The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-05

.hc western district of upper Canada.
region for the most part covered by
primeyal forests. though there We're
mite extensive white settlements at
md around Moravian Town. not a great
many niles from his little ''clcarings."
ON the 9Th Of October, 1918. was
fought the battle Of the Thames. where
in Mai. Gen. William Henry Harrison
defeated the British forces. under Gen
Proctor. and their Indian allies. led by
the famous Tccumseh. who was himself
slain.
After the battle, the destitute. demon
allied savagcs, hitherto held together
in some sort of order by the strong hand
OF the great chief, roamcd over the adj
iacen, country in search of food. and
soon became nearly as dangerous 10
friends as foes. many of the hard-worlS-
ing settlers being reduced TO absolute
penury by their cxactions. which none
dared resist.
At this time Robert Lee and his wife
had two children. Margery. thirteen.
and Walter. nine years of age. The
husband and father having Joined the
Canadian volunteers. and coming home
only al long intervals. Mrs Lee was often
.cft alone with these children 10 strug-
gle against the difficulties of backwoods
life as best she could. Early one morn
inr. about "a week after the Thames af-
fair. she was busted with her household
duties. when she saw coming lelsurely
toward the cabin band of twenty-five
Indians. under the command of a sab
chief named Wah-ne-ga-fah. whom she
knew by sight. At this moment, Mar
gerry and Walter came in Mt the back
door with a pail of milk just drawn
from the only two cows owned by the
family.
Hastily raising trap in the floor,
the mother set the pail and what corn.
bread She had in the little recess. re-
placed the board and carelessly cover
ing it with piece of old rag-carpet,
said TO the children:
Here's lot of Indians coming and
they must not see the cows Run out
and take the bell off old Brownie. and
then drive her and Daisy mile or &C
into the woods. and come back as soon
as You can"
The barefooted youngsters scamperec
away. and Mrs. Lee went quietly or
with her work until the unwelcoms
visitors fled in. one by one, and
squatted around the room.
The anxious woman greeted then
pleasantly. and, in reply, the chic
sententiously grunted:
..Y~ .<l.e mi \,
give plenty cat. Young mcn'much hun
gry.'
Making a virtue of necessity. the con
strained hostess speedily cooked he
whole scant stock of salt pork and corr
meal. which the dusky warriors a
quickly devourcd. and then. after frs
searching the cabin for further sup
plies. they stripped the ripened ear
from little patch o. still standing
corn and. greatly To her relief. wen
pcaccably away.
Shortly aftefward the children re
turned: and when ali had brcakfaste
upon part Of the concealed bread an
milk their mother said:
The Indians have left Us nothing I
eat except the potatoes in the ground
They We're too lazy to dig them. | SUI
poSe-and we must get word To- you
father at once. DO you think that yo
two can look after the house while
20 10 him.
Yes. mother. of course we can TAX
care If things: but you must not 81
Your ague might come on again. Le
mo 20. Its only fourteen miles. an
there's "a road most of the way. ca