The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-13
THE LUCKY SHOT.


which we now give is one of those that
have Tor SO long time lain buried, and
now for the first time brought before the
gaze Of the great pubic.
| Among those that regarded them =
selves as living within the confines of
Boonsborough, though SO far from the
station that bore the name of its foun-
der 80 as to be almost unprotected by it,
Twas a settler known by the name of Dick
Turner. He had built his cabin on the
livery outskirts OF the settlements, aud
with his wlIe and three ch ,ldren had for
1.-TWO years lived in. peace
and quletness, unmolested by
the saYages that We're at all
Oh the war-path. Their nearest neigh
Dor was hall a mile down the river. out
Of sight and hearing, and had il not been
| or the smoke that every morning curled
above the tree-Cops, one would not hay g
known, standing i'll the doorway OF Dick
turner's cabin, but that his was the
only settle cement tor miles around, for on
levery side was the forest uhbroken ana
solemn as i'll the days before Daniel
Boone led the first party OF hardy adVen-
tureTs over the Cumberland Mountains.
One afternoon, the last of August, as
DICK was at W ofK III his "clearlng," cana
as II CHANGED at point as far from the
cabin as 1t was possible for him to be
without being i'll the toresD, he was
startled by the sudden appe arance Of
nalf u dozen Indians, hldeous with war
paint, VINO surrounded him almost be-
lore he could spring and grasp his rifle
that he always carried INTO the Held
when az work.
Startled by their sudden appearance,
he maze a motion toward it, but heavy
hand was land upon his shoulder, ana It's
owner said i'll broken English, ''W hite
man go with u.s."
No" said Dick, looking him full in
| the lace. Cant do that; much work to
uO.n
Aud he pointed at what he had been
doing, aud tnen casting Wlstiul glance
AT his ie, W mich was now in The hand
Of one VI the savages.
| "Come,' said The savage, and who ap-
peared 10 be the leader, as well as the
only one tnat knew wora Of English.
I"Wnlte man must CO."
| Dick glAnCed toward the cabin, and
saw his vile standing i'll the doorway,
Iapparently in great alarm at his situa.
tlUn. The saVages saw her; and, alter a
| word or Two among themselves, three Ot
them started in that ulrection. Uuper-
ceiYed by his captors. d .ck made sigu
that MS wife fortunately understood,
and she disappeared within, closing the
| door in such d mauher tnaL the savages
| ilaIIeu to obtain aumlttance, as Dick saw
10 his great joy, wnen, alter trying it for
| a lew moments, they hastily returned
and joined the Others. Evidently small
in point oil numbers, tney cared not to
l'wast6 time that Would be necessary Tor
IL siege; 50 they had desIsteu from their
| eff rLs W make captlYes OF the woman
and children.
| "Come," said the savage, laying his
hand Oh ulS captIYe's shoulder: and
| Dick, who mad ielt his heart rise that hi ;
lluveu ones were left behind, went al
most CheeItuIly into The forest, in which
the shadows Of night were already be-
ginning to gather, casting only one
backward glance at his home, to wonder
when he would see 1T again.
| Iuen he resolutety put his face for
ward for the fate The future had in store
| for INN. Tne lulure might be long
captivity, or it N. mt be death; yet, as
he walked between mis- capLUrs, and the
shadows grew deeper about him, u hope
| was in AIs nearJ that he mlgut ESCAPE
perhaps before the sun should rise OI
the morrow.
That night was long and weary one
to the settler. Evidently they feared
pursuit, and stopped not Tor rest or tood
until the sun was an hour high the mex
day. Then, as If feeling secure, they
had a long halt, made Il fire, and one o.
me number, shooting deer, they
cooked and enjoyed plentiful repast.
| Thus tar the saVages had used hin
well, only taking the precaution to bind
his hands behind his back in such man
ner that he found it impossible to ust
Them in the least. They mad been very
considerate OF his comfort, and he deter
mined, BY appearing as cheerful as pos
sible, to do away from their minds any
thoughts they might have Of any unwil
tlinguess TO accompany them, so that hil
chances for escape might be better tnal
though their suspicious were constantly
ON the alert.
Iu this manner the day passed, anC
with The hrst shades Of evening they
made preparations to encamp. A fire
was made-as they seemed to consider
| themselves SO far from the settlements
mat they need fear no danger from the
wlites-and a couple of the party sool
brought i'll game enough to afford them 8
lgenerous supper. This cooked and par
taken Of. they alllaQ down TO rest, Dicl
with a savage on either side OF him, 81
close that he could not stir without then
beiug aware of The motion; and as al
extra precaution they had bound MS
ieet together as tightly as his wrists
and the prisoners heart began to sinh
WITHIN him as it had not done before
Tor he saw, while thus bound, no posi-
bic chance for escape offered TO him.
A couple OF hours passed, and Dick
had not closed his eyes. One after
another OF the savages dropped off, as ht
| y Ia, /,