New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-03-26
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a IhLE W W4uHING
A1nsng The settlers sf wyeEaIsa ~ ! ,s..
named Hall. He had two soils neaPis "a a s. se
aaEgs-,9e younger one Of whom wasaaiAe& laiS]s-
| tne elder Hugh Their mother died ~fss ~,
S MeIe very Young, and few months after me- n.
oians maas their fearful iacurss0n OH ths dncsses
Sarss sansy; III, rad " some unknown means rsI
tne night 81 their feasfai deacesf, IL wss Sfss,
the Hfss honses assailed. The fashzr fought win
~ enssgy, ana defended hiasef ana
dangerous to afsaek the teneraeut rsiss5 -
fire 1t. While preparing I'd aecorayiIsE fs;r ssS1
design, Han ayailed himself d the souinsjon To-
4 escape. ssAsss MI xsa,S SS,sr MA "A ~
He placed Ralph npon hs sllsulders. ~ h;,i.ss..
Hugh to follow him, succeeded In escap1n9 Eff6x
| the honse unnoficed. Reaching plaes es sxfesy
he turned to speak TO Hugh, bat TO his unsperEnS
| BILE CONSERVATION he found hm gpaa. The hafr0N&
| ing thought that he might be csptured, aimI0ss
maddened him: Leaving Ralph u pisee of
houses, he crepf softly back, rife IL hai5d. Is re
cue the missing child. By keeping in NE ahadsx
he managed 10 evade the Indians, who were exsyY-
where numbering their victims. Reaching hEacot,
traces Of his son. He remained there some tine,
yanly hoping that he might find him &zz1 At
length, convinced that further search was aS&lsss,
he sorrowfully retraced hfs steps. On hia resafn
he noticed an Indian who had become 6&(Sehed
from the Others. Frenzied BY his loss, H& Fassed
his rifle, fred and killed him, then With GSfm
When he arrived at the spot where be had secrese4
Ralph, the blood of thsee Indians had asonsd for
i the theft 6f his soH.
That night Fan and hls yeaas sea sorscwfs z
morning dawned, had reached place of ssGetY.
The father entrusted Ralph to the care 81 xfkfsnd
and then returned 20 seek his son. nsys weSlm
search. Overwhelmed With sorrow, he soon he-
came ILL and few years after the IoSs of hiS s0u
died. Prior 70 his death, be told Ralph that hh
lost brother. when Seized wore i small medallion
Of his mother suspended from his neck BY
1 the search. ss ASs ssE'8 s ~ Nsss
his fathers death searched iii vain for Hugl until
at length, despairing OF success be Abandoned ne
4 project His hostility, however to the Indians Was
nroyerblal, ana u many CORY scalp was oisersd 70
4 One day, while pursuing hs vocation, be was Lost
in large forest. Night came on without finding
egrssss nom the wSods M he kspt pushing forward
moment be saw, not fifty yards distant, two Indians
sitting around campfire, with their backs TO-
4 wards him.. He concealed himself behind Issgss
tree, fearing they might have heard him. Affer
remaining silent few minutes, he peeped ont and
found them still sitting n the same position. both
mere huge strapgag 1sa fellows ga atsrsa +
have been armed only with butcher: knives Ralph.
J when he beheld This unlucky couple, felt ha old
ire rising, and determined u kiI one Or both VI
Indians were in tha vicinity. HiS rids ~ iosdsS.
and he could therefore easily In Ske 81 then !,
while the survivor might be dispatched with k1iis.
Q Having examined hG weapon, Ralph alsMly rxiasJl
i | it to take aim. Then came the thouRhf which
should he Kill. The question was cf soiae iInpoF
ance to himself as well as the Indians Both we're
8 equally strong and active. s @ IS;
After some hesitation. be deliberately aimed III
d the sitting on the right and fred foud crv
d followed and the Indian fell forward or, hs face Al
ID the feet Of his companion The iattsr anranr uu
is hut no sooner had he nuied Rainhs ssfn nPuaeii
n with his knife, was adyaneinQ thsn ssixinr n
weapon, he rushed forward 10 meet hia5 NeitkeI
t. halted until they Were locked taFet1er III aadIs
ii struggle Ralph although he had hem fraarefls
q engaged in such Conflicts never before met % sta{
70 Wart and active an opponent Neifkor cOuId IS
Is tain the mastery. Twilight deepencd info dark
ness but still they fought the glare Of Che re fa
ia ing upon the unified and descendinc bIadas. III
length the Indian slightly wounded Ralph. Mad,
dened by the pain, he sprang upon bis opponent
and seizing bis arm wrenched the sWeapon fron'
his grasp. Having now oyerpowere him. be va
IS about plunging the knife into his hoaorn. wher
both stumbled and fell within few fees vi the Ore