The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-11

~ --''A ''"eu fireplace the haunt ~, ~ ,-,'
turning by . n@"uy one ans -~'f '1iecessi-
Uncle Billy made tl1cafio,,fn take me over
on his back. He uioe. is 20 90 50. an
pdrendy with perie q stfiIlin8ness. When
he reached the deep, r part he stumbled
and fell, taking me VITA him. I was a lit
tie qtran@1e1 and terribly frightened but
when had made my way out ] looked back
and detected q smile ca his usually sto}iJ
cOunt enance.
Il was fuiiously angry. / i-uew he had
fallen purposely, N Olier to st even Ntvl
ne I snatched q stick from the erounI
and as he came mp OIL Of the water ralI
TO like a little fury beating him on the
head and face 4 Daicie Of dirt that cl,llIsy ,
TO the stick fell into bis e} e ani gave him
a great deal OF pain, Uncle Billy cleanso1
his eve but next mining it was swollen
and red, and that ewing the COWS came
home alone When ta boy was next seen ]
he wore feathers an Warpaint
.NIr. Hedgepeths lhouaa vas on q hill /
about fifty yards frol ne road. which ran |
along Just on the br OF the hill About
6ftv wards further don sharp declivity,
on the other g of the road,
was the sprir from which
they procured their yer.
=, II was nidwinter, / Mr.. Had2epeth was
getting his fields Idly for The spring
n!auting. The trees 1t lay on the ground
tyn1,a cut in convCniclcngths to be rolled
into heaps and burn' On tie first pleas
ant dav after they w al cut, the neieE-
bors were invited to list at the 'log roll
inc " as il was Callt Some eight Or ten
men came with theiamlies. They We're
all the nciShborS t. Were fer miles
around. The men call the loss on hand I
spikes into heaps; tWomen assisted il
nraDaring the Giant which, though OF J
bornelv fare was boful and well cook ii
ed. =
We two little girlsbigail and I, made 5
FREQUENT trips to tspring for water e
About noon | was to the field with 4 r.
nail Of water for WOrkmcn. Abigail "
being employed at time I had to 20 n
alone. The path laYr the fence inside
the field On the out was a dense wood ! fC
When about half W3acI1 to. the house -
carving my empty / was startled by g.
something WhiZzing ny mead. l turned de
quickly to see what'as. Just then one "
of the men came with me; he had | til
broken his handspikd was going to the IN
house for arotheraSked him il he -
threw anything at mi told him it sonud- Of
ed like a silver spis through the air
and very near my lel
Hello! said he, there be any red IN
skins around? s;T
I fairly cried whit and clung to his no.
arm in terror. He ed at me and told It
me that there was an Indian within n
fifty miles of us. ere zen the other no"
side of the Great chez" I was re- 80
assured and said noabOut it. not even 80
70 my little friend, Ill. T.
The work went y and merI,Iv on laet
both in the field a the house Rv 2 tai
o'clock all was finland the men had
come in for Dime was soon snraad ti!e
and all were scate the table. had ~.
been appointed to the younger chill wifi
Gren, while their Is enjoyed the re- ana
past. Abigail was in haste tor o ton
pail of water. She her little brother d~al
with her, but thine would be slow The
coming up the hillod him to gather the
some acorn Guns he oot tho .a+ Gate
ord ca,oa bocIr NJ foJto'1I "@t0i call
@; 5000 ~ ; nc iIi'o" dlteh- thou
ton was all given selection Of the
cups, until he Wased by one piercing :---,---
Shrek. lie sprang feet and looked in
the direction Of ting. w
Abigail was lyi the ground, an /.
Indian STOPPING ov and another was
Just Ieaping over tie stream which 80
flowed from the The boy wae &!
dumb from horr fright He ran e
with ali lis spee0urst in uDon Tho ca
company at the it'll the startljpc
cry Of indians! They have killed Il;
my sister,: III
There onead cry from tho NIX
mother. II an myery one was on R|H
his feet. The me up thci~ weap- iM#t
onS ana mace re the attack T6e tlAVV
women gathered alcrea!nina children eE}N
and FASTENED tOfaS well as tbn[ Vy<#
could the Window,ors One klncIv %3l
hand restrained. tracted 3pnthrr's, {. .ltS
frantic efforts to he rescue of nor 4 ~
child. >"
Some minutes no attack was Nor