Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-17
way this time, When do you intend to,
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ais about an doars sia.,s abswe,ed tho
I'm; Nay Wall, sii.li s,lsS nsoss.,,y orde,s,
60 that you can start whom You think pros
per. And whst is more, IT, you perform cit
that you have promised and don't cause me
70 repent having honored you, you shall
have poor Campbell's place. SaTG z
i Hector Campbell was a brave but very
head strong young. ,Seotohman,, who had
occupied the postof Lieutenant at tho fort.
In a sudden freakio of daring he volunteered
to stand sentry at the fatal spot whore
three sentries had already mysteriously dis-
appeared, aud he paid for bis rashness with
his life. ,.a.i a,l.5 .,r45I Z. " ,.,
q tNow my lads, said Death, t'as ID about
an hour after his conversation With Col .
innis, he approaohed the deserted posts
at tho bead Of dozen riaemen who had
been temporarily placed at his command !,
~ will tell you what wo are going to do.
The long aud short Of the affair is simply
thissits gang Of them oussed thieving
lroquois, that have oiroumvented aud oar-
ried of our four men--shooting them
with their rifles"
Tonight as ives returning to the fort,
| suddenly thought heard the sound Of
several voices, and creeping on my hands
and knees towards the spot, got near enough
TO hear and see that about dozen wero
then and there arranging their plans to
surprise the fort to onight-intendiug to steal
10 upon it by the point which their oussed
deviltry had rendered so easy of access. I
only stopped long enough to learn this,
when buried off to the Colonel aud asked
him to place you at my disposal; aud
here we are. [ did not say word to him
about what had learned, being determined
that if possible The rifles should hayo
the honor of exterminating the varlets.
And pow [ ask, are you willing and ready to
follow my orders?"
Every man cheerfully answered in the
affirmative; and with quickcned pulsee,
aud sanguine hopes, tho little company mo %
forward again.
The post consisted of long narrow
space, bounded on oaoh side by rocky
shelving bank, whilo its extreme eud was
closed in by dark and impenctrablo looking
forests.
The bank on each side of the pass was
covered thiokly with brush and underground
and among these Death now carefully con
cealod his men; taking care to arrange them
80 that their fro would GROSS eaoh other,
end bidding them not to fire until he had
given them tho signal, and after they had
fired not to stop to reload, but clubbing
their rifles, to jump down and flush the
struggle in that munner.
With steady alaority eaoh man took up
the post assigned him; and in another mo-
ment the spot presented the same lone, still
and solemn appearance it had worn pre-
vious to their arrival.
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death Limsclf feured
they had either abandoned tho attempt, or
else changed they plan Of attaok, when
suddenly his quick eyes detected the forH,
of one of his crafty foes issue, in o
orouching position, from tho deep shadow
which the lofty trees threw far up the
pass.
"Three, six, nine, twelve, thirteen, u
counted Death, as one after another they
emerged, in single file, from thu wood,
and with quick cat like stenlthiness Of move.
ment, advanced up the pass, their rifles
IN trail and their faces and bodies rem
dercd still more hidcous and ferocious looking
by the grotesqc markings of their war paint.
On they came swiftly and silently aud oil
unconscious of tho fate thst was in store
for them.
The foremost of tho band, whose oom~
mandlng stature, wolf teeth collar, aud
eagle tuft, ot once proclaimed him as the
chief, had advanced until he was directly
opposite tho bush in which Death was
hid, whom the latter, with startIing dis.
tnction, suddenly initiated tho ory of
o night owl, and discharged his rife.
Eight of tho Indians toll by the vol
Icy now poured in upon them, but strange
to say that ono of the five that did not
tall was the chief that Death aimed at.
This unusual event whs owing to the
following cause: tho branch of tho bush
on which he had steadied his aim in
firing had suddenly yielded at the mo
mont ho had discharged his piece,
rendering harmless his otherwise uner-
ring aim.
Uttcring on imprscation at his i'll luck,
Death sprang down the bank with the rest
OF his companions, and with ono bound
reached tho side Of tho Iroquois chief.
They grappled and both fell heavily to tho
ground, claspcd in fearful embrace, and
darted glances of savage hatread at each
other beneath their knitting and scowlng
brows.
"Kcep OFF, shouted Death, as he saw
ono or two Of his companions in the
act OF STOPPING down to assist him,
"Keep OF! And if he masters NO let
him 60"
Over and over they rolled, writhing and
straiuing, but seemingly neither obtaining
any advantage over tho other. At last the
head of the Iroquois suddenly came in con-
tact with the point Of a rock that pro-
trinidad fpon, HI, bor r,L ot,,.;s-