White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-11-16

penetrated to the Schuylkill in Berks
county and did devils work. For fifty
miles around East0n the country was
devastated. So widespread were the
activities of the savages that hun.
dreds of people fed into the Jerseys,
some carrying their household goods
and driving their cattle; others vain
ly offering half of all they possessed
In an effort to save something.
1t was characteristic of this IN.
equal fighting that the Indians took
but few prisoners Thirty-six houses
and the church at Gnadenhutten we're
burned. although Lieutenant Brown
and q company of rangers forted
themselves In the church and held 1t
until 1t was fred. The Juniata was
visited early in January and many
people were murdered within two or
three miles of Fort Patterson
Even the back districts of Chester
and Philadelphia counties were en-
dangered. and four hundred German
farmers from the latter county
marched into Philadelphia city and
demanded that the assembly grant
them some protection. These settlers
should have remembered how men of
their race defeated Joseph Seely
Berks county candidate for sheriff. in
the October election, because he
favored military training.
Throughout the winter, the savages
continued very active, which was IN
usual, as during the snow months the
| frontier always had experienced re-
| lief from attacks and had slept sound
| ly. The woods from the Juniata to
Shamokin were filled with ferocinus
| red men, who killed and burned. In
the latter part of the month hun
| dred Indians at Kittanning tnc!ud-
| ing not a few who had been loyal to
England until the defeat on the Mon.
ongahela, left to raid the Coocoche
ague settlements and forts Shirley
and l.ittleton. | was one of those
who rode ahead to spread the alarm,
and | experienced enough thrills to
last me several lifetimes.
And so the bloody story might 20
on through volumes. Settlements in
flames and the rough roads crowded
with terrified families. Scarcely a
night could one scan the horizons and
not see the red flares that told of
some cabin or hamlet being wiped
out. Not until Gen. John Forbes ex.
pediti0n In the summer of 1888 when
he marched to Duquesne with fifty
eight hundred men and thousand
wagons, did we begin to have q rest
from the butcheries. But General
Forbes would have nothing to do with
the Inflated Braddock road and wise
ly followed the central path through
Carlisle, Shippensburg, and over
r. Laurel mountain. The long rifles were
proving their worth and were sooD
to take Canada from the French
During all this strife and these mis-
cradle scenes, | endeavOred to do my
share in exacting penalty from the
red men. For two weeks worked
with Captain Jack, the Black Hunter
of the .Tuniata. But when that river
| was married he became such mad
man and would take such fooIhardy
risks that | left his band. Yet VIZ
made some rare killings In the shor
time we were together.
The danger was never so great
} however, as to cause me to forget
the Dinwold girl In my dreams
and In my waking hours could Sc
7 her tugging at young Morgan's han
and striving to come back and fac
the trouble out in my company.
/: night would awake with her voic
+ In my ears, calling me mister" One
:. | dreamed we were with the baggag
S train and she was saying kiss me.
h | required many bloody fora
Il against Shawnee and traitOrOus Dels
I ware to wash that last dream thil
e So there was never day. when
o was meeting with some one new, tha