The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-08

ing no danger from within. OBJ
serving him, Mrs Cook took aim
from narrow aperture and fired,
when the Indian gave loud yell,
bounded high in the air, and fell
dead. This infuripted the savages,
who threatened (for they could
speak English) to hurn the house
and all the inmates. Several
speedily climbed to the top of the
cabin, and kindled n fire on the
boards of the roof. The devOuring
element began to take effect, and
with less determined and resolute
courage within, the certain de-
structiOn of the cabin and the death
of the inmates, must have been the
consequence. But the self possess
sion and intrepidity of these Spar
tan females were equal to the occa-
sion. One of them instantly as
cended to the loft, and the other
handed her water, with which she
eXtinguished the fire. Again and
again the roof was fired, and as
often eXtinguished. The water fail
for some eggs, which were broken
and the contents thrown upon the
fire, for time holding the flames
at bay. Their next resource was
the bloody waistcoat of the hus-
band and brother-in-law, who lay
dead upon the floor. The blood
with which this was prOfusely sat
urated, checked the progress of the
flames-but, as they appeared
speedily to be gathering strength,
another, and the last expedient
\ proved successful. The
savage foe yielded, and the fruitful
eXpedients of female courage tri-
umphed. One Indian, IN bitter dis
appointments, fred at his unseen
enemy through the boards, but did
not iniure her, when the whole i'm
mediately descended from the roof.
About the time the attack COM
menced. young man named Nc
Andre, escaped on horseback in
view of the Indians. who, it was
supposed, would give the alarm to
the older neighbOring settlement.
AS soon as they descended from
the housetOp, few climbed SOME
contiguous trees, and instituted
sharp look -out. While in the trees,
one of them fred a second ball into
the loft of the cabin, which cut to
pieces a bundle of yarn hanging
near the head of Mrs. Cook, but
without doing further injury. Soon
after, they threw the body of the
dead Indian into the adjacent
creek, and precipitately fled.
A few moments after the Cooks
were attacked, Mastin, in converse
ton with McAndre near his cabin,
was fired upon and wounded in the
knee; but not so badly as to disable
him. He commenced a rapid re-
treat to his house, but received a
second shot, which instantly killed
him. McAndre escaped on horse
back, and carried with him to the
old settlement one of Mastin's
small children. Dunn and two of
his sons, one aged sixteen and the
other nine years, the only men,
tom. not having been observed by
the Indians when the attack COM
menced, escaped to the woods and
separated. The old man made his
way safely to the older settlement,
but the boys were afterwards dis
covered by the Indians, and both
murdered. One of the negroes at
Innis' quarter, being sick, was
killed, and two others taken cap
tive (the Overseer being absent).
OF the captives, one died among
the Indians, and the other returned
to his master. The survivors Of
this infant colony were taken TO
the older settlement, and found all
the kindness and hospitality so
characteristic of pioneer life.
The alarm was quickly commune
Gated to the adjacent settlements,
and before nightfall, a body Of from
seventy-five to one hundred men
were in hot pursuit of the retreat
ing foe. The main body of the In
dians, however, reached the Ohio
and crossed it safely, III advance Of
the Kentuckians. A small party
who had fingered behind and stolen
some negroes and horses from
another settlement, were Overtaken
on the succeeding morning, "a short
distance from the Ohio, by por-
ton of the pursuing force. among
them the venerable William True
man, of the city of Maysville, then
a youth. The whites fired, and the
hindmost Indian fell, severely
wounded. One of the whites i'm
prudently urged his horse through
the tall grass to the spot where the
Indian fell, when the latter raised
his rifle and shot him through the
heart. He then rose to his feet,
and attempted to reach the thicket
to which his comrades had re-
treated, but was fred upon and
killed, some fifteen or twenty balls
having been lodged i'm his BODY.