Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . If he could taste the sweetness ofrevenge uow, he would feel in a degree compensated for what his pridehad suffered. It did not take a long time, therefore, for the village atChillicothe to fill up with recruits. Boone was on the alert. He knew the character of the foe, and thenecessity of timely preparation against their approach. He had madethe fort strong and whole again, and felt assured that it was capable ofoffering an irresistible defence against them. And thus prepared, hesallied out with a party of nineteen men, determined t
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . If he could taste the sweetness ofrevenge uow, he would feel in a degree compensated for what his pridehad suffered. It did not take a long time, therefore, for the village atChillicothe to fill up with recruits. Boone was on the alert. He knew the character of the foe, and thenecessity of timely preparation against their approach. He had madethe fort strong and whole again, and felt assured that it was capable ofoffering an irresistible defence against them. And thus prepared, hesallied out with a party of nineteen men, determined to oppose them evenbefore they reached Booncsborough. He would fain surprise their scout-ing parties, and perhaps exit them off! It was a plan entirely character-istic of Boone, and worthy of his tried courage and boldness. Insteadof waiting for them to come to him, he would go out to them. In this DANIEL BOONE. 53 sally from the fort, he and his party traversed a distance of one hnndredand sixty miles. They struck off for the Scioto River, near which they. FLIGHT OK THE fell in with a party of thirty Indians, who were on their waydown to join the main body of the enemy at Chillicothe. 54 DANIEL BOONE. The place wliere the} met was at au Indian village on a creek knownas Paint Creek. A battle was at once fought between the two proved more than a match fur the red-skins, whom he compelled toflee with the loss of one of their number killed, and two wounded. Thefellows made rapid tracks for their friends at Chillicothe, bearing alongwith them the unwelcome tidings of the affray. Of course the Indianleaders there were astonished bej^ond measure to learn that their oldenem} had shown boldness enough to come out from the fort and offerthem battle. Nothing now was thought of but to go forth, and overtakeand destroy him, and all his men. THE ENEMY APPEAR IN FULL FORCE. But Boone was prepared for a movement like this. He had no ideaof being caught awa} from
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