, 1860-11-09
The Outpost.

Towards the latter part OF the year 115l, the
French, aided by vast bodies oi Huron and iro-
quois Indians had begun to make themselves
very dlsagreeaoie nelghoors 70 tne b.ltlsn ON. Snu
american cOIOnlsts III noIthern N"Snsi SiVi
and the northwest portions Of New York state
the French oy their encroachments on tne
ironuer' ana 'ne ihuiahs oy tneir numerous IOL.
rays and savage oaroarty to all VINO were uh'
Fortunate enough TO lail into their hands
To put stop to these aggressive Proceealngs
numerous OOdleS, oOth OF the regulars anu
the colonial militia, were dispatched 70 the sey' %
eTal points assalied; ana among tee Ies., Ooh
Henry lhhes WIN company VI uHy HISh'
among whom were party oi some dozen Nlr, !,
ginla kIilemen, was oraered 70 occuY = snai,
outpost or log iorh wnlcn AZ tnls percy ssTnu ~"
within iew miles Oh tne horth lorA VI 'nS A''e-
gheny r.Ver.
Having arrived saIeiy AZ tneT qusr'eIsI the
little company set ABOUT rlghuhg up inc Olo POSt'
to make It as comfortable as circumstAhces "oulu
permit; and TINS oelng done, ana oIIeI OnCe
more restored, sentries were placed ~ All sne au.
vance pOints Oh tne stauOn' Whno Ine seSeSs'
vigilance was both enJolned ana exercised Oy
day and night;
Among the virginia rinemeh VINO nau Vouuh'
teered into the company, was ui', many, nne,
IooAlng young leIow, Wno, rom ns IAtA anu
un1Irs sHll y ma Hs'A'', nSI ISSSyS n,L t
But with whatever Justice his name had been ap-
piled 70 him for his skill, his disposition certainly
entitled him to no such terrOr-spreadng epithet
er.N ~ uio ~ Nv VS. W." wy Nv v ''''
-, =,
ms Ilcn Iuna 0I Ine nlo..leIIw, i.'s Soe,a,
Sru ~ IT, ~
nun seIal 'ayose " VIII .uS ~ va, ~. wy
% r S.OH " ~ ~ ,s s'.'', ;,h
moi only recomnended him 10 their good eraces
INT carsrd manv a lttle short-comin0V of his
m he 1inked M and passed over in silence. which
otberWise Derhaus. he might moi have pot over
so easily.
The ccmDanv had NOT been stationed at the
fort mnch more than 4 ,reek ere Death. in one
or III excnrsions Ior oame discovered that Al a
small fsrm.hm,se so,ns tbree miles or 60 dis
II .',sr St.nhone whnse eonsI in beauty and
an,'shls ou,litiss he bad never seen before
AMI 10 r.,,dsr himself morp certain of the fact
he called ,hs dnv CoIiow;Dg under cover Of ne
mr.,nO nr SseS og I huSInS Is hit DowSsr % sssE W"
neo,h u,,s ;nv;ted to coma again nv Farmer
S,anho,,a ,rbo hsn,,.n,.d n he frnm the same
nov;sh - ,ha f,tber of o1r hero. and va mead
scsrcslv sSv thSt the Invitation was botH eagerly
snd ;oyG,Ily acccnted and as Omen AZ circum.
Su s.Sns1s y %SyJ J'UsP Oep'"it eonp.J e wit with
~ -,
Inc second week aner uns occSircnce Iook
Mss ~ s..
ooln aHec.ng .nn ru''o eo,n.uy = ;s s.S ,osS'
"erS Mue'y uu'cITn. i IJiPi.. ~.
ine urst was, tllat Deaen n.I sLSuueS .SS S loss
an hls sS.I as nlaIAs,"aIl, or' sse e0 s Ae .,su
EemIVeu I gu % "a saisr % alS % LO1S hsd ~ soD"d
nOTu, ~. wy o'u ~ ;,S ~ ..A1.l, 49,
sadly wanting IN tue items o. wOoocOck, O'aek1 ;
SocA1 80 w. " ~. u, rS, ~
the SECOND al'I nlIst hnIor..O' He "oesenSs ,:nSs
was mat IN Regular sncesssoh, ioS ,, se".S1 n;.
hAa usappeareu irSh te eAuene y. ,J.s ; I, ~
Ou' ,cAvs .c s,lI.e1 49, W s'uS''S VIZ
. mystery OF their uisappeatahce.