Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-03-21
April 5th.

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be alive and able to write to you once more
had not thought to have seen this day. Blu
let me tell you.
Hardly had 1 laid my head upon my pill
| low the night on which my last letter wa
written to you, when from all sides of tn
house and, as it seemed, from every room il
the house, arose the most awful yells. Th'
dreadful war-whoop this time. There was nj
mistaking it. In mortal terror every membe
! of the household leaped from their beds, ant
rushed together, meeting in the great dining
hall. The house was full, literally swarminl
with horribly painted aud almost naked say
ages. They captured US every one before W.
could make the least show Of resistance.
"Ugh got uu,," groWled the tall savage
who had clutched Leance. Then again pealei
the war.whoop, till I really felt that it needed
no knife to take off my scalp"
"What does this mean2" demanded Uncle
Lewis of the yelling crowd.
"You see-you no make any question
Indian know what he do" was the grud
reply.
They then obliged US all to march out Of
the house. and through the woods for nearly
8 mile. They then came to q campfire,
roaring and blazing away with great light
and heat.
We were not sorry Of. the warmth, for we
| were, children and all, in our night.clotees,
and barefooted but still such tremendous
lire was suggestive of the idea that we might
| be doomed to be roasted.
now caught sight of an Indian with whom
had often held very friendly converse; and
L. r L. o,l
What is to be done with usY"
You not be hurt. You no be scarc-nor
anybody but strange palc-face."
Wretched Leancew thought, and at the
instant the miserable man was dragged for.
| ward, and held close to the scorching fire un.
til his hair was singed off. and his whole
body blistered for the savages had stripped
him entirely naked.
He was in such agony that he was forced
! to scream, and uIithe into all horrible con.
tortions. My poor aunt tainted at the sight,
and al the children cried piteously. When
the stern e1ecutioners had finished the roast.
ing they daubed their wretched victim with
pitch aud slime. and then they stabbed his
blistcred breast many times with small, sharp
thorns, aud wounded and excoriated bis body
terribly. thought they were going to gouge
out his eyes but one who seemed TO BIZ
chief among them forbid that act. When all
was over, and Leance stood before us hard.
y human thing. four Indians came into the
circle, aud laid at Lis feet the dead body Of
Wanoaa. This was q new shock to us all.
Then noble looking savage the tall war
plumes waving above his high brow, stepped
forth and addressed Ltance:
"That is your work." be sad, pointing to
the body at the captive's feet. "She was
like the flowers of the forest, fair like its
birds, gay; aud pure as the snow on the
hills, till the pale face came. She asked him
not to lore her; but he did and his love
was dishenor and death. As he did to Wano-
mas soul We have tried to do to his body
but not all for his friend is the friend Of the
red man; and Tor our friends sake, we Will
:parc the life of our enemy. But our friend
did US great wrong when he gave shelter
and food to our enemy and we havepunlshed
him and his household by showing them how
we ayenge our sister, who died four hours
ago, because Of the pale faces crime. She
came flying to US when the darkness fell, and
told US all her wrong, and that she was dying;
ani Hc gave neI PSaSe oJ IHo pio'li'oo uio'
we have now fulfilled. BgGoSE, tchtte snake
Of death Come nat again hitler if thy life
please tlcc. Go, ye, all, back to your wig
xam. The Indan is satisfied"
Then lifting Wanona's body they glidea 81
ienty amid the SHADOWS Of the trees, and
left US to flake our way back to the house as
We best could.
The fright, the excitement, the horror Of
the scene, made US all i'll. As for Leance he
yet lies helpless in his bed, spectacle. to be-
hold. He will i've throughout it, we think =
but do believe that the next time he under.
takes to make false love, he will take good
care that it be not to an Indian girl. He
never again csn be so handsome as he was,
for Ills face, Uncle Lewis sGyr, will be hope
lessly SCARED.
Nobody can help plying him, for he is n
great sufferer; but must say that if every
such offender were made to find their way SO
hard, ! think it would be a good thing for the
world.
You needn't expect another letter from, me;
for can't remain here any longer, and al
most as soon as you receive this shall be ct
home. Till then, and there, AN thine,
HELES.