The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-08-18

log and were gong 10 batter their way
in when when she killed the two | saw
as I rode up. Then they surrounded
the building, and the battle open cd.
There wasn't better wife and mother
in this world, sir, and never dreamed
that she had such pluck. When l
th;uk-whcn | thinl: Of how sho must
havo looked for INC back, and how she
wondered what had become Of me, and
how despair crept into her heart, II
wish I was dead. The other two chill
drOn were girls, ono aged twelve and
the other seven. The boy says that
Mary, tho Oldest, used the revolver
from one Of the doors while her mother
defended the other, and that little Clara
carried cartridges to both Of them from
tho closet. There was half story
chamber to the cabin, and the boy was
stationed up there to look through the
creviccs aud watch for nc. When his
mother knew that part Of the Indians
bad suddenly withdrawn, aud when
she heard the firing on tie bluffs, she
called hiu down from his post and
gave him q rifle which laid away to
sell to some Indian. lie says that she
was very pale, and that her hands
trGmblcd, but she kept the spencer 60.
ing. Lying among tho rocks, nearly
u milo away, and with au Indian rifle
popping at nc every second, l heard
that carbinc above all the din. Ny
post couldn't stand an Indian attack,
aud knew it, Us there were Too many
windows and doors to defend. The
house and store.room wcro connected
by a doorway, but there was no loop.
holes at the end Of tho storO room, and
tho Indians could gather there md be
safe. 1t was about eight o'clock III
the morning when | took to the bluffs,
and when noon came | could still hear
that carbino going. was wondering
all the timc why the icuds didn't set
fire to the post, bat they had other
plans. had three kegs Of powder,
lots Of lead, two barrels Of flour, twea.
ty pair Of blankets, fifty pOwdcr-hOrus
and various other goods in there, and
they wanted thcm. They several tunes
ca lied upon Dny wife to surrender, but
sho kept up tho Grc and encouraged
tho children. About one o'clock all
the indians surrounded me, except
about half dozen, drew of and joined
those around the post. l was in u
safe place. and yet it was bad place.
They couldn't reach nc With their bul.
lets. and yet they had positions from
which they could hive killed me had |
slool up or msvcd six feet to the right
or left. Tho excitement kept pain
away for an hour, bu: after that was
pretty badly used up, having not q
drop Of water to wash my wounds or
qucnch my thirst,
about one o'clock" he went on
aftnr short rest, ''all firing ceased,
aud believed that the post had been
captured. Half crazy with anxiety
aud distress rose up, determined to
dash out, but the bullets came 50 fast
that l was frightened under cover
again. Few men ever put iu such an
afternoon as | did there. Pain and
thisst were terrible cuoust, to say
nothing Of my mental distress. |
hadn't the least hope Of getting out
alive. and along toward night I got
reckless as to consequences. l.shOuId
have made dash for tho river, which
was in plain sight and not over hulfa
mile away, and was just on the point
of rising up when yclls aud shots FROM
my cabin held nc back. For about
i've minutes there was lively roar Of
fire arms, aud above all other noises |
could hear that carbiuc going boom !
boom! boom The Indians who had
been left 10 watch me- now opened lire
and began yelling, and it wasn't long
before l suspected tho truth. You
gee, rs l suspected, and as the boy
afterward related, the murderOus fiends
found they cOuldn'! capture the post
by assaults on the doors. That brave
little woman and those poor children
wcro too much for forty Indians. After
losing nine or ten killed and over q
dozen wounded, the rcGs collected al
the west end Of tho store.rOom, out Of
range, and went to work to tcar out
ihn lors. thnv Hcrn ihrcn or fnur hours