Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-11-01


your fathers gun. Are they loaded?'
Il do not think so. But why do you
want them, Fred, surely not to injurc
father or young MartinPn asked the
young girl in frightened and apprc-
hcnsiyc lone.
Fred laughed. "Oh, no. But this
morning | saw traces of an Indian
moccasin down below in tho marsh Of
the river, and although we have yet re-
ceived no warning, It's wise to be pre-
pared. You know that General Schuy-
Ter has repeatedly summoned us settlers
on the Mohawk to be constantly watch
full, as we might at any moment be at
tackled by our enemies who swarm over
from Canada. | met your father as |
was coming up the path and told him
what | had seen. Gle" Fred stopped
suddedly; and an expression Of mingled
anger and slyness fitted across his face
"And, and what did ho say?" asked
Margaret eagerly.
"Oh," laughingly answered Fred,
"ho said | should 20 homo and hide
myself, il were afraid; that John Mar
tin would como here to-day, and that
this courageous Lieutenant would know
how to protect his bride and her
family"
As dinner-timo was approaching,
Mrs. Baldwin prepared IN unusually
good meal in accordance with her hus-
bands orders, aud Margaret -obpying
likewise the commands of tho house.
hold law-giycr-had =clcclcd her hest
attire. Indeed, she looked very pretty
in her short. plain skirt with blue over
dress, tho neat, lace-cdgcd neckcrahief
and coluettish little cap in her golden
HAIR. On her incc, however, there was
an expression which did not at all con-
form with hcr attire; her eyes were red
from crying, and her behavior ironicai
and rrpulsiyc.
"Martin keeps us waiting very long
/ wonder what can dCtain him. said
Mr.. Baldwin, breaking the silence. lie
looked cXpectantly out Of tho window
and yeXatiOuSly resumed his seat al
the table. "Undoubtydly IN uncxpecl.
ed service has detained him. There
fore, let us take dirncr-l have be-
cGme real hungry. Where is Frcd?'
he inquired with frown.
He is in his room; he carried up n
piece of brad and some milk Il short
limo ago, saying that was all he want
ed" replied Mrs. Baldwin.
"All right, we can got along without
him, was the angry retort Of her hus-
band. Come, bc seated"
But scarcely were they seated than
loud, heavy footsteps wcrJ hcard.
Some one ran hlrricGIy along the path
and burst open the Kitchen door, 1t
was john Martin, his face pale with
fright, his eyes staring wildly, and his
clothes disarranged and covered with
mud.
"Thc lndians!' he cried breathlcssly,
"the Indians! They are at my heels!
Great God! they will murder mel"
"Bolt the doDr!' called out Mr.. Bald.
win, and rose as quickly as his corpu-
lcucc would allow.
Margaret flew to obey his command.
But, Oh! it was too late a terrible
noise betrayed that the enemy had al
ready broken into the house.
Quick! dear john, called MIR.
Baldwin, Here, take tins gun, ana |
will take the other one. We shall sell
our lives as dearly as possible!
But, overcome with fear ana fright,
m Ine Cowaruly L!cu.cnahI rejected inc
Ploho'ou "onPo"' al" S"'u 'ioiiloi'nS'
y HN. -,. ,,. p,,., :. u,
No-ho S3oGr tE' naIuwlni IL WIN
40 no goou' az lhero are more more Ihan
'nl IG ~ sooio' W y yuusU iituo o"l %
'Ior ShnlnG' az lou VIII noI even He-
,oHu your oti'c' "nSriiS inl"'re" MT
oIi"wlh ot INC coward
DuI WITHOUT answering thls question
INC young o'hJ'r ran mo IN "oJacthV
room, "hero ho secrelea hIn,sei De-
h'iiG 'Ia u groAC nGti, ol 10" anu ,laNi
ne coward spoke up Mr, pau
WIN white WIN raS9' NO" mistaken
nave Dcehi: Margaret go anu
CAL
:, :,
carefully opened anu Tho copper'col,,
oreu faces OF the indlansa sappeared' ana
thcn tney rushedln MI BALDWIN TOOK
ann with his rlllG ana shot at tho ilrst
one that crossed tho threshold un,,
fortunately, however, tho shot missed
tho Intended victim and lodged in the
framework OF the DOOR
With loud war-whoop tho Indians
raised their weapons to return tho fro.
Right here something happened, how
ever, which prevented them from doing
SO. Suddenly the door of an adjoining
room was torn open and two terrible
apparitions presented themselves in
the doorway. The first one was tall
ghost-like form, in whito sheet. 1t
had one hand raised warningly. The
other one was human skeleton, the
hollow eye cavities of which seemed 10
stare before them in surprise, and
whose open Jaws displayed rows of
sharp teeth. Then suddenly green,
red and blue sulphurous gassos filed
the room, and voice so hollow and
warning, as il il came directly from
the grave, spoke out in Indian accents:
"Begone, begone, become, you docsl
The great spirit commands itp'
With wild and frightened cry the