. Stories of pioneer life, for young readers;. elled one hundred sixty miles almost with-out food or rest. How surprised his friends wereto see him! He told them of the Indians plans againstthem. They made ready for the attack, andwhen the Indians came some time later, they werenot able to break down the fort. It was savedbecause Boone had been so strong and brave. VIII. HIS LATER DAYS. As the years went by, many more white peoplecame to live in the new country. They were ableto do some farming. Boone himself became afarmer as well as a hunter. One day he was at work in his drying shed,hanging
. Stories of pioneer life, for young readers;. elled one hundred sixty miles almost with-out food or rest. How surprised his friends wereto see him! He told them of the Indians plans againstthem. They made ready for the attack, andwhen the Indians came some time later, they werenot able to break down the fort. It was savedbecause Boone had been so strong and brave. VIII. HIS LATER DAYS. As the years went by, many more white peoplecame to live in the new country. They were ableto do some farming. Boone himself became afarmer as well as a hunter. One day he was at work in his drying shed,hanging up tobacco to dry. Four strong Indiansslipped quietly in at the door before Boone sawthem. Pointing their guns at him they said: Now, Boone, we got you; you no get away anymore. We carry you off this time, sure. Youno cheat us any more, Boone. Boone looked down in surprise. He soon saw 44 Stories of Pioneer Life. that they were the Indians whom he knew whenhe was a captive before. It seemed as if hewould have no chance to get away this boones tobacco-drying shed. He must have thought pretty fast as to howhe could escape. He did not seem to be at allalarmed, but spoke to the Indians as kept talking to them pleasantly while hewent on with his work. Daniel Boone. 45 He gathered up a few handfuls of very drytobacco and suddenly threw the dust into theirfaces and eyes. Then he jumped down, pushedthem aside, and ran past them very quickly. They could not see him, for they were blindedby the fine tobacco dust. They stamped andraged with pain and anger at the trick he hadplayed them. Boone was soon in his cabin andable to defend himself. He lived to be a very old man, but he wasnever again captured by the Indians. Flat-boats. You remember that Boone and his friendsjourneyed across the mountains into the newcountry. Many other people came down the OhioRiver — not in steamers of course, for therewere no such things in those days.
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