Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . ied her-self in carrying water from a spring to the batterywhere her husband was stationed. He was shot dead,and she saw him fall. An officer on the spot imme-diately ordered another man to the gun. But MollyPritchard stepped up, offered her services, and to theastonishment of the soldiers, took her husbands fought so manfully^ that half pay was granted toher for life by Congress.
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . ied her-self in carrying water from a spring to the batterywhere her husband was stationed. He was shot dead,and she saw him fall. An officer on the spot imme-diately ordered another man to the gun. But MollyPritchard stepped up, offered her services, and to theastonishment of the soldiers, took her husbands fought so manfully^ that half pay was granted toher for life by Congress. She wore a soldiers epau-lette, and was known by the name of ^Captain Mollyever after. A few years after Boston and its neighbourhoodwere settled by the English, a party of NarragansettIndians who were out hunting, stopped at the houseof Mr. Minot, in Dorchester, and rudely demandedfood. On being refused, they went away with evidentmarks of displeasure, and Oquamehud, their chief,threatened to be revenged. For this purpose, he leftin the bushes, near the house, an Indian named Osa-mee, who had long been known in the neighbourhoodfor his uncommon ferocity. The next morning Mr. and Mrs. Minot went to. The faithful Nnrse. THE FAITHFUL NURSE. 79 Boston, a distance of only three miles: the Indiansaw them from his hiding-place, and prepared himselffor an assault on the house, which he supposed wajleft without any defence. However, although MrMinot had no apprehension of an attack of this kind,he had taken the precaution to give strict charge tcthe maid-servant to confine herself with his two littlechildren to the house, and to open the door to no per-son until his return. The girl was trusty and watchful, and she soonespied the Indian drawing cautiously towards thehouse. After looking about, apparently to make surethat there was nobody near, he rushed furiouslyagainst the door, but it was so securely bolted that itwithstood his force, and he next attempted to get inthrough the window
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