The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-21
A BRAVE GIRL.

n 11I III L4hUGA
I, The year 1881, while Clinton
II Washington were watching each
NV movements near New York,
General Schuyler, having resigned his
s.rmand IN account of some unjust
ssa,oes against him, was staying at
u bouse, which then stood alone out
III the stockade or wall of Albany.
Tss British commander, therefore,
seiue bis opportunity, sent out John
WaIer Meyer, with a party Of Tories
snd Indians, to capture General
Schuyler.
When they arrived at the outskirts
i lie city, they learned from a. Dutch
hhoyer that the generals house was
maded by six soldiers. The Dutch
nan. the minute the band was out of
deht, took to his legs, and warned the
rsnaral Of their approach.
Soon after, a servant announced
hat there was q strange man at the
hek door who wished to see the gen.
anl.
Sehuylar, understanding the trap,
adhered his family in one Of the up
pr rooms, and giving orders that the
aoOrs and windows be barred, fired q
visol from one of the top-story win
dOTs to alarm the neighborhood.
The guards, who had been loung-
ig ii the shade of a tree, started to
thar feet at the souno of the pistol;
bit alas, too latel for they found
Asnselves surrounded by a crowd of
ausky figures, who bound them hand
md foot before they had time to re-
Ga. 6
And now you can imagine the little
group collected in that dark room up
sairs The sturdy general, standing
Ssolntely by the door, with his gun
lib hand, and his black slaves gath
snd around him, each with some
Weapon; and at the other end of the
rsrl, The women huddled together,
some weeping, some praying. Sud-
asaly, d crash is heard which chills
Dc Yery blood, and brings wildly to
aah one's mind the tales of Indian
nassacres SO common at that day.
The band had broken in one of the
windows.
At that moment, Mrs. Schuyler.
Swinging to her feet, rushed toward
The door, for she remembered that the
hhH only q few months old, having
etn forgotten in the hurry of fight,
Es asleep in its cradle on the first
aogE. But the general, catching her
y bis arms, told her that her life was
y more value than the child's, and
aat Y any one must go, he would.
While, however this generous strug-
ge was going on, their third daugh-
tR, gliding past them, was soon at
DE side Of the CRADLE.
AZ vas Us black as night in the
aai ezcept for q small patch of Light
pst as tie foot on the stairs. This
ana aOm the dining-ro0m, where
~ Indians could be seen pillagingI
y shelves, pulling down the china,
sna~ aua1relling with one another over
thell l-gOtten booty.
hoW 70 get past this spot was the
saassdon, but the girl did not hesitate.
0ne reached the cradle unobserved,
AnQ Nas inst darling back with her
pasIous burden when, by i'll luck,
ole of the savage happened to see
het. Whizl went bis tomahawk
MUM 9 few inches of the baby's
lssd, and, cleaying an edge of the
stsalsil.
sasl then osse of the Tories, seeing
" w By, and supposing her to be q
sane called after her: @WenchyI
ssaea' where is your master2" She,
aaeRlng tor q moment, called back,
9one 70 alarm the town." and, hur-
a1as On, was soon safe again with
81 aAlher UP stairs.
Aaa now very nearly all the plum
A@ haylng been secured. tha hand
ss shout 70 proceed to the real OBJ
s,e y tle expedition, when the gen
X: ' falsing one of the upper windows,
ss.s oas II lusty tones, as if COM
lung 9 large bodyof men: .Gome
~ nraVe fellowsi Surround the
:ssssI eesure the villains who are
sspaenngln The towards knew that
s ] asld they and every one Of them
sss ne woods as fast q their legs
Il Ssaa easEy them, leaving the general
RsssssaloE Of the field.
s4a ola Schuyler house looks now
IN s.ssoked then, except that the back
~ AoE the slaves has been torn
@ai and some few alterations have
made around the places; but
81 ~ Eea are shown the honaa you5
Is',a see the dent In the steel-rai1'
s ~. " that Indians Ratchet more
n 4. hundred years ago.-Gsorge
eTaep q 81. Nicholas for July.