The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-01

with love-sick girls like herself, IN
an instant converted herself into the
daring and hardy woman OF the
frontier; it. was here that Betsy
Galloway, without a moments hest
tation, determined to defend the
honor and the lives of herself and
her young companions, and wrote
her name in the annals OF Ken
tucky. Standing erect in the canoe,
she seized the paddle, and at a
single blow laid open to the bone
the head of the foremost savage.
The other Indians pressed on, but,
still undaunted the brave girl fought
them with the ferocity of a mother
protecting her young. Finally ex-
hausted, she sank 10 the bottom Of
the canoe, and with her trembling
sister and friend was dragged
ashore, and hurried off to meet
whatever fate might be in store for
them.
We have honored the memories
of the heroes Of Bunker Hill; we
have reverently celebrated the occa-
sion when George Washington turn
ed his back upon the delights Of
home and gave his sword to cause
in which failure would be ignominy
and death; we are preparing to GEL
ebrate with impressive splendor the
centennial anniversary of the mem
orable event that gave us independ-
ence, and illustrated the exalted
courage of the statesmen Of 1776;
let us pause for a moment to do
honor to this brave girl, who bat
tied so heroically with a foe that
even strong men hesitated to en-
counter; let US lift the romance of
her rude life out of the common run
of girlish sentiment and make her
love one of the episodes Of our his
tory. .a,c .....
The CONSERVATION at the fort can
well be imagined. The fathers of
the girls soon returned, and, before
the night closed in, Daniel Boone,
at the head of party on foot, and
Richard Galloway, at the head of a
party on horse back, were eff in pur-
suit. In Boone's party were Sam
uel Henderson, John Holder and
Flanders Galloway. What gave
these youths such determined looks
and made them press on so eagerly!
Was it only knightly spirit that
prompted them to the rescue of for
lorn and captured damsels? All,
as Samuel Henderson strode along
he was thinking Of the olive-cheek'
ed heroine, Betsy Galloway and
John Holder clenched his hands
and ground his teeth when he
thought of poor frightened Fanny
and Flanders Galloway almost for
got his kith and kin for thinking
ofhis captured Jemima Boone. We
can easily smile over it now; but
let any man put himself in the place
of any one of these young men.
and ask himself how he would fee
in such a pursuit, knowing that the
girl he loved and hoped to make
his wife was in the power of ruth
less, cruel and treacherous say
ages.
When the Indians started with thu
girls they made the younger ones
take off their shoes and put on moe
assins, but Betsy refused to take of
her shoes, and as she walked along
she ground her heel into the soil tx
leave a trail. Noticing this the In
dams made the whole party wall
apart and deviate from the course
so as to wade through the water anc
destroy the trail. Then the un
daunted Betsy broke off twigs ano
dropped them along the road never
doubling for moment that her ia
ther and her lover would soon be II
hot pursuit of them and when the
savages threatened her with uplift
ed tomahawk if she persisted II
this, she secretly tore off portions O.
her dress and dropped them on tht
road.
Boone's party soon found tht
trail, and followedit rapidly, fearing
that the girls might grow weary anc
be put to death. All Sunday nigh
and all Monday the pursuit was
kept up. On Tuesday morning slen
der column of smoke was seen il
the distance, and the experienced
eye of the hunter at once de
tected the camp Of the Indians. A
serious difficulty now presented it
self. How were the captives to be