Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . E. THE BLOODY BLOCK-HOUSE. While Louisi-ana was yet aFrench province,Asa Nolens, withhis three brothers,his brother-in-law,a cousin, and theirwives, tired of theirsettlement on theOhio, floated downthe Mississippi, and squatted on the banks of the Red river. Hav-ing become involved in a quarrel with certainCreoles about a horse-trade, Asa, the leaderof the party, advised the erection of a block-house, as a meansof defence against any
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . E. THE BLOODY BLOCK-HOUSE. While Louisi-ana was yet aFrench province,Asa Nolens, withhis three brothers,his brother-in-law,a cousin, and theirwives, tired of theirsettlement on theOhio, floated downthe Mississippi, and squatted on the banks of the Red river. Hav-ing become involved in a quarrel with certainCreoles about a horse-trade, Asa, the leaderof the party, advised the erection of a block-house, as a meansof defence against any attack which the Creoles might make. Anattack was attempted—with what result this narrative, given byNathan Strong, one of the attacked, will disclose :— One morning we were working in the bush and circling trees,when Righteous, a brother of Asa, rode up full gallop. Theyre coming ! cried he ; a hundred of them at least! Are they far off? said Asa, quite quietly, and as if he hadbeen talking of a heard of deer. They are coming over the prairie. In less than half an hourthey will be here. How are they marching ? With van and rear guard ? In whatorder ?. THE BLOODY BLOCK-HOUSE. 21 No order at all, but all of a heap together. Good! said Asa, they can know but little about bush-fight-
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