Young people's history of the American Revolution . ing for the boys return Mrs. McNeal hearda discharge of firearms, and looking out of the window,saw one of Lieutenant Palmers soldiers running along themilitary road toward the fort, pursued by several fugitive, seeing Mrs. McNeal, waved his hat as a signalof danger, and passed on ; which the Indians perceiving,left off the pursuit, and came toward the house. Seeing their intention, Mrs. McNeal screamed, Getdown cellar for your lives! On this, Jane McCrea andthe black woman, Eve, with her infant, retreated safely tothe cellar; but
Young people's history of the American Revolution . ing for the boys return Mrs. McNeal hearda discharge of firearms, and looking out of the window,saw one of Lieutenant Palmers soldiers running along themilitary road toward the fort, pursued by several fugitive, seeing Mrs. McNeal, waved his hat as a signalof danger, and passed on ; which the Indians perceiving,left off the pursuit, and came toward the house. Seeing their intention, Mrs. McNeal screamed, Getdown cellar for your lives! On this, Jane McCrea andthe black woman, Eve, with her infant, retreated safely tothe cellar; but Mrs. McNeal was caught on the stairs by theIndians, and dragged back by the hair of her head, bya powerful savage, who was addressed by his companionsas Wyandot Panther. A search in the cellar was thenbegun, and the result was the discovery of Jane McCrea,who was brought up from her concealment, Wyandotexclaiming upon seeing her, My squaw, me find umagin — me keep um fast now, forebet, ugh! By this time the soldiers had arrived at the fort, the. o -° Ml OS .3 g l W w OS S c* 8 D fain
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