Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-04-21
URBANA, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81. 1869.

she heard what actually seemed to be
voice whisper:
mot yet, LeOnOraw
She paused, and then, as if by inspir-
alton, flashed the thought into hermind:
"Wait until they get nearer the house,
then shoot the hindmOst one first"
She Obeyed the impression, and let
them come on a few rods nearer. Sud
denly the thought came again:
'NOw's your time!"
CIapping her face to the rifie-breech,
she trained the death dealing tube stead
iIy at the chest of the rearmOst Indian
for an instant and fired.
The bullet proved true to its 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 clear sky
could not have so utterly astOnished
those remaining Indians. Wildly they
| looked in every direction to see whence
came the fatal shot. In the next instant
bang! went LeOnOra's rifle again. and
another of their number dropped dead.
But they saw the smoke Of the last shot
and caught glimpse Of the shooter. At
once thew cOmprehended their peril.
! They could not hide, and their only show
for life was in running to the tree and
tomahawking their presumptuOus foe on
! the spot. Instantly sounded the war
hoop, they bounded forward, but with
| the notes half uttered another Of their
number Ieaped into the air and fell back
| to raise no more. LeOnOra had fired
/ again.
The remaining three pushed on, but
again the brave girls rife rang like the
| knel of doom, and fourth savage pitch
/ ed headlOng to the ground.
! The terror of the remaining two was
now painful to behold, they stopped short
! in their onward course, and uttering the
most fearfnl screams, dischaTging their
rifles at the tree in the widest and most
unfearful manner. But again the rel
entless rifle blaZed, and another of the
remaining two sunk to the ground as
the bullet went crashing through his
brain.
Immediately the one left threw down
! his rifle and cried out:
'rNo shoot me! No shoot me! Me
give upw
| IeOnOra had drawn a bead on him but
now that he seemed so perfectly in her
power she lowered her rifle, and stepping
! from behind the tree, climbed the fence
briskly, and commenced approaching
the savage.
The surprise and indignation of the In
dian at the sight Of the girl was intense,
and forgetting his supplicating cry, he
Dut his hand behind him and drew forth
his tOmahawk to throw at her.
LeOuOra's eve was as sharp as an ca
gle's. She saw the treacherOus move,
and Just as the bright blade Ofthe hatch
ct cleaned for the throw, she raised heI
rifle and shot the faithless sCOundrel dead
in his tracks.
With the speed of a deer she now
bounded fOrwOrd to the lake.
Harry Watson shouted "GlOry halle
luiah. I knew it was LeOnOraW anC
the father cried for joy as her little form
appeared on the bluff, rifle in hand.
Quickly she decended to the canoe!
/ and unbound the two men, who embraced
her and cried over her in the most eX
travagant manner.
! But they felt they had no time to lose
and, hastily gathering up their valua'
bles, they set out for Minneapolis, where
they arrived safely, and where LeOnOrs
and Harry Watson were Immediately
made one flesh.
Old Walter Brown and Harry Watson
did good service in the Indian battle
which followed; and when the savage'
were finally eXterminated, they al
went back to their old home on Greer
Lake, where they now live. The have
one of the largest stock farms in thu
State. and LeOnOra, though happ!
wife and mother, Clings to her beautiful
revolving rife, and yet occasionally use
it to keep herself in practice.