COURAGE OF TWO BOYS.
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a' About the middle of October, 1889, two broth
ers, by the name of Johnson, one twelve, the
other nine years old, were playing on the west
ern bank Of Short Creek, about twelve miles
from Wheeling, skipping stones in the water.
At distance they discovered two men, who ap-
peared to be settlers, being dressed with coats
and hats. These men, TO arnuse and deceive the
children, las the event showed, y engaged in the
same sport, advancing towards the children, till
by degrees they got so hear that the children dis
covered them TO be Indians; but 1t was then too
late to make their escape. The Indians seized
and carried them six miles into the woods, where
they made fire and took up their lodgings for
the night; their rifles and tomahnwks they rest
ed against tree, and then laid down, each In
dian with boy in his arms :-the children, as
may be supposed, kept awake the eldest began


to move, and finding his Indian sound asleep, by


degrees disengaged himself and went to the fire,


which had then got low, and stirred it up; the


Indian not waking, he whispered TO his brother,


who likewise went to the fire. The eldest boy


then observed to his brother; II think we can
kill these Indians, and get away from then,"


the youngest agreed ia the proposal Of attenpt-


ing it, the eldest then took one of the rifles, and
placed the muzzle which he rested on o small


piece of stick that he found for the purpose close


to the head Of one of the Indians, and Committed
the execution of this part of the business 10 his
brother, ordered him to pull the trigger at the
tuOIllcut nc saw IT'LL StIihC the CtilGI Win
one of the tomahawks. The eldest gave the
signal; the youngest pulled The trigger the rifle
shot away the lower part Of the Indians face, and
left him senseless !; he then told his brother 10
lay on, for he had killed his, after which he
snatched up the gun and ran !; the boy with TOM
ahawk gave the stroke with the wrong end, the
Indian Started up-the boy found his mistake,
end turning the tomahawk in his hand, gave
him another blow, which brought him to the
ground !; he repeated his strokes until he. had
despatched him, and then made the best of bis
way after his brother When the boys had
found the path, which they recollected to have
travelled before, the eldest fixed his hat onia


bush, as directory to find the scene Of action
next day. The tomahawked Indian was found
near the place where the boys had left him.
The other was not there, but was tracked BY his
blood, and although so weakened by his wounds
that he could not raise his rife to fire at hisp
suers. two men) they suffered him to escape but
il is supposed he must have died of his wounds,
These two Indians had been sent out to reconnoitre
the best place for an attack, which was to have
been made by a body Of warriors waiting in the
neghborhood. s.t, 50 81 yf,t tSag