The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-16

tered the cabin The demons had already
been there. The oldest child was dead ON
the HuD., It's head almost severed from the
body. aud the yurngest had been carried
away. Two Indians were still in the
house. making preparations TO burn it.
One made "a safe escape, but the other was
slot down by Mrs. Ebherts as he cleared
the doorstep. There was no time To re-
member the scdlped and nu;ilatcd bodies
IN the forest. The Indians were at The
door an.Ust before She dark body ut the
step bad ceased qnivcrng.
1t was a stuu: cabin, having more
strength Than convenience. Logs and roof
were nor get seasoned enough la burn. aud
the single window WAS protected by Il heavy
blind. The red Skins knew that there were
only two Women III the house, and they
dashed at 1t and swarmcd around it as
wolves would surround II helpless dog.
''MIs. iiutl,y was as pale as death and
her hand iicu5ied as Size lordeG the rifle
but her eyss slone like fire and she biz her
iiIa until Tie blood came suppose was
ilaH cIazcd, Tor | wanted tn open the door
and ii TIT The whole band;
Thus says ii;e SURVIVOR whose story Of
ihc tcIIibie affair is as clear as Tie page of
book. }he excitement Was too great for
III" M"hen to plan defence, but both un-
doist,ud that The Indians must be beaten
OF There wcie :wo iuul'iIocs in Tic door
tud utiiU.e IN the walls. WhIIc the sav;t.es
we've ula>slnS against Tie door two of tiuiu
were bad!y Wounded within, and s,,uii
thereafter one was KILLED f.on IA louphuit
~ the wall. Discovering that they had
pc.ilnuS wurk On hand the Indians ,ilew of
and took cover behInd logs. slumps and
,ircS. aid Tor an hour tlI"y fired ut the
Ivu!5hDIvS, hoping That chsttcc SHOT might
Sin uT wuUiu. Ihcir bullets were sImpl,
thrown away. and the cInIt TO fire the ROOF
WAS rinlc slr,iit fdr nothing.
Al day irug Inc siege was maintained
and when ddt kncsS fell the women realized
ti.at II WAS to bc ii.c longest night Of then
iIvss \ child dead i'll tie cabin, another
carried away, - husband and TWO clIldren
dead III the wnots, aud the lillle clearing
was alive with iuman. devils seeking The
blood OF tlIc $50 desperate defenders. Says
Mis-. EUUe,ts:
My nerves were strung M till felt
every minute as if must t,,Ss up my arms
aud scream ont to relieve the agony of ,uy
heart, aiId MTs. Iu!cy MAS Suffering iu>I
as G"dly. At one ItnI- She would hr wall
sng anu sobOiu- over the poor dead body
uu tre iuor, and then again She would
stand at one at oise luuploles, her face 80
"ititc ttiat l could see II through the tia; X
ncNS. 1t w.,S stll as death outside uutil
about ten - clock. We were not off aIIalc
al ail, but were beginning to hope That tie
3avagcs had left, y lien We heald them on
The Tnui. Al the same moment ihey plug
4,d up all the ;,nihiuips wiiii 81 cks cG,t foI
ric pa pu>e. / drove these plugs out with
the AK. while Ms lIaiIcy Watched the
roof. Size fired as the Indians made an
opening, and Ne heald :: scream of pain.
| here were Iu further demonstrations iutil
AN hour bcfure day light, though We heard
the wielc lciteS eIiug around the cabin.
"As ;he night WAS ve.i IIg away hey
brought up log and battered in the door.
We had warning and were ready As the
Indians rushed iuio the opci.iug we both
lied. They came in faster aud thicker
huI AIRS. Hurley went 1T t,em with the AK
and with the knife. and we drove them
"ut. IL was all over III Il minute. | re-
member the shouts aud yeils; they got
h"ld OF tue beard The AK chnpping at
ttcu and theu NC we've ;,lruc a.aiu."
y daylight the Ind danS drew oil. warned
that aid for the women was at hand. Hut
ley never reached The settlement for which
he started Wrecks afterward his dead
body found in the woods while his
-calp "rnamenJed some warriors dress.
The heIolHe> were rendered childlcss and
widow eel in one day. for the child carried
away has never been beard Of and while
one received slash across the face in the
terrible ic 1T To clear the cabin lie otherwas
Wounded Icy bullet ~ the same moment.
They came l." DetIoit years ago to be
near friends. bnt long ago Mrs. Huilev be-
came craZed with g':ef. and Tor years MIS-.
EhbeItS has been 81 nervous wreck. start
;ng up in alarm at he sli htest sound and
unable To sleep for more than Il few minutes
at time. During the last five years Of
her lifr Mrs. liuiley wandered up and down
searching for her child aud Stopping pcdes-
uians IL ask for her husband. and tears
came to The eyes of strangers they saw
lie poor wreck ut the gate and heard her
call:
Come hack MIS-. Ebher,sl Come back
aud I'll ask your forgiveness u
WONDERS OF THE WATERS Among the
most wonderful fish to be found in the
world is the Blind Pioteus. which is found
,,nls in the suI,leIrauean lakes of Krain, in
Austria Six fine specimens ur this crea-
iutc have just been received ~ The Aqua
riim in New York. with consignment of
submarine wonders from Europe, and with
proper care il is hoped they viii live Cor a
considerable time. In color they are Il vel
lo wish ,!nl, which. ionevcr. on ex ,,osurc to
he light becomes mutiled aud stibSeouent-
~ ;u'nS In II dark brown. They have long
fiat heads aud i',ur sh3rt slender, legs, the
Tour feet ending III two uailless toes and
the hind feet in three. Strange to say,
coming as hey do out of utter darkness.
thc creatures have eyes. They are small,
however. and are ordinarily completely
hinder heneasi, The skin. Somewhat SIM
liar to these fish is the Mexican Axoloih.
antrher strange creature just received.
lang Using zee" is he namc of a bean
ifuliy colured fish, Two specimens Of
which have just been sent flom China.
These of a bright golden yellow. tipped
nt, 'iie fns with black, and shey have each
four lace like tails.
SAGACioUs. While we detcst rats as
race. il must hc admitted that they are very
intelligent. They viii carry eggs from the
bottom In he tnpof the house. lifting them