The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-16
ALEXANDRIA, Ia, SATURDAY. MAY 16 1874

| jumped OIL tho mule was rld
ing. Ben, with his sore eye, being
ilA the wagon, aral stood before my
Swffe and daughter trying to. defend
them with my whip, when blow on
the head from@onc Of their guns
felcd me to the ground, and bcfor,
could rise again they had dragged
all three of the woalen from the
wagon. G
inst at this time, when ! was
about giving up in despair, one OF
the negroes cried out, "Nash
Nash y and the others joining in the
cry mounted their mules and fled
towards bolIax, urging their ami
anaIs to the top of their speed.
Incxpressibiy relieved, | looked
back, and on the road had just
Travelled, | saw body of men adj
vancing in n sharp trot, and as they
approached us, ! recognized the
same men that had rescued ussfrom
the creek. They salntcd us courte-
.onsly,' when the quick eye OF tl,ier
leader seemed to take in the whole
situation at a glance, and inca quick
ringing voice he said, "Come on
men, these men mNst be arrested y
and sticking spurs to his horsc, he
started in hot pursuit, closely toll
lowed by his men.
After TIE departure Of these mys
tcrious men, who had rescued Sis
from death and worse than death,
we started on The road the negro
had told us would take no around
ColtaX, and 10y evening had reached
kcd Riyce, q few miles above the
viIIagcsand approached a desoIate
looking hsuse standing near the
bank of the river. On reaching it
We tound it deserted, Out the fTies
ence Of a few vcuerable,e o hungry
looking chickcns convinced us that
the owners we're one ~ temporarily
absent; and in Il few minutes a man
came ste,5thily toward. us from q
clump of bushes, where he had been
concealed, His anxious ecounte.
nance wore sad, terrified took,
that told OF present suffering, and
grave apprchenslons of @ future
troubje. lie told us his wife and
four young children were hid out in
the woods; that all the white wo-
men and children of the settlement
had He'd 30 to the woods tor safety,
as the negroes had boldly proclaim
cd that they intended to kill the
male whites and keep the girls and
women for themselves.
"Great God !esaid ], "c8an such
things be in a civilized country"
"Eyen so,' he replieS, ''nnd my
own immediate trouble 9s that my
own wife and, Shildren are suffer.
ing from !9lnger, and ] haye moth
ing to e9yc them to cat" q
My wife went to the wagon and
got some bacon and flour and gave
hlm. Thanking us Irolusely, and
WITH q relieved look, he hadc us
make any use We could olI'is housG|
md disappeared in the woods.
We held Il consultation AS to our
nture course, my wife and daugb-
-crs urging me to go on, but my
mules being much fatigucd, Gas We
I'll werc) and Ben complaining of
lis eye, | felt constrained to risk
)ne night here to Test, anA so we
'nternd the house and built q small
ire.
In few minutes the man return o
ID and told us he had q. little tod
Ter, v5lieh | was Scry glad to get
or ny jailed mules. D
Are there many families con
'caIed in the woods y | asked.
"'lnnhrcds,,' he replied.
"And have you no one to call up
N for help 2"
q "Our only hope" he rcplicd, Giles
/, one man, who is using every eff
ort to shield and protect us until
he Governor, who has been applied
o, can send q force to qucIl the ne
,roes and restore peace
"And who is chat man, | asked.
"s'lerifl NASH he replied.
At this time three negro men
nd two wnmcn came rapidly up
he road from towards Coli2x, and
DON reached us. As Soon as the
IAN saw them, with q terrified look,
G daTtca into the bushes, and was
,st to view. One of the negro
zen took Ben aside and was CON
crsing with him in an undcrtone,
lille the other tGso and the women
ere roughly questioning us as to
ur business in that country: wHV
@ DIDN'T stay where wetcame from?
"Iou whites' said one of the wo-
zen, a savage looking hag, shave .
y business i'r this country; it be
lupS TO 3fS and we will lrinl, tlY