Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-04-19


I Strong of heart, stout Of body, however,
he bore his torments with heroic fortitude
At length the sayages grew weary and
betook themselves to slumber. Casting
themselves PROSTATE ON the ground the
redskins were soon sound asleep, young
Whipple being placed within the iaae;
circle between two of the most stslwaRt Of
their number.
Aaron began 60 look around him and
think. What could he 40 TO escape' for
now or never vas the time, At length he
tried his thongs, aud to hi. inexpressible
10Y found that one was little loose. His
mind was made up. Silently, csretslly he
worked away, and at length succeeded in
!, freeing his arm. All continued favorable.
Again silently and carefully with the touch
Of fairy, he reached over and drew a
a knife from the belt Of one Of the savsges
beside him. 1t was painfully critical
moment, as the reader may well imagine.
The next instant he released his otherarm,
and then cautiously, carefully raised him
self up. Not the faintest sound followed
his movements, and his csptors remained
still and undisturbed The youth counted
the redskins lyiug around, and found there
were ten of them.
"Ten o. them still, the red devils !" he
bitterly muttered to himself, "ten o them
still to die by my good right hand, as they
sartinly will. Cuss EN- how long to be
at their hearts, the bloody butchers. l
always did hate a redskin, but If thar
anything wuss than hate thars what feel
now"
With the soft and stealthy movement of
a cat, young Whipple crawled around from
savage to savage, carefully removing their
rifles knives and hatchets, which he car
ried away to safe distance out of sight
and reach Several times he came near
, being discovered, but finally accomplished
his purpose without let or hinderance.
"Now, then, for vengeance y he mutter-
ed, between his set teeth.
He barred his right arm and grasped the
cleaning knife with grip Of iron. Then
he drew back his hand and struck home
to the heart of brawny savage. The
blow was deep and deadly, for, without a
, groan, without movement, the sleeping
redskin perished.
So the resolute youth quietly passed
from one to the other, dealing death and
destruction.
AT last but two were left and then he
paused.
| "My vengeance wouldn't be half satisii
| ed if none O. the devils should know whose
r hand struck the blow II he muttered. "ll
a waken these up an let em meet thare fate
with thar eyes open"
3 Placing his hand to the side of his mouth
. h.. ,,ay., p,oat unoartblv uaI Thr
| ages instantly started to their feet, and
were confronted by young Whipple, who
$ stood before them the very embudyment o.
: an avenging Nemesis.
r The redskins uttered whoop of def
t ance, and felt for their weapons, but iounc
that they were detenceess.
: Young Whipple cast his knife aside an'
] seized his hatchet, at the same time wildl,
shouting:
/. "Redskin murderers, look at your com
c rades lyn' around slaughtered by mel
: might killed you in yer sleep, too, but
d wanted yer to see who had dun the work
J an | am satisfied now !"
The fearless youth sprang at the two
:, savages, and after brief but fierce strug
= gle, buried his cleaning Ratchet in th
neau OF one OF tnem. ne other, an uhu
3 sually powerful fellow, still struggled TO
his life. at length Aaron got the redskil
e by the throat and bore him to the ground
t Raising his hatchet, the avenging you'll
prepared to strike, but h0sitated.
II might brain you like dog, redskinl'
y he hissed, "but | won't. I'll let ye 60 tha
= ye may spread the news of the work Iv'
done an sm goin to do. Tell yer rod broth
: ers how Aron Whipple took vengence ol
= yer comrades; an tell 'em, too that, nigh
e aud day, the white aveuger, tireless anc
d sleepless, will ever be on thar trail. Tel
'cm that l shall spare none, sleepin or wa
J. kin, for have sworn bloody oath agail
;. the hull red race. Away with ye now t
d yer people! The next time ye cross me pat
yer death is sartnl''
it BY an effort of strength Aron Whippl
a cast the redsin from him, and with how
] the Indian gathered himself up and bound
7. ed away into the forest.
IS Young Whipple then fully armed himsel
;. repeated his deadly oath against the say
ages, and departed from the scene of hi
:. bloody exploit; aud, for years afterward, h
l. lived to render himself terror to the den
e izens of the West With sleepless, tire
Is les hatred he incesently pursued the saw
e. ages his thirst for vengeance daily an
'f hourly growing more fierce aud implacG
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