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Show lilt It CA11IUI0V-, IIIIINM. a from oi' aii aim v iDiintii r.u IS Till! MAII 01 ISl'.. INoelvr. A.'orcfrrl Hardly hal the United HlaUaiuu-llahed HlaUaiuu-llahed Its declaration of it ar with ureal Urlialulu the earlj' (art of thla ecu tury, than tho stiller along the Ohio Itlvir ha J to Iwglu atreiigthanlrg tin Ir ttileiiMa. They did not liar the llrltlth. for they were not ui thoix. jtcted tattlo ground, but they kuew that the Indiana would take up the tomahawk against them. Within a few rods of a small sultlement on thn Murklngum Itlver some i lonerrs had erecttnl a strong block liouie, isrv euougli to shelter the little commiinltj . It wss surrounded by a stockade of hewn logs hvelte ftct high, aud I hneil with loor holia for rlilta. Tho uiipi r storj overlooked tho alookado on all aides, and allorde I Ihe deftndcrsa good vlowof thesurrouudtng country, Juat beyond ono side of the set tit incut's i tearing lay thu a. turage for Ihe ftw cows held lu enmmon. It waa tho cutoiuou every night wheudaugerlhreatenud to bring Ihe llllle herd within Ihe Inclosurr. Miun Ihtre waano dangtr thucalllu wero lift toeijoy tho rich grace end wero milked lu the paiture. With the first reports of war, tulblllcamo rumors that ludlans wero Vowlliig ! Hv ntlghlKirhood. Hoon sevrial were aton, and the women an I children worn hurried Into tho block home. In Iheticltement the cowa lu the pasture wi re forgotten. At mllklui, lime, whon they wtre ie numbered, several men went out to bilug them in; but they aoon catnu lAckasylng thut In liana were hi Hug near tba tattle. I'or the two next doya tho si Ultra were coo) rd up In thu block Iioumj. They kuew thut Indiana wtre lu the nearest llmtrr waiting for some une to exioio hlumlf, but tho iitmut cautl in was cxi rtl'ed by the devoted Hill" band. At lart u boy named Dick Cullenion, 13 joara old, u fearlos Ud, declnnd that ho vtoul I go out and milk thocows. He waa moved to do thla larlly hcrau hla little I rothrr sa sick, an 1 Ihe w attr I u tho fort was ud fit to drink, I'terjhody, ofcourre, tried to dla. suade Dick Horn his undertaking, I tit hn had set bis mind ou It, and hi. father nt last tol I him lo c i en ihogaUs nnd let thorn out. l'rovl led with Ida two heavy woodou jales DlciC was rooiibeysnl the storknle, with face turned toward thn dnugeroua ground. 1 ew III the blot k he uao e xpelled lei see him enroo back He went down tho path nf tho cleorlng swinging Ihe palls as molly as If there waa not an I mllaii within llfty miles. Itaosiiu was set ting Iieliln I thu wood, the shadows were long end dark, lut the settlers emild set every step Ihe youug milk man look, They fiillj execti I to Bee niltxsii ludlans srlug up from bohii d thestumpaln the olearliig nnd sur round Dick, but not one palnttd figure aipeartd. The settlers could see, too. the cattle as they roved hither and thither lu the plain re and by aud bye lib It waa li t ' to view ii cannlt meajura the anxiety that filled tho hearts of tho oecui aula of the fort. The brave boy was walched from every loophole, aLd when lie dlaa tared ail whispers were huahed "Hurrah! he's coming back"' suddenly sud-denly shouted some one. "llut look at thn big stump tight before be-fore hlml There It an Indian In Ihe lull grata about It." I. very ono looked at the slump which Dick was Hearing with his heavy jialls, and some raw a dark object ob-ject In tho gran It waa with the ktralest anxiety that nick was seen to e preach the Indian In hiding, an I what waa the horror of all when he t thu palls on the ground forn mrtuenl'a rest! Tho next instant tho warrior spraug up with a suddenness, that brougut a cry ol terror from the boy The redskin waa a big fellow, half naked, nnd woieaheal Iresaoffeathtrs which woul 1 have wado him oens lo-uoua lo-uoua nnywhere Dick eoul 1 Im scon stan llngbctweeii the palls nair In thlr defense, but no ouu lu thu fart could hear what ho was saying tu tho Indian. Htiddenlj Dlek stonped and caught tiiioue ofthe I uck els. " The Hhnwnre has alki-el Dirk for a drink of mllVI" eiclalmed tho lay's father. "Dlek knows Utter than lo refuse hint, even II he drains thu tall, llut tho father waa wrong, lii'tanlly Dick dashed the bucketful o( milk Into the Italian's face, caught utt tho other i all an I ran fnrhlsll'o. It tojk thu Indian a mlnutn or two to get Ills breath after hla iinexrteel lath, but when hn got It he suited after Dlek with aljud whoop. ' Hie tin athlees eoleln Ihu fait saw that the race would soon lermtnalo In tho warrior' favor unlceeff Ihn Utter was chrrked, and so, when ho was within rllle shot, several rlllea spoke, aneltlmmilk.lessltered Indian elro)-IH-d. Dlek contluued hlalllght towarl tho fort, and In a shoit time wsa received re-ceived among hi friends with about ef Joy. Ihe defenders of Ihn I lock house bclieve-el the Indians hnj liiutnt not to molest thee toy lu orelrr to draw the men Into ambush, but that this one warrior could not curb his t agernei-, a recklessness that lend resulted In his death. Out of revenge for the less of their comianlon (liu luillans kilned all tho catt of the settlement that night, lint Dick Caatlcmon grew to manhood, nnd long after his adventure waa com Xllmentod In (leu. Wlnllrll Heott'ii report for traveryon tho battle fields of Mexico. |
