Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-07-28

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Brady has seen such positive and still
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Of his deeds. some of which vet bear hi,
name. that his place among American ce.
lebrities is fully esta blished. His relative,
Major General Hugh Brady, of whom
General Scott makes such honorable men,
ton in the battle of Chippewa, used to
say: "Captain Sam Brady is the bravest
of Americans, compared with whom the
rest of US are little better than cowards.'
He reached maturity of body and mind
20 early as to have borne part in the siege
of Boston before be was eighteen years
Of age; and as lieutenant, though not
twenty ope, was the most efficient in es.
Gaping and saving others from the mas
sacre of Paoli. Owing to the butchery
Of his father and brother by the Indians,
he'hAd in boyhood registered a VOW of
vengeance, which, perhaps, may in part
account for his intrepidity.
The recital of one of his exploits will
give an idea both of the man and of bor-
der warfare as waged against the early
inhabitants of regions now peaceful and
prosperous.
Brady had been placed in command of
small party of scouts detailed to watch
the movements of the Indians and give
warning Of the approach of hostile bands
toward the settlements. The territory to
be covered by his operations was demon
mated the 'French Creek Country" a
wild but beautiful belt of forest, skirtipg,
on the west side, the present "oil regions ~
and extending north and south across the
counties Of Butler, Venango aud Craw.
ford, Pennsylvania.
One afternoon the scouts struck fresh
Indian trail in the valley of q stream
called Slippery Rock Creek.
Calculating from the character of the
trail, that the enemy was not numerous
enough to make it necessary to spprise
the garrisons and settlements, Brady de.
cided to follow the savages and attack
them at daybreak next morning. Swiftly
but warily the scouts threaded the will
derness, until, when darkness stopped
their pursuit, they were within very
short distance of their unsuspecting foe.
Munching supper of venison and corn,
and drinking from their hands the waters
Of brook, they stationed their guards,
and then lay down among the dry leaves
to wait for the dawn.
But while they had been tracking and
preparing to asssil the Indiana in their
front, another and larger party of Indians
in their rear were trailing them, with
minds bent on bloOd-a worse trap being
baited for themselves than they had Get
for the enemy.
light enough to look through the sights
Of rife, the scouts were under motion.
Creeping among the dense foliage, few
minutes brought them within range of
their victims, Who were sitting in q circle
eating breakfast. Each selected his tar
get, and when Brady gave the signal to
Dire, which Was the imitation Of the boot
Of IN o~l. the crack Of their guns rang
out through the woods.
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