Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-03-31

| take his vengeance on us settlers.
He has divided his band into Two.
They were up at Deer Fork this morn
ing, and are now coming thus way.
The points to be struck are your mouse
and mine"
INV God!" calculated Dane, as his
informant paused in his excited
breathless narration.
ga horse! a horse!" cried Thomp-
son Keeling with fatigue. 1 can go
no further on foot. My wife, my
| children-God pity and save them!"
He looked from the hunter to his
daughter in agonized and mute sup
plication.
Dane snatched the glass from Miri-
ANS hands and placed it to his eyes.
He looked TO the northward-saw
his pretty cottage, his wife busy at
her needle under the trees-and
glanced at the dim line of the horizon
stretching away eastward and west
ward from his home.
Suddenly the glass dropped from
his hands-his face blanched to the
hue of snow. From the west, SEEM
ing to emerge from the clouds of scar
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mounted Indians riding boldly tow
ards that unprotected home, towards
that unconscious and helpless woman.
With q frenzied cry, he put spurs
to his horse, and dashed away like a
mailman, shouting to his daughter to
follow him at the same instant
Thompson staggered forward and fell
in the maiden's path, holding up his
hands in anguish.
my wife! my children!" he groan-
ed.
There was no hesitation in the soul
of the brave Miriam.
mine is but a single life; he has
seven depending on him." she said
aloud.
As she spoke, she leaped from her
saddle, and, with a gesture, command
ed him to take her place.
"But-yourdanger!" faltered Thomp-
son.
1.-THE Indians"
Miriam again pointed to the saddle.
"Go,n she commanded. "Think
only of your family, and be gonew
Still Thompson hesitated, sweeping
the horizon with eager chances, to
assure himself that no immediate
danger threatened. A change came
over his face as he looked, and he ut
tered a wild cry, catching up the
glass Mr.. Dane had let fall, and look
ing through it.
The sight he beheld convulsed him
with terror.
Not a mile away, to the west he
Jaw coming over a ridge in the plain,
and approaching rapidly, a consider
able body of mounted savages.
They're coming-a band of red
,kins-directly towards u.s." he grasp
ID. "Im lost! Fly Miriam, while
you have the time!"
The maiden took the glass and
yazed through it an instant at the ap-
preaching foe. A strange light APP
)eared in her eyes-a light possessed
by those upon whom God has
bestowed a consciousness of His great
,rotection-the light of a heroism
which death itself cannot master.
"Sure enough" she murmured.
"They are coming! The leader is
Red Knife. Go, neighbor Thompson
on the Instant"
"We can ride together!" cried
mol The horse is tired. We have
zen to Willow Island. We should
overtaken before we had gone two
!"
''Then We'll die together ~
"No! no You must mount :" /
With a grasp SO sudden and firm
hat it startled him, the maiden push
d him towards the horse, and in
instant he found himself, {
1ore by instinct than by thought,
Gated in the saddle. ]
Away, Selim!" cried Miriam to
.er steed, with an imperative gesture. /
Awayl" j
The horse broke furiously over the
lain, giving Thompson only time
nough to flash a look of gratitude {
the maiden, as he dashed {
way to the northeast, towards his {
lenaced home.
a moment later, Mr.. Dane looked s
yer his shoulder-took in at a glance l
ne situation of affairs, recognizing
ne peril as well as the heroism of his {
hild-bowed his head solemnly, rs /
ne submits to the inevitable, in APP
rotation of her conduct, and then
e swept on to the rescue of his wife,
is soul torn by such emotions as are 5
brought to battle together I
And Miriam, throwing herself flat Z
pom the ground, remained alone
pom the plain, in the very path of a +,
core of mounted Indians, who were /
alloping towards her with the swift !
ess of the wind!