The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-12-20
GREENylLLE, SOUTH . CAROLINA, THURSDA
hands and groaped as il his heart would


hands and groaued as il his heart would
break. .sJgi z..,-r s.zaa sEr
III At iengsl, the settler stated up, a
changed man, for his soul was on FIRE.
and one thought only possessed him.
You could road II In bis burning, giar.
ing ewes: -.& .@iAz .-,is 4. .. ..pfSnh
!, ;. Re,ribuiion 7" !, - :, aas..,4 ~ . e
- "Look. friends,!'' he cried, In loud
and cracked tones, "my wife and chill
dren arc murdered! murdered See
them where they lny, hacked AND butch
cred like dumb beastsi And these are
the desils--Gods curse upon them -
--l,e pointed 10 the prosiraie sarages--
"who have done the bloody deed-who
have desolsted. my life forever. They
mus, die rs surely rs they have done
this thing they must die J" T..'} r>r... -
"Say the word, and well make shur.
work Of the bloody cusses u deeply
ejacu!a,ed one Of the men. as he point
ed his l'iece at n redskins body. .r
q Silently and sIernly the rest initiated
his example, and the parties being
equal, every redslin WAS covered. .rs.,
No! no! not that way !" eagerly
cried Davis, his eyes burning with all
the fires Of madness. "That would be-
TOO good-,oo good for ,e rcd fieuds !"
"lIow, then r. demanded his com
panions, simultaneously. Say the
word |" 49,. ...-....s'.... -.
:, i" Burn them, as they would burn us,
II they had the chance!" fiercely Missed
Davis, in deep aud concentrated tones.
The pioneers Of the great West feel
but iitrIe pity for savnges mt any time,
more especially under such ci,cum.
stances, and no xoice WAS raised against
Davis terrible proposition.
They have wanionly, brutally muir
dered my wife and children !" continued
the bereaved settler, land now would
but remind mo of them. I'll make n
bonfire Of it, and in the red flames roast
their internal carcasses. Who will aid
me in my vengeance
Every mau signified his readiness to
assist in anything.
Hands and feet, then, We will bind
these drunken devils !" pursued Davis.
=" IL either rousss up. shoe, him through
the hearth he added, implacen,ly.
The half fienzied pioneer procured
ropes, and in a little while, without let
or hindrance, the six redskins were
bound hand and foot. Then the bodies
Of poor Mrs. Davis and her children
were taken out and buried BY the set
tier and his companions--buried there,
in the great. black forest, by the light
Of pine torch.
God bless them. and keep them for
ever and ever J" cried the stricken hus.
band, from the bottom Of his breaking
heart. ... ....
Then the sleeping redskins were car.
ried Out, and then the cabin was given
TO the devouring element. ...
Ere long, tho. little place was a mass
of flames. .... ....-...
Now, lei justice be satisfied y cried
Davis, Is they were all clustered in
front Of the fire for is it not just that
these fiends should suffer for the mur.
der Of my wife and children Come,
toss them into the fiery furnace, TO
which they are doomed J"
One by one the six poweriens savaees
were lifted from the ground, and whirl-
ed into the cracking, seething flames.
To escape, there was no chance, not
withstanding they had begun TO show
signs Of returning Consciousness that
dreadful death WAS inevitable.
For few moments slrisks and wells
filed the mir, and then nothing was to
he heard but the roaring Of the rel
flames.
The redskins awoke but to realiz.
their doom, and die with howl Of ag-
ony. ....... .-.f .. ... Ea. .. -
. All over, Davis thanked the men
from The station, and, Notwithstanding
they earnestly, urged him to go back
with them, bade them ,adien, and soil.
tary and alone struck off into the deer,
bleak forest. Nothing was ever heard
of him again. .,w.v, = .... -a..