The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-24

in upon it by the point which their cuss.
ed deviltry had rendered so easy Of ac-
cess. I only stopped long enough to
learn this, wAcn / hurried off to the Col
onel and asked him to place you at my
disposal; and here weare. did not say
a word to him about what I had learned,
being determined that if possible the
ssrihes" should have the honor of exter-
minating the varlets. And now I ask
you, are you willing and ready to follow
my orders?"
Every man cheerfully answered in the
affirmative; and with quickened pulse,
and sanguine hopes, the little company
moved forward again.
The post consisted Of a long narrow
space, bounded on each side by rocky
shelving bank, while its extreme end was
closed in by dark and impenetrable look
ing forests.
The bank on each side of the pass was
covered thickly with brush and under
growth, and among these Death now
carefully concealed his men taking care
to arrange them so that their fire would
cross each other, and bidding them not to
FIRE until he had given the signal, md
after they had fred not to stop to reload,
but clubbing their rifles, to jump down
and finish the struggle in that manner.
With steady alacrity each man took up
the post assigned him; and in another
moment the spot presented the same lone,
still and solemn appearance 1T bad pre-
vious to their arrival.
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death himself feared
they had either abandoned the attempt,
or else changed their plan of attack, when
suddenlyrhis quick eye detected the form
of one his crafty foes issue, in crouch
ing position, from the deep shadow which
the lofty trees threw far up the pass. .
eThree, six, nine, twelve, thirteen"
counted Death, as one after another they
emerged, in single file, from the wood,
and with quick, cat-like stealthiness OF
movement, advanced up the pass, their
rifles in trail and their faces and bodies
rendered still more hideous and ferocious
looking by the grotesque markinge of their
war paint. On they came, swiftly and
silently, and all unconscious of the fate
| that was in store for them.
The foremost of the band, whose com.
manding stature, wolf-teeth collar, and
eagle tuft, at once proclaimed him as
the chief, had advanced until he was di-
rectly opposite the bush in which Death
was hid, when the latter, with startling
distinction, suddenly initiated the cry of
night owl, and discharged his rife. J
Eight of the Indians fell by the volley
now poured in upon them, but strange to
say one of the five that did not fall was
the chief that Death aimed at. This nn-
usual event was owing to the, following
cause: the branch Of the bush on which
he had steadied his aim in firing had
suddenly yielded at the moment he had
discharged his piece, rendering harmless
his otherwise unerring aim.
Uttering an imprecation at his ill luck,
Death sprang down the bank with the
rest of his companions, and with one
bound reached the side Of the Iroquois
chief They grappled and both fell
heavily to the ground, clasped in a fear
full embrace. and darted glances of savage
hatred at each ether beneath their knit ed
and scowling brows.
':Keep ofl".shouted Death, as he saw
one or two of his companions in the act
of stopping down to assist him, "Keep
off! and if he masters me let him CO."
Over and over they rolled, writhing
and straining, but seemingly neither
obtaining any advantage over the other.
At last the head of the Iroquois sudden
" came in contact with the point of a
rock that protruded from the bank, stun.
ming him so that he released his wise gtip
of Deaths throat /; and the latter, thus
released, springing to his feet finished
his career by bringing the heavy breech
of his rifle with sledge hammer force
down on his head.
The remaining four Indians had been
likewise despatched; and the victorious
riAemen (none of whom had received
any wound worth mentioning,) now set
up such shout of triumph for their vic
tory that the echoes of the woods rung it
for minutes after.
AS Col. Innis promised, Death was
promoted to the vacant post of Lieuten-
ant; and now dear reader, we beg to- in
form you that our hero and the uncom-
promising veteran, General Morgan, OF
revolutionary notoriety, were one and the
same individual. About fortnight af-
ter this eventful night, Stanhope's farm
became the scene of as much mirth, good
eating and dancing, as could be possibly
disposed ofduring twenty. -four hours. and
although we think it will be almost su-
perfuous TO do SO, will add, that the
cause of all this merry making was the
marriage of the 4beauteous Hester STAN
hone to Lieutenant Henry Morgan.