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

in upon il by the point which their CUES.
ed deviltry had rendered 80 easy of ac-
cess. | only stopped long enough to
learn this, when hurried Off to the Col
onel and asked him to place you at my
disposal; and here We are. did not say
n word 10 him about what had learned,
being determined that if possible the
''riiles" should have the honor Of exter-
minatiDg the vnrleis And now ask
you, are you willing and ready to follow
my orders"
Every man clieeriully answered IN the
affirmative; and with quickencd pulse,
and sanguine hopes, the little company
moved forward again.
The post consisted of long narrow
epace, bounded on each side by rocky
shelving bank, while its extreme end was
closed in by dark and impenctrabIe look
ing forests.
! Tho bank on each side of the pass WAS
covered thickly with brush aud 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 anti! ho had given The signal, and
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 solomn appearance it had pre-
yi0us To their arrival.
The little company had begun to grow
very impatient, and Death himself feared
thay iad either abandoned the attempt,
or else chnnged their plan of attack, wicn
suddenly his quick eye detected the form
of one ofh his crafty foes issue, in q crouch
ing position, from the deep shadow which
the lofty trees threw far up the pass.
"Three, six, nine, twelve, thirteen"
counted Death, rs one after another they
emerged in single ilc. from the wood,
and with quick, cnt-likc 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 grotcsquc markings Of their
war paint. On they came, swiftly and
silently, and all unconscious of tIe fato
that was in store for them.
| The foremost Of the band, whose COM
manding stature, wolfteeth collar, and
eagle tuft, ut once proclaimed him as
the chief had advanced until he WINS di.
rectly opposite the bush in which Death
was hid, when tho latter, with startling
distinction, suddenly initiated the cry Of
u night owl, and discharged his rifle.
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 un-
usual event was owing to the following
cause: the branch Of the bush on which
he had stcadicd his aim in firing had
suddenly yielded nt the moment he had
discharged his piece, rendering harmless
his otherwise uncrring aim.
Uttering an imprecaton at his i'll luck,
Death sprang down the bnnk with the
rest of his companions, aud with one
bound reached the side Of tho Iroquois
chief. They grappled and both fell
heavily to the ground, clasped in n fear
full embrace, and dartcd glanccs of savage
hatred ut each other beneath their knitted
and sco@ling hrnYs.
Keep Oft" shouted Death, rs he saw
one or two Of his companions in the net
of stopping dowa to assst him, "Ket {,
off! and il he masters me let him Co."
Over and over they rolled. writhing
and strnining, but seemingly neither
obtaining any advantage over tie other
At last the head of the Iroguois sudden.
ly came In contact with tho point of
rock that protruded from the bank, stun.
ming him so that he released his wise grip
of Deaths throat and the latter, thus
released, springin to his feet finished
his career by briuc'ng the heavy breech
of his rifle with ..edge hammer force
down on his head.
The remaining four Indians had been
likewise despatched; and the victorious
riflemen (none of whom had received
any wound worth mentioung,) now set
up such u 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 Licuten-
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 q fortnight af.
ter this even,ful night, Stnnhope's farm
became the scene of ~ much mirth, good
eating and dancing. rs conld be possibly
disposed ofduring twenty four hours. and
although we think il will be almost gu.
periluous TO do so. will add, that the
cause of oil this merry making wns the
marriage of the benuteous Hester Stan
hono to ;nutouout Hanr,, Nyorr,u