Graham guardian., 1912-11-01
TRANSLATED
By HARRY VAN AMBERC
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

From the date Of the first settiemen,
Of America there WAS warfare with th<
Indians. and during the war of the
Revolution there was also war with
the British. But by that time the In
dian fighting had retreated westward
In 1IIT HarrodsburS. ky.. WAS sur
rounded by red men. aDd the people
not daring to 60 out to huat for game
were often In great straits for food
The settlement was protected by on oi
those stOckade forts used NJ that time
for keeping OF Savagcs. and when
they We're hostile the inhabitants OF
the place were obliged to keep within
its inciosure.
During this Indian hostility aud con
sequent lack Of food youth Of sixteen
made himself invaluable by leaving
the fort before dawn. hunting all day
and returning after nigh.fai with the
game he had shot. James Ray was
the name Of this brave boy. and he
afterward became general officer ir
the United States nrmy.
One day Ray and companion were
outside the fort shooting at mark
Suddenly Ray heard the report of d
rifle and his friend fell dead. II did
not require process Of reasoning for
Ray to know that the shot had come
from an Indian. Looking about him
he saw the rctlskin who had killed hi.
friend and raising his rife WAS aboul
to shoot him when there was Il Nhuor
from another quarter. Then Ray took
to his heels and ran like deer toward
the fort few hundred yards distant.
Ray was very quick runner. The
Indians could not catch him. hut the:
followed him with brisk fire. lie
reached the fort without having been
hit. but found the gates closed. Thnsc
within had heard the firing. had .hut
themselves in aud were too terrified to
open the gates. Ray called upon them
to let him In. but fearing thai II they
did the savagcs would follow him and
massacre the garrison they refused 10
do so. =. .s@,-av.
Ray threw himself fiat on the
ground. a stump covering him fro:n
the fire Of the enemy. That IL. the
indians couldn't hit him. though their
bullets sang In such proximity to, his
ears as to make him think that the
next would cut of one of them. or per.
haps tear n strip out of his side or
20 through his foot. He was hut half
n dozen steps from the fort. within
which he would be safe IL he could
only get there. ...t.;t
But this was impossible 80 long ~
the Indians were threatening him
Near enough to see those In the fort
looking through the loop bolcs be
talked with them about ways 70 extri-
cate him from his position. While the
bullets were singing on either aide Of
him he was conrersiug with his moth.
er. There seemed no way to relieve
him except to open the gates. nnd by
doing this many lives might be sa,ri.,
feed In an ineffcctual attempt TO save
one.
There was one In the fort who sur.
fered MS much. doubtless fur more.
than Ray himself. That was hls moth.
er. She looked through Il ioophcle,
where she could zee him lying in his
perilous position. and she could see
each spurt Of smoke ns II left an In
dian ride, knowing that Il marked the
sending OF bullet to Kill her hoy.
And Ray could not only hear the bui-
let sing by him and feel the dust sprin.
Killing over him. but saw his danger re-
Gected ip his mothers face. saa
Hour after hour passed without any
change in the situation. When II
seemed impossible for him to lie any
longer In one position and he attempt
ed to change u, the consequent expo
sure Of some portion ~ his body would
draw more Are, aamonishipg him to
endure the constrained attitude rather
than risk wound by trying to relseve
II. The ground on each side Of HIN,
was torn M In furrows hy the bullets
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