The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-01-06
q Thrilling Adventure.

boyeeD, u IS.-a pioneer OF the Northwest,
and 4 gentleman whom he delighted to
houoT-sha.G0 her disastrous fate. Nearly
sixty yeaIs 20, he settled In the wildS Of
Wisconsin,, the only white man who in that
laTt q the Union. preferred life 10 tie
abor.lues at that early day. His business
was that OF lrsder, and his primitive
>tyrthouSe contained such simple articles OF
merchandise as bettted the fancy md ne
ecs>ities OF hi> dark skinned customers, ami
served as a barter for the rich iurs aud
peltrIG> III which thsy dealt. l. was not
long before his Glgnlhai aBd uplisht char
acter aS dealer svcet ded IN producing the
desired result, and his business rapidly in
creased. For tine a. went smea. his
ana satisfactorily; but the tre1eherous In
dams soon found IN hlal >omt3 hing which
not Cu.y made offensive - them. but I'D
them to SEEK his life. Tnis last measure,
however, was secretly formed and it was
only through the agency OF Il trIendly native
than he was enab ed 10 discover their design.
Thee was 30 noisy comm0;ion amOag
them. All was still and serpent like, with
stern determination. No threats or men
aces escaped Their sealed lips, yet there was
wicked expression in every eye.
he shades Of night had fallen, and Mr..
FarnSWor-h stood behind the counter in his
store, which was duly lighted by two can
dies, while the door stood widely open 10
permit free iugrass. 4 single India en-
tered, armed and anketed, passed him
with a grant Of recognition, and silently
sia.ked TO the rear OF the apartment. where
he squlr;ed upon his lunches Another
followed IN the same manner, and, siugly
came others-ten, twenty, forty,-al fully
armed, each seating himself beside the
first Ia rear Of the store. Mr. Fransworth
felt that 4 crisis had arrived, and With an
active mind and fearless heart he quickly
Determined uron a course of con1uctd
which, Il il did not succeed in releasing
hlm, unframed, from the dilema in which
( he was placed, woa!d completely route and
destroy his enemies with himself, at one
tel stroke. To show the slightest degree
Of fear or anxiety would but hasten the
tcnouwcLt which had undoubtedly been
agreed upon In the meantime, one by one,
more ;han hundred Indians had gathered
n the store, and omluouS murmur> began
70 reach his cars. One Indian spoke:
Big warrior, m? Ugh fight at
IIprecanoe; me no 'iraid
Me toO-me fight at Tippecanoe; me
Gght more Limeby = added anothsr, with
an air Of mystery
Me, too--me no 'frail-ueh squas0
iraid. Wanior no 'lraid!' said third :;
aud similar expressions found general
9ttcrauce among them.
/ Nr. FarnswOrth saw that they were all
blowing, or Boosting for some iadefnei
purpose, Tor be knew that none OF them
nere present at the battle Of Iippec; n De-
10 humor them, and 10 gain time and a
moi. definite idea Of the fate that awaited
hlm, he pleasantly Joined in the o0lverSa-
ton, with rs .It.le trUrh IN what he said, as
there was Ia what he heard:
! Il III a warrior too, he said Il killed
big indian Tecumseh, l N pale face
brave"
+ IaeIe was not tremor in his voice, nor
a >hade on hi, features as he spoke 10th
igs, indeed, 10 in iicate a suspicion that
tie knew uEght Of the impending crisis
1uls empty boast and manly bearing,
however, were not without Their effect, for
he saw at a glance that the IullanS had
suddenly re.ap-oI into silence, or were con
ioIr ~ together in Whispers He felt that
tie tiut had arrived fer immediate action
GA his part. Beneath the counter was n
kc2 nearly filled wi,h gun powder, from
which the head huG been removed, aud
Wi in his reach stood lighted candle
+ STOPPING down, with his FINGER he formed
an imprompip c ndie->tick IN the very cen>
/ Ire OF the masses Of powder. Then snuff
( ius the lighted wick very closely he placed
the edges OF his hand with the PAIN up
ward, around the candle, in order to catch
any accidental sparks which might fall
while lie was moving it. Lifting 1t in this
manner from il receptacle, he placed it in
t n Y,F.rl ..ltt na-itl1o iptn tho tala unala in
/ the powder ant carefully removed his hands.
/ Then he raised himself up from his peril
GUS task, and stood calmly Gear it TO await
! the catastrophe.
/ But his movements had been noticed by
one OF the Indians, who being actua'ed by
I that characteristic curiosity which ri time.
oVerpDWcrs every Other feeling Ia The say
+ gge breast. leaned over the counter ami saw
the candle burning brightly j. the oeE of
! T0TieT. Not sound escaped him, hu,
! with Il wondering giaa1e at he pa.e AMI III
+ trepli merchant, he walked rapidly and
silently ouy Of the store. His sudden exit
attracted the attention OF another warrior,
+ who also peerei cautiously over the cOun-
ter, saH the danger, and >taikei out OF the
/ d Dor as silently as the fist. i third, q
+ f0artl, and alb. suc.->~lveiy, each for him
self, saw the impending catastrophe. and
passed ont, without u,terIcg 4 word. AS
/ the last one lsig the store, a>tonIsheI Al the
,tcIid bravery Of the pale face. the mer-
chant hastily followed hjm to the door, and
closing it, fastened It securely. Then,
carefully approaching the keg of powder, he
,iilcd out the candle IN the same guarded
manuar in which he placed it there, and
fen that he WIS saved.
/ And he was saved. The daring alterna-
. tive y b.ch he had chosen assured the lnli
aus thar BE- was no tr.aer, aud produced a
revision Of feeling ia his favor that led to
friendly arrangement Of the difficulty
which had eD,'ranz,d them from him.
Nh Flra>worth rem4ined among them.
was married 20 oae Of their number, aud at
the tja,e Of his death still resided in that
vicinity.
/ The Deacon and the Wasp.
4 worthy deacon in a town of Maine was
remarkable for the facility with which he
quoted scripture on all occasions. The
divine word Was ever al his tongues end,
aud all the FENCES OF life furnished occasions
tr quoting the language of the Bible.
II hat was better, however, the exemplary
man wsys made his quotations the stand