Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-02

| THESE Diackeneu arrows came 90 al
like blow. The Lenni-Lenape h;t
risen; the Senecas and Shawanese ha
joined the Cayugas. The Long Hous
was in revolt
Mount" | said quietly. docs Colo
mel Cresap know thisT'
The Weasel nodded.
I've abandon the fort tonight" b
said. I'VE cant face the Six Nations
here"
I'VE make for Pittsburg," adde.
Mount. 1T will be a job to get I'll,
women and children through. Cresal
wishes to see you, Mr. Cardigan. Yol
will find him laying fuses to the mag
azine'
They plotted me to the casemates
and around the barracks to the angie
of the fort where we saw Cresap On
his hands and knees, heaping up loose
powder into long train lie glanced
up at US quietly; his thin, grave face
was very pale
Am right about those arrowsy' lie
asked Mount
Mr. Cardigan says there's a Seneca
war arrow among EN-, too" replied
Mount
Its true" | said. 'The Senecas
guard the western door of the Long
House, and they have made the Cayu-
gas cause their own"
And the eastern door?" demanded
Cresap quickly.
The eastern door of the Long House
is held by our Mohawks and Sir viii
liam Johnson" | said proudly. And,
by Gods grace. they will hold 1t in
peace"
"Not while Walter Butler lives" said
Cresap bitterly, rising to his feet and
turning the key of the magazine.
Throw that key into the moat, cor
poral," he said. Mount, get some ri
hemen and roll these kegs of powder
into the classmates.
You know" he observed, turning to
me, that we abandon the fort tonight.
Ii means the end of all for me. shall
receive all the blame for this war; the
disgrace will be laid on me. But let
Dunmore beware if he thinks to de
prive me of command over my rife
men! I've made them what they are
not for my Lord Dunmore, but for my
country, when the call to arms peals
out Of every steeple from Maine to
Virginia"
said nothing. but looked down at
the powder trail. which led into the
magazine through a hole under the
heavy double door. Cresap pushed the
heap Of powder with his foot.
"Ah, WELL" he said, Its liberty or
death for all save human cattle-lib-
srty or death, sure enough. as the yir-
ginian puts it,"
Turning his clear eyes on me, he said.
you will be with us, will you not, |
STRIP
MY father fought at Quebec /
answered slowly.
What of IL? Your father ard my IA
her fought for England. They were
Englishmen. Let us, who are Ameri.
ans, initiate our fathers by fighting
Tor America"
n have not made up my mind to
light our king" | answered slowly.
but | have determined to fight his
deputy, Lord Dunmore.''
"Oh, | think you will march with us
when the time comes,'' said Cresnp.
With one of his rare smiles. and he led
he way out OF the stockade, caution.
ng us to step clear Of the powder
Cut time fuse for the train and
'riag Il to me at the barracks" he
aid to Corporal Cloud, and, saluting
Is thonghtfully, he entered the ease
mates, where the women ana children
vere gathered In fearful silence.
! heard him tell the poor creatures
hat their homes had gone np in
moke: that for the moment II was
ecessary to retire TO Fort Pitt. ana
Eat each family might take only such
ouseh0ld implements and extra cloth
az as they could carry In their arms.
The day wore away In preparation
or the march, had nothing to pre-
are. had lost my rifle ana ammu.
ltion when prisoner among the IL
'ayugas and my spare clothing ana
rovisions when Boyd's inn was burn
d Fortunately, Boyd had buckled on
~ money belt for safe keeping. and
ne honest old man delivered 1t to me J
Dndoling with me for the loss Of my
othing and food and never a word Of
for his own loss Of home I
nd bed and everything he owned IN Z
le world, nor would be accept a shll
ng from me to aid him toward new !
eginning In life
One thing that Mount told me arous- J
my anger and contempt. There was +
DIV not a Tory left among Cresap's {
sople. All had ned when Greathouse {
q. proving clearly that II all had not Y
ced In the slaughter OF I.ogan's chill :
ZEN they at least had been Informed {
the plot and had probably been Z
armed that the murderous deed would
laid at Tory Doors
Toward dusk our scouts began to :
me in. one BY ona with sad stories
'ncerning the outlying settlements
ID lonely far1na One Il them vowed :
- The 0neidas ha6 Joined n. ana be
'hihited moccasiu that hs bad :