The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-01-16
MI isc elIane ecu .
captain SAM"
OR, THE
"BLACK BRAVE"
A Tale of the Seminole War.
BY MARS.

In the year 1S17-1S, the Seminole Indi.
ans, aided by u lot Of runaway negroes and
few Greeks, committed series of fearful
outrages on the Georgia and Alabama
frontier. They would make their murder
Gus raids along the frontier and then re-
treat into the swamps of Florida, where
they considered themselves safe, as they
were then on Spanish territory. General
some of their villages but he did not subdue
them. Early in 1918 General jackson was
ordered to the scene of action, and raising
body of Tennessee volunteers, who were
always ready to follow their beloved Gene
raj, the old Hero and his brave troops went
to the front in March, 1918.
At this time there lived in one of the
southern counties of Georgia young ply
stefan, whose name was Victor Legare-
The Doctor owned fine plantation and
had good dwelling and other buildings.
his negro quarter stood near the mansion.
He owned several negroes who worked the
farm. About year before the time l
write, his black overseer Sam had run
away. He had always been kind to this
negro and had made him overseer Of his
,ela1tation, but Sam ran away, and as sub
seclueht events proved, had gone over to the
enemy. The Doctors family consisted of
himself, his wife and two small children,
beautiful little girls, together with an Irish
servant girl named MORA McKoon. Mrs.
Josephine Legare was u real Southern lady,
of high-toned, refined manners, and was
considered one of the most beautiful and
lovely ladies in the State. She was always
calm, and had the will to act in cases of
emergency. MORA was a handsome young
Irish girl; kind, loving and affectionate,
and was ready at any time to fight to the
death for her beloved mistress and the chill
dren. She was nurse and took charge ofthe
children. The chamber maid was named
Minta. She was likely young negress,
and prVfeSSed to be strongly attached to
her mistress, and Mrs. Legare placed every
confidence in this negress. When the Doc
tor heard the tocsin of war and the call to
arms, he at once joined the forces under
the old hero, and received surgeons COM
mission.
AS his mansion was situated many miles
from the scene of the mongrels' depreda-
tons he never thought of danger to his
dear ones that he had left at home. When
Sam left his kind master he made his way
to the Seminole head quarters, and begged
to be admitted into the Indian ranks, tell.
ing the chieftain "dat he knowed all dc
country, an cud kill more wife trash dan
any two Injun. The Chief did not believe
him, but he took him on trial, and the
black demon soon became great favorite
with the savages. In their murderous
forays Sam was always foremost in torturing
their victims. He invented new tOrtures
that were unknown to the Indians. When
they were numbering women and children,
Sam would smear his hands and face with
their helpless victims blood and the fend
incarnate would suck the blood that was
flowing from the wounds of murdered
women and children. The Indian chief
became strongly attached to Sam, and
made him captain. He likewise gave
him the name Of the "Black Brave" AT
ter Sam had ingratiated himself into the
favor of the ChieftaiD, he one day unfolded
to the bloody leader of the savages his
plans. He told the Chief "dat his late mis-.
It's was dc finest lady dat he cher see, an
dat he want him to guy him fifty mon,
and dat he would go up dar an kotch her
an brung her to de camp, an dat de chief
mus guy her to him for his wife" He fur.
tn r promised his master that he would
bring him all the plumber they obtained in
their scout. He promised that they would
murder all the white families that lay in
their route and burn all their houses.
The idea pleased the savage leader, and
he ut once detailed fifty men to 90 with
the BLACK Brave" appointing the black
devil commander of the squad. This CON-
pany of fends consisted of tw .nty five In
dams and twenty-five negroes, the latter
being by FAR the greatest villains of the
murderous gang. The Chief di,, not 90
ON the expedition, but he gave the men
strict orders to take the white squaw alive
and unhurt, and if they caught the Doctor
tn bring him along and do him no harm, as
he wished him to see his wife married to the
"Black Brave" in Indian fashion, "and
them" said he, 1--WE can give him over to
Captain Sam to deal WITH
The preliminarics being settled, this
precious band of savage cut throats pre-
pared for their marderous raid. They had
not been made aware OF General Jackson's
approach, and therefore had every rea-
son to believe that they would be success
full. They accordingly started on their
dcvilsh Grand. On their route they MUIR
dered several families, taking no prisoners
and showing no mercy. They marched at
night and hid in swamps in daylight
On the morning of the third day after they
had started they approached the mansion
of DR.. Legare. About sunrise Mrs. Legare
hearing noise, looked from an upper win
dow, and saw body of armed Indians and