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 . t hehad seen and heard, the Colonel bestowed on him thecommission of lieutenant of the Virginia corps, whichhad been made vacant by the death of one of hisunfortunate comrades a few nights back, and orderedhim to be ready with a picket guard, to march anhour earlier than usual to the fatal out-post, there toplace a hat and coat on the branches, and then liein ambush for the intruders. The fo
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 . t hehad seen and heard, the Colonel bestowed on him thecommission of lieutenant of the Virginia corps, whichhad been made vacant by the death of one of hisunfortunate comrades a few nights back, and orderedhim to be ready with a picket guard, to march anhour earlier than usual to the fatal out-post, there toplace a hat and coat on the branches, and then liein ambush for the intruders. The following evening, according to the ordersgiven by Colonel St. Clair, a detachment of fortyriflemen, with Lieutenant Morgan at their head,marched from the camp at half-past seven in the eve-ning towards the appointed spot, and having arrangedthe hat and coat so as to have the appearance of asoldier standing on guard, they stole silently away andhid themselves among the bushes. Here they lay for almost an hour before any signsof approaching Indians were heard. The night wascold and still, and the rising moon shone forth in allher beauty. The men were becoming impatient of THE RIFLEMAN OF CHIPPEWA. 251. 0£N£BAL MOBGAN. their uncomfortable situation, for their clothes werenot so well adapted to a bed of snow as the deer-skinrobes of the hardy Chippewas. Silence ! whispered Lieutenant Morgan— Ihear the rustling of the leaves. Presently a bear of the same description as hadbeen seen the night before, passed near the ambush;it crept to the edge of the plain—reconnoitred—sawthe sentinel at his post—retired towards the forest afew paces, and then, suddenly rising on his feet, letfly an arrow which brought the sham sentinel to the 252 THRILLING ADVENTURES. ground. So impatient were the Virginians to avengethe death of their comrades, that they could scarcelywait till the lieutenant gave the word of command tofire—then they rose in a body, and before the Chip-pewas had time to
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