New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-07-23

determined aid III defending 1T, In
case of assault; and one interesting
young woman, peceiying evidence
Of fear in the face Of 4 soldier who
had been ordered to bring water
from well without the works, seiz.
ed the bucket.from his hands, and
went herself, and, although she. had
to pass within range of the enemy s
fire, yet she went back and forth
several times on this dangerous err
rand without the least sign Of fear.
The johnson Isoys killing T.oir
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The father Of the little heroes
whose daring exploit [ am t;tbout To
relate, removed from Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, i'll 1885, and
settled on what was called Beach.
bottom Flats, in the State Of Ohio,
about two miles and a half from tile
river, and three or four miles above
the mouth Of Short Greek. In com.
mon with all the early settlers Of
that State, he was subject to the de.
predations. of the Indians, who felt
that the white men were enroachine
upon their hunting grounds, and did
not hesitate to intlict upon them the
fullest measure Of their vengeance. !.
One Sunday morning, in the Fall
Of 1888, two Of his sons--Henry,
who was between eleven and twelve
years Of age, and john who was
some eighteen months Older start.
ed for the woods to look for hat
which the younger had lost the even
ing previous while after the COWS.
Having found the hat, they started
for home but coming to the foot Of
a.large hickory tree, whose tempting
fruit lay in bounteons profusion on
the ground before them, they, boy.
like, and little dreaming Of Indians
Or danger Of any kind, sat down on
i fallen log, and amused themselves
in cracking and eating the nuts.
While thus engaged, they observed
two men approaching them from the
direction Of the house, who, from
their dress and appearance, they took
to be white men and neighbors, seek
ing for strayed horses, as one Of
them had a bride in his hands. Sa-
.tislied Of this fact, they continued
their employment, until the men
had approached quite near them,
when, upon looking up, they dis
covered to their horror that they
were Indians, dressed in the garb. Of
white men. Their first impulse was
to fly; but, upon rising to their feet,
one Of the Indians presented his: rifle,
and told them to stop or lie would
shoot. Coming up to them, one pre-
scented his hand, and said - How do,
brodder?'' The oldest hoy, John,
asked them if they wereIndians, and
was answered in the Affirmative;
and, at the same time, informed
that they must go with them. There
being no help for it, they submitted.
and took up their line Of march Tor
the wilderness, not without the most
poignant feelings at being thus rude
" torn from their home and the arms
Of theirIparents. They had heard e.
nough, younga as they were, Of, IN
dian captivity, to know'that might
be years, if, indeed, they ever saw that
home again. The Indians gave the
Oldest boy a small buckskin bag to
carry, which, from its weight, he
supposed to contain money, the pro-
duct Of their depredations upon some
one Of their neighbors.
The objectaf the Indians appeared.
to be to steal horses, and they spent
the afternoon in pursuit Of them,
taking circuitous route through
the bottom and over the Short creek
hills in pursuit Of them; but evening
approaching without meeting with.
success, they drew off some distance
into the woods in search Of a place
to camp. Coming toa spring in a
hollow, which answered their pur.
pose, they halted; and while one /, Of
them secuted around the camp, the.
other proceeded. to build Il fire, byI
flashing his gun into some dry tim
Ter wood. While the latter was
gone to procure the wood from an
old decayed stump, John took up
the gun The had left behind, aud
with the intention Of shoot
ing him Us he came, back; but Henry;
stopped him, for fear, the other might.
be near and be able to oyerpower
them, at the same time promising to
aid him if he would wait until the,
Indians were asleep.
After building the fire, cooking
and eating some Yictuals, the Indians
began to converse apart in their own
tongue. The result Of their council
coon became painfully apparent to
The boys. Drawing their knives.
they began to whet them, at the same
time ontinaing their conversatio on,
and casting occaslo nal sidelo ng CLAN
ees at the boys Seeing this, with q
discretion remark able III one SO
young ohn entered into Econversa.
ton with them, in the course oo4ff
which, he remarked that he led ahard'
life with his parents, who were cross
and made him work hard, and gave
him no chance to play For his part
he Liked TO hunt aud FISH, and when
he got to their towns, he meant to
be a warrior and live with them.
This. seemed Is please tie Indians,I