The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-06-05

could not he trailed before the next morn
ing they calculated that they would
then he so far ahead that they could reach
the Mohawk country before they could be
overtaken, where they would have friends
to help them.
At first the maiden was Supplied with
grief, but her perceptions were quick in
emergencies, and she had the ability and
will to act. She was unbound after they had
proceeded a short distance. She now
came to the determination to dissemble and
lure her captors to their destruction. In a
short time she became calm and seemed
pleased with her situation. She marched
with a buoyant step and talked with and
smiled on her abductors. Her hidden de-
termination was terrible one, for in her
inmost soul she resolved to kill the whole
party before another sunrise. She smiled
on the Panther, and ogled him with killing
glances from her bright dark eyes, until he
was half crazed.
The murderers kept up the river, but
kept far enough from the stream, to avoid
the rough river hill. In the evening one of
the warriors killed young fawn, which
they carried with them.
At nightfall they arrived at Maiden's
Mount, where they proposed to camp for
the night, and in the morning they intended
to cross the river at what was then called
the Long Ferry, now Peach Bottom, where
they had hidden their bark canoes, and
travel up the east side of the river, where
they considered that they would be safe
from pursuit. After they had kindled
their camp fire, the Panther ordered his
To 1,o
for their suppers. She joyfully went to her
task and soon showed them that she was
an expert at dressing game. After she had
prepared the meat, she took the kettle that
they had stolen from her father, and went
to tiny stream near by, and from a pool
she filled the vessel with water. She then
deftly poured about an ounce of dark pow
der which she carried with her into the
vessel, Just to season the pottage that she
was about to make. She returned to the
fire aud taking a tomahawk, she soon
improvised fixtures to hang the vessel over
the fire, her expert ingenuity greatly pleas
ing her captors, and the Panther told his
comrades that he had captured a rich
prize.
After time the beautiful cook told the
murderers that their pottage was ready
and with her sweetest smiles and coquett-
ing chances, she told them to eat. Each
one of the bloody rascals now took his
wooden spoon from his belt and each squat
ting around the savory mess, commenced
eating the tender venison. The Star seated
herself on rock near them and commenced
toying with bow and arrow. Meanwhile,
the villains continued to eat. Their appe-
tp
they devopred their mess like furnishing
wolves, and they almost fought over their
supper. In short time they had eaten
all that was cooked, not leaving morsel
for the cook. A scene now followed. The
Indians commenced to laugh as if they
were crazy, and anon they arose to their
feet and losing all caution they yelled like
demons and danced like monkeys on hot
stove plate. But their dance was brief for
in few minutes each warrior had fallen
to the ground, their breathing became
short and hard, and in twenty minutes
more these villains had gone to another
hunting ground, in hotter climate. Ret
ribution had overtaken the numbering alb
ductors when they little expected it, six
savages lay stark and dead around the
campfire.
That morning they had killed the Stars
good old foster mother, and her two maids
and were carrying the maiden away to q
fate which to her was worse than death, but
she had thwarted their schemes and she
was now free, with her enemies at her feet {;
and in her untutored savage state she be-
lieved that she had done right She had
avenged the death of her friends and had
saved her own honor, which she priced
higher than life. 1t was past midnight,
the full moon was inclining to the west,
casting its mellow light over the wild
scene. The Maiden was alone, but she was
not afraid, for she knew that even if her
friends did not come to her succor, that
when daylight appeared she could retrace
her steps and find her way home. She
piled dry wood ON the fire, and soon had q
high bright blaze, which she kept up as a
beacon to her friends should they be near.
AS the night waned, she was aroused from
her reveries by the soft mellow note of the
whippoorwill. She listened attentively, and
soon heard the sound repeated again and
again. She took q small hollow bone from
her belt and answered in the same mellow
notes. She now heard the bleat of q young
fawn, which she answered by a similar
sound, for she now felt assured that aid
was at hand, for these sounds were the war
signals of the Chief y. her father. She had
not long to wait, fors was soon surround
cd by twenty-five young braves, headed by
her father. They approached with all the
willy caution Of the Indian, but when she
caught glimpse of her friends, she shout.
ed to them that all was well. And when
they approached the camp fire, and found
what the heroine had done, they were wild
with delight and gave regular warwhoop.
1t appears that in few hours after the
murders and the abduction, that neigh
boring Indian paid visit to the Chief
tain's cabin, and seeing the state of affairs,
had took canoe and with all possible
speed gave the alarm. The enraged pa
rent soon gathered twenty-five ofhis young
braves and took the trail. Night overlook
them, but they had a faithful dog that kept
on the track and piloted them on their
way, and they were thus enabled to reach
the camp before daylight. Mas-sato call
ed the place the Maiden's Mount, in honor
of his beautiful and brave daughter. They
returned to their home on Swan Creek du-
ring the day, without further adventure.
The Morning Star was shortly after mar
ried to her betrothed lover, and they were
always friends to their pale face neighbors
| Dublin. MARS.