Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . had changed the tide of feeling, and thus far had gained a veryimportant point. I repeat it, continued the colonel, straightening his tall, com-manding figure to its utmost stretch, there are cowards, sneakingwolves, in this crowd, that I am ashamed to see among my braveIndians! Now, let my brave warriors separate themselves from them, and stand on this side of the path, while the cowards remain19 290 THRILLING ADVENTURE IN TH
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . had changed the tide of feeling, and thus far had gained a veryimportant point. I repeat it, continued the colonel, straightening his tall, com-manding figure to its utmost stretch, there are cowards, sneakingwolves, in this crowd, that I am ashamed to see among my braveIndians! Now, let my brave warriors separate themselves from them, and stand on this side of the path, while the cowards remain19 290 THRILLING ADVENTURE IN THE NORTHWEST. about tlie Frenchmans doors—they are perfectly welcome to plunder his worthless goods! The powerful voice of the white man now struck upon the ears of the savages with an electric effect, and once more a revulsion of feeling j^ took place among them. Thetempest of angry passion wasinstantly subdued, and theJ loud yells sank to low mur-murs, while the entire mass,as if impelled by one commonsentiment, moved together tothe other side of the street,and raising their faces towhere the brave officer wasstanding, seemed to await hisfurther THE BRAVE COLONEL S ELECTRIC ADDRESS. That is well, my friends, cried he. Now let every hrave manfollow me. The cowards may remain behind and secure theirplunder. So saying, the colonel descended from his elevated position, andthen led them to the common beyond the town, where, mounting astump, he detained them with a good-natured harangue, while liesent off to the commissarys store for a barrel of whisky. When itarrived he invited the Indians to drink. The barrel was soonemptied, and another, and another still, were sent for, till under themellowing influence of the strong waters, the fiery warriors forgottheir late excitement, and by the prompt and determined action ofthis brave white man, were restrained from further the night, however, there were frequently heard, amidthe drunken sounds, the threateni
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