The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-30
Ii was eiilier that, Or else the Gaulii

was On nfe. f lff
i'he thought that such might lie the
tase gave me great start, and liurtlesl
81 ms fast as was nile. s.s;,
Just before / got to the edge III the
Clearing, heard shout that made the
bltpd turile IN my veins.
Il was ali Indian warilldbbi ahd
KNEW then Whit the fire iiiuailt.
Tie red;skiiis HID set fire to the babin,
and 1t was mass of flames.
Il threw asidt my burden anu hurried
hn. with 6ilnt lidpe TILT l might lje of
service t5 my frieuds. ag
On reathliig tile edge Of tile clearing
/ saw 1t was as L llad feared.
The cabin was one iiiass of flames, and
the redskins were iiineing tina shouting
about It.
The field Of ripe wheat lay between ME
anil tile cabin, and through 1t hurried
IN hope tiiut ilI SOME way might aid my
friends:
Had I stopped but for 4 moments
Thought. should have KNOWN that this
would have been impossible.
0nthrough the wheat ! dashed, un,
minful ~ NH save desire to save my
friends.
lii places, II was above my head, so that
the scene before me was hidden from my
gaze.
But when NJ inst I Mas nearly through
II, saw that 10 ai,i them ~iss impossible.
II was TOO latei
All had surely pefisiied Nh The fiery
furnace to winch they had been doomed;
. Fora moment / stdhi gazing. spell.
lsali,,l, upon the scene, and then .ifttfgiit
oi my own safety.
! must GET back uffder The coser ~ the
forest a. sonn as could. Were diseovs
cred, / should meet the fate tlfrt md beeit
mried out To my friends.
Viii one nnre horriiied glance III the
scene before me turned; and fed back
again toward the forest.
The next moment a fierce shUut Filed
my ears. caves startled glance back
wards, aud as did 50 my heart sank like
lead in my bosomi.
The redskins had seen me, and were
coming on in full pursuit. Fora moment
was motionless. and then fed onward
The wheat tangled my steps, and sent
me headlnng to the ground.
Again npon my feet, ! saw that the
redskins were close upon me.
4 flew onward. only 10 tumble tothe
earth again, over n Luge los that lay in
my way.
Al that moment I behcld hiding
place.
Il chanced 10 remember that the log was
hollow, and determined at once to seek
y shelter within. A minute mure aud l
was safely enconcrd within the huge
she'll.
There lay, holding my breath, while
the sayages came on aud passed beyond
the Log. IN headlung pursui. OF me-
Five minutes later, while ] lay listening
Tor them 10 come back, heard new
sound.
Al first Thought II was the wind, but
a puff Of smoke creeping mtu the log told
me hettcr:
The redskins had set fire 10 the wheat,
and II was tile roar of the flames heard.
'They werc bound 10 yet me, ifthey
had 10 roast me alive.
In n minute or two the fire went over
,he log with n rush, and Eheard the flames
going farther away Ike the blast u the
Wind.
Il bresepwA fresr, for \ thought the dan
ger was over FROM the fire, but | soon
s,s,a,i that , wis tfis,aken.
sphere was y serrekiay sound above mes
wnd Ikarw thss \ hwi eafyht hold of the
Iur. sr.t ins fstle time v would eat It's
way through The slieh TYNE.
For an hor lay there wrapped IN n
sl.ssud cf ne
'rl,n it becrufe, so'lp .tlsnt I could live
there 40 lunger. could not yet NY srea.lf
Il warsc hot aud sitting.
Unjust vet out from my hi,iins place.
even " ; srll iato.tl,e hands of TIE savages
the next moment.
.My hands were badly burned before
All 10. Not when Estooj erect without y
seA much NJ mamwuuld who had BEEN
buried alive, aud. he'd uade his escape
fruta tl,s ton,,
Il knew tl,at theewas nonfety for me
,hey~, 20 \ hurried over the hot ground
s,,,l ,psclctl the sowr oftie forest, NJ
vood luck wculd.have Il, without being
tive sassses Mitssat night
4 kvpt on, aad. it wig nct aaiitthe next
dpy At moon / reached,anoiher settlement,
wherc I. found. shelter and friends
A. nurruw escape ! said;.aid' to-this'
he nsseuird, ~ lrcse 10 60;
p,Su,yrsdrvils are genertlly greet la-
lies, men; notws.asismlsny they hnve =
very hard time. Fume thre riso' one of
,l,ose hard uained fellows and his Iady love
were yaIking along chatting bristiyupon'
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