The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-05-28

i7'. Ni4O IlCi1l CAI0o III II his
knife, and the blood of both flowed il
copious streams over the object fol
which they contended.
Such contest could not last long.
and was soon decided in favor of the
white man. who as his enemy sank in
death az his feet, gathered up his
+! treasure. his tomahawk and his rifle,
and ran for the woods.
The Indian whom he had stunned,
speedily returned to consciousness,
and called his comrades to the scene
OF the encounter. They had found a
keg Of whisky in tne cabin. and had
been too busily engaged in discussing
its contents TO pay attention 10 what
was passing in the yard; but as soon
as they discovered the position Of af-
fairs, and saw the figure of Morgan
rapidly disappearing in the distance,
they started in pursuit,
Moved by every impulse which could
operate upon the mind Of a parent,
and notwithstanding his wounded con
dition, he soon had the satisfaction of
finding that he outran his pursuers;
but to his horror and dismay, he dis
covered that he was followed by a
hOnnd, whose unerling instinct be
could not hope to Overreach. Per
ceiying at once that he must rid him
self OF his antongonist, or his flight
was vain, he halted, examined care
fully his priming, waited until the dog
had approached to within a few yards.
shot him dead, and then pushed on.
At the distance of few miles he
came to the cabin Of his brother, upon
tha threshold of which he sank ex-
hausted. As soon as he had explain
ed the cause OF his sudden appearance
and recovered Ms strength, he started
i'll company with his brother and an
other man-an inmate of his cabin
to return to the scene he had SO re
Gently left.
Night had spread her mantle DER
the earth; and as he approached the
vicinity Of his home, a bright, ruddy
glare shone high above the tree tops,
and lit up his path. A moment, and
the terrible thought burst upon his
atfrightencd brain-the Indians had
fired the house. and the partner Of his
bosom was perishing in tue flames.
An agonizing cry My wife, leaped
from his lips, and with redoubled ex-
ertion he bounded forward to save her
from the horrible fate which threat
ed her.
The intervening space was soon
cleared, and he reached the boundary
Of his clearing in time to see the blaZ-
ing pile sink into a mass of ruins. He
gazed moment, uttered a piercing
cry, grasped at the fence for support.
and fell PROSTATE to the ground, where
he was discovered by his comrades
when they reached the spot.
The morning sun shone upon far
different scene from that upon which
his departing rays had rested twelve
hours before. Then. all was peace
and happiness in that humble home;
now misery and desolation cast their
pail over the picture; and where he
had sat in joyful sport with his infant,
the fathers form might now be seen,
his head resting upon hts knees, while
his soul welleu forth a flood OF bitter
tears which mingled with toe ashes at
his feet.
A careful search among the expiring
embers Of his once happy home
brought forth but the charred. repul-
sive romans Of what was once a living,
moving beng, replete with beauty and
fashioned after the image Of its Crea-
tor. These We're carefully gathered
up and deposited in a humble grave,
which was watered by the tears Of the
heart broken husband, who raising his
eyes and hands to heaven. vowed eter-
nal revenge against the red men, and
took his way for the station.
History informs us that on the l4th
Of August a formidable body of In
diaus, under the command OF Simon
Girty: made an attack upon Bryant's
Station in confident expectation of
taking it by surprise, and finding its
garrison an easy prey " hen they
arrived in the neighborhood of the fort
however, they found the gallant Ken
tuckians on the alert. and prepared
for their reception. Disconnected at
this the Indians were obliged to con
tent themselves in sitting down before
the station in regular seige. and in
scattering themselves in small bands
for the purpose of attacking the houses
of the settlers, as we have seen in the
case of Morgan.
4 detachment of about fifty men,
coming up for the relief Of the garri-
son, was attacked and nearly destroyed
but a number of fugitives escaped,
and, fearing that the neighboring
station would take the alarm. and
come to the relief of the fort. the
chiefs were anxious to raise the seige
Before doing 50 Girty hailed the in
mates of the fort; and after commend
ing them for their bravery, assured
them it was folly for them to hold ont
any onger-that be had upward Of
six hundred warriors with him and
hourly expecting reinforcements, with
artillery, which would blow their cab
ins into the air; that fthey surrender
ed. thcir lives should be spared. but if
they continued to resist they should
all be massacred He told his name.
and asked if they knew him.
Yes" said a spirited youth, named
Reynolds, "you are we'll known.
have a worthless old eur dog that |
call 'Girty,' because he Is such mean
wretch-so like YOU"
He also informed him that they, TOO,
expected reinforcements: and that if
he and his numbering crew would but
remain twenty four hours where they
We're. then scalps would be drying in
the sun on the tops of their cabins.
Finding negotiation of no avail. by
daylight, next morning, the enemyre-
tired precipitately, leaving several
pieces OF meat roasting before their
fires which were still burning.
When the brothers approached the
station. they found the neighbors
from the various settlements in the
vicinity DOurinr in -burninu with n de