National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-16

CONTINUOUS sUfednl again Ine WOn-
en- moulded bullets, aud loaded the
still smoking guns; and again the
ironIike voice of the COmmindant
rose over the sharp crack Of the ri
tles, encouraging his Subordinates,
with loud, joyous huzza. Col.
Zane answered back from the out
post, as if he laughed ut and even
rejoiced in the peril. Meantime, on
the side of the assailants, the utmost
fury prevailed. The loss OF so many
of their number had excited them
to apparently demoniac madness,
and their yells, always hideous, now
sounded like those OF fends let loose
on earth. Their dusky, painted
forms, diiuly seen by the red glare
of the muskets, tlitting hither and
thither 5 they lodged from
shelter to shelter in their approach
eS, added to this horrible illusion.
Blaze away, my lads" shouted
the commandant, for they begin to
wavcr, and another voiley will send
them 70 the right about. Ha. that
red devil had his death shot from
my brothers rifle: | know the crack
Of the old piece. That's brave
Si[I, AlA1'ei Soo 'o''' 10 pVrlcc'l9n' pt,,I
nov iol tnaV tufSeo w 'HooI
have my bead on him; there, the
rascal tumbleS. And. see, appalled,
oy MS i'tIl, Ihe resi- oi lhehi itIe !h"h-
ing OH, huzza, haZza, hlzZd.
1t was as he Sald. Headed oy a
young chef, the Indians had sud
denly broke from their covertS III
front, and dashed like pack OF
hounds, herce tor blood, at the pal,
lSadeS. Their leader mad reached
tins destination first, ana ltaplh9 as
would a deer had gained the top at
single bound, when the llile OF the
commandant covering INN, III an III
Stant he fell dead within the ience.
HIS death was the signal lor ms ioI-
lowers to retreat, terlor-strucN, III
all directions, an event Whlch was
hailed by shout from tue lort aud
an answering huzza from tle OUT
post.
'Then we are safe for this night
at least said the colnnandant.
bringing the breach of his rifle ia
the floor: Il never knew the red
skins to make two assaults before
in darkness and the devil is il
them. if they risk a third. But, a
daybreak. look out. We shall hlv,
them or us again at that hour, III al
their force, and howlng like ten
thousand HenaS lhearHate' Nuch o.
Aoa as Woa!" IKE To Sleel', can TO So
IL VIII be easy 10 awake Nou II Acce"
Saty'
but theS were all 100 ANXIOUS u
Steep FROM tiie loop'ho'eN Oh ln'
tort theN continually Wdtcie" li''
d!Staht 'oou, III Which the savage
hdd sheltered themselves III ofde
to detect the iltSt movements oI INT
toe. Inc prediction oi tiit coinmth
daht, however, proved correct. N'
iuftpef assault was Nehtutea Una
mglt, But an attempt was maze
to destroy bN Stratagem, tllc nous
10y Col. zane the ilre OF whose ue
tenders had beeh, lroh ltS proNilii
" particularly laIai TO t'ie lhulaii'
For TINS purpose Il savage crept
to 1t with ilghteu Dr'Ihd Oh
t Watchiul eyes were on the zoe III TN
l outpost, as wen us III the iorti an
; Just as the lhaian was about 10 ~
l ply the '"f''l, Il Slot sent h'nl NM
/ lnS ana hoWIing away.
Daring this cessation Of the stril'
I the thoughts of our heroine rccurre
again to her lover. But her uncle
G who perhaps suspected her tcdE
e chccrcd her by the assurance tha
IL he had escaped; may, look not 5
Il dull, Lizzie he said, NOW that I'll
Il battle is over. Frank is safe bcioI
c this at Shcpard's tort. His rOuI
y lay in the opposite direction to tia
ii by which THESE devils clearly cam
l. The peril is for him tomorrow, wht
'S he attempts to Joih us, Ior hho
' nothing of him, If he don I gallop
1t our aid, even If he does II alone.
II The dawn vas now approaehin
- With the first CLEAN ol light Il
u savagcS were seen to DC III motto,
,v ,' but they ana not RISK = "'oSe Sc, aS'an. ~
-" as theN naI doh' III 'lr "lSh. W 'u'
80 Shrltered thelhSeN,N ~ % " "'e''" y
: and opened drSUl'0lN '.e ;, on !
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