The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03
Iar Rlflr q Tm Sour SPOKE AND f1MUA5 DEAD foRj1 WENT MlRllNG INTO 1E
 DEPTHS BELOW

while leaned against rock, immov- Your friends have not been seer" !"
 said Cora at last. ''and are most prob
 apiy now in safety. Is 1t not time for you to follow?"
 ~Uncas will stay" returned the young l man calmly.
 ; To increase the horror of our cap- ture and perhaps diminish the chances
 or our rescue" returned the high-sprit- ed girl Go! It is my wish. generous young man. It is my entreaty."
 Without replying Uncas stepped on a | rock near thefwater and disappeared. Cora now begged Major Hayward to l follow the example of the others. He req
 form of her sister Alice within her
 shawl and withdrew into one of the
 caves. The next morning ss the Indians | of Magua came Their rage was great
 that those for whose blood they most
 thirsted, the Mohicans and Long Rifle,
 had escaped. but after q council they decided that instead of scalping their
 captive. I The gaunt and ungainly form of the
 singing teacher. as well as his words
 and manners-for he insisted raising a psalm when he was captured--caused
 the Indians to regard him as madman i;
 and as those who are disordered In
 their minds are regarded among the
 savages as under a special protection,
 they left him at practical liberty. Magua, who toqk command of the bparty. hurried them desperately north. ward all day. Often during the march
 he bent his fierce gaze on Cora; and
 when they made camp that night he
 said to her Listen! Bright eyes" and
 he pointed to Alice. "can go back to the
 old soldier of the gray head; but the dark k-haired daugter of the English chief mustafollow Magua and live in his l Wigwam forever. Once Magua was fog I ged by order of Munro. Now the Eng
 fish chief can sleep among his cannon, but his heart will be within reach of the
 knife of Magua and his daughter will l hoe hiS corn and tend his wigwam." Monster? cried Cora. You shall l find 1t truth that 1t is the heart of Nun
 TO you hold! And 1t will defy your ut
 most malicei"
 What says the savage2" asked Hey
 ward. Cora repeated what Magua had said and cried out: "oh, my sister Alice. what shall dor Shall purchase your | life by such a gacrihce?'
 No" firmly replied Alice I've will | die together"
 Then dien' shouted Magua, and his
 tomahawk flew through the air in l front of Hayward. cutting off some of
 the fair ringlets of Alice and quiverins | in the tree against which she stood. The sight maddened Hayward. He rushed upon another savage who was
 preparing with loud yells to repeat the 'hloW. The young officer fell, the Indian | on top. He saw the knife gleam in the
 air and then felt something sweep past | him, accompanied by the report of a | rife. The Indian fell back dead as Hey ward struggled to his feet.
 For an instant the HurOna wAra silent Then wild shout arose; "Long Riie" l Long Rifeg
 "It was. indeed. Bumppo, the Saga more and Uncas who, having replenish- | ed their powder from a hidden store had resolved to attempt the rescue themselves rather than allow the time to pass which it would take to get help | from Fort William Henry. The combat was brief but fierce. Within a short l time Magua and such of his band as
 were left alive were fugitives, and the | rescuers and the rescued were on their | way to Fort William Henry. But when | at last they reached the hills from which they stood they could see their | destination, great was their dismay to discover that the fort was already in-
 vested by the Marquis de Montcaim
 with a greatly superior .Sforce and his artillery so placed as to 6ommand 1t. | At first it seemed impossible for the
 
 suddenly dense mist rolled in from the lake. Quickly the hunter and his | Indian comrades took the white people
 down a trail and safely through the | French lines.
 Colonel Munro received his children | with tears of joy. and poured out his | gratitude to the scout and the two In- | dians who had restored them again to his arms. When he grasped Duncan l Heyward by the hand and told him that | his constancy and fidelity could com mand of him whatever he could give, Duncan took advantage of the situation to say; Colopel, you must be aware of
 the feeling have long cherished with l regard to your daughter Alice. Let me hope that. If have had a hand in sav- ing her I have saved her to be mins." well, my boy" said the doughty
 warrior, if she is willing I am--that | is. if we ever get out of this alive, which much doubt"
 The desperate defense of Fort William Henry by Colonel Munro and his scanty force is a matter of history. When further resistance was hopeless Montcalm granted to his gallant foe
 the privilege of marcing out with the honors of war and safe conduct to
 Fort Edward. But no sooner had the
 decimated garrison left the fort and be- gun It's march through the forest. than . army fell upon 1t. Two thousand hid- eously painted savages broke from the forest and threw themselves across the fatal plain. The flow of blood might be likened to the outbreaking of a torrent.
 As the Indians became heated and mad dened by the sight, many of them threw themselves upon the earth and drank freely, exultingly, hellishly of the crimson tide.
 The sisters stood r-stricken and nearly helpless. On every side arose the din, of the fearful massacre. With them stood David Gamut. As the shrielxs and savage yells of the Indians arose around him, he said calmly: eff the Jewish boy might. tame the evil spirit of Saul by the sound of his harp and the words of sacred song, it may not be amiss to try the potency of music here"