The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-07-08

cCedNAl1y approaching tAe Spo1 where Atl 1dtI
er and lover were at work: She did not in
Emediately; apprehend any tragedy, but j
some unaecountable way she feltlimpclled
A remain and watch their motions She there
fore concealed herself, behind the top of
I fallen tree, and observed their movement.
| which grew more aud more suspicious. Their
& were two, Indians eiu each canoe, and afte
pulling steadily to a point where a thicl
4 ovcrhanging birch tree afforded concealmen
for their canoes, they disembarked and crer
carefully and noislessly, along until they wer
within few feet Of where the unsuspectin
| men we're chopping. Suddenly with a ye
chat made the forest ring, and which echoe
and re-echoed across the broad, still lake
they sprang upon their victims and bore thel
tolthe EARTH I'm fs3sgTR asgsyIyas5E
tsa Leonora trembled with excitement and ap
prehensiod, expecting nothing Hess than t
witness the horrible hatchery of her fathe
and lover at once. .-,xs.g .s.,,,-,5,Y
But this did not seem to be the purpose o
the Indians, for, tying the arm Of their cap
tives behind them, they took to the canoes
! where taking the old man into one canoe TIL
1young man into the other, they showed bold
The lake aud padded rapidly down t
where the house stood. gLeonora OWNED
their intent instantly
l~- Ella !" she. said to herself, "they design
capturing me, too. They deem that an easy
job, perhaps!" and her eyes flashed and hel
face flushed with anger. ssSee there is :
fourth canoe, which dthey no doubt suppose
/ will 'carry s1ne. a This villainous work has
been well calculated !; bat ha! you bad sava
fgesi; youshate mistaken your girl this time
| l.. Brown has been taught more things thar
Ito cook version steak Oh, dear father, YOU
Leonora will soon show you how bravely she
can succor you, andlhow your instructing hel
| in the. use Of this rifle has saved you this
day. And you, too darling Henry Watson
have won longer lease Of your precious life
by presenting me with this splendid revolv-
Fling rife. Six bullets for six rufians! Miss
| one Of them ali, if [ should there's my
knife. No, Leonora you must not miss one
Of them'' W TH
The girl now fcrept stealthily through the
underbrush up the bank to the prairie above.
She knew that to reach the house the Indi-
| ans would have to cross a broad, fiat field
where there was no shelter for their persons
She did not think they would hesitate to do
this, because, having taken thetwo men, they
would hardly expects any resistance from .
single girl. About thirty rods to the right
of the path acattle yard had been erected by
her father, in the corner of the fence stood
an immense elm. tree, Inside of this yard
climbed Leonora, and behind the bigielm she
concealed herseif.a seg85sa' II ~--s. siiqms9 4
"A few minutes more proved she was right
in hersconjecture. n The Indians after having
tied stout rawhide thongs around the feet OF
their prisoners, laid them down in the bot
tom of their canoes, strobe sgaily and laugh
ingly along toward the house without any at
tempt at coneealment. /
Leonora's heart grew as hard as stone,
and cher nerves (which sduttered "a little
before grewass firm as steel. She put
fresh waterproof, caps upon each nipple Of
her rifle, and putting the barrel on the rail of
the fence, drew sharp bead upon the fore
most Indian but as her finger curved to
presssthe trigger She heard what actually seem
ed to be voice whisper: ~ ai1
sNot yet, Leonora y
t. She pauseds and then, as if by Inspiration,
flashed the thought into her mind: s,aa
"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. Suddenly the
thought came again :g@g
as SHOWS your time" rza .3s..,g,s@ All
\ .Clapping her face to the rife breccb, she
trained the death-d dealing tube steadily at the
chest of the rearmost Indian for an instant
and fred.
pa The bullet proved true to its mark, and the
burlys indian threw up his arms and fell dead,
the rifle bail having gone directly through
his heart. .sg.sxs ..............-s.
F. A Clap Of thunder from clear sky could
not have so utterly astonished those remaining
Indians. Wildly they hooked in every di-
rection to see whence. came the fatal shot. In
/ the next instant bang! went 14eonora's rifle
again, and another one Of their number drop
ped dead. vs. 4
But they saw the smoke of the last shot
and caught glimpse of the shooter AT
once, theytscomprehende their peril, They
could not hide, and their only. show was in
running to the tree and tomahawking their
presump foe on the spot. >. y .ss
Instantly sounding the war hoop, they
bounded forward, but with the notes half ut
tered another of their number leaped into the
air. and fell back to rise no more. Leonora
had fred again, gx.sss-..,z s.ssf g,i....,..5
= The remaining three rushed on, but again
the brave girls rife rang ike, the knell Of
doom, and fourth savage pitched headlong
to the ground.
The terrorof the remaining two was now
pitiful to behold they stopped short in their
onward course, and uttering the most fearful
screams, discharged their rifles at the tree
in4the widest and most unayailing manner
But again the relentless rife blazed, and an
other Of The remaining two sunk toqthe
ground as the bullet went crashing through
his brain. 8aaea gti9# tssf&s 81 sssitii 3
81 Immediately the one left throw down his
rifle and cried out sssg a9aa5syf $3.50 ss'.ia $
tssNo shoot me! No shoot me Me givcupe y
Leonora. had drawn a bead on him, but
now he seemed SO perfectly In her power she
lowered her rife, and stepping from behind
the tree, climbed the fence brinkly, and com.
meuced approaching the savage. .; .ssaii q
The surprise an Indignation Of the Indian
at the sight of the girl was intense, and for.
getting his, supplieating eryih he put his hand
behind him and. drew forth his tomahawk te
throw at her! - s's's''s =
Leonora' seye was as sharp as an eagles
She saw the treacherous move, and just as
the bright blade Of the hachet CLEANED fol