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From the Western Monthly Magazine.
A SCENE IN ‘THE DARK AND BLOODY GROUND.’
James Morgan, a native of Maryland,
married at an early age, and soon after set.
tied himself near Bryant’s station, in the
wilds of Kentucky. Like most pioneers of the
west, he had cut down the cane, built a cabin,
deadened the timber, enclosed a field with a
w< .rin-fence, and planted some com.
It was on the 15th day of August, 1782 ;
the sun had descended,:! pleasant breeze was
playing thro’ the surrounding wood, the tall
cane bowed under its gentle influence, and the
broad green leaves of the corn proudly waved
in the air: Morgan had seated himself in the
door of tho cabin, with his infant on his knee;
i:is young and happy wife had laid aside her
spinning-wheel, and was busily engaged in
preparing the frugal meal. That afternoon,
Morgan had accidently found a bundle of let
ters, which he had finished reading to his
wife, before he took his seat in the door. It
was a correspondence in which they had ac
knowledged an early and ardent attachment
for each other, and the perusal left evident
traces of joy on the countenance of both ; the
little infant, too, seemed to partake of its par
ents’ feelings, by its cherub smiles, its play
ful humor, and infantile caresses. While
thus agreeably employed, the report of a rifle
was heard ; another, and another followed in
quick succession. Morgan sprang to his
feet, his wife ran to the door, as they simul
taneously exclaimed, * Indians !’ The door
was immediately barred, and the next mo
ment all their fears were realized, by a bold
and spirited attack from a small party of Indi
ans. The cabin could not be successfully de
fended, and time was precious. A puncheon
was raised ; while Morgan was in the act of
concealing his wife under the floor, a moth
er’s feelings overcame her, she arose, seized
her infant, but was told that its cries would
betray her place of concealment. She hes
itated, gazed silently upon it. A momentary
struirgle between affection and duty took place,
ately set out for his dwelling. As they ap
proached the clearing, a light broke upon his
view—his speed quickened, his fears in
creased, and the most agonizing apprehen
sions crowded upon iiis mind. He emer
ged from the cane-brake, beheld his house
in flames, and almost burned to the ground.
My wife!’ he exclaimed, as he pressed
one hand to his forehead, and grasped the
fence with the other, to support his tottering
frame. He gazed for so.no time on the min
and desolation before iiim, advanced a few
steps, and sunk exhausted to the earth
Morning came; the bright luminary of hea
ven arose, and still found him seated near
the almost expiring embers. In his right
hand, he held a small stick, with which he
was tracing the name of Eliza on the ground
—his left was thrown over his favorite dog,
looking first on the ruin and then on his mas
ter, with evident signs of grief. Morgan
arose ; the two brothers now made a search,
and found some bones, almost burned to ash
es, which they carefully gathered, and silent
ly consigned to their mother earth, beneath
the wide-spread branches of a venerable oak,
consecrated by the purest and holiest recol
lections. One of the most interesting pages
in the annals of Tacitus, is that in which he
so eloquently and so feelingly describes the
return of Agrippina, to her country and her
home, bearing the urn that contained the
ashes of her murdered husband, surrounded
by her weeping children, and mourning
friends. There is an awakening interest in
deep-rooted sorrow, that calls into action all
the kind feelings and tender sympathies of
our nature ; and the heart can, no doubt, be
as warmly operated upon in the wild plains of
America, as in the classic grounds of Italy.
There is something peculiarly touching in
the performance of the last sad duty of bu
rial, whether encompassed by the proud and
lofty towers of imperial Rome, while the
cries of mourning thousands ascend to hea
ven, or surrounded by the tall green trees of
republican Kentucky, when* the stricken
heart silently pours forth its sorrows.
On the evening of the 16th of August,
others wavered, a few were determined, and j It was now midnight. Giriy and his savage
part stood firm. But unfortunately, the band, after taking all the scalps they could
prompt and authoritative word of command, find, left the battle ground. Morgan was
* baft,' was not given, and the council was seated at the fo^t of the oak, its trunk support-
broken up. Morgan, together with.some oth-'l ing his head. The rugged and uneven ground,
ers, who had attentively listened to the ad- that surrounded him, was covered with jthe
vice ot Colonel Boon, were convinced of its slain ; the once white projecting rocks blea-1 making the population in 1830, 937,000.—-
correctness, and opposed to crossing the river, ched with the rain and sun of centuries, were [ Ohio Atlas.
but at length suffered themselves to be carri- crimsoned with the blood that had warmed
ed along in the crowd, until the whole force the heart and animated the bosom of the pa-
was on the northern hank. -^No order was triot arid the soldier. But a few hours before,
observed, no command was given. The nar- he had seen the gallant Todd, Trigg, Hurland,
row strip of bottom-ground, in which tho salt Boon and many others, in all the pride of life,
spring is situated, was soon passed, and the flushed with hope, glowing with zeal and bur-
hill ascended. Here they were led, by the I ning with patriotism—now cold and lifeless | ^gsburg, Kentucky
was3000; but such hasbeen the resistless tide
of emigration, that the .population has multi
plied itself ten times the first tea years ; in
the second ten years, seven times; in the
third ten years, twice and a half; and
in the fourth ten years, ncarlv thrice;—
From the Philadelphia Commercial Herald.
Kentucky Humor.—We think we recog*
iiise a little of the humor of our old friend
Mallay, in the following hit at the . Nullifiers.
Wc extract it from his paper, printed ia Flo-
“And pray good Mr. Printer, who ig this
Nelly Fiers that’s kicking up such a thunder
ing hclloo in South Carolina—she must be a
rip-roarer—a real swinge cat, I sorty reckon.
My honey and thunderatious ! if she and niy
wife .were only to be together one week, I’d
truess as how they’d storm a fort or two—for
my wife has a tung that c-n run from the first
day of Jiaiwary to the last day of December,
without ever being greased—and I am told
as how this Nelly Fiers aint slow at a ghort
game—but if she can hold out with my wife,
she must have the wind of a gray hound and
the strength of a lion. My v. lie says as how
Sal Tattle told her that Granny Hobble said,
this Nelly Fiers was going over to that are
city of Washington to ring old Hic’ry’s nose
for him—just as she would a young heifer to
make her stand still while they milked her;
but if my wife was there, if there would’nt be
a real dog fight I wonder—for Jack is a tar-
j its cheek, looked up in its mother’s face, threw
its little arms around her neck and wept aloud.
‘ In the name of Heaven, Eliza, release the
child, or we shall be lost,’ said the distracted
Fjg MIG undersigned respectfully announces to the j Siie ™ ro P reSSe ? '^r child to her agi-
B pulilic, that lie still continues to conduct the tateil bosom again and again, and kissed it
above well known establishment, where he will at all with impassioned tc-derness. The infant,
times be li ippy to ac< omniodate his friends and custo-j alarmed at the profusion of tears that fell upon
mers. Having recently made some valuable improve-
lnmista bis House, he flatters himself that he can
now ho :;l of as spacious, commodious and pleasant on
establishment, us any in the up-country of Georgia.
Oarkcsvillo is well known, to enjoy as pure and
agreeable a summer atmosphere as anyplace in the
I oiled Slates, and its proximity to tho far famed Tal
lulah and Tuecoa Falls, (each being twelve miles dis-
tant,) well as to many other interesting natural
curiosities, renders it a very desirable residence du
ring the warm season.
The Hotel is so constructed as to furnish spacious
and private accommodations for several families, be
Miles the ordinary custom. The stables are exten
sive, and well provided with all the usual requisitions.
WILLIAM HAMILTON.
Clarkcsvillc, April 27—6—13t.
Morgan, his brother, and a number of men
from Lexington, gallantly threw themselves
into the besieged 'station, and saved the for
tress. After a hold, spirited, and unsuccess
ful siege, Simon Girtv drew off his men on
the morning of the third day, and marched in
the direction of the Lower Blue Licks. By
this time, the whole neighborhood bad risen
husband, in a soft imploring toue of voice, as i in arms, and with the aid promptly given by
he forced the infant from the arms of his wife, | Harrodsburg and Boon’s station, one hun-
hastily replaced the puncheon, took up his j dred anil sixtv-six mounted men mustered
gu.i, knife, and hatchet, ran up the ladder ! under the command of colonels Todd and
that led to the garret, and drew it after him.
In a moment the door was burst open, and
the savages entered. By this time, Morgan
had secured his child in a bag, and lashed it
to his back, then throwing off some clap
boards from the roof of the cabin, resolutely
cuiito- leaped to tiic ground.
He was instantly as
As the first ap-
Trigg. The line of march was immediately
taken up, and the pursuit commenced. Af
ter marching a short distance, colonel Dan
iel Boon, and some others, watchful and ex
perienced, and well acquainted with Indian
signs,discovered s'ro ig evidences of tardiness
and ostentation,that seemed to invite an attack
The trees were chopped for the purpose of
pointing out the route, while they took pains
to conceal their number by marching in single
V Ei's 11E subscriber teniicrs his thanks to hL -
JtL mere, for the li' r.1 pitronago lie has hitherto' sailed by two Indians.
▼eceivo:!. Resides continuing the business at his old j proachcd, he knocked him down with the
stand, known as the I butt of his gun. The other advanced with
FRANKLIN HOTEL, j uplifted tomahawk ; Morgan let fall his gun, I file, stepping in each other’s track, and con-
He has purchased the establishment at present «ccu.! and closed in. The savage made a blow, trading their camps. As the van arrived on
pied as a Tavern by Dr. TINSLEY, where he will missed his trim, but se.cred the cord that > the south bank of Licking river, at the Lower
bo prepared for the accommodation of Families.— j hound the infant to his hack, and it fell.— i Blue Licks, a few scattering Indians were
The Stand is well known as being every way eligible, j T|ie rontest ovcr the chi ij now became tvi
No exertions will >e spared torment a continuance
of that liaer il patronage, by which he lu>s been cn-
eouraged thus to extend his business.
JOHN JACKSON.
March 16—52—tf.
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Tlte contest over the child now became warm j discovered, slowly and carelessly retiring over
and fierce, and was carried on with knives
only. The combatants thrust and plunged
their deadly instruments into each other, with
the hills, on the north side of the river. A
halt was immediately called, and a consulta.
tion took place. Neii her of the command
desperate fury. The robust and athletic j ing officers being much acquainted with Indi-
Morgan, at length got the ascendency.—
Both were badly cut, and bled freely, but the
stabs of the .white man were better aimed and
deeper. The Indian now became frantic
kith rage and disappointment. His teeth
were clenched together, the veins in his neck
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fire ns he grasped Morgan by the hair,eleva
ted himself on tip-toe, and raised his bloody
knife. It descended with despeihte intent,
but Morgan, watchful us he was brave, took
an warfare, they asked the opinion and advice
of the soldier and wood-man, Colonel Boon,
who was well acquainted with the situation of
the ground. He, in his plain, frank, and im
pressive manner, stated, that in his opinion
the enemy invited an attack their number
might probably vary from three to live hun
dred, owing to the ambiguous nature of the
sign; the main body was near and prepared
for action, and the ground was well calculated
for ambuscade. The river wound in an irreg.
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or co.i.iiry. Every number will contain 48 pages, violent thurst at the side of the Indian—the | the top of the hill then in view, passed the
!' u size expressly adapted for binding, wnen the b j ood gushed out, the savage gave a feeble i great Buffalo road, leading to Limestone
boo* is completed; printed with type so large as not ° , . ’ . 7° ® ^ ° s
to fatigue the wcako'.t eye. Its immense size wifi and sunk to the earth. Morgan Hast,
enublo the Editor to crowd any common, sized book ily look up his child .uid gun, and hurried oil-
into two numbers, frequently into one. New works ; The Indians in the house, busily engaged in
will thus bo despatched as they arrive from Europe,, orinki;i- r and plundering, were not apprised of
and sent olffresh to its patrons. Tho subscriiicr in 0
reappearance of the few Indians first discover- as the rocks that lay scattered over ‘ the dark
ed, to a ridge on, the left, which terminated I and bloody ground ;’ friends and enemies, the
near the two ravines, and at its termination red man and the white man, side by side, j
was covered with small oak. The distance" quietly slumbered in eternal repose. The
from the spring to the ravines, was about one pale glimmering of the moon, occasionally
mile, and the intervening ground uneven and threw a faint ray of light upon the mangled
barren; for ages back, it had been stripped bodies of the dead, then a passing cloud envcL
ot its foliage by the tread of the innumerable oped all in darkness, and gave additional hor-
herds ot deer and buffalo that resorted to the ror to the feeble cries of a few, still lingering
lick, and presented an almost unbroken pave- in the last agonies of protracted death, ren-
inent of rocks, through which a few scattering dered doubly appalling by the coarse growl
scrubby oaks, had here and there forced their of the bear, the loud howl of' the wolf, the
way. M’Gay and M’Bride, at the head oi' shrill and varied notes of the wild-cat and pan-
the party in front, that first reached the woods, ther, feeding on tho dead and dying. Morgan
were instantly attacked by the Indians that lay I beheld the scene with heart-rending sen-
concealed, and waiting for them. The ac- sations, and looked forward with the apathy
tion now commenced, and soon became warm of despair, to his own end. A large and fe-
aud bloody ; aconstantanddestructive fire was I rocious looking bear covered with blood, now
kept up. The savage war-whoop,that burst from approached him; he threw himself on the
both ravines,filled the air with loud and incrcos- ground,silently commended his sou! to heaven,
ed pealsof discordant yells. It was soon discov- and in breathless anxiety awaited his fate.— . . , ... , , . ,
cred that the two ravines which concealed The satiated animal slowly passed on without * a ^j n aa " 1 c s a lca acKSon-man up
the enemy, extended beyond the whole line noticing him. Morgan raised his head, was ° ® u ’ .. , _ .
of the Kentuckians, and now poured forth a I about offering thanks for his unexpected pre- ow ’ G - ^ ^ ia > 51 " s ' %as
countless horde of hungry cannibals prepared servation, when the cry of a pack of wolves I Cla y— but ' Vlfe * shc ke l Jt suca a dm S dak
for the slaughter, aud thirsting for blood. Todd opened upon him, and again awakened him to , . , T i , , , ,
and Trigg rushed forward,and fearlessly fronted I a,sense of his danger. He placed his hands I P roimsc ® vo ' a or ac "son a t ie ,ist tee
the enemy; they fought,they bled,and fell inthe } over his eves, fell on his face, and in silent loa ’ an . *?.°, “ s _ ow , * °? r 1G ^,? 10S ar ,
early pari of the action, nobly evincing that agony awaited his fate. He heard a rustling 1 sl, Pj t 0 f aad vo * d
they were brave in the field of battle, as imi- in the bushes—steps approached—a cold y 0n } e ,om « 0 * anc ) _ a J ! L ' n or
II ran nvnr him ImLnntion. creative. I Jack S0n-but what ■do you think ? iNCXtday
one of the Squires come to my house, and
while I was out, told her I voted for Clay,
and so byhokce the house has been too hot
for me ever since. But I’m told as how this
Nelly Fiers has turned all C. inside out/just
as a bov would turn a meal bag to shake it;
well; by jingo she must be a screamer, rais
ed in a niger quarter I know ; fed on sweet
tatars and gets her living by cleaning hog no
ses for old Kentuckians. Well, if ever I
can get mv eyes on Miss Nelly, if I don’t
squiutinize her mighty prbdigcus close, for
I’ve a sort a likin arter all great wisnmen, and
would like cm still better if my wife’s tung
was not continually ringing in my t ears like
an old sheep-beli—only ten thousand times
more quick and keen
Well, after hog killing time is over, I’d ad-
.i . • r.i . i . * .■ ~ii-.ii’ ii a .i , i vise Nelly to come over into old Kcutuck
the greater portion of the troops had dismoun- ved a mortal stab and tell, his blood ran thro , . . ,
.i 1 . * , • , ‘ . , n . l u n ui j and get soap enough to wash her cloathes, and
ted; some regained their horses, others re- the floor on her; beheviugitto.be the blood I . f f .. , . , >, •„
. ’ . Jr* ... „. , , , ’, , • ^ i i j , , a new kind ol cotton seed, ci< I tv oi emwill
treated on toot. The victorious enemy pur- of her husband she shrieked aloudand be-1 ^ ] _ imdl can tli ^ one 0 f cm
sued with deadly and untiring perseverance, trayed her place of concealment, bhe was ‘ iirePa ey a hu;u!red yarda every
u , - , humed ove ' ‘^mediately taken and bound.. The party, ^ of my ^ Ken J ck " bar of Iror f
the rocks, rushed down the precipice, and after setting fire the house, proceeded o for old Kentucky. I’m Kcntack up
the victors and the vanquished plunged to- Bryant s station. On the day ot tho battle tQ ^ ^ ^
gether m the stream; some were slam be- of the Blue Licks, a horse with saddle and ‘
fore they reached the bank, but the river pre- bridle, rushed by her, which shc know to be Fancy Street Sweeping. There is r.i>
sented a scencc bloody as it was destructive, her husband’s. During the action, tho pris- occupation so humble that it affords no oppor-
Thedaywas warm, the retreat rapid ; the I oners were left unguarded, made their escape, I tUii j ty tor lt display of superior talent. The
unarmed and exhausted Kentuckians fell easy and lay concealed beneath some bushes under following dialogue" lately passed between two
victims to the tomahawk and scalping-knife, the bank of the river. After the Indians swee ,, s ° n Washington street,
and in a short time, Licking ran streams of had returned from the pursuit, and left the | (Jtorge.' Wc 1, Joh (, iiow have you been
blood. The few who had gained the south- battle ground, she, with some other persons j,j nct . vou j e f t 0U r master-reign?
ern shore on horseback, halted and fired ; that had escaped with her, determine • to John. Oh, roving about. How does Wag-
this caused a momentary check, but after a make a search for their friends, and if on the ,rj ns get along now does bo improve much?
short pause, the pursuit was again renewed, field and living, save them if possible, from George. ‘Why, he gets along pretty well
and safety only found in Bryant’s station, thir- the beasts of prey. After searching for some w j ; [j pj^,, swe eping, but when he comes to
ty-six milesi from the field of battle. Here time and almost despairing of success, she t hc fancy work, such as sweeping around
the defeated Kentuckians met the van of col- fortunately discovered him. The party of i iim p p OSts an( j corners, he hasnt got the naclc
onel Logan’s command, about four hundred coionel Logan found Morgan and his wife,and 0 n’U- —Boston Transcript.
strong. The colonel halted until the rear restored them to their friends, their infant and
came up,and the next day marched in pursuit their home,
of the enemy. The battle ground was reach- Mason county, Kentucky.
cd the second day after the action, and pre-1 : —
seated a scene that agonized every bosom, | Ohio.—Who does not feel a glow of pride
ante t.i private life. The patriot Harland I chill ran over him. Imagination, creative,
was also slain, bravely defending himself, busy imagination, was actively employed—r |
and orouJly sustaining his country's honor. The death, the most horrible death, awaited him;
gallant and youthful Boon fell by the side of his limbs would, in all probability, be torn
his heroic father, who hewed his way through from his .body, and be devoured alive. -He
the enemy, and laid every opposing warrior felt a touch—the vital spark was almost cx-
low. All that could be accomplished by pa-1 tinguished—another touch more violent than I
triotism, cliectcd by bravery, won by a disre- the first and he was turned over—thc cold |
gard of death, or gained by a love of country, sweat ran down in torrents—his hands wcjje
was now performed. Arm to arm, breast to violently forced from his face—the mooa
breast, they had struggled with the enemy, I passed from under a cloud, a faint ray beam-
but all in vain. A force of three to one, and cd upon hitn—his eyes unvoluntarily opened,
that in ambuscade, was overwhelming and ir- and he beheld his wife, who, in scarce audi-
resistihlc. Pressed in the front, assaulted on ble voice, exclaimed, * my husband!’ and fell |
thc right, attacked on thc left, aud about be- upon his bosom,
ing surrounded; many of the best and ablest Morgan now learned from his wife, that ]
slain,and others fast falling in every direction, I after the Indians had entered the house, they
retreat was attempted under the edge of found some spirits, and drank freely; an al-
thc tomahawk. When the firing commenced, tercatioa soon took place ; one of them recei-
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the contest m the yard, until the one that
had been knocked down, gave signs of re
turning file, and called them to the scene of
action. Morgan was discovered, immediate
ly pursued, and a dog put ou his trail. Op-
crated upon by all the feelings of a husband
and a father, ne moved onward with the speed
of a hunted stag, and soon outstripped the
Indians* but the dog kept in close pursuit.—
Finding it impossible either to outrun or
elude the cunning animal, trained to hunts of
this kind, he halted, waited until it came
within a few yards of him, fired and brought
it down, reloaded his gun, and again pushed
forward. Bryant’s station was not far off—
firing was heard—he stopped for a moment,
and again advanced. Fires could now be
distinctly seen, extending for some distance
on both sides of Elkhorn creek. The sta
tion was in view; lighted arrows fast desccn-
ded on the roof of the cabins ; it was no lon
ger doubtful; Bryant's station was besieged
by a large force, and could not be entered at
that time. He paused—the cries of his in
fant, that he had again lashed to his back,
amused him to a sense of his own danger,
and his wife’s perilous situation. Another
effort was made, and he in a short time, reach-
ed the house of a brother, whb resided be
tween the station and Lexington, where he
left the child, and the two ^brothers immedi-
two ravines made up in different directions;
about one mile in advance, and terminated
near each other, on the right and left of the
road ; both ravines were covered with small
oak hnd underwood, while the ground between
the river and the ravines, was uneven and
barren ; the Indians would be able to fight
under cover, while the Kentuckians could
scarce be protected by a single shrub,
was, therefore, most advisable to wait lor the
reinforcement hourly looked for, under the
command of colonel Logan, and in the. mean-
time, the surrounding country could be exam,
ined, apd the position of the enemy reconnoi
tered, but in the event of an immediate attack
being resolved on, the troops ought to be di
vided; one division to march up on the south
side of the river, cross near the mouth of
small creek, and fall upon the outside of the
ravines, while the other division should place
itself in a position to take advantage of circum
Grammatical Smoking.—As it is customa
ry with cigar smoaeri to relate the news of
the day with Cigars in tueir- mouths, and as
the generality of smokers make an awkward
pruned every heart, and moistened every eye. of country, in a retrospect ot the last forty-1 appearance ia consequence of not uuderstand-
The dead bodies exposed to thc rays of a [five years? In April, 1788, forty-seven ad- ing the theory of punctuation; in smoking ;
scorching sun, were so much swollen and venturers from New England settled the town the following system is recommended: A
mangled, that the father, brother, and friend, of Marietta. In November of thc same sea. single puff serves for a comm i(,) puff, puff, a
who had come to perform the last sad rights son, a settlement was made six miles from semicolon (;) puff, puff, puli' a coion (;) puff,
of burial, were dented even the melancholy Cincinnati, under the auspices of John Cleves puff, puff, put!', a period (.) A pause with a
satisfaction of knowing whether those for Symmes, of New Jersey. Cincinnati was cigar kept in the, mouth, represents a dash.
whom they sought, were killed or taken pris- settled the December following; thc courses ( ) longer or shorter in continuance,
oners. The aged parent, in hopes oft recog-1 of thc streets being blazed on the trees which [ With the under iip raise the cigar almost
nizing a favorite son, turned, anxiously turn- j composed the dense foreSt that then waved,
ned body after body,, but all in vain ; the tear I whcr3 now stands the beautiful “Que.cn of
rolled down the furrowed check, yet it fell the West.” The whole cost of the section
upon he knew not whom. in which Cincinnati is laid out, was forty-nine
James Morgan was among the last that I dollars’ worth of laud warrants! The popu-
had crossed the river, and was in the rear lation of Cincinnati in 1795, was 500; in
until the hill was ascended. As soon as ‘ he 1813, 4000 ; and in 1832, 31,000. Another
beheld the Indians re-appear on the ridge, instance where individual agency and enter-
he felt anew his wrongs, and recollected the prise alone has built up a city thus rapidly,
lovely object of his early affections. He ur-1 cannot be found in tlte history of the world,
ged on his horse,& pressed to the front. While Jit was some years after settlements -were
in the act of leapingfromhis saddle,he received j commenced on the Ohio River, before a lodg.
a rifle ball in his thigh, and he fell; an Indian ment was made in thc north part of the state,
sprang upon him, seized him by the hair, and I But once effected, tne whole state was rapid-
. 0 applied the scalping-knife. At this moment, ly populated. Soon were chasms and notch-
stances, co-operate with the first division in j Morgan cast up his eyes and recognized the I es cut out of the forest in every direction.—
the event of an attack, and make an effort to
take thc enemy in their own snares, should
they be in ambuscade. Already had Boon
gained over to his opinion, a large portion of
those who heard him, when the rash arid im
patient M’Gay applied the rowels to the sides
of his horse, and plunged into the stream,
crying out at the same time, in al loud voice,
* Those who are not cowards, will follow me,
and I will show them where tho Indiana are!’
' A confusion so common and so fetal among
undisciplined troops now took place. One
followed, another followtjd, some doubted,
handkerchief that bound the head of the sav-1 The deep wilderness and flowering prairies
age, and which he knew to be his wife’s. This I were dotted with thousands of log cabins, io-
added renewed strength to his body, and in-1 termixed in many places with the bark wig-
creased activity to his fury. He quickly I warns of the Indian. Fhere rose the stately
threw his left arm around the Indian, and brick edifice, the pride and boast of some vil
with a death-like grasp, hugged him to his bo-1 lage, that looked out to heaven from the
som, plunged his knife into his side, and ‘ he I midst ol any embowering wood, the child ol
expired in his arms. Releasing himself from I yesterday—while around it an hundred rude
the savage, Morgan crawled under a small I hamlets of the hardy pioneers of the west; shut
oak, on an‘elevated piece of ground, a short I up their cheerful, smokes amid a thousand
distance from him. The scene of action dead trees that surround the incipient settle-
shified, and he remained undiscovered and un-1 ments. L 1790, the population of the ter-
scalped, an anxious spectator bf thc battle. 1 ritory which now constitutes the state of Ohio,
against the nose for an exclamation (!) and
to express great emotion,even to toe shedding
of tears, raise as before toe cigar to the end
of the nose. For .an ultorrogatioa (?) it is on
ly necessary to opeu the lips, and draw tho
cigar round the corner of the mouth. Taking
the cigar from the iriouth aad s iakfog tho
ashes from the end is the conclusion of a par
agraph ; (H) and throwing it into toe fire fin
ishes the section. (§) Never begin a story
with a half smoked cigar ; for to light anoth
er while conversing, ia not only a breach of
politeness : but interferes with lb” above sys
tem of punctuation, which ilistroys all ener
gy and harmony ofexpression.
. A Moral Distinction.—An Irish horse-
dealer sold a fine blood-mare, warranting her
sound wind and limb, and without fault.—
The purchaser, on Iter being seat home, found
upon examination, that the sight of one of her
eyes was quite gone. Upon this he waited
upon the dealer, and desired that she might
be taken back and tlte purchase-money re
turned, reminding the seller that he declared
the mare to be without fault. “ To be sure,
my dear, I did,” replied Paddy ; .** btindnt&s
is not the poor craaturc’s/au/f, • but her ntis*
fortuneAi . c>:vJ • •