Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-03
Thunont Frederick County, Maryland Thursday August 1922

ME making it his business to help Ma
RE find the finest nuts and to keep q
sharp lookout for any possible danger.
All at once the Indian boys came run
ming and Wangetok called out, "Gan-
oussi, bear! bear! run Aholahaw Look
ing in that direction, Dannie saw a
large bear slowly trotting after the
boys Taking Marie by the hand they
ran as fast as they could towards the
village. But the bear soon began to adj
vance more quickly and Marie was
soon quite out of breath and scarcely
able to keep up. Dannie picked up
some stones and threw them at the
bear but without much success in
checking it's advance, and it seemed as
though in a short time it would catch
up to them, when Marie stumbled and
fell. She had scarcely regained her
feet with Dannie's help, when the bear
was but a few steps behind them.
But just then shot was heard, and
the bear rolled on the ground. The
feet-footed Indian boys had given the
alarm in the village, and one Of the
old men had quickly came out with &
gun. Another well directed shot gave
bruin his quietus, and soon the chill
dren were all standing around the car.
cass, rejoicing over the fallen foe and
happy in their escape.
Look at his big paws!" cried one
of the smaller boys.
"And his big mouth" exclaimed an
other.
"He almost got Aholaha!" said u
third.
ugh! Ganoussi wouldn't let him;
would you Ganoussi?" said Wangetok.
mo, indeed" said Dannie, "he'd
have to get me first"
"He would have hugged you dead if
he had," declared Muchalik.
With the help of the squaws the
carcass was dragged to the village and
skinned; the meat was cut up and
hung in the wigwams, and the pelt
when it had been dressed was given
to Marie as a trophy, and was spread
on the ground before her couch in
Ochwall's wigwam.
Soon after this they heard one day
the shouts and yells of the returning
war parties, and presently they enter
ed the village with more captives and
many scalps. Again the lines were
formed and the new captives forced
to run the gantlet. The warriors
seemed to be more fierce than ever,
being angry because several of their
number had fallen in one of their at
tacks on the settlements of the pale
faces. A council was held in the even
ing, and it was resolved to put the
new captives to death the next day.
Accordingly, the whole aspect of the
village, which had been so quiet and
peaceful while the warriors were away
was changed to one of far different
character.
Early in the morning Dannie and
Marie, with the other captives Of Their
party, saw the new captives brought
forth, stripped of their clothing and
bound to stakes which had been driven
into the ground in an open space OF
the forest. PowerleSs to resist then
cruel captors, the poor victims well
knew what terrible fate awaited
them. The warriors gathered around
them and soon began the war dance
their fierce yells echoing through the
forest and repeated by the squaws
and children of the village. Then the
torture of the captives at the stakes
began, with all the nameless horrors
devised by savage ingenuity, while
their shrieks and howls of pain were
mocked by their pitiless tormentors
The boys were made to shoot arrows
| into them, and to throw tomahawks al
them; soon red streams were mark,
ing their bodies, inflaming still more
the vengeful passions of the exultine
warriors while the other captives were
compelled to witness the horrible scene
and to laugh with the rest at the suf'
ferings of the wretched victims. Fl
nally kindling wood was brought ane
fagots from the forest and the slow
torture by fire began and continued fol
hours, until at last the flames put az
end to the agony of the sufferers.