Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-29
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The Triple Revenge!


they are related by some aged pioneer
whose grey locks and SCARED face give
evidence of the many trials and dangers
through which he has passed
The following thrilling story was rela-
ted to me, one stormy winters night by
Sam Brown, one Of the actors in the
bloody tragedy:
Before the bosom of the lovely Ohio was
ruflled by the PROV of steamer, my
father lived about forty miles below the
Falls, on the Kentucky side. His house
was situated some two hundred yards
from the river in little open space
formed partly by nature, and partly by
the hands of father and myself.
Our family consisted Of father and
mother-who were both very old, my
siste: and myself.
Sister Lizzie was in her sixteenth
year, and as fair flower as ever bios
somed upon earth. or was was borne home
to Heaven on the wings of angels.
One lovely summer day as the sun was
peeplng his great read face. above the
hills Lizzie came running up the path
that LED to the river, and announced that
two Indians were padding down the
stream in canoe.
Father once had brother who was
killed BY the Indians, and he never lost
an opportunity of revenging his dead
brother. when an Indian came within
rife range.
When father heard from Lizzie that
| To- 4 4 Al he
took his rife from the wall and started
directly FOR the river. When he reached
the cotton wood thicket on the hank, he
| saw two Indians not more than hundred
yards from the shore. padding swiftly
down the stream. Deliberately he raise
his rife to his shoulder and took aim. =
Suddenly the silence was broken bv the
sharp ring of his rife, and one of the
Indians plunged beneath the water to
rise no more.
Again father loaded his rife and fred
but by this time the remaining Indian
was too far behind.
After standing and gazing for mo
ment at the retreating Indian, he went
back to the house, and the scenes of the
morning were forgotten in the labors OF
he day.
Not so with the Indian who was a
brother to the one slain; a desire for
vengeance was burning In his heart. and
then then he turned the point which hid
the river below his caroe within the
hnshes, and awaited the coming of even
ing to carry out his designs.
xlo
shadows on the ground, the Indian arose
from his seat, aud started off swiftly and
silently for the place from which father
fired in the morning; and when he reach
ed it, he again concealed himself in the
bushes.
After supper that night. father took
the pail and went to the river for water
| took the gun, and accompanied by the
dogs. went into the woods to hunt.
When father reached the hank. he
stood for a moment gazing at the moon
light splendor Of the fair Ohio. How
beautiful were the little silver tinted
waves as they rolled gently shoreward to
kiss the little pebbles. Little did he
think he was gazing on that lovely river
for the last time.
While he stood there, lost in pleasing
france, two glaring eyes within the thick
ct close behind him, were watching him
with intense hatred as they silently ap
preached behind him
1t was the terrible Indian approaching
with uplifted tomahawk. Silently he
gided within few feet of father; there
his tomahawk flashed in the moonlight as
it swiftly descended deep into the vic
Tins head, and he sank to the ground
without a groan.
When the Indian had taken the scalp
from fathers head he bounded off swift
as the antelope toward the house. Moth
er met him at the door. but before she
could utter scream. she sank to the
floor with deep cut in her forehead; but
beforc he reached sister, she gave pier
cling scream. That scream reached nv
ears far eff in the woods, and it pierced
my very heart. Tor. / knew it camc from
my sister. Swiftly | few toward the
house. but, oh ! how slow did it seem to
me then, that approached it.
When | rushed into the open space
tuat SURROUNDED Tue inOuSe, my eyes met
a sight that froze the blood within me-
Lizzie came running out the door, utter
ing screams of terror, aud close behind
her came the Indian, uttering yels of
For moment | lost all
presence Of mind. but just as he was lift
ing his arm TO strike, | sent bullet
through his brain.
Then rushed toward the house, but
the bleeding corpse Of my mother met my
eyes, laying close beside the door; and
whenI ASKED Lizzie for fathes. she said
he had not yet returned with the pail Of
wafer.
Again | turned to Fly toward the river.
When | reached it my worst fears were
r allied there lay father, bloody and
lifeless. rs
Soon Lizzie and carried them into
the house aud laid them on the bed; and
all that long terrible night We knet and
wept beside them. Early next morning
we placed them side by side 10 one large
grave. &
That day Lizzie was taken witha brain
fever, and on the third day, she too, was
placed beside my parents.
Since that time have spent most Of
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