The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-10


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inHlhntlY made grandmother wna o'l
nnl feeble. aud The fright aud haste nj
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hrrlly walk nv mthoE seeing this
md noting how last the Indians
vrf0 gaming ON ~, balanced IN
bis mind which ~ giyo up AMI
which ~ ~ sud save, his mother ~
ha child hnd thin question WA settled
when ho ronrhpd the odgo NJ the wood
for Of that roint he dropped me upon
ihr ground, and, doyot ng an h.
strength to his mother. esraped the say.
ngot and ron he'd GEORGE Farm, n few
miles distant What would become ol
me be- could not imagine, though he
said that until darkness shut down, aud
he came back 10 search for wifn aud
libby. he had constantly before hia eyes
n vision of my scalp Of glossy rlnglnts
IN n red man \ bloody hands, Whom
night came ho stole 10 the clearing TO
examine tho state Of n'air.. As hn
crcpt out from among the trees aud
! stonod and gnaed all was still. but not
oil dark. Below him ut 81 cral points
were glowing beds of GOATS, aud the
smoky mir told him that tho hamlet was
not only boroit Of its people but burned
to the earth. Warily crawling down
the hill he came first ~ tho smOl1oring
remains OF the Cour.a cabin, noNt were
the embers Of the Dunlaps' little house.
aud noSt TO this stood our own. But
as ho approached, what was his amaze.
ment 10 discern, instead OF n bed Of
ashes, the outlines Of tho cabin dimly
seen In the darkness. A fire. had been
built against It's walls. but owing 10 the
green state Of the logs II did not burn.
"As he stood before the open door
thinking how much Of love and happi-
ness had been suddenly snatched from
beneath It's roof. n sweet, sad longing
possessed him Ia enter. lie did 80. and
by some Instinct OF his mind. or mllu.
OF n higher power, CROPPED his way
10 the bed, whore At that hour. but for
the awful disaster. his wife and babe
would have been peacefully sleeping.
Putting out his hands with almost u wall
for his lost ones. what was his astonish.
ment TO feel u human form ON the cot
With q shulder OF mystery. hope and
fear. ho lolt along--it was a living form,
for II moyed-it was u chlld's form
and lifting IL TO his breast, his honrt
told him II was |, his baby girl. alive.
AMI rs ho claspcd mo In his arms, tho
OF the past six hours seemed like
u horrid nightmare. But too sadly did
ho learn tho reality OF things before
another day passed. Knowing tho
oraftincss Of the Indians. he dared not
longer in tho cabin lost some
party OF them. prowling TO catch such
returning settlers rs he. might coma
upon hlm; 30 he carried me 10 the
woods and white for morning.
"How such n mere infant as | escaped
and found my way back 10 the cabin
was never known.
"As the dawn came. my father peerod
the valley for signs Of friend or
foe. but none appeared; tho llttlo sot-
Element was q deserted ruin.
AT broad daylight we crcpt from
our hiding place and cautiously wan.
dcrcd among tho rcma ms OF tho houses.
AT ono point wc found where the saw.
ages had taken their departure. an
from some unaccountsblc inclination
my fathor followed tho trail II led
partly IN tho direction of Hanna's
Town. along q stream called the crab
tree Hardly n mile had we gone when
we came upon The CORY forms OF Mr..
Brownlce and the child and q fow feet
farther. among the wild crab trees, lay
n sight moro awful still; my own moth.