Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-21

| door where she had pulled out The
thinking to shoot at them before. Not
l outstanding the whiStling of the ball,
which every moment came through
into the garnet, the woman mounted
the ladder with n pail Of water dashed
} the contents out through the c%revice,
aud mere accident guided the dash So
that the flames We're devised out.
Two hours had passed since the first
appearance of the Indians; grand
mother had killed one and wounded
Others, and such a firing and yelling
had been kept up that the redskins
were fearful that help might come to
the woman, and therefore they with
drew. 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 temperance, grandmother real
lied that all danger to her was over,
She opened the door, took 4 scout
around her house, and then her eye
fell upon the horses. The animals had
made 4 long run when first taking
fright, going across the fields for II
mile or more, and were now coming
towards the house, dragging n portion
of the pillow after them. In ten min
uteS the woman was galloping towards
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 had not been disturbed, and
leaving their horses there, the men,
headed by the anxious and %tirclcss
woman, took up the trail Of the In
dams. Following it for an hour, near
~ always IN the run, they suddenly
heard the report of rifles, followed by
whoops and yclls.
Two bachelors named Turner had Il
cabin and a farm in the direction of the
shots, and the purSuers realized that
the Indians had attacked them. They
were hurrying OF to the rescue, grand
mother leading, rifle in hand, when
She suddenly 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 guards standing near
by, but their faces turned in he dircc-
ton Of the battle which was raging be-
You'd.
Like so many tigers the pursucrs
crept forward, and only halted when
within eight or ten rods of the zap
tive. They silently arranged for a vol
ley which should riddle the bodies of
the guards, and would have delivered it
in Il moment more butfor grandfather.
He caught sight of them, and his ioy
was so great that he could not reprcss
a loud shout. The Indians turned on
hearing it, and also catching SIGHT of
the purSucrs, gave a yell and dartcd
away. a yolley was fired as they fled.
and the one behind made Il great leap
into the air and fell over Il log, four or
five bullets having struck him in the
back.
The other one ran directly for his
companions, and his news raised the
siege of the Turner cabin in a moment.
Finding that a r%evcngeful foe was on
their trail, the Indians made all haste
out Of the neighborhood, and could not
be oycrtakcn.
Grandfather was like a child when
released. He laughed and cried by
turn, threw his arms about grand
mother, shook hands with the men.
and acted like II gone crazy. He had
been cruelty used by the red r%ascals,
and was so weak when he attempted to
start homcward that the men had to
carry him most of the way. The couple
were not a week getting out of the
State, going back to their old home;
and IN time grandfather recov-
cred and was about again. But to
the day of his death, when grand
mother took occasion at the breakfast
table to say that she had dreamed of
this or that, he V again CHARGED
her with being whimsical, or expressed
a desire to see her midnight visions
fullillcd.-M. Q"ad, IN Baii0u'S Mouibiy. |