Year: 1873

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sayages did not know the purport of those


sinister smiles, and were completely thrown


off their guard The lady now told them


that they would go and fetch the fire-water
! at which the villains gave a grunt of salts.


faction.


Mrs. II. taking Betty with her, went


into her husbands Office. She now took


demjohn which she knew contained a


gallon Of fine old brandy. She then took


from the medicine shelf vial containing
ounces of a clear, inodorous liquid, which


was a powerful narcotic. With firm


hand she poured the contents of the vial


into the brandy. She and Betty now went


boldly and gave the liquor to the Indians.


The chief first smelt the beverage, then
tasted it, pronounced it good, and COM
menced drinking and gulping it. One Of


them said to the ladies' "Pale sauaw,
good make Injun wife. Kill children.
mebbe, but no kill squaw."


Mrs. ii. knowing that wild scene
would now occur as the eight in number
had drank gallon of strong brandy and
four ounces of powerful narcotic, took


Betty and went up stairs and watched
them from window, The medicine was
now at work. They first commenced
laughing peal after peal of laughter came
from their savage mouths They now at
tempted TO rise, but their limbs were par
alyzcd, and they could not move. With
horrid yclls, they one after another sank
prone upon the ground, in a deep sopor-
iiic, drunken sleep, from which the fates
had decided they should never awaken.
As soon as they had all got quiet, our
heroincs again made their appearance on
the scene of action. Betty lost no time in
rushing to relieve the bound captive maid
ems. With sharp knife she quickly cut
the cruel thongs by which they were
bound, and with all the endearing words
of love and protection that she was master
of, she led them into the house, whittier
the mistress had retired The weeping
captives, who were two beautiful Young
ladies, soon told their tale of woe. During
the preceding afternoon the Indians had
attacked their house, killing and scalping
their father, mother and two little brothers,
and took their girls with them, telling
them that they were to be their wives, and
further that they had murdered three
other families before they arrived at the
Doctors The heroines persuaded the
weary captives to go to bed after which
they proceeded to finish the work that they
had so nobly begun. In the first place
they took their arms, consisting of musket
pistol, tomahawk and scalping-knife to
each murderer; these they carried and
hid them in the cellar; the demons still
sleeping soundy. They next brought
coil Of small hempen cord of great strength,
aud Betty by her mistresss 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 effects 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 a strict watch and if any of them
stirred it would then be time enough to
act Mrs Ii. now took her husbands
rife, which she well knew how to handle,
and Betty took her trusty axe they seated
themselves on the porch and watched the
sleeping foe, who still continued to lie as
still as if they were dead. The short sum
mer night was now on the wane and grey
morning soon appeared About sunrise
our heroines were aroused from their weary
and terrible vigil by hearing the clatter of
many horses feet, when looking towards
the river from whence the Indians came,
they saw a body of armed horsemen com
ing toward them at a rapid gait. They
saw that they were white men, and hence
they knew that they were friends, and
they fastened to meet them. The horse
men came dashing up, twenty-five in num-
Der, each one carrying bright rife. As
soon as the captain saw the ladies he made
short and speedy inquiries, 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 single
horseman was seen approaching at full
speed, looking the picture of dismay. 1t
was the Doctor. Being away in an oppo-
site direction, he had not heard word of
the tcrrors of the night, and coming in
sight Of his home, seeing his lawn filled
with armed men, and hearing their cheers,
he was both alarmed and surprised, and
rode up at full speed. He was greeted
by his friends at his approach, and told
that all was we'll


The situation was now fully explained
to the Doctor, who heard the recital with
tears Of joy. The band of sleeping bri-
gands were all of an 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 he
roines and the Doctor, but the ladies de-
clined taking any part, telling the hardy
boys that they had surrendered the enc
my into their hands. They now ques-
toned the two released captives and heard
their tale of woe. 1t was now resolved
that they would put the culprits into the
Doctors ox-cart and take them away some
distance and lose them. They according
ly yoked up the Doctors oxen, and after
stripping the Indians of their belts and
they threw their bodies in
the cart and started Before they had left
the Doctor exacted promise from them to
return and take breakfast with him.


In about three hours they returned, and
simply said they had lost their load in the
wood When they returned, an excellent
meal awaited them, to which they did am
pie justice. The negro, Jim, who bound
ed away at the first sign of danger, re-
turned home in three days after, nearly
furnished with hunger. He never after
boasted of his bravery, and ever after at
the name Of Indian he would tremble ike
an aspen-eaf.


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