ANECDOTR ~ AN lyDIiN CHIEF,
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| During the great American War. an Eoolist
officer, in command Of ! fqreging party. was, TO-
1gether with his soldiers slSPhced by large am. M
bush of Indians, who poufti in destructive fire
upon them, by which mans sof the ENGLISH were
killed The survivors hadI hardly time to look


from whence the attack p1&eeded, when the Tn.


dams sprung forward fl om tIeir lurking place with
Iyells more savage than tie howls of the wild


beasts of the forests. The few English who were


not killed or disabled took:o flight it being i'm
possible to withstand the speior numbers of the


enemy, and among the fu8Nres twas the officer.
who had received woqpda ihit left arm.


pursued, but after folk xS1 f. with daicutv f's'siv
I'hroug n the widest and geolSest thickets, for
about hall an hour, he was fined to hear the
well known whoop of the Indans not far from
hum. He gave himself up fol ossfor what chance
had he of escape in those thick woods, every pass
Iof which was probably as familiar to his enemies
as unknown to himself2 Fl ,ought the deepest
recess, but the Indians still ltAear him. psr. and an
ately discovered byem. re eors was a'IIa hollow
place, almost like alwell, in his path, the mouth
oo, |n'6n to 6 eaEeeSSIe @ay e2 Mid shrubs as
JnIo iii, t"u .houghl 10 was bruised by his
-uii, nt was mere eHectualIN concealed from the
Indians More than once he heard their footsteps.
as they passed by his place Of con(ealment.


When several hours had hlaps,d, all seeming
still the officer yentured to- stir fpm his hiding
plats't His wound was panIul3 Ais limbs were
stiff; and it with great ol6Guty that he could
get out of the pit into whichhe had fallen. Att
last be effected his deliverfte, and faint and!
wounded as he was, and tklgh the night was
dark and dismal, he set forth 4 hopes of reoining
the English army. =


He had not proceeded faAshen a light glim-
mering through the trees, atra ted his attention


he approached it with greatcaution, and shelter
ing himself from observatiolNeeaaed with much
anxiety party of lndiaps, VI 10 wire assembled
round great fire, roasting tht he{ of DEER
Their wild and savage look. ns lev sat ca ,hs.,
ground -injthe feT t151E. So s--silg seen,7
6is wounded sS% 'SGess.og Se sf,n
moment to Drexen voen pain thai hs wh.e caused


% the cry Of uraIs At lon 5hs
W Wonn@a another they had aragge hao on YER feet


wounded as ne was, and I6os tRoysnhm nm no }ofh. .