The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-02-21


youngest child, about my age, and so
was walking beside his wife. At one
spot he stopped slightly TO arrange his
load, when an Indian sunk tomahawk
In his brain. As he fell to the ground
the same dripping blade cleft open the
skull OF the ycllow-tresscd lite child.
And as my mother (your grcat-grand-
mother), al.o in the line Of captiycs,
screamed at witnessing such butchcry,
the monster who did II turned and
bewcd her down. Mrs. Brownlcc saw
the bloody deed and the dcath-thrOcs Of
her husband and babe in silent horror
and IRON that moment was never sane
again. She driitcd along with the rest
OF the captiyes. especially cared for by
Mrs. Hanna, at length reached Canada,
and BY British officers who pited her
condition was sent back TO Wcstmore'
land: a dozen Years later she was yet
silent. with hands always clasped and
eyes fixed on the ground.
"But my own share In that fearful
event remains to be told.
"My mother was at the mansion, and,
MS said before, was taken prisoner and
slain. Nv father had also been there
most of the afternoon. but as my grand
mothcrrcmaAcd In our cabin in charge
oil mo, a baby, he had stepped home Tor
fow minutes 70 look after our welfare.
II was at this moment that tho war
whoOp sounded and the attack began
A Glance told my father that nothing he
could do would avail 10 save my mother
or rescue any 6ht grandmother and mo-
II even this could DO done. But a5 our
cabin was mt tho farther side oil tho
hamlet, nj the very foot OF Georges
Hill he decided TO try and escape into
the thick woods little distance up the
slope. Catching me in his arms and
taking his mother by the hand he hur-
ricd Us toward the forest. Hardly had
we started when tho rowing eyes OF sew
crnl -ayagcs spicd ~ and pursuit was
Instantly made. Grandmother was old
and feeble. and the fright and haste al.
most oyGrcamc her 80 that she could
hardly walk. My father, seeing this
and noting how fast tho Indians
were gaining on us, balanced in
his mind which b. give up ana
which 10 try and save, his mother or
h child. and thisquestion was settled
when he reached the edge oil the woods;
for Ut that oint he dropped me upon
, the ground, and. deyotlng all $
, strength TO his mother, escaped the saw
aye, and reached George Farm, few
miles distant. What would become OF
Inc h. could not imagine, though he
said that until darkness shut down, and
he camc back TO search Tor wife aud
[ LADY, he had constantly before his eyes
! n vision Of my seal p OF glossy ringlcl'
, in red man = bloody hands. WhcI
+ night came he stole 10 TIE clearing Il
examine tho state Of a"ar'. AS h
, crcpt out from among the ircos ant
listened and gazcd all was still, but mo-
all dark Fellow him nj g" cral point
were glowing beds OF Goals. and The
smoky air told him that the hamlet wa
not only bcrcit Of its people but burnc,
10 the earth. Warily crawling dowi
the hill he came first 10 tho smOldcrlnt
rcna ms .. tb 'COur'a cabin, next wcr'
the cmbcrs OF tho Dunlaps' little house
aud next 10 this stood our own. But
rs he approached, what was his amaze
mrnt to discern, instead o. Il bed %
ashes, the outlines OF The cabin diml'
, seen in The darkness. a FIRE had bees
, built II an,t its walls, hut owing 10 tn
green state OF tho logs il did not burn
, "As he stood before the open doc
thinking how much OF love and happ
r mes, had been suddenly snatchCd iron
e beneath its ROOT, sweet, sad lOngin
. possessed him 10 enter. lie did so,an
4 by some in .tinct oi his mind. o. init
: cncc of higher power, CROPPED his WA
: 10 the bed where ut that hour. but f.
} the awful disaster, his wife and bal
e would have been peacefully slccpin,
Putting out his hands with almost a wa
for his lost ones, what was his astOniSI
, mcnt TO feel human form on the co
with II shuddcr of mystery. hope an
fear, he felt along IL was n living form
for il moved il was II child's form
and lifting it TO his breast, his hoal
told him il was |, his baby girl, aliv,
And as he claspcd mo in his arms, tn
events Of the past six hours seemed lik
II horrd nightmare. But too sadly di
he learn the reality of things bcfol
, another day passed. Knowing Il
| craitincss OF tho Indians. he dared II,
| remain longer in tho cabin lest son
t party OF them, prowlinS to catch sue
y returning settlers rs ne. might con
! upon him; so no carried me to Il
woods and waited for morning
elbow such nero infant as escape
y and found my way back to tho cab
was never known.
"As the dawn came, my father pccrC
into tho valley for signs of friend ,
foe, but mono appeared; tho little set
Element was deserted ruin.
AT broad daylight we crcpt from
our hiding-pace and cautiously wan
dcrcd among the remains of the houses
At one point wo found where tho say
ngcs had taken their departure, IN
from some unaccountablo inclination
my father followed tho trail. 1t lie,
partly in tho direction Of Hanna
Town, along n stream called the crab
tree, Hardly n mile had wo gone who
we came upon tho CORY forms OF NJ,
, Brownlce and tho child; and few ic,
| farther, among the wild crab trees, In
: Il sight moro awful still: my own mot
or, dead and cold lay stretched on Il
bloody ground. With uncontrolled
b sadness my father put mo down fro
his arms, when instantly | ran to Il
h, lifclcss form and began calling in b
. by's way, NANNY! Mammvr Is
/, never again would tho dear mother Al
wife answer to the voice of love.
> "This was the sorrow OF Jercmia
!, Lochroy. and this was his moti'
through many years when his name N
deeds were such power along Il
frontier and such II terror to tho sa
ages. You have often heard. girls, tn
your great-grandfather was great Il
dian fighter, but he was led to such
life by his sorrow; not because he d,
lighted intblood;hed, but he So
through his"griof how he might saw
others from tho cruelties of the rcd mer
"As | grew to womanhood m
fathers fame gave me Importance, an
] was known far and wide as 'Lochrey'