Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
sAruRDAY.:..s SEPT. 10Th. 1906

eAAA AoNc kAcn cudue Pdler anu tne
hand which held out the little gold box
shook ike branch IN the wind
The De Ia Noues always die upon
the field OF honor" he remarked. 81
think that we should have some more
men in the angle by the gun"
And now II became clear why IL was
that the Iroquois had chosen the east
ern face for their main attack. 1t was
that the clump OF cover lay midway
between the edge of the forest and
the stockade. a storming party could
creep rs far as that and gather there
for the final rush. First one crouch
ing warrior and then n second and
then a third darted across the little
belt of open space and threw them
selves down among the bushes. The
fourth was hit and lay with his back
broken a few PAGES out from the edge
OF the wood. but a stream OF warriors
continued 10 venture the passage until
thirty-six had got across. and the little
patch Of underwood was full OF Turk
ing savages. Amos Green's time had
come.
From where he lay he could see the
white patch where he had cut the bark
from the birch sapling. and he knew
that Immediately underneath II lay the
powder bag. lie sighted the mark and
then slowly lowered his barrel until he
had got to the base OF the little tree as
nearly as he could guess II among the
tangle OF bushes. The bullet penetrat-
Ell the bag. and there was an explO-
sion which shook the manor house and
swayed the whole line Of stout stock
AIDES as though they were cornstalks
IN breeze. Up 10 the highest sum
mlts OF the trees went the huge column
OF blue smoke. and after the first roar
there was deathly silence. which was
broken by the patter and thud OF fall
ing bodies.
The blow was n heavy one. OF the
thrty-siX warriors. all picked for their
valor. only four regnlned the shelter OF
the woods and those 50 torn and shat
tered that they were spent men AL
ready the Indians had lost heavily. and
this fresh disaster made them recon
slider their plan OF attack. Their fire
gradually slackened.
lis IL possible that they are going TO
abandon the attackT' cried De Catlnat
Joyousiy
Blu; the willy Du Lhut shook his
head. a wolf would as soon leave n
half gnawed bone as an lroQuois such
prize as this"
But they have lost heavily"
Ave. but not so heevlly as ourselves
In proportion 10 our numbers They
have lost fifty out OF thousand and
we twenty out OF threescore No. no:
they are holding council. and we
shall Iaa- De
IL may be some hours first. and II YOU
will take my advice you will have an
hours sleep. FOR you are not as can
see by your eyes. as used 20 doing
without II as am"
DE Catinat was indeed weary 10 the
last pitch or human endurance. Amos
Green and the seaman had already
wrapped themselves In their blankets
and sunk TO sleep under the shelter OF
the stockade. The soldier rushed up
stairs 10 say a few words OF comfort
10 the trembling Adele. aud then,
throwing himself down upon a couch.
he slept the dreamless sleep OF an ex.
hausted man. When at last be was
aroused by a fresh sputter OF musketry
IRE from the woods the sun was al
ready low In the heavens, and the
mellow light OF evening tinged the
bare walls OF the room He sprang
from his couch. seized his musket and
rushed downstairs. The defenders
were gathered at their loopholes once
more. while Du Lhut, the seigneur and
Amos Green were whispering eagerly
together
What is It. then? Are they coming
onT' he asked.
They are UP 10 some deviltry," said
Du Lhut, peering out at the corner OF
the embrasure. They are gathering
thickly at the east fringe. and yet the
firing comes from the north. II IS not
the Indian way TO attack across the
open. and yet. If they think help is
coming from the fort. they might ven.
ture"
The wood In front OF us Is alive with
them" said Amos. They are as busy
as beavers among the underwood"
Perhaps they are going 10 attack
from this side and cover the attack
by fire from the flank"
THAT is what l think" cried the
seigneur. Bring the spare guns up
here and all the men except five for
each side"
The words were hardly out OF his
mouth when a shriil yell rose from the
wood. and in an instant a cloud OF
warriors burst out and charged across
the open. bowling. springing and wav-
ing their guns and tomahawks in the
air. Some OF those In front bore canoes
between them, and az they reached the
stockade they planted them against II
and swarmed up them as IL they had
been scaling ladders. Others fired
through the embrasures and loopho!es,
the muzzies OF their guns touching
those OF the defenders. while others
again sprang unaided on to the tops OF
the palisades and jumped fearlessiy
down upon the inner side. The Cana
dams fired while they had time TO load,
and then, clubbing their maskets. they
SrooSb0d furf0uSlv at every rQ6 head