The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
CAPT. GREGG AND mrs DOC.

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are any they would never have been living al
all II 1t hadn't been for my ancestor. Capt
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doesn't At, mention ,.,l lion the the dog Israel at ALL 1t ought
I'm 1777 Fort stanwiH stood where our cit,
the worst kind in the Mohawk Valley. Brant'.
bloody warriors were lurking about IT,. and e even
was a noted Indian fighter, and he was at Fort
stanwi1 in the fall of 1777. Ths settlers had
come into the fort pretty generally for safety,
the terror of tho Indians was 40 great. Can't.
Gregg was also a great hunter, and the wood.
thereabout were filed with game. He had not
killed a deer or anything else for weeks, be.
woods while the Indians were keeping watch
pl a asa1a, . . clos e.ose as., WI" viz. 0, .Ssa r, sne,s eyes yes
he chafed a good deal under this restraint and
at last couldn't stand 1t any longer. One fine
f,V dav ba d,,erminod 20 yantura o,t for n
hnnt rrarvhodu In ~. tow, hsaaod Kin ~.
".Mv tooth are nm sJoe for ven,son .a,d n.
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'Venison I've got to have. Israel and Will 20
out and fetch back a fat buck. II anybody else
". ms 70 20 aiohs nc may,
would like to go.
An right said the Captain. and the three
men and the dog started.
only a boy Of ten or twelve then. He thouTSs
he would like to Join in the hunt. too. and fol-
overlook them. Capt. Gregg asked him where
he was going.
""..HH o5 bnH With f,y yNp ba replied te 18th the sd boy; ..,d ~.
Captain. Don't YOU know that Indians Just
dote on boys. scalpsf'
won't 20 back to the fortW
.,. ",bt scs =, said the Captain. run this young
Israel was half shepherd and half hound.
He always did what he was told. Young VII
SON knew that. and he knew better than to
light against Israel. So the dog escorted him
the descendant. Of Ensign Wilson. II there arc
II II hadn'; been for my ancestor, Capt. Gregg,
and his dog Israel. The boy Wilson grew up
70 be Ensign Wilson, If Capt. Gregg had let
have been handed down To p%osterity wonid
have been his scalp. ~
and Israel soon reioinmed them. Tbev badn't
gone more than a mile when suddenly the
woods rang with the sound OF guns. The two
Gregg fell. .orely wounded. He tried to aet
up, But could not. Rising on one elbow and
looking round. he saw three Indians, Two were
third was rushing savasely toward Capt. Gregg
tain's side. the Indian struck at his head with
yeapon struck him in tie back ASein the inc N
furiated savage aimed the tomahawf at his yio.
ta1n,, g stnI,. tine he 1 bsoa blade en sank into the Cap
.'How long he Iov there senseiess bs navo-
knew. When he repained eonscions me- tbe
Woods sonswhere wbsn th hhrnns oM = to onSe
Mace was Nv his master's aide Ilctino III
wounds' The Captain was suiFerin@ sbe Sre ms
est agony. lie knew that he had been scaiped.
w n as nsG aood as v deed'i or thee S wduia never ta1 nave ne
him with the Slightest sign of life Aa'o
draaged himself WIN areat In .niprp eekSss
Sody of the ,, soldier wi nesr Essat him hrm snd ia 10 I bhiss
head upon it as a pillow. The dog. showing
tar's Syonnds ~ AZ =, anS hu ~. iTGk a = nis Mhs,
The dog ~' captain
III you think $50 50 much OF me- a Israel, why
i ne S0g arose Tv and msa at w once ida dashed he'd away
Mohawk thar day were surprised to see a
m nns GeT ee eroae eR no 'a az th ahq f feet and IN Z %Stninr
from M which maN og ne had AID come come, and then returning
soon dawned on them that the dog was anI.
, nnis ap5 e q : Sw "t 90 u n,m inr some PUT
tPbsS' M Sur Tfth 20 RhoT wnat ~ might 1e'
ina the JOY, Of the dog when the men followed
I'll, ~ ,n 10 w az " TEppDa paCe until tney
t wers Se we aia ,ns" dhe T I1res'' w anen tne men en- PECAN aIan
ny ihulans' lhey discussed the mat