Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
ALARM.

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: < De EASTERN Connecticut
~ , = ,oid.tashioned village ...s',
o. pr's' csrtury ago this was as
z sss. ing .annee,ieut river.
fs '1r',.,stsd the COUNTY ;1, I In
~ hs co. and other puplie . AZ,
sat vs. Win IT'S prominent
N rhien, he town TO q po-
"a false1 nj wide reputation.
4 l Nv ,ast half century, % hy one
.if n ih..s Institutions ON ,hyivinp
10 nd ambitious young
= brish, cther and more prom
ass s1usps .,,yity. and the town,
alis o. acu'h VAS been shorn OF
\ lnpe ,,n good old times = a
hnegland village. the every
SsF ~ which has become
,lsifrce SS.sotonous, and which
md Ms ,,r traditlonary history.
sl.g ~ nd a half ago squire III
'il.i ~ Dyer were inc wv
~ .,r, men In Windham, anu
~ r 'aI, ~ throughout the state.
ny k, .rvers both were promi-
-, ", ~ , falrs. both were wealthy
! pgpps IN which they lived.
'' ,srse social followings' ana
NJ u 4 Intensely Jealous OF each
,..s,, was a tall. lean, bill
hs rnan. with heavy, raven
~ nlercing dark eyes. lie
.,,sierrrntlc lineage. and IN
"a selfish and ambitious. lie
Nv. "a LAWYER, an able advocate
-'n.se Wit Few could give
..e,s-.llke thrust than he-a
", rsyer failed to reach Its
u. .lvays left a ranking wound
n-.y was different kind of n
.e.rv respect. In person he
IA stout. He had n merry
! beaming countenance and
.,ts for everyone Few could
IN story or more surely make
". N without krowiug the reason
n,,,al happy. sociable, always
= ' ersr with fun and good humor
va happier than when sur
rith company. and his wide
y friends always found him a
,,tsralner As a result he be-
Y, II the most popular men
sate His magnetic, winning
!. ver more than u match for
NM EARNING and brilliancy.
ia,r was prominent, too. in mill
.v,ll as political matters. Wind
nose days. was a frontier town
ID men caused a great deal of
II times. Whenever the situ-
bsame threatening, Col. Dyer
~ to lead, and he always
h Killing soldier and a skillful
if3r.
/, Eiierkin was very envious OF
rffs popularity. and made him
n h many a keen, piercing SHIRT
4 ne colonel In time became very
6nto these wounds, and although
i Eas foreign to his nature he
MI a thorough dislike to the
and frequently made a sharp,
" retort. The situation went on
va to worse. until finally there
|ra,y a sharp encounter between
ssads Of the cOntending parties.
M town which had hitherto
bsssed with happiness and con-
sat became factious, quarrel
Iunmunlty.
ipsing and early summer of 1853
isason OF Intense anxiety for the
b q New England. The memoir
Pinch and Indian war. with its
fiitled atrocities. was Mt its
Nassaores, in which whole vii
we're destroyed, were of frequent
Fsnce.
MAN had been especially stirred
The blood-curdling reports that
frequently borne from the North.
4 times rnmors Of threatened In
BY the warlike sayages and
more savage allies aroused the
ha wild pitch Of excitement. on
ecttsions the villagers put Inn
NH In the Colonel's military
~ aud leadership. He was al
lAoed In command. and his word
zv-in short. he was the Miles
"a OF this interior Connecticut
nlY summer OF this year the
ieucut settlers We're called upon
ger additional assistance in the
against the French. The
N lofis Of the North were now
1.leelye point, and Col. Dyer i'm.
nv began raising regiment to
me reduction Of Crown Point
~ were sent forward as fast as
.a,lsled' while Col. Dyer remained
lhae raising recruits,
s.tk sultry night OF this mem.
4 irar the long-looked-for and
~ cilsls seemed at hand. Late in
IssMng an excited alarm wa,
4 ~ 'he village parsons slave
Hwy was badly scared ant
non house to house Wild,
XVI The French are coming
''neh are coming"
asteu villagers ran to theIl
shu doors and We're met witt
Ma roar that filled them witt
s Ini and terror. Such shrIelks
'Ss The very heaven seemet
~ unearthly sounds. Tn.
med to quake beneath IN,
we coming enemy.
n nave kern-nel Dy-erl Ant
bv.-. 700 We will have Ker
KIN |,.. And El-der-kin. tool Ke,,
IA XII ,Eeleerkin, toor' shrieked IN,
ksn,.s voices In unison. Col Dve,
sss Lluerkin had been pnrtiru
\ ylllss against the French. Tn,
d. Isse Jumped TO the concluslo,
IN csi.ch and Indians We're anN
~. spuufe these two leaders a,
!, X .nulsh shrleks seemed 10 IN
I'm soiuine. and to grow nearer
aonbt that the sayares wer,
Dvsr passed from every mind.
~ hurried 10 the village greer
HI siarm was given. and m,
In ,,nurch bell soon called III,
ft,rhksiher Squire Fiderkin
|lrmsa ,,l' promptly reponde,
|soon ~ WIN q trusty fllntlock
xers w enle-bodied men of IN,
|mously Llne and Col. Dyer wa,
"a WI, chosen commander.
N hs,s Ju mat a few hours befor
|uen s uoor from neighbor wa
\ tkelr united like brothers /
|,,s w. common homes. :
nbs Immediately given n "a
|s.s IT, =, the windham y,li 10 o ~
H. " The hill to the easi
'g-er s, nss'ny. The shout for "i5er
~ ,.rO ssa El,dsr-kin. too" step All
|ai colos and stronger. and IN
b nnusnsi was reported 10 hav
shile sS,,,c caution on this occa
had mll,,.,s Elderkin. who ha,
IN onel to halt h,s cn,', =, i !
suc. w walt until dayl,eh, he,o .
AZ NY. as everything sne,. veio,