Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-09-19


three of their number were going never
to return. Add their parents. rs they
watched their lith, fisurcs disappear in
TIE hszy distance. dreamed NOT that
three were thea leaving their little
noun ain homes fer another o. the
other SIZE &c tle Endcrs River. Meth
CT c'd these put, ors s-ho had come, %
the boys camp, iream that the mos
row-a beautiful Sabbath rnorniru-
would dawn upon aseyne of blood tqnAl-
81 oil in the m s,scres of he native
red man
''Ye say" IS - Reuben when al
NN"s gu again. that We seed sew, rAI
men goin' into c. np up the cricH?"
/ Yes" replied the boy, "tf ere \, ci q
me ten o. fifteen cS ,hem az a cabin
much like this. As we passed two or
three o. them came TO the door and
ask''d Us in to spend the night. say inc
they were hunters, too. We nigh.
have accepted their invitations. hus
they were such = rough looking crowd
that w. decided i; would ho best to
my" ~. 20 csg0 up here .
We find these hu,s very numerous
all down 'he creek. " said wilson, "s hsL
were they built fo7?''
why said Jim. they Nuz bull, b.
the mountain folks fer camps to stay in
while ssngin. An' in the winter time
they is used by the hunters"
"Will We go up an pay Old julie a
visit ternight?" asked Reuben of jim.
We must have a little rest fust."
replied Sampson. Wen take nap O.
sleep an go up jist afore daylight an
'sprise 'em jist Bit
So oeying, he pulled off his coat and
rolling it into pillow stretched himself
on the floor for q much needed rest
The others did likewise and all slept
soundly for some hours. Then jim
awoke, and shaking the sleeping Reu-
ben said:
"Wake up, let's git ready ter march
Nov's the time to make the attack
while they's all asleep an their lids is
heavy"
In moment Reuben was on his feet
and the other sleopers hsd been aroused
also They soon ate satisfactory meal
from fine fat turkey which the bows
had killed the previous day, and then
inside ready for the attack.
Boys" said Jim, as he and his com
panions made ready to leave, will
yu'ins leave nov an hide out n the
woods or air We goin' 70 stay here until
daybresk? shore would advise youse
to hide, fer to stay here arter we'se Is
gone will be dangerous. Some o. them
devils moight happen in here arter we
run 'em outen their own hole. then Coo
only knows what 'noight happen"
I'VE will do neither" said Jones an
phatically, eve are going with YOU.
And If we can DO anything to aid YOU
we certainly won't hesitate i'll the
least
Il shore am erbleeged to ye." re-
turned Sampson, but, my friend. 7
wouldn't ak ye % so with US, fer hits Il
dangerous undertahin'. Hit might cos
sum uvye yer life; but if eny Nv ia Cite
killed it'll only b. the nat'ral outcome
NV the vow we hev made to 'stermipate
that gang Nv critters er die in tn
tempt"
10 vain did Jim plead with the advent
urous young men. They looked Icr
ward 70 the coming conflict with delight
and longed fer i; o begin. All ssw the
youths were determined TO go, and the
remainder of the preparations were
hurriedly completed and then the little
cavalcsde set forth on its perilous Jour.
ney. The moon was shining brightly.
with the air just crisp enough for Wig
orous travelling. The little armv made
its way cautiously down the cove 70 the
creek, and rounding a sharp bend in tn
stream, came within sight of the out
laws camp. 1t was a miserable cabin.
built of poles and In the last stage Of
decay. 1t stood on a slight eminence or |
knoll, with no timber within a hundred |
yards or more, save q clump of laurel |
and rhododendron shrubs directly in |
front of the cabin door.
The rountaineers were now within n |
few yards of the cabin, which doomed |
silently and solemnly in the pale moon
light. They paused for several minutes
and listened, but not sound reached
their ears.
Sampson motioned his companions be !
hind the clump of rhododendron. then
with movements as 1.-THE and tread as
nolseless as that of panther, the fear
less mountalneer crept toward the
cabin In which lay concealed the sleen-
ing outlaws. -
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