Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-05-12

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brothers immediately set ont for his
dwelling,
A they approached the clearing q
light broke ou his view; his speed
auickened, his fears increased aud
the most agonlzing apprehensions
crowded on his mind. He emerged
from the woods beheld his house in
flames aud almost burnt to the
ground. "My wiIe" he exclaimed,
us no pressed one hand to his fore
head aud grasped the fence with tho
other to support his tottering frame.
He gazed for some time on the ruin
and desolation before him, advanced
few steps and sank exhausted to the
Garth. Morning came aud still found
him seated near tho almost expiring
embers. Morgan arose. The two
brothers now made u search and
found some bones, almost burned to
ashes, which they carefully gathered
aud silently consigned to their mother
earth, beneath the widespread
branches Of q venerable oak, conse.
Grated by the purest and hottest rec
ollections.
After u spirited but unsuccessful
siege, Simon Girty aud his men with
drew from tho station In the direction
Of the Lower Blue Licks. In the ac'
ton known as the massacre OF the
Lower Blue Licks Morgan participa'
ted, While attempting the fatal re.
treat, as Morgan was In tho act OF
leaping from his saddle, among the
last who had crossed the river, no re-
ceived rifle ball IN tho thigh, and
Just as an Indian fell on him, with
his hair seized in one hand aud .
scalring knife in the other, ho recog.
nized his wife's handkerchief about
the head OF the savage aud made an
almost superhuman effort, grasped
the Indian in deadly embrace, and
plunged his knife into his side, and
held him until he expired in his arms.
Lying helpless on the field, among
tho proving wolves, ho had given
himself up to despair, when his wife,
who had escaped from the Indians a.
ter the attack, aud had seen the rider
less horse OF her husband, discovered
him in the darkness OF the night.
She had escaped from her captors in
the following manner: The Indians,
seeing Morgan fleeing with the child,
concluded that his wife was secreteh
somewhere about the cabin, but were
unable to find her. There were three
of the savages left in charge Of the
cabin, the others having gone in pur-
suit of Morgan. The Indians left be-
hind were badly intoxicated, and set
the cabin on fire. Soon the interior
was in q blaze, when she threw of the
puncheon that covered her, and es'
capped to the outside and was made a
prisoner. The Indians, with their
captive, at once plunged into the dense
forest, and after travelling short dis.
lance they gave ont and lay down to
sleep, without making any particular
effort to secure their prisoner, who,
during the night, in the intense dark.
ness, made her escape and continued
in the vicinity Of their destroyed
home. On leaving the Indians
she helped herself to some jerked VEN
ison she found in one OF their pouches,
for she was hungry.
The following night, being on the
alert, she discovered the riderless
horse OF her husband, which soon led
TO his discovery. What Godsend
was this meeting! During the night
they managed to reach the fort,
where the almost frenzied mother
found her child. Language is made.
1uate to describe that happy reunion.
Morgau's injuries were Of very
serious character. He was "laia up"
for N long time, unable to do any kind
of farm work. His health was so bad.
~ shattered that finally, after dispos.
ing of his holdings, he joined one of
his neishors, who, with his family
and brother in law, were about to
return to their old home in Pennsyl.
vania. After long and tedious Jour-
ney, without accident, he reached
their former homo near Baltimore,
Nd, where in a few years Morgan's
health was completely restored.-In-
dianapolis Press.