The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-20

81 demanded that the war :
cry DE raised and the massacre begun
by a murder of the peaceful mission
airy and his family. Cashie had great
influence with his father and al his
piading Old AnaWan graSped his
pended bow. the signal for war
Cashie then declared al dav-break
an attack should be made on the
nome Of the missionary and the fam
lily tomahawked. The war cry *
sounded and the Indians separate for
sleep Their purpoSe was TO murder
those nearest To them and then To 90
on n war path and massacre other
whites Roanoke saw that further
effort for peace was vain. He de-
termlned 10 save his sweetheart and
her parents By a circuitous path
he goes TO their home and warns them
OF their danger and they plan 10 leave
IN a canoe for a trip down the Roam
ohe to the settlement and fort at
Edenton. Roanoke then returns TO
the camp unperceiyed and Joins his
tribe. The missionary and his wife
and daughter in the darkness start
for the river. Einora faints and is
unable to go farther. She begs her
father and mother to save themselves |
and to leave her to her fate. and not
to imperil their lives by an effort to
carry her to the river. The father
and mother in great sorrow bid her
fareWell and are soon rapidly gliding
down the waters of the red Roanoke.
AT the first light of dawn the wild
war Cry is raised and the signal given
for the attack. Cashie leaps to the
nous and fires it. AS the flames lit
up the darknes CaShie breaks down
the door and rushing into the room
drives his Ratchet into the bed where
he supposes his victims were sleeping.
He finds that they ave escaped and
is wild with rage. AS he rushes out
+ Of the house to pursue the fugitives
i, he stumbleS IN the almost l~ifeless
form Of Elnora. She is raised up
and as she looks wildly around her.
+ Chowan, the basest indian of his
= tribe, strikes her a blow with his fist
which feils her to the ground. Roam
- Oke brandiSheS his and
clefts the skull of ChOwan. Tradition
said the blow split his body in twain.
Cashie and his warriors drag Elnora
to the camp fire and the council is
summoned by old AnaWan. The fires
. are lighted. The pipe is passed
a Cashie demands of those present if
there be one who will plead for Ell
nora. Good Roanoke again rises
and pleads for peace and for the life
of the good maiden.
= Cashie sees that the speech OF
~ Roanoke is making an impression or
- Anawan and the other braves. H
then accuses Roanoke of treaCher,
"a and OF traitorously warning the mis-
- sionary of the intended attack. o
a, course Roanoke stands silent in tn
"a face of this truthful charge. During
this silence AnaWan again graspS hi
pended bow and the council declare
or that the next sunrise the girl shall b
burned at the stake. To ASH a
be his request, is assigned the task o
to guarding against her escape. She j
vo bound with Withes Of hickory to a
od oak tree. The Indians slurnber in
circle with their feet iowa r6S the fat
IN tree. The maiden's low moan of pail
ee of body and anguish of heart doe
d J. not disturb their sleep. 1t lulled then
q to sounder slumber. With measure
and steady tread, in a circle aroun
to the tree, Cashie stalks like a pal
er scepter over the dead. The nigh
so Wanes on. The fire burns low. Eve
We CaShie Wearied with his nights stead
Of tramping, falls for a m an
sleeps at Elnora's feet. AS dawns frs
twinkling lights the eastern sky
no dusky form rises from the circl
Roanoke has neither slumbered nc
1rt slept. He glides to the tree. raise
nd his Ratchet and cuts the cruel corC
by that bind Elnora, and Selling her
his his arms, he speeds with her to tf
he bank of the MorattOck.
,nr In q. moment he enters his cane
and the race for the fort begins b.
bid cause he knows pursuit is to be ce
tain and swift and cruel. At da.
break Cashie wake and looks to tt
of tree to find that his prisoner has e
lis capped. He ounds the war WHO'D
md me lndlans awake mao ana IdVehou
CaSnle ieaos tnem IN olllgeht scare
Atj They see that the Withes have be-
hin cut. They miss Roanoke and go
the river where his canoe was moore
of They find it gone and know that t
of owner is on his way to the settlemel
the Ihey take 70 tnelr ooats' pass out |
on mouth of the river and cross t
,ilv sound to Edenton. Roanoke and T
nora are Safe within the fort. T
hat Indians attack the fort with Shove
an Oh arrows. Ihey oeoiese 1 Ioi Sc
DDS eral Gays. Inc people eAhausl liz
act suppl! VI LOU an" aie Jus' III |
and eve Of ~surrendering the fort when