The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-09-17
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the rcseutel gleam as II by Its aid b
could follow the track OF his friends
when q scream rang out echoin
through the woods with shrill vibration
Involuntarily he grasped the ride On,
made o step forward, then paused an,
smiled at his own nervousness; Il wa
the cryof the cougar; he had heard /
often before. Then the cultural vote,
Of Brant, tho Mohawk chief, muttere,
In his ear:
''The Hurons win be here at day
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He was about to reply, but the rec
chief was gone.
An hour before daylight he withdrew
the scntinels from the other side of the
creek and aroused all who were not on
duty. Every man was at his post; the
Mohawks In reserve. Tho stars began
to pale yot the two scouts had not re-
turned. In the gray dawn the little
army was invisible behind the breast
works. Brant, gliding to tho side Of
tho commander, pointed to an object
like a dusky mist creeping along the
ground and over the rocks; then 1t broke
into fragments, still crouching like
wolves.
"Rcserve fire till they reach the
creekp' whispered Selwyn, and the
order ran along the line. Still the wolf
ish pack came on, until within few
PAGES Of the stream, tall figure sprang
TO the front waving tomahawk. In
stantly the war-whoop burst with vol
canic echoes, each crouching figure
stood erect and sprang forward with the
ecstacy Of assured triumph.
"Firol shouted Selwyn, and long
line Of red light tringed the redoubt, and
the sharp, cracking roar OF Q hundred
rifles drowned the charging yell, and
while the setried ranks one after an
other poured In their deadly showers,
the Mohawk reserve sprang through the
canopy Of smoke and completed the rout
Of the terror-stricken foe.
When the smoke cleared away, Selwyn
was surprised TO sec Renwick and Ariel
at his side. "Wo came in behind tho
Indians" Renwick said, "and dropped
on the ground when tho firing began.
Tho redskins passed over us in their
hasty retreat, not having time to inves-
tigate or TO take our scalps along with
them, and hero We are, tired and hum
cry" t... ...r.8 f.,
Tho sun camo up and showed the re-
suit OF the conflict. Tho hanks OF the
creek were thickly strcwn with tho bod
les OF tho slain, while the rocky span
between IL and tho woods was dotted
with the forms OF men arrested in their
fight by the tomahawk or knife OF tho
pursuing Mohawks.
ut Is not often that the redskins fall
into such trap" SAID Renwick, 'and I
congratulate you on your success; but
this Is not the end OF tho campaign,
my friend, and We will soon have a
more determined foo to deal with. Ariel
and ] found their camp, and think
there must be at least two hundred
French regulars there"
How do you account for their not aid
ing their allies In their attackpy asked
Selwyn.
well, the Indian Is usually cautious
enough; but no is also Jealous Of the
white man, and when he thinks he secs
,hancc to osteal march on him and snatch |
his laurols and few scalps, ho is apt TO |
ose his head. But tho Frenchman has |
.he laugh on him this time" |
I'VE must strike whilo the iron Is
iot," cried Selwyn; 1--WE will attack tho |
'nemy at once before the Indians re-
'over from their panic"
The Mohawks, struggling in from tho
pursuit, were collected by their chief,
While the rangers, flushed with victory,
we're eager for another dash at the emo
ny. These, marching in open order,
While the Mohawks formed skirmish
Inc In front, forded the creek and
moved forward silently to the attack.
I was apparent that the Generalization
4 the redskins was complete, for the
force met with no impedipent
Intil, within few hundred yards OF tho
french camp, the Mohawks drove In the
utposts.
Tho French, though taken by sur
rise, and having no breastworks TO
heck their assailants, fell into ranks
nth the instinct Of veterans, and pro-
ented serriod front before which the
indians recolled for q moment and
leared tho way for the rangers who
ame on steadily and delivered q volley,
'hich the French returned and then
harged with the bayonet; but the
teady FIRE OF rifles which were not
lined at random checked their advance
lille the Mohawks with Brant at their
cad stormed their fanks with toma-
awk and rife. Retiring slowly with
leir faces 10 the foe, they gained the
hotter Of the heavy timber, which aid
their retreat. Selwyn halted his
'ngers and left the pursuit TO tho Mo
awks. IL
"It is my belief" said Ron wick, "that
Ifs Is tho advance guard Of o stronger
'rce, TO whom the redskins fed whom
'u defeated this morning, Instead Of
'inforcing these regulars" NJ
Late in tho afternoon the Mohswlts
turned with the news that they had
irsued tho enemy within the lines Of .
roe the numbers Of which could not be
Itimated. A council Of ohicers was
He'd 70 whom Selwyn submitted the
ternatives Of an Immediate march TO
'wego, or 10 remain and fortify their
'sition and send messenger 10 the
Il for Instructions. The latter pro-
sal found favor with the majority. as
enwick suggested that they would
us DO enabled TO discover the force Of