Show TALES OP aditha CHIEFS L watson the indian boy crouching in a corner wished with all his wild young heart that he might be invisible the white soldiers killed indians that he knew but they were quick to see everything and he was unable to run away without their seeing him it was wrong to show fear but all the same the lad was afraid terribly afraid ills black eyes were the only part of him that moved as he huddled into as small space as possible hardly daring to breathe general logan with his troops was on an expedition against the ohio tribes the general TV as not a hard hearted man and when be spied the young shawnee his impulse of kindness took practical form the boy was made a captive but he was well treated and when the general returned to bla home in kentucky the lad accompanied him here he was given treatment such as the young indian bad not dreamed possible ue was taken into the logan family and given the generals name an honor of itself he went to school and received the education of a white boy and when this was over and the lad had grown into a youth he was sent back to his people although he was called by the shawnee or high horn to the whites he was known as caal james logan his life in the good general s household had implanted in him an ardent friendship for the white race and he did all that he could to prove his loyalty even to death he opposed tecumseh his uncle when that brilliant orator flamed through the country trying to kindle the spark of resentment into the fire of war unable to dissuade tecumseh from his plans logan did the next best thing he enlisted in the war of 1812 and served the american forces well as scout and spy it was during this service that lo 10 gan proved his loyalty with his life during an engagement against greater numbers his party had been forced to retreat while the move was a legitimate one under the circum stances and such as they themselves themi elves would have made in a similar case some of the thoughtless white soldiers questioned logans good faith some thought that he should have stood against the enemy if he had died in the attempt others felt that he had joined the army with the in mind to delay and complicate matters who could tell what was in the mind of an indian and logan for all his education and training was an indian stall logan was hurt by this slander he knew it to be unwarranted and he determined to accomplish some deed which would clear his name and establish his honesty for all time with two indian companions he went down the maumee river hoping to find an enemy this hope soon became a reality for captain elliot of the british army with five indians appeared and at once declared logan and his men prisoners here was the opportunity for which the chief had longed watching their chance the three indians attacked their captors made a braver fight and succeeded in killing elliot and two of his men logan was not unharmed however he and one of his men were severely w bounded great was the surprise in general winchesters Win chesters camp when the three indians entered it bringing with them the horses of their conquered enemies logan felt that he had vindicated his honor and he was proud his wounds however were deep and serious and soon deprived him of big triumph the agony was more than he could endure and after suffering for two das he died the indian captain was buried with military honors to the envy of the other indian in the camp general winchester and major bardln eulogized him as a man of courage intelligence telli gence and sincerity the general wrote to general afterward president harrison that more firmness and consummate bavery have seldom appeared on the military theater he was burled with all the honors due to his rank and with sorrow as sincerely and generally displayed as ever I 1 witnessed newspaper |