Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . 322 THE INDIANS AND THE HOLLOW LOG. The lad looked at it for a moment, and, when he appreciated thedanger which he had escaped, purely through the foresight, keenperception, and management of the hunter, he was so overcome thathe nearly fainted away. THE INDIANS AND THE HOLLOW LOG. In the fall of 1781 a man was captured in the vicinity of FortPlain, by seven Indians, and hurried off into the wilderness. At night the party halted ata
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . 322 THE INDIANS AND THE HOLLOW LOG. The lad looked at it for a moment, and, when he appreciated thedanger which he had escaped, purely through the foresight, keenperception, and management of the hunter, he was so overcome thathe nearly fainted away. THE INDIANS AND THE HOLLOW LOG. In the fall of 1781 a man was captured in the vicinity of FortPlain, by seven Indians, and hurried off into the wilderness. At night the party halted ata deserted log Indians built a fire, andafter supper gatheredaround it discussing themisfortunes of their expedi-tion, which thus far had re-sulted in but a few scalps,and but one prisoner. Theytherefore resolved to killand scalp their captive inthe morning, and return. THE TENANT OF THE HOLLOW L0«. toward the Mohawk with the hope of better success. Upon thisconclusion they stretched themselves upon the floor for sleep, withtheir prisoner between two of them, who was bound by cords whichwere also fastened to the bodies of his keepers. The whole of thediscussion carried on by the savages was understood by the captive,who, in the greatest alarm at his approaching fate, began to taxhis ingenuity for some way to escape. The Indians were soon in asound slumber, but their white companion kept wide awake, vainlystriving to devise a plan for his escape, and beginning to despair THE INDIANS AND THE HOLLOW LOG. 323 and to yield himself to his doom, when, as he accidentally movedhis hand upon the floor, it rested upon a fragment of broken windowglass. No sooner did the prisoner seize the glass, than a ray of hopeentered his bosom, and with this frail assistant he instantly setabout regaining his liberty. He commenced severing the ropeacross his breast, and soo
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