The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-03-30

Indians would have to pass acroe,
broad, fiat field where there VA
no shelter for their persons. .Sh,
did not think they would hesitat,
to do this, because having the two
men, they would hardly expec
any resistance from q single girl
About thirty yards to the right, 9
cattle.yard had been erected by
her father, and in one corner Of
the fence stood an immense elm
tree. Inside of this yard climbed
Leonora, and behind the big elm
she concealed herself.
A few minutes more proved she
was right in her conjectures. The
Indians after having tied stout
rawhide thongs around the feet OF
their prisoners, laid them down in
the bottom of the. canoes, and tax.
ing their guns with them, strobe
gaily and laughingly along to
wards the house, without attempt
at concealment. .-,.a. ,..-
ieonora's heart grew as hard as
stone, and her nerves, which had
futtered q little before, now grew
as firm as steel. She had put fresh
water proof caps upon each nipple
of her rifle, and, resting the barrel
upon the rail, she drew o sharE
bead upon the foremost one but
as her finger curved to press the
trigger, she beard what actually
seemed to be voice whisper:
Not yet, Nora"
She pansed, and then, as BY in
spiration, flashed this thought into
her mind: -. .. ...-.>, :.
Wait till they get nearer the
house, then shoot the hindmost one
first" ~. =.
She obeyed the impression, and
let them come on q few yards
nearer. Suddenly, the thought
came again:
Now's your time I"
Clapping her face to the rife
breech, she trained the death tel
ling tube steadily upon the chest
OF the rearmost Indian for an in
stant, and fred. -'.
The bullet sped true to it's mark,
and the burly Indian merely threw
up his arms and fell dead-the
rifle ball having gone directly
through his heart.
a clap of thunder from q clear
sky could not have so utterly as
founded the remaining Indians.
Wildly they looked in every direc,
ton. to see from, whence came the
fatal shot, and the next instant
bang went Leonora's rifle again,
and another of their number drop.
ped dead.
But they saw tire smoke of the
last shot and caught a glimpse OF
the shooter. At once they com.
pretended their peril. They could
not hide, and their only show for
life was in rushing to the tree and
tomahawking their presumptuous
foe on the spot instantly sounding
the war.whoop, they bounced for.
ward but with notes half uttered.
another Of their number bounded
into the air, and fell back to rise
no more. Leonora bad fired again
The remaining three rushed on,
but again the brave girls rifle
rang out like the knell of gloom.
and the fourth savage fell head
long to the ground. The terror
Of the remaining two was painful
to behold. They stopped short in
their onward course, and, utterine
the most fearful screams, discharg
ed their rifles at the tree in the
widest and most unavailing man
ner. Again that relentless rife
blazed, and another Of the remain
ing two sank to the ground as tn,
bullet went crashing ihroug, hi.
brain. ~ y. %... = a.s-sa2 % :
Immediately the one left threw
down his gun and cried ont:
"No shoot me! No shoot me
Me give upl"
Leonora lad drawn a bead on
him, but now that he seemed sc
perfectly in her power she lower
ed her rifle, and, stepping from be
hind the three climbed the fence
briskly, and commenced approach
ing the savsge. .to*
The surprise and indignation oI
the Indian at the sight Of the cir
was intense; and, forgetting Ills
supplicating cry, he put his hand
behind him and drew forth bis
tomahawk to throw at her.
Leonora's eyes were sharp as ar
eagles. She saw the treacberou,
move, and inst as the bright blade
of the hatchet cleaned for the
throw, she raised her rifle and shol
the faithless scoundrel dead in his
tracks. q ea ~ -el,
With the specd Of the deer sh,
now bonded forward to the lake
Harry Watson shouted ,--, I
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