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' J- , s ' .: .v. - - - - - - : , .' . ' . ' ".. . . ' -. . ; . VvfcS? ' $ - $ m- ' -' " '':' :::-r ' 71 " - ' - we totes coiucnos vllf s IKK II -: - m P-1 .PlK: y-m Ptfix' ; -: :" .-nrMiY devoted to the Mteeest of the home oieole.: Vol. XVI, Raleigh, N". O. Saturday February 4, 1865. ( Sflcctcil for the -Spirit of the A?;e. J PE1ULS OP. THE Y;iLDi:tNK Arnor. Uo curly settlers of Kfntncky trrii a m..n by the name 'of Jiiiiic-s Kellv, who, with his family, conaintitfe of his ife cm two small children, removed thither from We.stmorclan.l, PeiVnayU-anni. Short ly after his arrival--in Ids "new home, where h h'1 been -Ida dv.;i. iu.r;IIi1u.'i. the uiunder of his days, tlie iricmsiou? of the Indians kecamo- fearfully alarming. Al most daily the new'adVt'.arers T.-ere rstart Icd with. the intclli-cuce tlut a hunter had been killed, u fami y butchered, a dwelling burned, ur a . star ion had been assailed by the bold and mcreilc: cnemv: and what moment their own doom might bo scaled, of coune they could not know, and, . m a conscfiucnct', remained in a' Btate of con stant apprehension. News of this terrible utate of affaira hav ing reached the. father of Mr. Kelly, in Westmoreland, he became greatly alarmed for the safety of his sbn, to persuade him to rtturn to the paternal home. William. Kelly, in quest.., of his brother James, set out ibr the wiTdcrnesa in the Spring of the year;-and, descending the Ohio in a hu ge canoe, reached Maysville, Kentucky, in safe ty, and soon af. or had the pleasure of communicating with those ho sought, Doth the husband and wife were rejoiced at seeing their relative, and nt once consented to return with him. Preparations for quitt'ng the dangerous vicinity if not forover, at lenr-t till more jt,?aceatdc times were accordingly" made; ant in less than a. week, the whole -party embarked at Maysvi'.le for the upward voy age ; and also, with the parly in auc tion, two men, viho wen desirous of returning to the oldtr settlements, and who were' to as- hiat in navigating the boat an cqp.ivalent for their passage. Tkough continuaily epprchonslve, .".r.J on the alert for danger, no i 'ng serious oc curred to -our voyagi-rg for the first two or three-d .y.; I n:: .'.hen ? Sjk li i v I .... i ...."-,' - cmbaika'iun, r.ntl vd'.tlc niong ne i- j 1 1 i ' jrn.n. ' auddenlv Hied i. n v u n O'.i i - rowing v.'ero of I idian.1-'. who were enjte-.v.U-d bca;.',u ?.ome tices on the bank of t!:e i Ivor. William Kelly, who hapr.cned at that rnouient to bje standing up in rhe- but, was shot through the breast, an 1 reeled; and his brother, with u ory of aavm fJuried' up and caught him in his 4irms. Cut that act was his last ; for the uext hr tant another tolley, aceompained with teriSh; yells, was poured in by the ?a'aged, and tr.e spirits of the brothers parsed the portals of eUrnity almost togcthf r. Oh, God ! ha ve mercy on us !' shrieked the poor wife and mother, ash- frantically clasped htr little children to hsr breast and sunk tack, faint in - body and sick at heart. The two men, though almost paralyzed by tho calamity that. had so suddeply come upon them, now rbnsc.d themselves to ac tion, and, seizing, the oars, rowed-swiftly for the opposite shore, every muscle and' laculty being exerted tnrougu tne incen tives of hope and fear. The Indians soon renewed their .fire : but distance had been gained .meantinio by the escaping party, and none of" their shots took "effect. In a few minutes, through the almost bupcrhuman exertions of the two men, tbe boat touched the Ohio bank ; and then one of the two, who had been almost frightened out of hW senses, leaped wildly upon the bank, and darted away into the thick wocd. To the calls of:his surprised companion he returned no answer, but sped away like a madman, as perhaps lie wa3,and, was never heard of more. 4 Well,' muttered the other, as for a few brief moments he stood looking at the spot .where his companion had disappeared, life i valuable to every one, and it becomes us to take all reasonable care of it ; but a man who deserts a friend in time of need, is a selfish coward, and not fit to live V i Oh, sir! Mr. Darker!' cried Mrs. Kel ly, starting'up wildly, as she comprehend ed that one of the two men, who should j hav remained to protect her and her hope less little ones, had ignominio'usly fled to saie himself ; you will not desert me . and my poor children, and leave us to perish in this awful wilderness?' If I tlo, madam, may God desert me ' (was the assuring and emphatic rejoinder. 'No, no, poor wo oian ! have no fear that harm shall come to you ere it docs to me. But wo have no time to waste here! We Blunt fly, on foot through the forest, and endeavor to reach Gall'polM by daylight td-morrow'morning, and the distance is a good thirty miles Tne Indians will douht less swim thn rivrr. ind ?nt unon our trail ere . night, and then nothing but flight, Ithrou-h the. darkness can s tye r us. - VToh lot ua tly tuen. crc iv uo iou N iininf unon the bank as f.l spoke, ;vith one child in. her armsand the other, a little boy of fiye, clinging wild ly to her (Jrcss. Mr. Darker caught upthe little fellow, and led the way, af a hurried pace, through' the thick, tangled bushes that lined the shoreleaving the dead bodies of the two Kcllyi whore thev had fallen, and even for getting in his haste to take with, him either eh la -.v:u- wirov; piw Un, on he .werj-H tearing madly, through the thicket to the more open wood ; and close behind" him pressed tbe poor widowed mother, half smothering her little, infant, to keep its cries' from drawing down . swdtt destruction upon the vrhole party. . When some three or four miles had thus been gained, Mr. Darker, fearing the In dians were already on -their trail, thought it advisable to pass down the bed of a small -creek, even at the Sacrifice of much valua- ch oic time, jn tins way tne trail was so broken as to give any pursuing party much trouble and perplexity, and increase the f chances of "escape ,for the fugitives by more tnan double the time they had lost. Soon after leaving the creek, however, and while passing' thrcunh a patch of swampy ground, within sight of the Ohio Mrs Kelly who was a few feet in the rear of her companion, suddenly Uttered a sh-nrp cry" of pain ; and on turning to herT Mr. Barker was greatly surprised to see her standing still, her eyes fixed glaringly on the ground before her, and hfu features perfectly ghastly Wuth horror, .' " 4 Speak ! vdiat is it?' die hurriedly and an::idusly exclaimed, but in a low, xautious tone. ' Gh !' cried the poor woman, clamping lier hands '.oyer her-infant ; I dm lost ! 1 I am lost ! Gh, save and protect ray -dear children, Mr. Dai ker, and God will bless you V - In heaven's name, Mrs. Kelly, what -do you mean i demanded the other, stepping quickly to her s'do, but looking eagerly a!;oi;t hhn. the while, in search of a hidden foe. 3 r;, wom:m, slowly smiling down upon tne ground; 'tarn bitten on the foot by a eoppeihead 1' 4 Ah 1 cried Darker, turninc nale with aiarm; c are rou sure V . Aias ! too sure 1 groaned the other; 4 for the instant I felt his fangs, I looked down and saw him darting away. Oh !what'wili become of my dear little children, vrhen their poor mother is dead and gone V Gh, mamma, mamma, you musn't die ! oh, dear, dear mamma, you musn't die 1' cried, the little boy, with a will burst oT grict, as he threw his little arms about his motirer's neck, and kissed her fervently again and again. 4 Oh, my jioor little James ! what will become of you and your dear little sjster V sobbed the agonized mother. 4 Your father dead, your mother dying, and you so help less in this great wilderness, surrounded by perils I Oh, God help you ! God in heav en be merciful te you ! Ah, Mr. Darker,' she added, turning to him, as, with tearful eyes, he stood motionless as a statue,. look ing down upon the heart-rendering scene, 4 you will surely try and save my chil- arcn i I will try and save you all lie replied, rousing himself to sudden action. 4 You yourself must not die, and shall not through any fault hf mine.' ' Oh, think not of me ' but fly with my little ones, ere it be too late, and leave me here to perish, as perish I must, sooner or later V 4IsTo, no, no, mamma !' cried little James, clinging as wildly around that fond moth er's neck as if he expected to be rudely and ruthlessly torn away ; no, no, no, mamma! I'll not leave you, if . everybody else. does : " The wound is not necessarily mortal, though exceedingly painful and trouble some r said Mr Darker. 4 1 have heard of several bting bitten, who survived and are hung yet. L I Vt- J L - . . yjii, speuu not tne precious time in building up for me a false hope 1 but take mv children and fly, before the pursuing savage are upon us all !' cried the almost distracted mother. 4 1 cannot escape, wheth er you remain or not. Already I am suf fering great pain, and the poisoned limb is even now swelling so that I cannot use it . : - Dut I caniict believe the wound will prove lata., returned the other : -and theJ idea of deserting you. is so repugnant to my nature, that I cannot entertain it for moment. Oh, would to heaven that I had had tho foresight to provide ourselves with the boat 1 1 misht then have ventured to secrete and leave you long enough to go for help IV ; And why not do so now ?' rejoined the suiTering mother. If the bit of the rep tile does not kill me, I shall not starve to J death under four or fiye days ; and if can be successfully concealed; from the murderous savage, may I not fope that ere tnen you wm return witn assistance and rescue tne L Oh, then,.act upon that hope, Mr Darker, and, with my little ones under your care, make yonr escape as speedily as poisiMe!' . .-f" i - .. Dar lese dep - ,i -After smb further discussion of the nat ter in which the little boy failed '.not to take the part of Mr. Darker because of his deep and pure affection for his mother, and hi& natural dread of- being separated from the only being whose love would give her life for his in this great cold world it was decided that Mrs, Kelly and her two children- should be secreted in a dense paw paw thicket not far from the Ohioand with in sight of where the party then was, and there remain trusting themselves . solely to the care of Providence, while Mr. Darker should push. forward to" Gallipolis and ob tain succor in the shortest possible time. As Mrs. Kelly was by thb time unable to walk the poisoned limb having - swollen rapidly, turned a, coppery, hue and become intensely painful Mr. Darker lifted her in his arms and bore her to the 5 spot agreed upon ;Nand then, with many a kindly and hopeful word spoken, a quivering lip and tearful eye, he bade her farewell, and has tened awr.y upon his own p rllous journey. With the thoughfulness.of an experienced woodsman, which he wTas not and the dar ing of a brave and noble' man, which in truth he' was Mr Darker, believing the In dians to be already m pursuit, hastened baclr to the creek; and thence to the .point where the trial of himself and companions had been broken by the watr. Here he jcincdjthe original trail; ran-up the creek a icw paces anu oacK again, as , it uncertain what course to take'and then crossing the as his limbs could carry him. This whole proceeding, however was a ruse, and arcse from calculation ahdhot ndecision. Should the savages follow, o.n to wnere tne trail ws DroKen. air.. liar icer 7 rgufd that they would continue the search V) nvA down the creek till it should be found. md then the capture of Mrs. Kelfv would be certain ;. but by showing indecision at that point, and permitting his own trail to again lead off boldly, he reasoned that the Indians hoping to overtake him speedily, would follow on regardless of tho others, and thus he would draw the enemy ; away irom those it was his hope to save, Ihe result proved that Mr. Barker rea soned correctly, for within ian hour of his quitting tho creek the second time, a party of a dozen armed and hideous savages stood upon the spot and made i hurried ex- mination ; and then, with a short, sharp, exultant whoop, they bel eyed them to be a most within. their & aip - 1 hat same day, mst as the shade of evening were stealing over the great gloomy forest the foremost Indian caught a glimpse of the fugitivepancl imprudently for his own purpose announced the fact to his compan ions by a whoop and a disharge of his mus ket. Darker thus warned of his great dan ger, immediately aartea away wixntne tleetness which fear lent to desire and was slaved from his pursuers by the. darkness, which soonconcealed both him and his trail. He travelled all night regardless of any thing except to put distance between himself and his toes; and in the morning much to his horror, discovered he had lost his way, and that his' chances of .evading his enemies preserving himseli-4Wm starvation, and reaching Gallipolis were bo few as to scarcely to keep alive hope. He did not, permit himself to despair, however, but struggled forward with even greater energy, trusting all to Providence,- lie was aoomea io many pammi iriais, dui survived tnem an ana on tne tounn aay . - reached the settlement ot Vjallipohs in an almost famished condition. Here he -at once related his thrilling story, and urged a -party to set off for the rescue of Mis. Kelly and her children, if hap they might yet be living. Volunteers in ithe cause ol humanity were never wanting among early settlers and m less .than two; hours from Barker's arrival at Gallipolis, he was leav ing it m a keel -boat in company witn tmr nrm'Arl and 'determined men. "Rnt." oh ? the sufferings -of that poor mother meantime what pen of language can portray ? - Wounded almost unto d?ath by I " -5, - , the bite of a venomous serpet ; the limb so nll tn ufipta- and nroducinC the O 11 U"- 1 excruciating physical pam ;;lef t unnrotecUd- , , . r r r .i ri . and chained to the earth in the great gloomy forest with wild savage beasts prow ling around and equally wild and savagl murderoui human beiugs .upon her track 1 1 her husband "and -his brother wo ghastly ' Nay, J dare not trust myself with your 4 iog or playin-in innocent glee unconscious lldren under the circumstaies, replied of danr with oil rtu Bn.,i ance of reaching Galhpohs would bo much tortures of an innn?;tiAi.nf - W ; aruon mv-frettin? there ouicklv nsir hf u?mn,...t: . c enos mainly . your o.vn none or bemir bloody corpse behind her; her two little chil-1 dren nestling tu her bosomthe one sobbing f. withnef and fear and hunger and yet ever and anon, with, his little hands clasped to gether and his - eyes upturned to heaven praying God to save dear mama, Jenny anu nimselr anri t.hA nthAr lprMTnr'nnM can even faintly shadow forth the terrible misery then and there endured by thU af flicted woman ? Still, while there was life there was hone. Mr, Darker, might return with help or a 1 passing boat .might give them succor . Each ! mornings after a lone terrible night of ago ny, was greeted by Mrs. Kelly as a day of deliverance. Every day the little boy was sent to the river's bank, to hail the passing boats i and when, weat with hunger and aispiritea tor want ot success, he would re turn to his mother and report that '.another ooat nad gone by, the crew of which m an swer to his feeble prayers, had reviled him as an '.Indian decoy that mother would still speak words-of encouragement anil hope and declare, with a sinking sickened heart, tnat the very next crew would come to their aid. Thus passed three horrible nights, and four horrible days ; and when ghastly famine had nearly accomplished its fatal work, . the goodGod moved the heai ts ot a suspicious cfew to venture to the shore and learn the painful truth. Then they, were -all take n on board, treated kindly, and glven food, and two hours later tht rescuing keehboat appeared in sight, took them from their first deliverers, and bore them to a place of satety. All survived their terrible trials ; and from the Hp3of the children, in later years, were gathered the .thrilling incidents we haAC so briefly chronicled. T. C. MTTEEAY JAB. A.. U09S. ' D. C. MURRAY, CO; General AuctLpn and Coin.. Merchants, FAIETTEVILLE ST., RALEIG H N. C. Having regularly cororaenced bu?n'?M- ? i.M'cHj ccn iiinments. They will otteu'l pr6tn?.'t!y t tho par ciidie aad sale ot goods, titoeks, ic-, c-.c. KEFERENCES : Cbas Dtwey, Casliier, and V II Jones, Cashier. Raleigh. Harris & Howell, WilmiDgton. J H Lindsay Cashier, Greensboro'. D A Davi s, Cashier Salisbury - T W Dewey, Cashier, Chantte, A McLean, Cashier, Fayetteville, Branch, Norton & Co., Richmond, Va. Jas E Cuthbert, Cashier, Petersburg, Va, Jan 21, 18G5. t 23 tf. 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