The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-03-26

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close enough to take in the situa.
ton. 1t seemed that they were
expectin' to be followed, for they
had not kept their camp fires burn'
ing as usual. But the Goals from
the Are, where they had Drilled
their meat, was still agloW, and
from the dim light they give,
could see the slender form of the
young girl leaning against the tree.
and | imagined l could see the
strong cords that bound her hard
and last. That tree was sapling
then to what i, is now, but, sir, the
marks aud scars of Injun weapons
is there yet to show for themselves
The Injuns was lying in circle
round the tree, ard | could see
that they had not even laid their
tomahawks aside. | crswled away,
and When l got over about where
the mill now is, J met Mars Tom,
Mr. Davis AID the three friendly
Iujuns with two or three neigh
bors Mars Tom had sent fol. ]
made known the situation to them,
and we all talked the matter over.
Our main object was to get the
girl away from them without hurt
in her, for he was shore they
would kill Der rather than give
her up. 1t WAS decided to sur.
round the camp and take them by
surprise. All hans was to rush in
upon them, and cut AMI shoot
both ri4 ht and lett, 'cept Mr.. Da-
Wis, who was to go the tree, un-
loose his girl, aud get away with
her the best he could. When all
was ready, the signal was given
and the deadly work commenced.
At the first sound OF a gun, the In
diaus seemed a little startled, but a
young buck seized a tomahawk an
plunged it straight at The poor
girls head, as though he meant
we shouldn't have her alive, but
somehow, in the excitement he
missed his mark, and buried the
weapon deep in the tree just above
her head, cutting off a large lock
of her hair. Another Iujuu un
dertook to finish the work, but a
load from sir. Dav S gun laid him
dead at her feet. A biz stout
Injun run into Mr.. Davis with q
big knife drawn, but give him a
blow on the head with an old club
axe, Thich was the only weapon
| had. This laid him fiat on the
ground, but whether it killed him
or not | never knOwed. "he next
minute Mr.. Davis had cut the
cords that bound the girl and dis
appeared with her in the dark.
The whole thing was over with SC
quick | scarcely knowed how it
Was done. The Injuus thinking
maybe a whole regiment of Pale
laces' was onto them, beca IL c
frightened and run off leaving us
masters of the situation, without
losing a single man, tho one OF the
friendly Injuns got almost killed
with big cash cut in the back OF
his head. We carried the poor
fellow to Mas Toms house and
keered for him till he got well. The
next day Mas Tom sent me after
old Parson Woodnan, and thai
night Mr. Davis and iiss Lee WIS
married.
In day or two we all visited
the Injuu camp together, The In
juns had been there, and moved
their dead aud from then till this
day that tree has been known al
the Annie Lee Oak Mr. Davi,
aud his good wife lived many years
together, and raised a large family
but all the old folks am gone now.
They have crossed over the rivel
an old Uncle NeI am the only
one left to tell the story.
"There is Mas johnnie calliu
me now, an | must 90.
} You may tell your readers al
about it," he continued, las he knock
ed the ashes out of his cob pipe
, and arose from the rock on which
he was sitting. You may tel
the young folks too that UDcI
Ned is here yet, but he can't sta,
2 much longer to hunt rabbits wit
! them and to tell them stories. He
: too, must soon cross over the darI
b river, and go to join Sarah, an,
t Mas Tom and Mas John that wa
4 killed at Gettys burg, and all tn
e good folks be used to love-"