Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . leto give him a stunning blow. He immediately threw hiinself upon the assassin, and a long andbloody struggle began ; theywere so nearly matched instrength and advantage,that neither dared unclenchhis hold for the sake ofgrasping the knife; the bloodgushed from their mouths,and the combat would haveprobably ended in favor of the assassin, whensteps and voices were heard advancing, andthey found themselves in the hands of a partyof co
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . leto give him a stunning blow. He immediately threw hiinself upon the assassin, and a long andbloody struggle began ; theywere so nearly matched instrength and advantage,that neither dared unclenchhis hold for the sake ofgrasping the knife; the bloodgushed from their mouths,and the combat would haveprobably ended in favor of the assassin, whensteps and voices were heard advancing, andthey found themselves in the hands of a partyof countrymen, who were armed for the occa-sion, and were scouring the banks of the river. They were forciblytorn apart, but so exhausted and breathless, that neither couldmake any explanation, and they submitted quietly to the disposal oftheir captors. The party of armed countrymen, though they had succeededin their attempt, and were sulficiently triumphant on the occasion,were sorely perplexed to determine how to dispose of their pris-oners. After much discussion, one of them proposed to obtain thedecision of the wisdom of the nearest magistrate. They accord-. THE BLOODY STRUGGLE. 74 THE MYSTERY AT LANCASTER. ingly proceeded with their prisoners to his mansion, about twomiles distant, and called on him to rise and attend to business. Awindow was hastily thrown up, and the justice put forth his night-capped head, and, with more wrath than became his dignity, orderedthem off; and, in requital for their calUng him out of bed in thecold, generously wished them to the warmest place which thenoccurred to his imagination. However, resistance was vain; he wascompelled to rise ; and, as soon as the prisoners were brought beforeMm, he ordered them to be taken in irons to the city of Philadel-phia. Lee improved the opportunity to take the old gentlemanaside, and told him who he was, and why he was thus disguised;the justice only interrupted him with the occasional inquiry, Mostdone? When he
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