Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

! leaning his back against the trunk as
if tired
The dog. running on little beyond
him, stopped and commenced smiling
with his nose in the air. as if seeming
II raccoon or other game among the
( foliage overhead.
remember that there were three
of us close together. and three others
a little behind.
Suddenly from the treetops there
came number of sharp reports
crack. crack! crack" followed by Il
succession OF startling yells
felt Il slight sting in the breast
and then surprising weakness, which
caused me to fall. utterly unable to
support my own weight. have since
wondered if my sensations may not
have been like those of General Brad
dock when he was wounded on the
| Monogahela
one of the three men behind me fell
at the same time. but. unlike myself
| he fell never to rise--he was killed
dead on the spot
Caleb Alien. Percy Rawson and two
others Splang off 1T Il full run, as they
saw no chance of returning the fire
with effect so that there remained no
one near me except the dead man and
| Tom Granville
Tom had been protected by the tree
against which ne leaned, and | think
| it likely that the Indians from their
| a.. .
he stood Probably in the confusion
they may have supposed that he had
| fed or been killed.
| He had now ,urned with his back to
a tree. and pressing his body close
against ii. he stood wholly motionleSS.
A stir among the cedar bOughs told
| that the red mscreants were about
coming down to scalp the dead and
wounded and pursue the flying.
think the actions of the dog had
| caused them to fire sooner than they
otherwise would have done: but he
this as it may. the Intervening
branches probably prevented them
| from shooting ut the men who were
running.
Never had my hair appeared more
| precious to me than when heard the
l. yelling monsters in the act Of descend
ing the trees. And what could Tom
Granville be thinking of that he did
not run for his life:
All at once | saw his rifle CLEAN as
he clapped the breach up to his face
There was q steady. deadly aim-then
bang ii spoke. The report was fol
| lowed by a sort of ''scratchy" sound on
| the tree trunk. and next a dead. heavy
| "Clump" on the ground.
knew that Tom could fire sixteen
charges from his repeater without re-
loading: and now | saw his purpose.
There might not he sixteen Indians.
out whether less or more, he would
thin them out terribly before any of
them could get TO the ground alive
from their height of forty feet
Then bang, bang. bang almost as
fast as one could count. rang out the
Maine boys rifle; and for every
bang" there was that wretched
"cump." as a body fell to the earth
The redskins were nine i'm number.
and six of them were killed in their
attempt to descend. 4 seventh was shot
lust as he reached the ground: while
the remaining two succeeded in max
ing their escape
Our four companions had halted
upon hearing Toms rapid fire and see
ing him apparently still unharmed;
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they had no opportunity to assist him
My own wound was now attended
TO- after which the poor fellow who
had fallen by the fire of the savages
was buried in Il shallow grave. which
was dug with knives and stakes. and
protected by Il pile of stones. | was
then placed on Il litter of cedar boughS
and so conveyed TO camp on the shout
dcrS of the stout miners.
1t is probable that the Indians who
had fired upon lis had seen us at some
distance. and. Supposing that we
would keep Il straight course for the
little thicket. had climbed into the
trees to await us. when the fear that
the dog had scented them caused them
TO hurry matters and commence the
attack too soon.
My wound proved severe one and
it was long before recovered
Our men broke up the mining camp,
which had never been very profitable
Il; the best. and retired to safer quar-
tiers. taking me along with them.
1t is needless to say that the fame
of Tom Granville spread like a prairie
fire. lie was lionized. not only by the
miners. but by all others.
His modeSty. however continued I'M
changed. and he WAS the same simple
unaffected youth as before.
lie has since. as | learn. become
wealthy: but whatever his success i'm
life. | feel sure that il has been justly
carned.--New York News.
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