West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-09
Indian Tiuacs

INDIAN CimcS.
Ctptain John Morgan, of Quaker BOT
tom, CaIc, says the Huntington Aavor
tScr, gaNcuS an hour chat last WVuncS
day. lie Is quite m old gentleman VIII,
"rmerly lived I, We,zel County. w
Va, and viii b, rl>neabsscd hv ne,ri,
! everybody i'm th,l Democratic iun ,lc
His grcat>gundm.her, Morgan Morlan
! of MonongUlia County, il was who X lie,
the two Indians at Great Bend, oppo>it,
Little Indian. Creek, in Monong n,
county, in early times. Captain Nor
gan has the story rs il las como down
through his grandfather and father
about as follows:
tort had been constructed near The
mouth of Little Creek on tho Ohio River
nj point where tie water wa, deem.
above and below were fords. and these
were guarded when Indians wore n,.
ported ss having crossed the Ohio River
INTO Virginia. On such an OCCASION Nor
gan's family with others assembled nj the
fort lie had been ON watch all NIGHT
ut the ford and lay down and slep, i'm tho
day time. He was aroused by a "bnd
dream aud got up and inquired where
the children were. Being told his daugh-
TEL. nearly grown, and younger son
had gone over the river to the cabin, no
selzed his gun and hurried across after
them, Before reaching tho cahin he,
found tho boy grubbing out "A piece OF
ground for melon patch, Us ho said
While the girl sat on n log near him. He
babe them so at once To the fort as ho had
II promonition that Indians were near.
The daughter said. she hyd some linen
preaching IN the yard nj the cabin and
would go and drive sheep out OF tho
yard. " hich she saw had jumped i'm. and
started towards the cabin followed Inv
her father. Nearing the cabin, she saw
The door open and heard "A noise i'm tho
house and turned back. AT this mos
ment two Indians came out of tho oman
door and pursued her. Morgan covered
me retreat OF the girl who alarmed her
brother, who came forward To ioiu his
mther. Noticing the boy approaching
him he ordered him to run after il sis
ter To the fort. The boy hcsitated. when
he stamped his foot and ordered hin,
peremptorily 10 go, whorcupon, tho how
ran TO tho river and swan II and alarmed
the men mt the fort, who came over TO his
rescue. The girl hid i'm IA hollow tree
near the river. Meantime, Morgan was
SLOWLY retreating and OBTAINING the In>
dams by presenting his gun at them "a
II To shoot. Presently he got out of tho
n T.
small to cover his person and he ran To n
larger one. Tho first Indian took cover
behind tho tree Ii, had just lot, and Law
down Hat on tie ground behind il. Nor.
gan saw that his body was not exactly
mIlRh'd 50 rs tn he covered by tho tree.
ana hiring az his shoulder, sent a buliei
ranging through his vii ,s that nut linn
out OF The iight. The second Indian now
sprang forward, and, when within ten
feet, threw his tCmahawk. cutting on
threo of MuIEau's fingers where thcv
graspod his gun barrel and, grnsping the
burnt stump OF paw paw bush. broke II
on aud rushed upon him. Morpou
norvcd himself tor the shock us fine
Indian struck him a powerful blow over
INC mead with this club. end returucI II
by - hi"w with his riNo which fpdpd tho
savage 20 the earth. Thinking he had
crushed lhc Indians skull, he began to
examine his i1lA To- SEQ II IL was Injured.
W en-, To ms horror, the Indian recovered
ana SpTah% up Wlth q ycll and closod
with him in death wrnstIo. MORGAN
now for he first time noticed tho Lose al
IN, myers, when lac found nc could moi
| hold with tho wounded hand, Tho In
dian threW him down, and. pottinv
aslrldc OF his ody, placed one Enceun,n
one OF Motgnn's hands, while mo held
the other stretched out upon the ground
with ono OF his own. with The other
hand the I'm ian felt fOr his knife. viii. .h
fortunately for Morgan, was entiioly oui
o. sight IN It's long sheath. In working
tho knife up by manipulating tho lower
end of the sheath he handle gradually
came i'm sigh, when Morgan. with n
powerful effort. disengaged his hand
from under the Indians knee, and
grasped II, drawing il instantly cut of its
sheath, The Indian at once essa ed "a
rise up to get out of reach of the weapyn
put Morgan caught him round the Sod
ana plunged the knife into his side, pen.
Grating ms stomach, which was disiend.
ed Win nilk aud food stolen from ms
CABIN ana TINS ran out upon the RIoanJ
and upon MOrgan's person, Assured
mat ms had given him n mortal wound
Morgan relax ed his hold and the Indian
got up aud, scOwling back at him, walk.
ed away anu hid iE tree top. The men
from tho fort coming up at this juncture
they took his trail and found aud toma.
\ hawked him. The first Indian was fOunC
near where he had been shot, dead. III,
had evidently felt that no was mortal,
wounded and stabbed himself with =,
KNIFE in vital place, to put an end to bis
misery.