Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-12-21


on before while we staid to visit the
falls at the river. In the evening
when we went down to the ferry, we
found they had hid the canoe, and re
fused to let us cross until we paid
them. When they found we would
pay they made an exorbitant demand
and when Nj. Thompson, in his kind
ness and unwillingness to quarrel, was
disposed to give them their price, they
began to gather up their guns, and t
said that it was not enough, they must
have half of our goods. L saw that |
the next demand would be all, and |
then if we were too cowardly to fight, |
they would strip and perhaps kill US.
told Mr.. I. to get out of the way
ard I would settle the palaver. I had
Winchester rife with eighteen balls
in it, which it would discharge before
they could reload, besides brace of
pistols, and three muskets in the hands
of our men. took the pistols, which
our men had named ''streams of fire.
from their rapidity of discharging, be
ing self cooking rcvolvers and my
gun they had named "Ekookr.'
which means the death dealer" AS
| buckled on nay belt our men men
toned these names. 1 demanded
Who hid that canoe. The man had
concealed himself in his house, and
when he came out I got him before
me toward the river, and then made
him understand, by our interpreter,
that he must go at once and get the
canoe, or 1 would let go these spirits
at the same time whirling the cylinder
of my revolver making it click. All
the women and most of the men
scampered at once, and the fellow did
: not wait for a second order, but was
2 very spry to find it. We gave them
l some presents when we were sure OF
5 the canoe. But have no doubt lit
4 tie cowardice just at that juncture
!. would have perhaps cost us our lives.
t But another palaver awaited us. Our
S guide, whose home was on this side
S of the river, and who had gone on
with our baggage in the morning, was
5 now missing. The supposition at once
5 was that he had SWAN the river and
r gone on home. But when we came to
e his town he was not there. It was
s then dark but four men Immediately
y started back to hunt for him, fearing
d he would be injured by the people who
It had hid the canoe, or had attempted tc
II swim the river and had been picked
IT up by alligators. Our men were very
u much concerned. If the young MAJ
5. could not be found, or there was an,
II evidence of his death, the native
II would demand one of our men TO
N him, to be cruelty murdered, If posi-
d bic, in the same way the young ma
'e had died. And all our men accepts
m it as the law, and never thought {
le making any resistance, but were onl
s, thinking who would have to die
SO told them that we would make ever
p exertion to find the young man, an
~ then we would kill all the men an
ey burn up their town if they made an
+. such foolish demand of us; that W
t. would all die rather than give up on
lg to be so cruelty and wickedly muI
ar dered. Fortunately the young ma
ge came in safe the next morning Il
be had attempted to swim the river, bt
er was swept down by the current an
ly lodged on an island; and seeing all
ot gators in the water he was afraid
so nture in the river again, and hs
ne s. / all night on the island. Seem
to the canoe crossing in the morning
we had called to it, and was landed safel
INT on shore
ere We returned by a more southe
ch route and found it far less hilly and
rty better path. The elephant paths thr
ge the forests, especially near the rive
eir were worn down like old roads. The
,ry are elephants enough here to supp
m the world with fyory for ages. T
I'M natives rarely XIII one, and then on
ms, some old and helpless fellow viii
lde has been deserted by its comrades.
we We arrived home after many in
les dents and adveatures late on the e
for of the 22d, having been out elev
an days, sleeping Oh the ground and
Ugh natives huts, wading many streal
We through the day, or sometimes crossi
ray the streams by sitting perched on t
and shoulders of a native And then q
like canned provisions spoiled as soon
hey we opened them, so that the last t
lne days we had nothing but native 70,
'uld Still we were quite well, and althou
are weary, enioYed nnr journey and s55aia
7 De some useful knowledge of the coun;
ives and people.
are Tuesday, Oct. 31st Last nj
me- Tom Care died. He was the rich
tune native man on the river He ow,
not several plantations and many slav
and was the head clerk in the Hs
burg Co.'s factory. 1--WE call sto
% 10 factories). 1 have just been to
1ser- the wailing. About hundred won
sted are sitting on the floor around
and. coffin making most hideous no
Tho more like a lot of hungry hogs SOU,
ing than the noise of human voices
win A small cannon is fired every few II
DR.. utes, and then loud wall follows