The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-05

sweetly ON them told them to eat. The
sayages did not know the purport of those
sinister smiles, and we're completely thrown
off their guard. The lady now told them
that they would go and fetch the fire-water,
at which the villains gave a grunt of salts,
faction.
Mrs. II. taking Betty with her, went
into her husbands office. She now took
demijohn which she knew contained n
gallon of fine old brandy. She then took
from the medicine shelf vial containing
ounces Of a clear, inodorous liquid which
was powerful narcotic. With firm
hand she poured the contents of the vial
into the brandy. She and Betty now went
boldly and gave the liquor to the Indians.
The chief first smelt the beverage, then
tasted it, pronounced it good, and COM
menced drinking and gulping it. One of
them said to the ladies "Pale squaw,
good make Injun wife. Kill children,
mebbe, but no kill squaw,
Mrs. IL. knowing that wild scene
would now occur as the eight in number
had drank gallon of strong brandy and
four ounces of a powerful narcotic, took
Betty and went up stairs and watched
them from window The medicine was
now at work. They first commenced
laughing peal after peal of laughter came
from their savage mouths They now at
tempted to rise, but their limbs were par
alyzed, and they could not move. With
horrid yells, they one after another sank
prone upon the ground, in a deep sopor-
ifc, drunken sleep, from which the fates
had decided they should never awaken.
As soon as they had all got quiet, our
hcroines again made their appearance on
the scene of action Betty lost no time in
rushing to relieve the bound captive maid
ems. With a sharp knife she quickly cut
the cruel thongs by which they were
bound, and with all the endearing words
of love and protection that she was master
OF, she led them into the house, whittier
the mistress had retired The weeping
captives, who were two beautiful young
ladies', soon told their tale of woe. During
the preceding afternoon the Indians had
attacked their house, killing and scalping
their father, mother and two little brothers,
and took their girls with them, telling
them that they were to be their wives, and
further that they had murdered three
other families before they arrived at the
Doctors. The hercines persuaded the
weary captives to go to bed after which
they proceeded to finish the work that they
had so nobly begun. In the first place
they took their arms, consisting ofmusket,
pistol, tomahawk and scalping- knife to
each murderer these they carried and
hid them in the cellar; the demons still
sleeping soundly. They next brought a
coil of small hempen cord of great strength,
aud Betty by her MISTRESS direction soon
had the villains firmly tied and bound
hand and feet. Betty now requested her
dear mistress to let her take the axe and
chop off all their wicked heads, but the
lady objected, telling her that the villains
would sleep under the effects of the drug
they had drank for perhaps 20 hours, and
before that time the Doctor would be
home, and it was likely other help would
arrive; but in the meantime they would
keep strict watch and if any of them
stirred it would then be time enough to
act Mrs. IL. now took her husbands
rife, which she well knew how to handle,
and Betty took her trusty axe they seated
themselves on the porch and. watched the
sleepinr foe. who still continued to lie as
still as if they were dead. The short sum.
mer NIGHT was now ON the wane and prey
morning soon appeared. About sunrise
our heroines were aroused from their weary
and terrible vigil by hearing the clatter Of
many horses feet. when looking towards
tbe river from whence the Indians came
they saw BODY of armed horsemen com,
ing toward them at n rapid gait They
saw that they were white men, and hence
they knew that they were friends, and
they fastened to meet them. The horse.
men came dashing up, twenty-five in mum.
Der. each one carrying a bright rife. As
soon as the captain saw the ladies he made
short and speedy inquiries, which oul
heroines quickly answered.
Tho noble Kontuct;ons ouictlv dis
n,onntod and were soon standing aroma
tho doomoJ slooning foo As soon as tho,
onnnlotaly understood tho sitnot;on tbey
,rnyad tho;r bats and gave three cheer,
e.. a., horo;nas A, tb;s t;mo s;nol,
hnrsom,n was seen onnroacb;ng nj III
snaoJ Inot;na ,ho n;ctrre Of dismav +
,Ios tha Doctor Re;ns AWAY in an onno
s;tc d;roc,;on bo had not hearj word n
the torrors Of ,be MONT and comm, !,
s;gbt If his home SEEING his lawn fllef
VIII ,rmed mon and baor;ng tbo;r cboors
no WAS both alarmed and snrnrised an,
rode nm ot full snoed Ue was greeto,
by his friends at his approach and toll,
that all was well.
The situation was now fullv exnlo;ne,
% ,he Doctor Who boord tbo roc;tpi Will
toors If iov Tho hand Of sloenino bri
gands were MI Of an Immense siya and ho,
boon oanabln ~ DOING ;mmense m;scb;ef
Int tho hour IF retribntinn had arrived
Tho Roonlotors now held n council a
var 10 which thew invited our two he
ro;nos and tho Doctor but tho ladies do
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