Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-20

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"a The &relvhitc ssstlsrs Of weas Yira;s.
IA experenesd dsek and tsoahlous ,s;s,s.
ip sdsctisg = pera,upeas- -aodamens On ,shs
banks Of the Ohio. .Ths fndiass, ,beins
ssbsiaised lby the. Enelish, sers hassils,
and ecpficts sste ipos.iabss ihsnsvse, 4
eo!oaiss nset, pasiys. TO ,psotsoe ths
pionseEs Of this then. III, ,rsmsta rexioa.s Z
Stockades vas eonssructed at Wheelius
somewhere about the clsss of the Rsvelp.
jtioaarys var. and . spsll safrises placsd
within il. which was mora tkan epee m.
spsccssfally sbessigea By ths noeiheru
tribes OF red men, Its neighborbood be-
came the sceDe Of many per.onsl deeds o.
daring. pcrilous enccunters. hand to- land
fights and hair-breadth escape on the par,
of both soldiers and settlers. Some ot
the iuImejizte descendants Of the actual
participants in these seetes wsrc living
thirty years since. when the writer was 90
journiig in that interesting SECTION o,
and from them be learned many
facts proving eonclssivcly the skill and
boIdness Of those eZrly adven,urers. and
the price they paid ir hazard. suffering
and blood. in establishing an ownership
to the banks Of La Belle Riziere. Among
the Incidents related was the following:.
Game Of vasioss kinds. particularly
Wild turkeys, sbounded n the vicinity Of
the fort. aad was sometimes, hunted By
the soldiers of the garrison 20 relieve the
'edium Of their monotonous life and vary
their ordinary rations. On one occasion
the seeming call Of one Of these birds from
rocky LED &c not Ear to the rear Of the
s'ockade. prumpted . soldier TO 60 out .,
early morning in search who. at the expi.
ration Of bis Leave Of absence. had not re-
turned. The Au,umnal sun declined and
set in the hazy forests beyond the Ohio.
and sill his quarters ia tho fort were va
cant. nor did he ever again dli thsu.-
Known to be o: a restless disposition. j,
'.as surnis.d shat, wearied of his confined
garrison life, he had taken the opportuni-
ty to desert, A day or two after. the
same bird called from the same direction.
inviting q mots trusty soldier 10 solicit
to 60 out to hunt. The report
of rife was Eeard anon in the direction
toward which be had gons. aud his CON-
rades began - look for bis return, SUCCESS
ful or Otherwise Bat be. too. came
not. nor Was he ever after seen alive
These disappesranccs we're accounted very
and parties were sent out for the
but in vain. Before the excite
ment thereby Occasioned had sabsided. =
Fqrad Of recruits TO make good tho places
Of men whose enlistment had expired. ar.
rived from Pennsylvania. Among them
was one Loais Weisel., = veteran Indian
hrntcr. scauain,ed with all TIE ,subtleties
Sf Indian strategy. and of 'boldness
equalnd only BY bis success. Learning
the recent mysterious occurrence. he qui-
e;ly remarked that be though. no could
solve tLem il the like invitation 70 hun.
should happen and leave to d, 50 be given
him. .-... -.-....,. "a. .
Fortunately be had not long 70 wait
for one foggy morning the same sound
echoed through the eastern forests, and
We,rcl stole fcrth on his perilous sxplora.
tion. An hour passed on sufficiently tedi.
Gus to bis intensely excited comrades in
the fort. and then the sharp crack of ri.
fs broke the Stiffness of the wood. r,
That's Weiyei's gun !" exclaimed the
ne~ e1mers. I'VE should know j, among
a thousand" .-....... -
Shortly the long 1.-THE figure Of its owucl
stslksd out of the forest into the clearing
aad us he drew nearer bloody scalp wa,
seen dangling BY its single gray lock o.
hair from the muE1!e Of his rife. A rous.
ing cheer welcomed his return through the
saIiypors. aud the tale he told Vas in thi:
wise:
Ever suspicious Of Indian sub,lety,
and fertile in his expedients to meet il. h
went out believing that the ominous bird.
call issued from . wary biped withou,
feathers, and vas uttered to bring soms
unsuspeesing victim within the reach O
his deadly tomsbawk. A repetition Of il
having enabled him 10 On more definitely
its direction and distance, he slung hi.
gun over his shoulder aud clip,bed, . tai
pine which gave him view Of The ledge
Of rocks srom which the sonnd seemed e
proceed. Shortly from between the branch.
es Of his lofty perch be espied the gray
scsip-lo Of al old Indian warrior enscon.
esd behind large rack over Which be
was cautiously pssring to watch the rssul,
Of his straiassn,. Instantly covering the
mark With his ansrriag rile. wetsel drcv
sAe trigger. uhsu the hesd dropped upeu
he rock and then disappeared hehssd j.
-Hs had ohsa:ned too, SURE an, aim 90 dis
trust she, success Of bis bullet and vaisins
snly . few nomep;s 70; asosrtain whether
ne enemy were single or no, hs dsscssd.
ed, and taking = eirenis 20 ~ to bring hin
above the rock. got IN ebseryasisn into :
kind Of earera. behiad, i; whore lsy ths
Wild tarkey- sish. q perforated bsaia.--
Hasteuing devn be ssssred sshe li&e and
other Weapons of his fae> found attaches
% his hsls the scalps of, shs isol missias
Hunters. to which he. .inuedis,ely ssddsd
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