Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-09

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them, Immediately ran Oft, and
raised a most piteous howl. Some
of the party went to see what pro-
duced the distress Of the dog, and
found little boy about six years
old, who had been violently struck
on the head with war club, his
skull severely fractured, and his
brains oozing out and his head
scalped, He was brother to my In
formant. The little fellow breathed
about twenty-tour hours, and then
expired. The author will take
some further notice Of Mrs. Ly-
brook in his next chapter.
Mrs. Margaret Hall-sixty'nine
years of age-when ten years old,
with a Younger sister, and little
daughter of Richard Esty, were
taken by party of Shawnee In
dians, on New river. Her mother,
three sisters and brother, were
killed at the time, and the prison
ers taken TO the Shawnee towns.
The same morning Philip Kavanah
was killed, and a young lad fifteen
years of age taken, named Francis
Deny. Mrs. Hall was eighteen
wears with the Indians, and never
returned home until after Gen.
WAYNE defeated them. Mrs. Hall
was transferred by the Shawnees
To the Delaware tribe. She was
adopted by the Indian CHIEF
Koothumpun, and her sister Eliza
beth into the family of Petasue,
commonly called Snake. The In
dians had few cattle, and used
some milk and butter. Their bread
was commonly made of pounded
corn meal. The English however,
frequently furnished them with
flour, which they usually baked in
the ashes. The bread ate very
very well when fresh. They also
made pancakes. The Shawnee
women were TAR better bousekeep-
ers than the Delawares. n few
wears before Mrs. Hall returned
home, young Indian chief made
love to her, and vehemently urged
her to consent to marry him, which
she peremptorily refused. lie
threatened her life if she would
not consent. He continued his
visits to her, and her foster mother
urged her to consent to the match.
The young squaws frequently con-
graduated her on her fine offer
She at length, by continued sollcl-
tations of the young chief, became
so annoyed that she determined on
taking flight to another village,
seventy miles of, to which her
foster sister and brother had re
moved. Early one morning she
secured very fine horse, mounted
him, and pushed off. She travelled
briskly, and reached her destlna'
ton about sunset ; travelling the
seventy miles through a trackleSs
wilderness. She found her foster
sister, but her brother was out on a
hunting excursion. She complained
to her foster sister OF the treat
ment she had received, who re-
piled, 81 will defend you with my
life.r The young warrior deter
mined not to be defeated in this
way, without another effort t(
secure her to himself, or take her
life. He pursued her Immediately
and reached the village to whlct
she had fed, the next day III th'
afternoon. He soon found where
she was, and called on her ant
told her if she did not Immediately
consent to become his wife, hi
would kill her. Her foster siste
stood by her. She raised he
hands and protested that she neve
would. He made a lunge at he
with a long knife, but her Siste
threw herself between them, ant
received a slight wound in her sid
the point of the knife striking
rib. The girl instantly seized tn
knife, and wrenching it from hi
hand, broke the blade and threw
away. They quickly commenced
furious fight, whilst she sat petr
fed, as it were, with fear. lie
sister told her to run and hide hel
self, exclaiming, "lIe will kill m
then kill you" She then ran an
concealed herself. But the yOun
woman proved too stout for tn
fellow, gave him a severe drubbinG
and drove him off. Her foste
brother returned in about a fort
night, from his hunting expedition
She complained to him. He tol
her not to be uneasy; called blm
dog, (the worst epithet they cOul
apply to each other and said tina
if he ever made any farther a
; tempts upon her, he would in
mediately kill him. The fellow
however, never annoyed her agaiI
lie was some time after killed i
Wayne's battle with the Indian
Mrs. Halls residence is in Gile
county, about four miles from th
Grey Sulphur springs.
FIRE HUNTING.
/. Mr.. John Lybrook has been
9 most enterprising and successfI
g hunter. lie stated to the autht
that be had probably killed thre
e thousand deers, FIVE or six hui
q dred bears, hundreds of panther