The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-09

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Enoe 70 rueoe out their infeatjooe.
WAITING oppoefte fiAeirs haItine place,
mill dafknees sheItered him. Is sole
do dow Il the river,s efiee M Nv their
| fires untier DE low-hend7ne hemIocks npt
fvenfv md nwav. But he camp Was
WV ouist e Compared with former
niehts. another proof Of proximity to The
W6ftcs.
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resoh he seftleu,ent ~ object would IS
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the waier pslshed 81 - best he could q.
ward those whom he soua11f to warn and
save. But ali, whst 3 night march was
fi,af I'm Eaoat Hia mocCasins were worn
q strines. his biz feet were blistered and
sunilen' and hia Ii head ached with The
aim0et ready u drop 70 the ground. An
other day 81 such hardships would have
mt an exd to his ability to track the
savages.
Al length. Is he limped and struggled
on his ears were saluted by he barking
az 3 dog. This was tho signal he lOneod
for. and he pressed his way directly To-
ward it. soon he came 90 near - to
greatly excite the animal, and he expect
ed its furious barking would presently
arouse its master; nor was he mistaken.
In : moment, he heard low voice I'd.
dressed to the dog, and then the creature
was still.
Now Enos called out. and his voice and
words being recognized IS belonging to :
white man or boy, he was ct once vol
coined into the cabin.
& Before the freight within he gave his
name, briefly told the story Of his captivi-
", and how he had come to approach the
settlement thps at midnight. *4
OF course the first result of his revela-
lions was 10 send the alarm nlong the
valley and prepare the people for defense.
The women and children were hurried
into the blockhouse, and the men, though
but handful, armed for battle, and ar
ranged an ambush at the spot where, ow-
ing to the conformity of the banks, the
Indians would be most likely to cross the
river. -
In the meantime poor Enos was fed, his
blisters were dressed, and he was enabled
TO obtain few hours sleep. 9sa
At daybreak came the enemy as was
anticipated.
A few shots were exchanged, when, dis
covering the advantages of the whites, the
savages drew back under shelter of the
bank and parley ensued. But there be-
ing no interpreter on either side, Enos vol
unteered his services. -
Now appeared the superstition OF the
INDIAN nature.
With. lew words explaining to the
Chiefs that ne was about to take his post
where ne could nfk with both sides. the
dwarf walked out midway between whites
and red men, very near and in plain view
OF DOM.
! As he came in sightof the Indians their
amazement seemed to know no bounds.
Scores OF them ejaculated in alarm, Ge-
che nin-de ba me :dahp' and by gestures