The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-11-18

He was kin ily treated. The sets
tiers never mistrustel that he was
taking observations for future use.
August came. The settlers heard
that war had b,gnn, sad knew that
tho 5rench and 10 iiaus might be
npon them nj any moment. They
strengtheuei their block -houses
No one went into the field to work
alone They always carried their
guns with them, They had some
faithful watch-dogs which always
growled when Indians were abOnt
There we're nearly forty meu in the
settlemeu They we're s,out heart
ed, and were determined not to be
driven ont 10y the Fronch an1 InS
dians. They appointed Colonel
Bellows TO be their leader. He hal
a suspicion that Indians were
about.
ave must have n supply OF meal,
30 that in case that we are attacked
we shall have something to eat, he
said.
rhe settlers filled each sack with
corn, shonl,lrrcI them, aud then. in
single file. each man carrying his
gun. they marched to tho grist-mill
which they had er, cted, gronnl tho
corn into meal. shoullerci the SACKS
once more. and started homovIri.
their faithful watch-iOgs trottinS in
n ivince, paying no attention u
squirrels or partriiscs, or game Of
that sort
Snileuly tho dogs came back
growing. the hiir on tueir backs IN
a ruff.
There arc Inliaus about. Throw
down your sacks said CJ!onel Bell
lows.
The men threw their sacks on the
ground, dropped into the ferns, anl
ipoknl TO the priming of their guns
rhe ferns were tall, nnl completely
concealed them. Colonel Bellows
suspected that the Iulnns hli lul
an ambnscile ut morrow place III
the path which they IN i1t pass, He
crept slowly forward to see what he
could discover, cIretnl MT To break
a tSis or make any n)iso. lie crept
to the top Of little hill, pespa |
through the ferns, m lisc )vetel 4
great number Of In ulians, nearly two
hundred. crouching bchini trees, OF
living on tho grolnl, waiting for the
white men % entpr tlh trap II :
made his Tny back 10 his men, Is.
-ne his orl.rs in whisper, anl
lrll cravinl through the farpI tDwny
the indians till they were oaiy u ic'
rols from them.
All were rally. Eg'rv mar
spnng TO his feet, nnl yelled rs lon
ns he could, "iIl.yl-hi.ya." 1t vas Il
terrific bowl
The next moment not q settler
was To be seen {; all hal lroppei up
ou the ground, aud were conGet.e |
by tbs ferns.
In nm instnnt every Indian was on
his feet, firing his gun, but hitting
mob dy.
There was an answering fash
from the ferns. each settler taking
aim, and the Indians sprang into the
mir. or fell headlong before tue bul :
let's.
The red men outnumbered the
settlers five TO one. but were SO as
tonnled by the surprise that, pick
ing mp the wounded, they made II
has'y retreat into swamp, and the
settlers made all haste to their
block housa, anticipating IN atthct.
Not Que Of them had been I'M ur-
ed.
This body of Indians was par
Of bsn1 OF more than three huni'
red, led by Captain Philip, who had
come from Canada with the eypecta- =
ton of wipping ont the settlements
along Connecticut. and OF returning
to Canada with many prisoners and
no end of scalps. II was at the
pleasantest season Of the year. The
woods were full OF game, and with
the provisions they would get in the
settlements which they intended to
DESTROY they would have an abund-
ance of food.
Captain Philip, with the rest OF
the Indians, was creeping stealthily
through the woods toward John
Kilburn's house. Mr.. Kilburu aud
his son John, Mr.. Pike aud his son
were out 10 the field reaping VIII eat,
their guns close Mt hand MIR. Kill
burn had trained his dog to soour
the woods, aud tho faithful animal
ever had his eyes and ears open, and
was shifting the wind if wolf or
bear was about. On this afternoon
10 August the dog came running in
with his hair in ruff, aud growl-
ing.
"Indians." said Mr. Kilburn. The
men and boys seized their guns, ran
for the house, aud had just time to
get inside aud bar the door when
Captain Philip aud nearly two hund
red Indians made their appear
ance.
The Indians staid at safe dis
tance, and so did Captain Philip.
though he came ncar ea1nsh to
talk.
"Come out, old John come out,
yonng John (! ! gave you good quar-
ter" he shouted.