The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-30

And now, last Of the group, came the
young and dauntleSB Louis Weizell, but
Just then acquiring a fame as daring
and reckless borderer, and long after-
wards known as the "BOone Of Western
Virginia" and tho right arm Of It's de-
tense. His personal appearance was very
remarkable; rude, blunt half savage,
he was five feet ten in height; very
straight and erect; broad across the
shoulder; Q breast like that Of a buffalo,
and limbs slightly bowed, denOtiug great
muscular strength; his face was come.
what pitted BY the small pox; complexion
very dark, and his eyes were Of the most
intense blSckness-wild and piercing
and emitting when excited such fierce and
fiery glances as TO quail the stoutest I'D.
versary.
But his most peculiar feature was bis
long curly hair, which was black as the
ravens wing, and 90 very thick and luxu.
RANT % 10 reach, when combed out, near.
~ to his knees-A much priced scalp 10
many q noted warrior, and one for which
q dozen Of "braves" would have been
considered cheap exchange.
LYDIA BoGGs MAKES A sRNsATIoN.
Truly this was 0 noble quartette Of
border worthless, and their presence Just
At this time at Fort Henry was iortu.
nate happening. During the day we now
see them together, they had all-the two
strangers piIted agains: the two residents
been engaged In q friendly contest OF
barking squirrelP;" thstis, killing these
animals, not by direct shot, but by aiming
at and hitting the bark right under them,
which would SO stun and 7tosS them that
they would fall TO the ground. II any
skin was touched by the lead, II was
counted ont. This was q isvorite sport
Of Boone, Kenton, Welzel, and in fact all
the old frontier hunters who pretended TO
any excellence as marksmen.
The winners had afterwards been chal.
lenged by the losers (Kenton and McCul.
loch) TO heading the mai, which was to
be succeeded by "snufflng The CANDLE
both rifle trials as well known In those
days as shooting for the Christmas turkey
Is now throughout the country. In the
first instance nail was driven halt way
Into tree or target, the business OF the
rival marksmen being TO drive 1t In up 10
the head by lair, plump strikes with the
bullet, and at q distance OF from sixty 10
eighty yards.
The second trial-"snuffiDg the candle"
always took place by night, and gener.
ally in the woods, and was to q stranger
one Of the most peculiar and Wierd-like
scenes oil fAr-Western hunter life. The
sombre forest, the dim diEs-seeming
only 10 make, as II were, the darkness
more Enthusiastically lighting up the
knot OF gsunt ioresters in their pictu-
rescue CARDS; the feeble candle flame
placed al distance Of some sixty yards
from the maIksmen, and the spectral dg.
ure, imperlectly revealed BY Its beams,
who was there stationed TO mark the
shots and to replace and relight the can
die II disturbed by the swift leaden mes.
senger.
To utilate or extinguish the candle
was held clumsy work, but TO cleverly
snuff 1t with the unerring bullet as neat.
ly and precisely as with pair of shutters,
this was the highest mark of excellence,
and one, too, frequently attained by hunt.
ers with whom the beloved rifle was the
constant companion from early youth TO
old age.
The trial by candle, however, in this
instance never took place. The shooting
at the nail had been very close, and while |
the four rihemen, with their special
friends, were earnestly engaged about the
target, measuring and comparing shots,
some excitement was observable among
those mounted on the forts ramparts.
A mounted horse was first deserted BY
the look.outs dAshiDg at full speed along
the trail which led from the up.river set
Elements.
On on ! It came, the regular beat of It's
gathering hoots drawing rapidly nearer
and nearer. And now all noise and sport
ceased, and speculation was busy as to
who the stranger could be, and what the
occasion Of the rapid pace. Those on the
walls, and those In Z4ne's cabin and the
other log houses which skirted 1t, rushed
out on the plateau surrounding the fort.
The horse was unknown, and the rider
In his or her flowing garments, equally 3d.
At last the swift steed had passed the first
of the cabins, when Captain Boggs, who
had returned by the Catfish trail the day
before, and was standing on The brow OF
the bluff with Col. Zane, exclaimed in
great snrprise
"Good Heavens! Colonel, its my girl
Liddy, and on Major Roses blood mare,
tool What In the name Of all that's good
does 1t mean? And look at her queer
dress, tool What the devil Liddy, is 1t
you, and what's the matter and where's
the rest ?"
A ringing shout went up from the as
sembled crowd.
This the spirited young girl-and sure
" at no time in her life did she look more
bewitching, in spite, too, OF her home
spun and ill'attiDg -acknowl-
edged by quick, graceful bow, and then
leaped down into the arms OF her aston
ished father, exclaiming:
"0h, father father all our party are
taken. Mo. Shepherd, Betty Zane, Silla
Swearingen, Brady, Rose and all. / only
have escaped"
"'Taint hard TO guess" lauShiugly
whispered Simon Butler 10 Major Nc
ColloCh, (which way that nimbls young
gals hearts jumping, when she puts
Shepherd atore all. WAL. he's lucky
IellOW, IOr sue tne LAKenl9t and Billing
est little lass that ever gladdened hun.
ters eyes," while Capt. Boggs broke out
with:
"Whafs that, gal, all takenH Where
and who byH Not by Injuns, LiddyH'
"Yes, by Indians, father, and led on by
Simon Girty. They attacked our boat
this very morning, at Big Yellow, and
after hot fight, took 1t and all on board
men, women, horses, goods-every-
thing. l believe I'd been here an hour
since II 'Riah Poe's futtering clothes
hadn't held me back like a balloon"
Observation-Disclosures
Clothes" slowly repeated her father, a
heavy, square.built, herculean chested
man, "WhY, d-n Ii, child, you're tool
ing with Us How came my daughter IN
'Rlah's clothes, and on Maj Roses horse,
l knni ONT with IL gal hnnlk pnn nnn the