The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-03-09
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lcramc Ny edueation, very aeute,
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siisly often 'let,eHd- upon tho nirr
cultivation NJ that sense. | was nol
easily deceived. | lIalened. rhe
sound relaHed. al'hat.e aaid I, in
rrply 10 my wiic's remark "was nol
tlo lipkic of a bell upon The neck oI
% COW, but q decoy irom some ln.
dian, who wishes to draw inc into al
ambmlp
Believing this 10 be The eaac,
took down luy old musket, and sce.
i0g that II was properly loaded,
stole cautiously around The field To-
ward the spot FROM which the sound
seemed TO proceed.
Al ! suspected, there in n clnnI
Of bushes crouchcd an Intliau, wait.
ing for me 70 answer 10 his deco,
bell, that he might send a fatal bui
lct tony heart ! approached with,
out discovering myself TO him unit
within shooting distance, then raise,
my peace and fred. The bullet spec
true 10 It's mark and the Indian eel
dead. .
Not,lsnowing but that he was &C
companied by others, | returned will
all speed 10 the cabin, and havin,
firmly barricaded the door, | watche,
all day for the companions of til,
Indian | had killed. 10 add to til,
danger and seeming hopelessncss 0
my situation, 1 discovered that / hat
but one shot left, and if attacked b,
numbers ! should be entirely in theil
power. ] put it into the musket
and then waited for the approach o.
night, feeling sure of an attack.
Night came nj last. A beautiful
moonlight it was, too, and favored
me greatly, as would thereby br
able to observe the movements Of
the enemy silthey approached tht
cabin. ".nafT9qspFs
1t was some two hours after night
fall and yet ] had neither heard nor
seen sign Of tile Indians, when sud-
denly l was startled by the bayipg
of my dog at the stable. The stable
stood d little to the west Of the cabin,
and between the two was patch ol
clear ground, on which the light Of
the moon fall unobstructed. Jldg.
ing from the tbise at the stable that
they would advance from that d.
rection, I posted myself at the port
hole on that Side Of the cabin. ~
] had previously placed my wife
on The cross pole in the chimney, %
that in casc our enemies effected 40
entrance into our cabin, she might
climb out through the lower chimney
and effect her escape. For myself ]
entertained no hope; but determined
to sell my life dearly. h
With breathless anxiety / waited
at the porthole, At length | saw
them epergc from the. shadow of The
stable and advance across the open
ground toward my cabin, One :
itwo--thrcc-great heaven! six strl,
wart Indians armed to the teeth, and
urged on by the hope of revenge
and / alone 70 oppose them with ont
charge Of powder. My case was des-
perate indeed, With quick and
stealthy iteps, in close single file, they
approached, and were already in /
few yards Of the house when a slighl
change in the movement of the for.
ward Indian changed the position o
The six, 80 that a portion OF the sid,
Of each was uncovered.
They were In range. and ono ain
would cover ali. Quick as thouphl
I aimed and fired. As the smok,
cleared away, / could hardly crcdi
what my senses showed me as the re
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