The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . OR, ouK cotntrts \ients. 301 aud with a cheerful countenance invited the Indians to enter. She pro-cured readily all they asked for, and when they demanded her inone\,she went to another room as if to get it, aud gathering up all herchildren but one, succeeded in escaping. Two Indians approached Swans house. With his wife he keep them from entering the door, which had no bar. But the twostalwart Indians were too much lor their strength ; the door yielded,and Swan bade his
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . OR, ouK cotntrts \ients. 301 aud with a cheerful countenance invited the Indians to enter. She pro-cured readily all they asked for, and when they demanded her inone\,she went to another room as if to get it, aud gathering up all herchildren but one, succeeded in escaping. Two Indians approached Swans house. With his wife he keep them from entering the door, which had no bar. But the twostalwart Indians were too much lor their strength ; the door yielded,and Swan bade his wife fly, as he could hold out no longer. She wasnot one to fly. Seizing a sharp-pointed spit from the wide fire-place, shedrove it into the exposed body of the foremost Indian, who was crowd-ing through the half-open door. With a yell he bounded off, and hiscomrade, equally dissatisfied, supported him with many expressiveIndian grunts, giving the Swans time to make their escape. But Rouville was in a critical position: the noise of battle hadaroused the villages far and near, and from every
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