The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
MORE ABOUT THE MoRGASs.

The chronicles OF Border Warfare
also record the following adventure
of Levi Morgan, WHOM as a son O
blackwell Morgan, Sr.
''In 1887 the Indians again visited
the settlement on Buffalo and az
Levi Morgan was engaged in skin
ming wolf which he had just taken
from his trap, he saw three of then
one riding a horse which he well
knew, the other two walking neal
behind-coming towards him. On
first looking in the direction they
were coming, he recognized the horse
and supposed the rider to be its
owner-one of his near neighbors
A second glance discovered the mis-
take, and siezing his gun he sprang
behind a large rock-the Indians at
the same instant taking shelter by the
side of large tree. AS soon as his
body was obscured from their view,
he turned and seeing the Indians
looking towards the farther end of
the rocks as if expecting him to
make his appearance there, he fired
and one of them fell. Instantly he
had recourse to his powder horn to
reload, but while engaged in skin
ming the wolf, the stopper had fallen
out and his powder was wasted. He
then fled, and one of the savages took
after him. For some time he held
to his gun; but finding his pursuer
sensibly gaining on him, he dropped
it under the hope that it would at
tract the attention of the Indian,
and give him q better chance to
escape. The savage passed heed
lessly by it. Morgan then threw
his shot pouch and coat in the way
to tempt the Indian to momentary
delay. 1t was equally vain-his pur-
surer did not falter for an instant
he now had recourse to another ex-
pedient ito save himself from cap
tivity or death. Arriving at the
summit of the hill, up which he had
directed his steps, he halted; and as
if some men were approaching from
the other.side, called aloud, come on.
come on; here is one, make haste
The Indian not doubling that he
was really calling to some men at
hand, turned and retreated as pre-
cipitately as he advanced; and when
he heard Morgan exclaim, shoot
quick, or he will be out reach ?
he seemed to redouble his eXertion
to gain that desirable distance.
Pleased with the success of the arti-
fee, Morgan FASTENED home, leaving
his coat and gun to reward the
savage for the deception practiced
ON him.
''At the treaty of Au Glaize, Nor
gan met with the Indian who had
given him the chase, and who still
had his gun. After talking over the
circumstance, rather more compos-
edly than they had acted it, they
agreed to test each others speed in a
friendly race. The Indian being
beaten, rubbed his hams and said
stiff, stiff; too old, too DID, Well
said Morgan, you got the gun by
out running me then, and l should
have it now for out running you and
accordingly took it."
In April of 1855 Joseph Powell
published in the American Union,
a newspaper then published at Nor
gantown, an adventure of Levi and
James Morgan, sons of blackwell
Morgan, ST., which deserves to be
given in this connection, whether
considered as truth or exaggeration.
The incidents related are of such
thrilling character as to appear in
credible, but whether literally true
or exaggerated it has been thrice
told. 1t is proper to state, however,
that the veracity of both Powell and
James Morgan are unimpeachable.
The great length of the narrative
makes it necessary to omit much of
it that is interesting, but so far as
space will permit the narrative is
given in the words of the original.
James Morgan, who, at the time the
narrative was given to Mr.. Powell,
was Sc years old, and was, at the
time the adventure transpired only
about ten years old and his brother
Levi was a youth of fifteen or six
teen An unusually heavy fall of
rain had swollen the streams so as
to make it both dangerous and diff
ticult to cross them, and the day was
an exceedingly wet and inclement
one when Levi and James, against
the protest of their father, determin-
ed to visit their uncle David Nor
gan, then residing near Prickett's
Fort. But when the protest of their
father failed to change the purpose
of the youth he determined to ac-
company them as far as Booths
creek
"On Friday the 23d' (of October,
ITS, says the narrative. "a little
before five O'Clock, we set out, leav-
ing the river ON crossing Decker's
creek, which was done in a canoe,
swimming horse along side pass
ing over what was since Kern farm,
crossing Cobun's creek about two
miles from its mouth, and continu-
ing our course through the late Evan
Morgan farm; keeping the high
ground for two miles beyond this
point, we venturcd toward Booths
creek, which we crossed with much
and danger on drift dam
that had completely shut up the
stream, which was too much swollen
to be ridden.
Father having accompanied us
over. cave us the direction of tho fort