Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-22

into another, they showed boldly out in.
TO the lake and padded rapidly down to.
ward where the house stood. Leonora
OWNED their intention instantly.
"Har' she said to herself, "they
design capturing me, too. They deem
that an easy Job, perhaps r. and her eye:
flashed aud her face flushed with anger
'See there is a third canoe, which they
no doubt suppose viii contain me. This
villainous work has been carefully cal
culated but, you bad sayages, you have
mistaken your girl this time Nora
Brown has been taught more things than
70 cook a Yenison steak Oh, dear, dear
father, your Nora will soon show you
how bravely she can suceor you, and
how your instructing her in the use OF
the rife has saved you this day. And
you, too, darling Harry Watson, have
won longer lease Of your precious life
by presenting me this splendid revolving
rife. Six bullets for six rufiansl Miss
one of them? ah, if l should, there
my knife No, Nora, you must not, will
not miss one of them
The girl now stealthily crept through
the underbrush up the bank to the
prairie above. She knew that, to reach
| the house, the Indians would have to
pass across a broad, fat field, where
there was no shelter for their persons
She did not think they would hd itate to
do this, because having the two men
they would hardly expect any resistance
from a single girl. About thirty rods
to the right of the path, q cattle-yard
had been erected by her father, and in
one corner of the fence stood an i'm
mense elm tree. Inside of this yard
climbed Leonora, and behind the big
elm she concealed herself.
A few minutes more proved she was
right in her conjeetures. The Indians,
after having tied stout raw-hide thongs
around the feet of their prisoners, Land
them down in the bottom Of the canoes,
and, taking their guns with them, strobe
gaily and laughingly along towards the
house, without any attempt at conceal
ment.
Leonora's heart grew as hard as 8
/ stone, and her nerves, which had huttered
little before, now grew as firm as steel
! She had put fresh waterproof caps up
on each nipple of her rife, and, resting
the barrel upon a rail Of the fence, she
drew a sharp bead upon the foremos'
one but as her finger curved to press
the trigger, she heard what actually
seemed TO be voice, whisper:
"Not yet, Nora"
She paused, and then, as by inspira-
ton, flashed this thought into her mind
"Wait till they get nearer the house
then shoot the hindmost one first
She obeyed the impression, and let
them come on a few yards nearer. Sud
denly, the thought came again:
"Now's your time r
Clapping her face to the rife -braech,
she trained the death-dealing tube stead
lily upon the chest of the rearmost In
dian, for an instant, and fred.
The bullet sped true TO it is mark
and the burly Indian merely threw up
his arms and fell dead,-the rife ball
/ having gone directly through his heart
A clap of thunder from a clear sky
could not have so utterly astoUnded the
remaining Indians. Wildly they looked
in every direction, to see from whence
came the fatal shot. In the next instant
| bang went Leonora's rife again, and an,
other of their number dropped dead.
But they saw the smoke of the last
shot. and caught a glimpse of the
shooter. At once they comprehendeG
their peril They could not bide, anC
their only show for life was in rushing
to the tree and tOmahawking their pre-.
sumptuous foe on the spot. Instantly
sounding the war-hoop, they bounded for
ward but, with notes half uttered, an.
other of their number leaped into the
air, and fell back to rise no more
/ Leonora had fired again.
I The remaining three rushed on, bu
sgain the brave girls rife rang like tht
knell of doom, and fourth savage fel
headlong to the ground. The terro
of the remaining two was now pitiful Il
behold They stopped short in thei
onward course, and uttering the mos
fearful screams, discharged their rife
at the tree in the widest and most un
availing manner. Again that relentles
rife blazed and another Of the remain
! ing two sank to the ground as the bul
let went crashing through his brain.
Immediately, the one left threw dow
his gun and cried out;
No shoot me No shoot me NJ
i've up"
'eonora had drawn a bead on him
L y that he seemed so perfectly /
pu' no, she lowered her rife, anC
ueI Po"ef' behind the tree. climbe
stepping i[O. -. and commenced aT
preaching the savag- y
The surprise and in, SH.-ID .;-i was "a = :
Indian at the sight of the ! Va ,I;oat;n 80 :,
tense; and, forgetting his sup On
cry, he put his hand behind him
drew forth his tomahaBk to throw
her.
Leonora's eyes were sharp as an
eagles. She saw the treacherous move,
and, just as the bright blade of the
hatchet CLEANED for the throw, she
raised her rife and shot the faithless
scoundrel dead in his tracks.
With the speed of the deer she now
bounded forward to the lake.
Harry Watson shouted "Glory hal
lelujah knew it was Nora :" and the
father cried for JOY, as her little form
appeared on the bluff, rife in hand.
Quickly she descended to the canoes
and unbound the two men, who embraced
her, and cried over her, in the most ex-
travagsnt manner.
But they felt that they had no time
to lose and, hastily gearing up theil
teams, and loading up their valuables
they set out for Minneapolis, where
they arrived safely, and where Nor;
Brown and Harry Watson were iro
mediately made one flesh.
Old Walter Brown and Harry Was
son both did good service in the Indian
battles which followed and, when to,
savsges were finally exterminated, th e.
all went back to their old home on Gre eI
lake, where they now live. They hav,
one of the largest stock farms in t;hi