The Globe-republican., 1893-06-30
HLOG-CHBIN TRAGEDY.

Where the kentucky river CUTS ITS
way through Ihe hills Or MOUNTAINS,
having upon either bank Doiu, rugged
Gifts mat INT their summlts dbUV VI
], UUU IeeC ABOVE the nver, there hveu
IN the earlier Gays settler VI the maine
VI lnomas Cooper, "nU, WiLn hiS VIE
and CHINO q Snarmius little girl VI
some 3 or years vi age, occupied a
rude log cabin at The Usee vi the cll11s,
Somewhat back frvm the rlver.
The Indians frequently visited Tue
rude home Of The settler, aud, DeiuE
always welcomed and provided Will
such food as VAS In the larder, ihey
maintained a IIIenoiy attitude, says the
St. Louis RepuDl.c. ESPECIALLY wsr 4
they fond OF the cniid jennie, aud more
than one big warrior had SAT Oh Sae
grass III front OF the CABIN and listen
Ell to the childish talk Vt the little
one, or else maoe her SOME toy or play
thing from willow twlgs or pilant bark.
Ia this manner several years had
passed away and Thomas Cooper had
come u feel as secure as though he
were within the walls vi frontier
fort.
One evening Cooper aud his wife
were sitting III their doorway, when sud
denly shadow fell across the threshold
and the next moment Tall savage,
whose reeilug steps aud blood snOt ey es
tod that he was Intoxicated, appeared,
staggered TO the log steps and threw
himself upon tnem. His first demand
was for ire-water, which was OF course
re. used INN on the ground that there
Was none 10 the house. Inc Indian
became cross and ugly aud declared
with osths that if the liquor Was not
produced he would muroer the whole
household.
Cooper was brave, determined man
and, although ne saw the necessity OF
the situation, yet he saw he would be
compelled to prevent che savage from
executing us threat. Waiting until
the savage had made demonstration,
which he soou did by attempting to
draw hls touahawk, Cooper sprang at
him, knocked him down and then quiet
" disaTmsd hIm and bound BIN where he
lay.
Alter lew moments Of furious raw
ing the Indian rolled over and fell in
TO d drunken sleep. He did not awaken
untli next morning, but before be uld
go the settler had quietly removed his
bonds aud restored the weapons, which
ne laid by the sleeper side. The
savage on awakening rose slowly to
his leet, felt his wrists as though the
thongs had left feeling there, took up
his weapons, and, without saying a
word, left and disappeared in the tim
Ders that skirted the river.
What do you think Of that?'' ask
Ell the wife, turning to her husband
with frightened look.
"Pshawl Don't trouble yourself
about the drunken brute, answered
the settler.
Inc summer had passed away and
they saw no more OF their drunken
guest. But as the leaves began to tall
the settler one day, while returning
from hunting Oh che hills and passing
through dense piece OF timber not far
from the house, caught sight Of Il fig
ure lurking In the bushes, which quick
ly disappeared when he advanced to
where 1t was.
The figure was that Of al Indian
warrior, and Cooper would have sworn
it ives the same Indian whom he had
knocked down the previous spring.
The news was not very comforting,
and 80 he did not tell his wife anything
about it. 1T VIII only alarm her." be
thought, and without, perhaps, any
good cause" He simply told her that
he had discovered bear tracks near by,
and that she aud Jennie must stay in
or close to the house during his alb
sence
Several days afteward Cooper neard
his dogs in the timber down by the
river, and knowing that they never
opened without good cause, he caught
up his rifle and hastened to where the
dogs were barking. They had struck
a fresh bear trail, and as he had arriv-
ed in sight they fairly lifted it, going OH
IL a bee line down the ,iver.
The chase led him several miles,
and when hs as last got shot that flu
ished bruin career he found that
it was or 1 o clock in the alter
noon.
Swinging his meat to small sap
ling out of reach Of cat OK wolf, he
started for home to get his horse and
return and take it home that very
night. Taking uear cut he reached
the cabin from the western side, where
the timber grew heavy up to within a
:ew yards Of the building and SO he
could not see the clearing or what
might be transpiring there until he had
passed through the wood. Thus it was