The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-11-22
wIsTMINsrER MD. THURSDAY NOVEMBER p 1866.

couple ofsquaws ( Indian qen) With !
in few feet Of hin,. the 81 pf Whom
,niaedt.tsly gave one of thos1 reach
Ing xhoops pcsu.isrso heri5ase!
White Il once comprehendeQ III
peril Of his situation If tl}p Al 4
should roach the camp, both BE- and q
companion must inevitably perish. =
selfprescrsation prompted the inaictieu
Of a noiseless death upon the two
squaws-Aa proceeding 10 which, in AZ
probability. hc telt bus slight rcpag-
nance fronsany swuples Of border gal
lan,ry. The purpose was 10 sooper
formed than acted upon. He sprane
sa.his siesiinsiwisli the strength and
agility Of a panther, and tightly grasp
ing thcir thfoats, Iespcd with them into
the river. Without difficulty he sue,
ccedsd 10 thrustine the head Of The q.
der benesth the water, where she spec.
1ily bscsnc ipscnsibic, but the younger
made ssoutcf rcsistspee aud during
the struggle; 20 his'grcat surprise, ad.
dressed him ID hisown languaee. though
in words scarcely articuiase He quick,
ly released his hold, when she informed
him that ten gears before she had been
made . prisoner by the Indians, who
had brutally murdered her mother and
two sisters before her eyes.
Daring the narrative. White let 60
BIS grasp upon the sgaaw, whose body
fioaied where it wps not likely TO be dis;
covered, and then hastily directing the
girl TO follow him, with wonted speed
and energy he pushed for the bill-T
They had scarcely gone 200 yards when
shouts Of alarm were heard about .
quarter Of milo below Some war
rioss, % their way to camp, bad probs-
bly reached shc river, rs The body q
the drowned squaw icascd past. White
aud the girl succeed IL reaching tbs
hin, where MeClciIaud had remained nc
ipdiiicrcnt spef 1sor Of tho commotion
70 suddenly xciied. The Indians had
i,nmetisig ..rnct on IN every direc-
ton, anz number Of them, before the
fugitises could reach the summit, had
commenced TO ascend the activity, pick
ing their way wish caasion, and keeping
constantly under cover. From time 4
time glimpscs were eaughtof their swnr
thy faces, as they gIided from tree 4
tree aud rock to rock, siil at length j
became evident that the base Of che hil
was Surrounded, aud every hope Of e.
cape cut or
Nolhing vas len 10 the pioneers bul
20 sell their lives as dearly as possible
This they resolved TO Do, advising ths
Girl 10 lose no time in making her way
back to the Iudians, with whom sh'
would have no difficulty IN convincing
thar she had escaped from capture.
.Nog' she exclaimed, death will
my own people i a Thousand times pre-
tcrabls 10 loi,scr life Of captivity y
Further remoostranee WIS useless
aud the scouts addressed themselves D
preparations for vigorous resistance. :
TAe only psrccptible access 70 the bill
vas by narrow causcway OF "bach
hone along which the sayases wer'
compelled 70 advance Ia single file
shoagh; Cor the most part, under shel
Ter Of rocks aud trees But in passiqs
from cover 10 eovot, caeh warrior wa
obliged 70 incur amOmeni's exposure
and two inches Of his dusky form w1i
i target sufficient for The uncrring rife'
OF the scouts.
For several hours the outnunlbeFinl
foe was held IN check but . new ans
undiscovered danger meuaccd the hard!
woodsmcn. Their crafty enemies wsr'
preparing 70 aAsail them IL aqak--'
movement which might ba suecessfalll
accomplished By means Of : detaehe'
portion Of rock which lay adjacent Y
one oflhe sides uf che pfpmontqry
The brave seouia fully realised sliei
desperate siiuation, bns % iar from t.
log uuuerxed BY IL hOpelesssess, the.
sclt theiF courage smboldcned BY th
idea that the surety Of death was po
greater than the certainty Of yengesnss
1 Soon McCIclland saw a duaky 6gur
preparing 10 spring from 4 coycr y
ncm the fhtal rock that single bOunl
must reach Il. Everything dopcnde'
on the accuracy ofa single shot, and
though less than half hands brcadtl
Of the warriors body was exposed, pn'
that distance Of one hundred yards
Ithe aodaunted scout saw il was his on
" chance, ami resolved 70 take it--
floolly raising his rife, and aiming wit
the oarefuluess ef man who knew thn
bis own no less thaa bis adversary
| life hung on the result, he drew %
trigger. The hammer fell but iustea
Of striking Gre, che iliat, through som