Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-16
M1LLERsBURe, HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY Der l6 1873

+ awsome day wi out scar or scaishf
haze fear Ise ta'ene strong grippit
J, death. am sair, sair for forfoughte
v but ne'er fear, mon, but wha the aul'
n Sir Peter will e'er present heekle
It his foes
e "Oh, 'tis not so bad as that, Colonel,
y said Washington; "but you, like th
e rest Of US, have received your baptisr
b of fire. IT'S CORY field, and the end
t not yet"
!, "D'ye mind, Major, the secon-sight'
? tauld ye of yestreen, and the vision Q
t the bluid? Said not recht ?-but, ha'
E ye seen Samie, laddie"
" have, Sir Peter there he stands, AN,
unhurt.''
"'Tis strange, vera strange. 'Tis th
bairn Francis,and not James that's hur
: and ta'en to the rear, alang wi Sir Johl
!. Sinclair, Col. Burton. Gladwin, ant
money ithers. Oh, but this is a sorr
day! Braddock's just lost his horse
The fule earle thinks he's fighting oil
the broad plains o'Flanders. .'Tis eneucl
J amiast to drive one distraught to see hin
; try to wheel and maneuvre a whai
army, shoulther to shoulther,in twal
fut road. haze beggit him to let hi
mon tax to the woods, but the dour dee
vii wi not. He's clean daft, Geordie
clean daft"
"Well, Colonel" said Washington
'no use to discuss the General now
You need immediate attention. I'll seni
some soldiers to take you back to ths
rear"
Washington had scarcely gone hun
dred spaces before bullet, sped by ar
Indian rifle from the ravine, struck Hal.
ket straight through the heart. Just a;
he was falling his son James rushed for
ward and caught him in his arms. He
too, was at the same time mortally
struck, and both fell together, locked in
each others embrace, and this was the
last of the old Scotch nobleman.
The two bodies lay, just where they
fell, for years, through summers heat
and winters snow-"'mid all the wreck
of the spitetul elements" We will here
after relate how, three years after, two
skeletons were found locked together
and in how singular manner the young
Sir Peter Halket identified them as
those of his father and br other.
The provincials-the American militia
of whom Braddock was so contemptu-
ous-were the last to yield the hill.
Among them were Jack, Gist, Wagon
er, Scarooyaddy ,and others of the more
cool and collected scouts and rangers,
who had, wherever they could obtain a
"coign of vantage" kept up desultory
fire upon the foe.
About this time Jack, his face all be-
grimed with powder, his bullets almost
all spent, his eyes glowering and teeth
clenched in sort of bull dog fixedness
was sullenly retiring from tree to tree
hotly pushed by Ottawa Indians, when
he noted the approach of an old ac-
quaintance, Captain Waggoner Of the
Virginia Rangers, with what was left
of his men. They were doggedly re-
treating step by step, casting many an
anxious look behind.
"Waggoner," exclaimed Jack, "'tis
a crying shame that we should stay here
and be butchered for the mad whims of
a man, who may be as brave as Julius
Cesar, but who's also as crazy as loon.
Now, I've been studying the lay of
these lurking red devils, and from the
line of their fire / feel certain their
whole position can be turned from that
huge fallen tree yonder, lying just on
the rise Of the hill. What say you? Can
you take your men and let us run for
it?n
"Good Jack. Give me your hand on''
old hickory! I'm with you till death.
1 can depend on what is left of my
company to man, and think can get
enough rangers from Dobb's, Dagwor-
thy's, Stevens and Peyronies' compan-
les to make the attempt. Hoi" he shout
ed in clear ringing tones. american
rangers, stay one moment! We've tried
fighting the Indians on the British plan
and if we go ON one short half hour lon
ger we'll not have whole scalp left.
Captain Jack proposes to run forward
and take possession of yondsr huge log,
which commands the snemy's position
and will give us complete protection,a and
we'll route these cussed, yelping, bark
ing devils down there quicker'n you
would scrunch a nest of rattlesnakes.
All who want to redeem this disgraeeful
day strike at least one stout blow for
victory, follow mer'
A hearty cheer rang out, about eighty
American rangers, including also, Jack,
Gist, ,Scarooyaddy, Alaquippa's two sons
Fairfax, and two other friendly Indians
agreed to follow.
"Now, lads, all load up, and sling
each man around his tree and draw their
fire."
$780," as brisk volley came from the
foe. Snow for it, ''and Jack and Wag-
goner leading, they darted rapidly for
ward, rifles cooked, all ready in trail
and losing only three men by the
way.
"Now," shouted Waggoner, "spread
yourselves along snug, and fire one vol
ley altogether, and then every man load
and fire at will, and if we don't have
some little to boast of this day my
names not Tom Waggoner. Look,
Jack: look! Dye see the painted, slip
perry devils wriggling and gliding
away? Aha. we've got 'em, every
pop. Now for it, boys! Quick! quick!
before you lose 'em. Ready Take aim!
Firer'-and tremendous volley and
red line of flame leaped out from their
rifles.
"Ha!" yelled Jack, springing to his
feet with excitement as he saw the
whole raft of Indians break cover, "ons
more like that and we'ell have scalps
enough to buy farm apiece. Hurrah! !
boys; hur-"
His words were drowned by the roar
of guns and general discharge ofmus-
kerry behind him, and at least forty of