Year: 1873

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knife to each murderer; these they
carried and hid them in the cellar;
the the demons still sleeping soundly.
They next brought coil of small
hempen cord of great strength, and
Betty by her mistress's direction soon
had the villains firmly tied and bound
hand and feet. Betty now requested
her dear mistress to let her take the
axe and chop off all their wicked heads,
but the lady objected, telling her that
the villains would sleep under the eff
fects Of the drug they had drank for
perhaps 20 hours, and before that time
the Doctor would be home, and it was
likely other help would arrive; but in
the meantime they would keep strict
watch and if any of them stirred it
would then be time enough to act.-
Mrs. H. now took her husbands rifle,
which she we'll knew how to handle,
and Betty took her trusty axe; they
seated themselves on the porch and
watched the sleeping foe, who still con-
tinued to lie as still as if they were
dead. The short summer night was
now on the wane and grey morning
soon appeared. About sunrise our he
roines were aroused from their weary
and terrible vigil by hearing the clat
ter of many horses feet, when looking
towards the river from whence the in
dians came, they saw body of armed
horsemen coming toward them at a
rapid gait. They saw that they were
white men, and hence they knew that
they were friends, and they hastened
to meet them. The horsemen came
dashing up, twenty-five in number,
each one carrying bright rifle. As
soon as the captain saw the ladies he
made short and speedy enquiries, WHICH
our heroines quickly answered.


The noble Kentuckians quickly dis
mounted and were soon. standing
around the doomed sleeping foe. AS
soon as they completely understood the
situation, they waved their hats and
gave three cheers for the heroines.-
At this time a. single horseman was
seen approaching at full speed, looking
the picture of dismay. It was the Doc
tor. Being away in an opposite direc-
ton, he had not heard a word Of the
terrors of the night, and coming in
sight Of his home, seeing his lawn fill
ed with armed men, and hearing their
cheers, he was both alarmed and sur
prised, and rode up at full speed. He
was greeted by his friends at his ap-
proach, and told that all was WE'LL


The situation was now fully explain
ed to the Doctor, who heard the recit-
al with tears Of joy. The band of sleep
ing brigands were all Of immense size,
and had been capable of doing immense
mischief, but the hour of retribution
had arrived. The Regulators now
held council of war, to which they
invited our two heroines and the Doc
tor, but the ladies declined taking any
part, telling the hardy boys that they
surrendered the enemy into their hands.
They now questioned the two released
captives and heard their tale of woe.
1t was now resolved that they would
put the culprits into the Doctors OK
cart and take them away some distance
and lose them. They accordingly yok-
ed up the Doctors oxen, and after
stripping the Indians of their belts
and ammunition, they threw their bod
les in the cart and started. Before
they left the Doctor exacted promise
from them to return and take break
fast with him.


In about three hours they returned,
and simply said they had lost their
load in the woods. When they return
ed, an excellent meal awaited them, to
which they did ample justice. The
negro Jim, who bounded away at the
first sign of danger, returned home in
three days after, nearly famished with
hunger. He never after boasted of his
bravery, and ever after at the name of
Indian he would tremble like an aspen
leaf.


The Indians did not trouble this
section again, and this murderous raid
remained mystery. They appeared
to be an isolated gang who had under
taken to rob and murder on their own
hook. No one knew to what tribe they
belonged, but as their arms were all of
English make and nearly new, it was
surmised that they had made their way
from Canada through the wilderness to
Kentucky. The kind-hearted Doctor
finding that the released captives were
orphans without home or relations,
at once adopted them and they became
a part Of his family. Betty became
the wife of one of the young Regulators
in about three months after the event.
full scene Of that fearful night. After
time, Doctor Hickman moved with
his family further West, where we lose
sight of him. During the late-war the
site of Hickman's old homestead was
occupied by the Federals as an Hospi-
tai Camp, which they called scamp
Nelson" and it was from one of the
officers who was there two years, that
learned the foregoing narrative.


MARS.


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