -.r.
!. The sequel to the story. is easily tolt
b Among the rescuers of Matthew Hylto
: and his family was one upon whom tt
:. beauty and heroism of Lydia Hylton mao
a powerful impression, which. amid IL
incre asing perils of the backwoods, quic
\ ly ripened into love. That this was r.
a ciprocated, there is no better proof tha
4 The fact that not many months thereafte
the maiden's lover became her legal prt
tector, and that thenceforth his arms col
lf stituted q powerful and sufficient defent
. of the fair Flower of the Genesee, " as 81
) = was universally called, against savae
treachery aud violence.
Were fiction the basis of our story, y
). might give it a more digni6ed. thong
;. hardly more beitting end; but with
= its limits we have dealt only with fact
which the memory of more than one ve
erable settler of the Genesee Y alley cs
:. at the present day substantiate.
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