Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-02
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.

BY THOMAS J. INGHAM.
CHAPTER SEVEN.


hay The girls raked the hay wnrows, the man drove
the horse and pitched in the hay while raked after.
Suddenly mother came huredly into the field and said
You may all quit work and to the house The settlers
from above passing house their way Forty
and they the Indians already in the valley Your
mother knows by this time Matte but she will want you
john she added drive the horse and the door,
must take some things with us
after got the house mother said: I'VE can't
take much, but will take what need the We
won't back here Some folks have made very light
about the talk of the Indians coming but have been afraid
of it. noticed awhile ago that of the Pennamtes had
turned to be Tories and the and heard they
went to Canada They aren't any good to bring the In
dians Wen put in provisions and clothes and
some bedclothes. Put in bag of old potatoes, John
haven time to dig new ones and, Crea bring the ham
from the smokehouse. I've been saving thinking your
father might get home iurough but the Indians shant
have it. Wen take what left of that bag of Indian meal
and here's the bakeish and frying pan and stevng kettle
knives forks spoons, cups, and pail there
tool nearly forgot that Now roll up the clothes and put
them in and pack the bedding. We won't stay the fort
long The Pennamte took Fort Durkee and Forty Fort is
stronger besides and children
in fort where they're fighting We will stay in the fort
night and then will get out of the valley
can had rather be up the mountain and on the road
Eason than in either of the forts There Indians
that road the Indians down the river
Mother did say all this in breath have
lated it, but in detached while she hunting up
and handing things to be put in the When was
loaded she said: Now, John, do as tell you. Don't stop
Ferry and stick to until get the horse and
Then right through the village the Eason road and
keep on until you get to the top OF the mountain Then find
place to camp among the big rocks there and wait
to We will get of the and be
at the top of the mountain at eight nine o'clock
John did his share of the talking, for he a silent
but have repeated his remarks because mother
clear and decided in her ORDERS and John
obey her He looked up her. | have heard him say
the 'smartest woman that trod shoe-eatler.
''When John fairly his way mother observed her
favorite standing under by chewing her cu
and said Poor Brindle I'm can't take you. The
Indians won't spare you but it can't be helped Then she
turned and said Now, children we II go down the
creek, and along to the You know almost in
the direction so, and take
the mouth of the creek down the river and leave
to the fort We shall want it early in the morning.
at Mother had not forgotten
put up dinner basket for John consisting chiefly OF johnny
cake and butter and stewed veal which she had
fire cooking when the OF the Indians first She
took of the kind of provisions for adding
garden vegetables and small jug of milk She said Wen
this along and at the spring at the head of the eddy
better when get the fort and do feel in
such hurry
GAS started thought OF Matte, and inquired How
will Matte get to the fort?
why you know they live the fort than do
returned my mother and likely they there
Widow Orrson will stop think before she when
she hears the Indians coming
eve then followed the creek known Abraham's Run
the river there took the short distance down the
until to the spring where landed and
dinner.
How quiet that place! All seemed peaceful
if there savage Indians in the world. The
clearwe could little pebbles far in hedeep
Along the curvng shores lines of beautiful
of many varieties, with all nts of color that
laves upon landscape In the distance far above the
along the opposite shore toward the forescrowned
CHAPTER EIGHT.
"Aer had finished dinners drew the
into little among some water willows where it
pretty well concealed and then climbed bank forty
fifty feet high and the fort was in sight Heavy squared
tmbers stood up endways close together sharpened the
top.
"What a it was! | beleld what seemed to
of soldiers They forming in lines with officers