The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-07-28

famous pack Of hounds-farce brutes,
thoroughly trained to run down and
seize any living thing that their master
chose to chase The Young man had
been out in search of stray ca,1le, and
just at the moment when matters were
at their worst, he rode up TO tho fort,
followed by his sixty dogs.
Isaac Haden had cool head and a
very daring spirit. He was in the habit
of taking in situation at n glance. de-
Gliding quickly what was to be done, and
then doing it at any risk that might be
necessary. As socn as he saw how tho
women and children were placed, he
cried out to his dogs, and at the head
of the believing pack, charged upon
the flank of the Indians. The dogs did
their work with II spirit equal to their
masters. For each to seize a red war
rior and drag him to earth was the work
of a moment, and the whole body of
savages was soon in confusion. For "a
time they had all they could do to de-
fend themselves against the unlocked
for assault of the fierce animals, and be-
fore they could beat off the dogs the men
of the fort came out and joined in the
attack, so that the women and children
had time to make their way inside the
gates, only one of them, Mrs. Phillips,
having been killed.
The men, of course, had to follow the
women closely, AS they were too weak
in numbers to risk battle outside. Ii
they had done so, the Indians would
have overcome them quickly, and then
the fort and everybody in it would have
been at their mercy, so they hurried
into the fort as soon as the women were
safe.
But the hero who had saved the people
by his quckness and courage was left out
side, and not only so. but the savages
were between him and the fort. He
had charged entirely through the war
party, and was now beyond their line,
alone, and with no chance of help from
any quarter.
His hope of saving himself was very
small, indeed; but he had saved all those
helpless women and little children, and
he was brave enough fellow to die
willingly for such purpose as that if
he must. But brave men do not give
up easily, and young Hadcn did not
mean to die without last effort to save
himself.
Blowing loud blast upon his hunt
ing-horn to call his remaining dogs
around him, he drew his pistols in
each hand-and plunged spurs into his
horses TANKS. In spite of the numbers
against him, he broke through the mass
of savages, but the gallant horse that
bore him fell dead as he cleared the In
dian ranks. Haden had fired both his
pistols, and had no time TO load them
again. He was practically unarmed
now, and the distance he still had 10
go before reaching the gates was con-
siderable. His chance of escape seemed
smaller than ever, but he quickly
sprang from the saddle, and ran with
all his might, holly pursued, and under
terrific fire from the rifles of the saw
ages. The gate was held a little way
open for him to pass, and when he en-
tered the fort his nearest pursuers were
so close at his heels that there was bare
ly time for the men to shut the gate in
their faces.
Strangely enough, the brave young
fellow was not hurt in any way. Five
bullets had passed through his clothes,
but his skin was not broken. George
Cary EggIeSton, IN Harper's Young
People.