Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-11-06

much presence of mind threw down his weapons,
and motioning his friends to be quiet, boldly
marched out of his covert, and presenting his
hand to Winnemac, who was an old acquaint-
ance, expressed much pleasure at again seeing
him. t@a etg y stt
ssMe tired of Yankee service" said he, speak
ing in broken English, which was the medium
OF intercourse between the border tribes eand
80 be nv two friends here; and to day we jest
quit old Winchester's camp. We 60 join King
Georges red coats! Byme by me bring heap
o. warriors! Where's you campo"
Winnemac, who was equal to Logan in STRAIT
egy. pretended to meet the advances of his old
friend with frankness, but at the same time de-
manded the arms of the party, and placing his
men so as to guard them effectually from escape,
started with them in the direction of the Eng
lish camp, at the foot of the rapids, But in the
course of the march Logan and his companions
managed to dsreiye their guards so completely
that at length, being tired of carrying their
weapons in addition to their own, they were
restored, with the charges still in them. This
was the very object that Logan desired, and in
little time he contrived to communicate his
plan of action to Brighthorn and Captain Johny.
| As they moved along, therefore, with their
loaded rifles in their hands, they watched the
| opportunity when Wlnnernac's eyes were turned
away from them, to convey balls from their
pouches to their mouths for instant use. Logan,
| in bis excitement, had filed his mouth so full
that it attracted the attention of Elliott, who
demanded what he was stufing into it,
sMe no smoke to-day" was the reply, $50
me chaw heap toback." PIG ae
The intention of the brave fellows as the
reader already perceives, was to attack their
captors and with their scalps return to the A.
merican camp, and in this manner prove the
falsehood of their cowardly detractor.
| In this manner the seven British Indians and
their prisoners proceeded, till evening, when
they came to small creek about twenty miles
/ from General Winchester's camp, where they
concluded to rest for the night. immediately
after halting four Of the Indians started up the
creek bottom in search of berries-leaving Win
nemac and the other two behind to watch the
prisoners. No sooner had they gone than Logan
and his two friends sprang to their feet, and
each selecting his man, fred-and two of the
guard fell to the ground dead; the third required
another shot to finish him. While Logan was
reloading for this purpose, Captain JOHNNY Sc
cured the scalp of the Pottawatamie chief, and
attached it to his belt
The noise of the firing attracted the attention
| of the absent warriors who, rushing back to the
spot and perceiving the state of affairs, took COW
er and ratified their shots in among our friends,
British Indians lodged from tree to tree, en-
deavoring to uncover their antagonists and be-
ing one more in number, succeeded in doing this,
and Logan, while in the act of shooting an In
dian in front, received mortal wound from the
flank. He, however, killed his man, and then
fell to the ground. Two others of the enemy
were wounded so that they died soon after
Brighthorn was also badly wounded, but recov
cred. The remaining Potawatamie, finding him
self alone, ran all night, until be reached the
British camp with the intelligence; and, in the
meantime, Captain johnny, securing three of the
horses of the enemy, placed his wounded COM
panions upon two of them, and with four scalps,
as trophies of their gallantry, returned to Win
chester's camp, where they arrived before morn
| ing.
| Poor Logan fingered for several days, in great
suffering, which he bore with heroic resignation
to the last.
| A few hours before he breathed his last breath,
while his friend Oliver was seated by his side,
bright smile lighted up his face, till finally his
parted lips revealed the double row of beautiful
white tee.h for which this handsome chief was
celebrated, and low but joyous laugh broke
from them.
| His friend Oliver asked him what pleased him
so much.
| 81 was thinking of the odd figure Johny cut
while whipping off the scalp of Winnemac-at
the same time looking around him in every di-
rection for the enemy"
| This anecdote shows that even in his last mo-
ments the unconquered spirit of this brave and
truly noble warrior was exulting in the last act
| of his life.
Logans death was regretted by all; and the
manner of his death fully exhonerated Linn from
all unjust suspicious. He was buried with the
honors due to great chief; and his monument
is in the respect and admiration of the nation he
SO faithfully served.
FARMERs' BoYs.-The following article, which
we find in the Valley Farmer, western agrl-
cultural periodical, we commend to the atten
ton of every farmers boy. Parents should, al
so, point it out to their sons, and If necessary
read it TO them carefully, and then hand the ar
| ticle over to them, without comment, unless the
remarks be of mild, pleasing nature:
''In the wide world there is no more impor-
tant thing than farmers boys. They are not so
| important for what they are as for what they
will be- At present they are of but little conse-
quence too often. But farmers boys always
have been and we presume always will be the
material out of which the noblest men are made.
They have health and strength; they have bone
and muscle; they have heart and will; they
have nerve and patience they have ambition
anu 6uuuIduCo, duu tHeSo dic eh0 i1AolCii"o ehee
make men. Not buckrams and broadcloth, and
patent leather and beaver fur, and kid-gloves
and ch-seals, are the materials OF which men
are made. 1t takes better stuff to make man.
1t is not fat and flesh and swagger and selfcon-
ceit; nor yet smartness, nor hippancy, nor fop-
perry, nor fastness. Those make fools, but not
men; not men such as the world wants, nor such
as it will honor and bless 1t is not long hair,
nor much beard, nor cane, nor pipe, nor
cigar, nor quid of tobacco, nor an oath, nor a
glass of beer or brandy, nor dog and gun, nor
pack of cards, nor novel, nor vulgar book
of love and murder, nor tale of adventures,
that makes man or has anything to do with
making man. Farmers boys ought to keep
clear of all these idle, foolish things. They
should be employed with Dobler objects. They
have vet to be men of the clear grit, honest, in
telligent industrious, ambitious men, who shall
love their country and their kind. With the
means thew possess how easy for them to be In
fact the first class men. They have land and
stock and tools; they have health and time and
mind; they have schools and churches and pa
pers they have books and perseverance and the
heart and hand for work. More than this they
need not. Let them awake and work and read
and study. It is not all work, nor yet all study,
that will make them men of the right stamp.
Thew must work intelligently and study with an
earnest purpose of being benefited, and then they
will become Whist they ought to be, the real
men of the world"
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