. Conquering the wilderness; or, New pictorial history of the life and times of the pioneer heroes and heroines of America, a full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvellous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel brothers, the Bradys, Poe and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters ... with picturesque skteches of border life past and present, backwoods camp-meeting, schools and Sunday-schools; heoric fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers, flatboating, the overland route and its horrors; the gold fever and filibusteri
. Conquering the wilderness; or, New pictorial history of the life and times of the pioneer heroes and heroines of America, a full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvellous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel brothers, the Bradys, Poe and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters ... with picturesque skteches of border life past and present, backwoods camp-meeting, schools and Sunday-schools; heoric fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers, flatboating, the overland route and its horrors; the gold fever and filibustering expeditions; ... eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers, and describing life and adventure on the plains .. . ^ mad at you, Yes, sir, said Kenton, surprised as much at his kindness as atthe purity of his English, they certainly are. Well said Logan, dont be disheartened—you are to go toSandusky—they speak of burning you there, but I am a great. KENTON AND LOGAN. chief, and I will to-morrow send two runners to speak good foryou. Again Kentons spirits began to rise, at this evidence ofinterest in his fate by one whom he afterwards described as thenoblest and most remarkable looking Indian he had ever seen. On the following morning, true to his word, Logan dispatchedtwo runners, and until their return Kenton was permitted to spend 132 CONQUERING THE WILDERNESS. much of his time with the great chief, who treated him with everykindness. That evening the runners returned, and were shut upwith Logan in his cabin, Kenton not seeing him or them until thenext morning. This was probably done to keep from the prisonerthe knowledge of the dreadful fate in store for him as long aspossible, and in the morning Logan came sadly and silently to him,gave him a piece of bread, told him he was to be taken to Sanduskyat once, and turning off, left him to his guard. He knew from thechiefs manner that his intercession had failed, a
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