The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-08-04
A TerE INDIAN sreEY.

In June, 1880, Louisville, Ken
tucky, then but a small village, was
threatened with an invasion Of French
and English. All the. troops at hand
we're summoned To defend the town.
and besides the Ksnntuckians = band
of $50 men came from Pennsylvania
and Virginia TO offer their services.
When these we're descending the Ohio
River, the advance boats, carrying am
munition and horses, became separAt-
ed from the rest of the expedition ;
this happened on a dark pight, and
whsn at daylight the boats in advance
discovered it, the best thing to do seem
ed to he TO keep on, leaving written
directions fastened to stake on the
shore to guide the bcats they had left.
But these following troops had no
rations and 10 landed to shoot buffalo ;
while they were leisnrely cooking the
flesh of one, in anticipation Of q good
breakfast, the Indians came upon them
suddenly. Foolish men they bad
neglected to station pickets, ir a region
which they knew to be haunted by In
diaus, and the result WAS that they
were attacked without the slightest
warning. Nothing was better than
flying for their lives, and some vf them,
unable TO push the boat of from shore,
were shot, so that in few minutes
after the first attack several men and
horses lay dead near the water. A
few of the men managed to swim across
the river, and when they reached the
other side were saluted by shots from
Indians waiting there to receive them
Among those who swan across wal
Christian Fast, who, thsngh only seven
teen years old, bad volunteered his ser
vices 10 help the Kentnckians. Wher
he found Indians on the other shore, h'
turned to swim back, and reached thu
Kentucky side as two or thres sayagel
came down the bank Offering thsi
hands, and saying n what seemed i
very friendly manner:
"Come en-, brother, we will use you
WE'LL" But he knew their treacher
GUS character, and preferred taking on'
more chance for his life 50 he swan
back again to the middle of the river
this time wounded by bullet tha
came whistling after him. A boat ha'
drifted near him he reached it AM
would have olauhered in, but part,
of Indians had rtttcked its occupants
and he had arrived just as they sur
rendered. Christian Fast was cap
tive, aad was obliged, as were all th
other prisoners, to take of most of hi
| S1OsaSSt UoAo thcha VI iuSO ounui
and carry them for the captors. Yo
must remember that the country the
were marching through was an unclea,
ei wilderness, over-grown by nettle
and brisrs, 30 that the torment {
marching through the thickets wit
naked, bleeding limbs, was almost NOR
than the soldiers could bear. Christia
suffered SO much that, at one point i
the journey, he bowed his head an
begged the old warrior who had him
charge to put an end to his life wit
the tomahawk, but the Indian too
pity on him and returned part Of hi
clothing. Christian was slender, az
i tive fellow, with black eyes and hai
,, and the Indians from the first SCENE
to take quite fancy to him.
One night. when they were ia parti
ularl; good spirits, they held dane
round the campfire, and afterwarc
: the prisoners were freed one by on
] TO auuse their captors By tricks an