The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-11-10

~ HVlu on tne woman,
ne demanded 70 taw Who and what she
was. She quick told her story, which
was that she was ,IaIIito girl, who, with
her brother, hadhsn d ptured in Virginia
some nye years ssre, when nearly all her
family had been aurdered. Since then
she had been a We d her captors, over
worked, starved, I'D beaten, and she en-
treated McClchs b restore her to her
own people.
~ was not lnilc naturc OF the old scout
to resist an appal of such character,
and giving thsdd an assurance of his
protection, hc erged with her for the
place Of conecalsspt on the mountain.
They had hardly made half the distance,
when the loud ,afm cry of the savages
was sounded les Shan half mile away.
Some indians, intcrossing the stream, had
discovered The body Of the squaw.
The fngidVs quickened their speed,
and soon JOINED The other scout, who, from
his lofty perch, was watching the unusual
commotion suong the ssyagcs, but was
ignorant of is cause. Parties of warriors
were seen to strike off in every direction;
the terrible Ear-whoop resounded on every
side, and the dusky foe was seen gather
ing around The mountain, until swarthy
chain of painted warriors completely en-
compassed the position and closed every
avenue Of escape.
Certaib destruction seemed inevitable,
but the vo men resolved TO sell their lives
as dearl as possible Not wishing to in
volvotl gill in their fate, they advised
her to etun 10 the Indian village aud
represa 4 that she had been taken prisoner.
This refused to do, begging for a gun,
declar g that she was we'll trained to its
use, a could aid materially in their de-
BuY herd was no weapon for her, and
she n urged to take shelter behind the
rocks aud IN case of their death or cap
ture, lain that she had been their pris-
~ tunatcly the position occupied by
the ouls could only be reached over a
high rocky ridge, which was SO narrow
thas / could be trayersed only in single
file, lud there was no tree, bush, or shrub
to q FORD protection to tho hostile party.
Thi9 ridge was constantly covered by the
une ring rifles Of the beleaguered men, and
eye7 y Indian who attempted TO cross il was
'ho dead, and his swarthy body rolled
iov n tho rocky slope into the gulch below.
4 did not take long to convince the
\ bges that this mode of attack was i'm
ctiable, and they attempted flank
ys@spt. On the left was q large rock,
covered with stunted shrubbery,
ich the position occupied by the
ould be completely commanded
the point was difficult Of access,
Id be reached only by leaping a
IN full view Of the beleaguered men,
hin easy range Of their rifles. But
uld two men successfully defend so
points Of ASSAULT The case ap-
hopeless, but they were not the men
pair, To White was assigned the
u keeping up the fire in front, and
land undertook to defend the threat
Hank.
In we saw a tall, swarthy warrior
hing on the brink of the avine, pre-
for the leap which was to decide
attic. Only an inch or so of the
figure was discernible, and the dis
was nearly cpe hundred yards; but
cout knew that everything depended
is foiling the savage, and he resolved
|isk everything upon single shot.
ly and deliberately he raised his rifle,
trained nerves were brought under
eCt control, and the weapon became
teady as the rock on which he stood.
drew bead so true that failure seem
impossible, touched the delicate trig-
the hammOr camc down, he Riat cas
i,ltO dozen fragments but the
not discharged
lf-stiaed curse escaped the com
lbs Of the hunter, but he retained
,optrol, and proceeded to adjust
/, though he felt almost certain
swould gain che coveted position
could discharge his weapon.
aiut was in place, and as be
" q final turn, he glanced in
ef danger, aud saw the enc
every nerve strained, and
pstant he sprang with the
ather for the coveted ad-
utterancc to suppress
sw the movement, and gave
3ut at the same instant
age uttered piercing
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