The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-10

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aud Bivinstpu; although Braly made
no e mmtnts. The moment they had
, pissed out of sight Brady again pushed
forward with unnaggns energy, nor
lid his followers hesitate. There va.
not a man among thcm whose musclr.
were no, tcus1 aud rigid rs whip-rord,
from exercise %uI training, from hard
ship and exposure. Gray's whole
form seemed to diutc twice i;s natural
size at the sht OF his wife anl chi
drcn, Terrible was the vengeance he
Sworc.
Just a. the sun set the spies crossed
the stream aud began to ascend the
ravinc. 1t was evident that the lnii-
ans intended to camp for the nj hi
some distance up n small creek or run
which dchonchcS into Beaver river.
tbout two miles from the location al
fort Mcintosh. aud two below the RAJ
vine, The spot owing TO the PENN
'ular form of the tongue Of land lying
west of the Beaver. al which they cx-
D
from the fort Here there was Ia
nous spring 50 dy.llv aud cunniogy
situated in n deep dell, aud 20 dcn,cN
enclosed with thick mountain pines,
that there was ll,tlc danger Of discov.
cry. Even they might li.bt fire
aud could not be seen ono huuitei
yards
The proceedings of their leader,
which would have been tctotally mex.
T. hit to all Others were partially it
not fully understood 10y hs followers
At least they lid not hesitate or quc,-
tion him. When dark cams Brady
pushed forward wi h "a. much app,rcn;
cc't'in'y as hc had during the day
SO rapidly wa, his progress that the
lniians had just kintlcd their fire and
cooked their meal when their mortal
!ue whose presence they dreaded "a,
much rs that OF the small pOx, stood
upon them,
Ills party had been left Il shor, di,.
tancc in the rear at u CONVENIENT spot
while tc went forward t. rccouuo.tre
There they remained imps ticnily tor
three mortal hours. They discussed in
low tones the extreme disparity OF the
force, the proprItty Of going to Mcln
tOsh for assistance. But al agierd
that il Brady ordsrcl them 70 attack,
success was certain. However impa-
tient they were he returned at last.
lie described to them how tho wo-
men aud childrel lay within a centre
of Il crescent formed by the savagrs u,
they slept. Their guns were stacked
upon the right and most Of their tom
ahlwkS. They were 10, more than
fifteen feet from them. llc had craw ,ed
within fifty feet OF them when the
~norting OF the horses. occasioncd hy
the approach ofwild beast, had arpu,-
ed n number of the >avas,s from their
light slumbers, and he had been COM
PEELED to lie quiet for moro than ali
hour for them to sleep again.
llo said he meant to attack them
but he must depend solely upon tn
knife and tomahawt. lie was 20 be-
giu tho slaughter on the right, Gray
On the left and Bcvington in the cen-
ire, aud Bigss should secure the enc.
my 5 arms.
The difficult aud hazardous ap-
proach began. They arrived within
huuired wards O! the sava.es aud then
lay down TO creep serpent like into
their dreadful circle. just within it
Biggs cracked a twig, huge savage,
less asleep than his brethren, who lay
within reach Of q rays tomahawk, slow
ly sat up as it startled into his posture
by the sound. After rolling his eye,
he again laid down and all was still.
Full fifteen minutes passed ere
Bisgs moved, then he slowly went on.
When be reached his place. very
slow, kissing sound indicated that he
was ready. Brady in turn reiterated
the sound as signal to Gray and Bey-
inston to begin. This they did in the
most deliberate manner. No nervous
ness WAS permissible then. They
slowly felt for the heart of each saw
a,e they were TO stab, then pluu.
ed the knife. The tomahawk was not
to be used unless the knife proved in-
efficient No, n sound broke the still
mes of the might as they cautiously fol,
and stabbed. unless il mirht be thar
one who was feeling would hear the
stroke of the others knife and the grnan
of the victim whom the othor bad
slain. One of hem mad not been Kill. |