Identifier: backwoodsmenorta00spoo (find matches)
Title: The back-woodsmen; or, Tales of the borders; a collection of historical and authentic accounts of early adventure among the Indians
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Spooner, Walter W(hipple) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Indians of North America Frontier and pioneer life Indian captivities
Publisher: Cincinnati, W. E. Dibble & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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hen tomahawked her agedfather and her three young children ; and, rejoininghis companions, seized Lewis by the hand, and ledhim and his brother Jacob into the wood. For two days the Indians traveled with all speedthrough the wilderness. On the morning of the sec-ond day, they reached the Ohio, and, crossing it nearthe mouth of McMahans Creek, continued theirmarch, reaching the Big Lick, about twenty milesfrom the river, toward evening. Although youngWeitzels wound pained him terribly, he conductedhimself with exemplary courage, making no complaint,and cheering on his younger brother, telling him that,if he made good speed, the Indians would treat himwell; but that the moment he lagged they would killand scalp him without mercy. On the evening of this day the Indians encamped,and lay down with their prisoners. But, contrary tocustom, they neglected to bind the captives ; and theywere no sooner asleep than Lewis, taking advantageof this singular omission, stirred his brother, and, tell-
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THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS WEITZEL. 257 ing him to preserve the most studied silence, took hishand, and led him gently away. The savages did notmove, and the two boys soon reached a safe distance.They were making off at the height of their speed,when Lewis suddenly stopped, and informed hisbrother that they had forgotten their moccasins. Hetold him to wait while he returned to secure them.Going back to the camp, the brave lad found the In-dians still asleep, and, snatching up the moccasins,once more turned to fly. He was unperceived, andsoon rejoined his brother. The moccasins were fittedon, when Lewis, again telling his brother to remainquietly where he was, once more went back to thecamp. His purpose this time was to secure a rifle;for he knew the Indians had three, since they hadtaken one from his fathers house. He readily pro-cured the weapon, and, as the savages did not move,succeeded a third time in making his escape. Flyingthrough the thick woods, the boys soon came to thepath whi

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