Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-20

dent enough to attempt interference.
Her heart. big with sympathy and distress
and her eyes full of tears, the woman al
lowed the savages to get ahead Of her.
Several Of them moved back out OF the
range Of the knotliole, skulked around t.
the north side of the cabin. and grand
mother first intignation Of their presence
was when she beard the cracking o.
flames in the brush which. they had pre-
viously piled against the north door. As
soon as the flames were lighted the saw
ages drew off few rods and commenced
shooting Mt the spot over the door where
she had pulled out the chinkipg to shoot
at them before. Notwithstanding the
whistling of the balls, which every mo-
nent came through into the gasret, the
woman mounted the ladder wit& a pail
of water, dashed the contents out through
the crcvice, and mere accident guided the
dash SO that the flames were drowned
out.
Two hours had passed since the first
! appearance of the Indians; grandmother
had killed one and wounded others, and
such firing and yelling had been sept
up that the redskins were fearful that
help might come to the woman. and'
therefore they withdrew. She counted
them as they went away, to be sure that
none were left behind. They took the
dead one on their shoulders and the
wounded were assisted along, each
between two of his companions.
They entered the woods. and
after an hour had passed without their
reappearance grandmother realized that
all danger to her was over. She opened
the door, tooh a scout around the house
ana. then her eye fell upon the horses.
The animals had made long run when
first taking fright, going across the fields
for mile or more, and were now com
ing toward the house, dragging a portion
Of the pillow after them. In ten min
utes the woman was galloping toward
the nearest settlement, carrying both
rifle and revolver. A ride of an hour
brought her to the hamlet, and seven or
eight men quickly mounted their horses
and returned with her. The cabin ,ad
not been disturbed. and leaving tloeir
horses there. the men, headed by the
anxious and ireless woman, took up the
trail of the Indians. Following it for an
hour, nearly always on the run, they
suddenly heard the reports of rifles, fol.
lowed by whoops and yells.
Two bachelors named Turner had a
cabin and farm in the direction of the
shots, and the pursuers realized that the
Indians had attacked them. They were
hurrying to the rescue, grandmother
leading, rifle in hand, when she sud
denly gave a sign of warning, and all
sank down. She had caught sight Of
grandfather and his two guards. Through
the sparse timber the men could see
grandfather bound to a tree and his
his guards standing near by, but their
faces turned in the direction of the battle,
which was raging beyond.
Like SO many tigers the pursuers crept
forward, and only halted when within
eight or ten rods of the captive. They
silently arranged for volley which
should riddle the bodies of the guards,
and would have delivered it in q moment
more but for grandfather. He caught
sight Of them, and his joy was 80 great
that he could not repress loud shout.
The Indians turned on hearing it, and
also catching sight of the pursuers, gave
yell and darted away. A voley was
fred as they fled, and the one behind
made great leap into the air and fell
over like log, four or five bullets hav-
ing struck him in the head.
The other one ran directly for his COM
panions. and his news raised the siege OF
the Turner cabin in moment Finding
that revengeful foe was on their trail,
the Indians made all haste out of the
neighborhood and could not be over
taken.
Grandfather was like a child when re- |
leased. He laughed and cried by turns, |
threw his arms around grandmother,
shook hands with the men and acted |
like one gore crazy. He had been
cruelty used by the red rascals. and was
SO weak when he attempted to start
Ilomeward that the men had to carry
him most Of the way TIE couple were
not a week getting out Of the state, going
back 70 their Old home; and in time
grandfather recovered and was about
again. But to the day of his death,
when grandmother took occasion at the
breakfast table to say that she had
dreamed Of this or that, he never again
charged her with being whimsical. or ex'
pressed a desire to SEE her midnight Wis
ions fulfilled. = NJ. Quad in Ballou's
Monthly