The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-05-13


orb- Of Star-Eyee. now "a han. amcly
framed youth OF fourteen year. And
there were moist eyes. too, 3d. the
Qaaher's family and i'm the hoa holds
Of the other settlers.
1t was In the autumn follow the
spring Syhcu Elcct-Foot Joined Lis
trihc. Eumors had been rife .l -um-
MGR that the Indians were Cd ugly
mood and that raid down IL" river,
h sweep away the advanced settle
meuts, was imminent The cou-e-
gucuccs was that the settlers were
fully armed and prepared u quickly
muster all the uen within dozen
miles alou~ the river.
just at daylight one morning the
ouaEcr's family was awakened bv
violent pounding CA the door. On
opening IL they were amazed at finding
>tar-Eycs there in most pitiablc
plight. lie was weak and h1rrari.
his buclz-5ia clothing was almp-. i'm
shrcas; there were only remain Of hi-
mOccasin-, and his feet were bleeding
terribly
lie quickly told his story. The In
dians were on the warpath up the
river. After the war party started he
instantly took 10 the wood made a
long detour in-thc mountain running
al las best speed all the time. au3 Their
struck the river below the a.vauc.a.
redskins. His imperfect sight has
caused his cIo,4iu-t 10 bc torn la tatt,rs
by ulaerHru D.. aua his mecca 3d.. had
worn out .u that almost perpetual run
day and might fDr forty I.. lie
thought the Indian, would surely
reach the settlement the following
night
The alarm was quickly .1uuded
along the valley. \ good force of
bravs men hurried up 10 meet 0re saw
ages. and 10 take good defensive posi-
tiou. But their services were not
needed. When the Indians fouul that
their approach had been herIl|,.. and
that the .tler- were ready for taem,
they abandoned the ra bal and g. reatrd.
Star-Eycs remained with his Quake
friends. About two weeks after tL
events just noted hc and two of tH
Quaker children were gathering uat> il
tn, wood. sa .aculy there waa ,.ual
yuI.cr or rila ...nt-. and poor st.u-Ly,s
fen u.ad IN ui. TRACKS without r'"I or
groau. The other children aere uI
harmed.
This wa the awful rctribuJiou ,iaito
uDon t.a nearly sigLtIe-~ Indian H.
FIR .av.u- l.a white friends fro
alaura'ar.
NI.Ma an hour after the bastard
act o. a--a -iuarion a dozen brave s,.
tiers .vera on the trail 81 the ride
cr~ five ia number. as indicted
their tracks. The long strides show
10y the moceaaiu tracks showed %
the a-~a~~ip~ were running, nnL I'd
thev were determined 90 muls. .gre
escape. But t.. pTrr..r ".rr
runner, too. Eervod y tair ~ra.
.gIa 10 poor sl.g-l-ya-. AMI ty .... ...
ri Die a;rDeity "a tHa Indians -.... v.r
detcrmiued to avsnvc the crime M (:
hazard
A. evening approached the rur-u.
found tlat The trail .ra. .er
''EarIl they were nearing ... ...
prits. ~uudown. twilight. and Tire
stil warmer. A. the tracks grew
distincc, and when fully twenty uI
Of distance had been covered. one
the men saw glimmcr of i5gat 3D.
little valley some distance ahead.
was evident that the Indians, Dcl...
ing themselves now safe from pur~
Were camping for the night.
careful recDuuoi-ranae. pat
wait of three hours under the r.im
ing stars, a cautious advance.
simultaneous crack of "a dozen car.
ly-aimcd rifles at close range.
-Four of the sleeping Indian no.
awolle: the ifth one hclpln.
writheJ in agony. A. the t.L
rushed mp TO dispatch the wounded r
skin the light from the campfire
full upon his face and ;hey ,ul8
stopped as if they had been rivet,
the ground.
It was Flect-Foot, the father of
Eyes.
The muzzle Of a rifle was at his
and a finger on the trigger His
turned mp sally: he recognized q.
tier, raised his hand and family s..
Yes: but listen" They Suc
side him 10 catch his words, for D..
evidently dying.
when the war party returuc
said, slowly and painfully. they
of course, that star Eyes had b..r..
them. They bound me, Miunr. r
and my three young children t,.......
intending to burn Us all O. .- ...
dians, with one or two chiefs.
that we knew nothing about IN, ..
star Eyes. In the end there
compromise. Five warriors, incl
luA~Cll, were 10 70 10 iut H'll4'
and kin star Eyes. ] was obli..
accept the terms 10 save Minna
and my three little ones. Noa ....
the rest"
And you were one Of the mur
OF your own boy?" eXcitedly exc
! the settler that covered him W .
rifle.
No" came family from the
Indian. Il might shoot mvsc' ...
not Star-Eyes. There was %.
! in Flcet-Foot's rifle deceive
Suddenly he raised his head
his already CLASSY eyes tow
! twinllling stars, pointed his q. ..
ward and said:
There is Star-E Eyes now,
/ see him? He - beckoning 4, ..
must 90 TO him,'
Then his head fell back,
/ dropped-he was with his bo
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