. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. to look upon, besides beingmost comfortable. THE HOUSEWARMING Then, on that same evening, came the housewarming,when EHzabeth, with us girls to help her, cooked thefirst supper in the new fireplace, providing food enoughfor all; after supper the dancing began, not to end un-til the sun had risen again. If ever a young couple were fortunate, it is Elizabethand Samuel, for nothing could be nicer than their home,although thus far, owing to the Indians, they have notbeen able to live in it
. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. to look upon, besides beingmost comfortable. THE HOUSEWARMING Then, on that same evening, came the housewarming,when EHzabeth, with us girls to help her, cooked thefirst supper in the new fireplace, providing food enoughfor all; after supper the dancing began, not to end un-til the sun had risen again. If ever a young couple were fortunate, it is Elizabethand Samuel, for nothing could be nicer than their home,although thus far, owing to the Indians, they have notbeen able to live in it very much of the time. It was shortly after the housewarming that SimonKenton, a young man, big as a giant and with long,curling, light hair, came to Boonesborough fromMcClellands Station and told us what the easterncolonies were doing in the war against the king. It was 13^ HANNAH OF KENTUCKY a tale to stir the blood, for our people in this countryhave declared that they will have no more of Britishrule. Billy was much excited by the news, and declaredthat he would go back alone, if necessary, over the. Wilderness Road to help our people on the Yadkinshow that North Carolina colonists are as good fightersas the settlers in Massachusetts; but father insistedthat Billys work was cut out here, where we must holdKentucky against our enemies. ATTACKS BY THE INDIANS Within a week after Simon Kenton left us, for, inorder to warn our people when danger threatened, hewas going about from place to place learning what he ATTACKS BY THE INDIANS 133 could of the movements of the Indians, we heard thatthe men at McClellands Station had had a regularbattle with the Shawnees; worst of all, two had beenkilled and two others captured, only to be tortured atthe stake. From that day we heard nothing but news of mas-sacres and attacks, and there was no longer any ques-tion but that the Indians were bent on our destruction. Once more we were shut up closely within the and Elizabeth Hen
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