Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-09-12

turned to the maiden, whose bonds
had been severed, and endeavored to
staunch the blood that flowed from
her breast. She looked up with a
sweet smile and said r1 oH
at is of no avail, Tom 1 am going
to join my mother and friends in the
house beyond the sky" a74 2,
"No, no y cried Perkins, "you
must you shall live! See I've stop
ped the blood" III
"Don't deceive yourself, Tom" said
Lucy "the wound is bleeding inter
nally, and in few minutes / shall
have done with things of time; but
am thankful that L have been the
means of saving many lives" She
then unfoulded the whole devilish plot
of Piercea to murder the scntinels and
fire the fort, adding: ~
"God has made me the instrument
for saving of the lives of many, and l
am happy. Don't grieve, Tom. Kiss
me. Good by" F
W The fair hands relaxed their hold,
and with look of unutterable love her
soul winged its flight toward Heaven.
=. Tenderly those rough men lifted
, the corpse of Lucy Morgan, and sadly
, they bore her to the block house.
; Tom followed like one in a swoon aud
, left her not until the weeping women,
with gentle force, parted them to COM
;: pose that lovely form for its last rest
r ing place, st n1is
Mechanically the bereaved young
r man moved out Of the block house,
where saw he Pierce standing sullenly
between two of his captors. The
/ sight called back his wandering senses,
; and with look of intense hate he
leapcd forward shouting:
/ "Mine mine must be the hand that
Furnishes him Give him to me ~ g...
"Of course said Pierce, "you can r
} murder me if you want to, for you're
among your friends, and ye know yer
safe; but yer daren't fight me. Just
! put knife in my hand, and in less
than five minutes King George will
have one the less enemies, and the
devil one more tecruit.p
The sneering tone in which this
speech was uttered, stung the scout to
the last degree of madness.
"Give him knife and I'll prove
I, him what l say"
| A knife was slipped into the hand
I of each, and they stood face to face
glaring at each other like wild beasts.
Neither spoke, but one might see the
: determination to kill each other or
o fall beneath the knife. Simultaneous
J ly they sprang forward, and their
4 knives clashed The blows fell thick
and fast. Here and there, advancing
:" and retrcatjng with foot to foot, and
eye glaring into eye, they fought
t Both We're, masters of that fayoritc
}, weapon of the early settlers-the hru,-
: ting knife--and for time neither
seemed to have the advantage. At
last the weapon of Perkins was see,.
to have lost its sheath the blood drip.
e ped from it,, as in swifter circles il
J, swept over his head. Still the fgha
= ragged on, until the scout drove his
knife through the forearm of Pierce.
rendering him powerless. Quick as
; lightning flashed the weapon of Per
o kins, as it decended and buried itself
, deep in the heart of the murderer,
who fell with groan.
I STOPPING quickly the avenger caught
the. scalp lock Of his fallen foe, and
4 with one motion of the blade severed
t the scalp from the crown, and shaking
the CORY trophy aloft, shouted zone !
/, The next days sun shone bright
and clear as mournful procession is.
: sued from the block house, CONDUCTING
4 the body of the murdered girl to its
t last resting place. Having arrived ut
the new-made grave, the simple rites
were performed, the corpse lowered
, and many'a brave mans eye was wet
with tears as they turned away from
' the grave of her they slowed in life,
t so much" One of the women ap.
!, preached and laid braid Of dark
: brown hair in the hands Of the scout
which he pressed to his lips, and then
! raising it aloft with one hand and
pointing with the, other to his coon
Q skin cap, in the crown of which was
sewn the scalp of Pierce, he said "
Comrades, there is one |; and for
every hair in the braid, shall one rnore
I of the scalps Of my enemies be added -
and then going to the water'sr EDGE.
e he launched q canoe and pushed off
toward the settlement. ~ ~ Ail''
In that struggle for orr indepepd
ence, Perkins did the colonies creo 4
r service that he fulfilled his vow ma
q may be sure; for he became terror
to the Tories and savages, the lstter
, of which, on account Of the eren Il /.
number Of scalps which adorned b:si
person, applied 10 him the title of
}, "Scalp Lock- and lreesrdiAe hin as
an almost supernatural being.
Al Reader, this story I know il poorly
told, but who viii say that there i ~
foundation for many % exciting tslo
, in the primitive historyof cid, Ekcsnss
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