The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-22
LEONORA BROWN.
Thrilling ADVENTURE or "A MIN
20. NESOTA GIRL WITH INDIANS.

THRILLING ADVENTURE or "A MIN.
- NEsorA GIRL WITH INDIANS.
On tho border of Green Lakc
in Minnesota, there lived a,sturdy,
white haired frontiersman namcd
Walter Brown. He was ono oi
those adventurous spirits over to
be found in tho van of advancing
civilizatioh:-always courting the
free, wild air Of the prairie, and
rejoicing in the profound depths
of uninhabited forests. But the
country grew moro and more
thiclly settled, and Walter Brown
became uneasy. His wife had
borne him a daughtor, tho third
Or fourth yoar Of their residence
ut the head waters oftho St. Croix,
whom ho callod Leonora. She
was good girl, and the idol of
her father. IIe purchased a rifle
for horI when she was but twelve
years Of age, and took the utmost
pains in teaching her the use Of
it. She was bravo, and steady of
nerve, and worry soon acquired won
dcrfnl skill as shot; and the
number Of prairie chickens, par
tridges, and wild water-fowls and
other small gamo, sho managed to
shoot each day, was really large
Occasionally sho would shoot n
deer, and ono evcntful morning,
by a lucky shot through the eye
into tho brain, she killed Il bear.
When she camo homo with the
nows, her father could scarce
ly credit her; but know in e
her perfectly truthful nature,
he danced about the house for
joy, and scizing tho sturdy little
maid, ho mounted her upon his
shoulders and insisted upon carry
ing her all the way to tho spot
where tho dead bruin lay.
Thicker and thicker flowed the
tide Of immigration into Minncso.
ta and Observation-Disclosures the
navigablo rivers as n matter Of
course-and moro uneasy and
'"crowdct" felt Walter Brown.
At lcngth his wife died. Leonora
was then sixteen, and engaged to
ibe married. TO q handsome young
trapper by tho name Of Watson,
who had joined her father in busi-
ness.
Tho death Of tho mother madc
1T necessary to postpone tho we'd
ding; in the interim old WalLor
decided 10 movo into North-wcst-
crn Minnesota. Neighbors wcrc
settling too near, and hunting and
trapping were bad. AS the young
man had proved mp, pre-ompted
and improved a quarter section Of
land near Taylor's Falls, then be-
ginning TO grow rapidly, he did
not wish other to abandon or soil
itjust then, and, persuading Leo
nora to agree to write to him WHOM
sho got settled, ho badc hor an af-
toctionato goodbye.
Brown Iivedaat his now homo
for three orrfcouf>, years in peace
and bunting a~ouAds, when all at
0ncc young Watson arrived and
renewed the proposal Of marriage
with Jeonora. The old man had
about determined to move no moro,
and had accordingly located and
pre.cmptod several thousand acrcs
OF land about him, and learning
from Watson that he had money
enough to do lil1ewiso, proposed
that he should go down to st.
Paul and buy land warrants with
his money, and tako up oil tho
lnnd around he could "sWing," and
he might thon marry Leonora,
and thoy too would go to work,
and after building plenty Of sta
bling, etc., would get on y good
stock Of cattle and sheep, and try
and lead a quiet pastoral life for
the rest of their days.
10 this proposition the young
man heartily assentcd, and aftor
returning from St. RauF, no and
old Walter took their axos aud
went bravoly at work in the woods,
telling trees for building purposes.
1t was agreed at first that thoy
should build 81 new howed log.
house for the united family, as
Waltcr had only put up small
singlo-roomed cabin and thon tho
wedding was to tako place, and
the two mon wero to resume theif
work.
:. While thus busily engaged, tho
sioux war broke out. It was Tho
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