The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-02
A LEAP FOR LIFE.

now such as there were thirty or forty years
past, and even later, bad as they Wei0'
could not compare with those OF century
ago. Much OF the country was then WILL
derness, but the settlers were brave anu
fearless. Often they were lulled into IAN
cied security by the apparent frlendllness
of the-Indians and would relax their Watch-
fulness That was what the willy savages
were waiting for, and some day they "ouio
sweep down upon whole settlement COM
pletely wiping it out.
It was this fate which befell a number of
settlers in western Pennsylvania more than
a hundred years ago. Among the latter WAS
a family who had adopted two boys, Sam
uel Brady, an orphaned nephew, and SIMON
Girty whose father had been killed by saw
ages Both boys were strong, athletic and
hardy, and played and hunted together
In the massacre of the settlers, SIMON
was taken prisoner and carried Off by the
Indians, but Samuel escaped, and, as he
grew up joined in many an attack on the
Indians, in revenge for the Killing OF those
who had been father and mother to him.
He was brave and fearless, and Thoroughly
versed in WOodcraft. He could follow d
trail as unerringy as an Indian, and In
time his name became a terror to the say"
ages.
The story of some Of his deeds may al
most sound legendary, but it is we'll known
that he was brave fighter, and leader in
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Meantime his old playmate Simon, had
been adopted by the Senecas, into whose
hands he fell. He soon became one Of them,
and after while he was made chief. He
grew to be a deadly enemy Of the whites,
and was the scourge Oh Ohio and Kentucky.
Samuel often heard Of him. but the two had
never seen each other since the day OF the
III 6fieeN OF Samuers raids on the Indians
near Kent Ohio, all his party were killed in
a sharp fight except himself and another.
They were captured and taken to Sandusky.
The Indians were OVerjOyed to think that
their enemy had at last fallen into their
hands, and preparations were made to put
him to the torture.
Among the chiefs Samuel saw one who
looked like somebody he had once known,
and at last he felt sure that it was his old
playmate, Simon.
He spoke to him and the Indian at first
pretended he did not understand English,
but at length admitted that he was Simon.
Samuel pleaded with him to help him to
escape, but he refused.
At last Samuel was bound to the stake.
The fire was lighted, the Indians danced
around and, as the flames touched him, the
wlthes that bound his hands began to
loosen.
Just then an Indian girl, probably plying
him and meaning to rescue him, rushed for
ward Samuel freed his hands, and think
ing she was about to kill him. seized her,
and with the strength born Of despair
threw her in the flames and bounded away
for his life. The savages were stupefied
and by the time they had saved the girl the
captive was out Of reach.
But they were soon in hot pursuit. All
day and night they followed him. Next day
they kept tracking him, and in forty-eight
hours he had travelled one hundred miles. In
the morning he was resting against the
Weary he was, he started Off again,
and the Indians caught sight Of him they
gave utterance to a wild warwhoop. He
was near the Cuyahoga river, which at that
point was deep and tWenty-four feet wide.
To try to cross might mean death, but
then there was death behind, and so, when
he reached the bank, he made one tremen-
douS leap and succeeded in grasping the
bushes on the other side of the river.
The Indians yelled their disappointment,
but were afraid to follow. They crossed
the river some distance below, but they
were too late. Samuel was safe. Brady's
leap is remembered to this day.
J. H. Sinclair.
A farmer, living few miles from Boston,
has two dogs-one that guards his premises
the other, a bright little terrier, that al
ways rode to town on the seat with his
master. One day, when the farmer stopped
vegetables, a large dog rushed out, seized
the little terrier, and would have killed
him but for the interference Of the farmer.
Next day, when a mile two on his way
to market the man discovered that the
big dog was following the wagon. He
stopped and ordered him back, but the dog
would not obey him, and finally the farmer
gave it up and continued on his way.
When they came to the scene of the con-
flict of the previous day the same large
dog flew out again to attack the little one,
whereupon the farmers big dog, which had
been concealed under the wagon, dashed
out and fell upon the enemy with such
fury that it with difficulty restrained !
from making end of him. All this time
the terrier barking away for joy.
After the CANNES had been separated TIC
farmers dog evidently regarded his mission !
as fulfilled, as he at once trotted home by
himself. l