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five or six shots into hied away, and the blood-thirsty fiends sat waiting for the

approach of another victim Half an hour passed, and no other rap

came upon the door An hour went, and still no sound of foot-fall

All this while the savages sat h!" grunted the chief, "no o down and shoot em

at em houses" Then the fiend divided his warriors into four

coned a couple of murders One

party proceeded toward the house of Mr Gowanlock Creeping

stealthily, they reached within forty yards of the dwelling without

being perceived Then Mrs Gowanlock, a young woathering soain When the Indians saw her, they threw

themselves upon their faces, and so escaped observation No one

happened to be looking out of theafter Mrs Gowanlock came

back; but about half a minute afterwards several shadows flitted by

the , and immediately six or seven painted Indians, with

rifles cocked, and uttering diabolical yells, burst into the house

The chief ith this party; and ai his rifle, shot poor

Gowanlock dead Another aimed at a man named Gilchrist, but Mrs

Gowanlock heroically seized the savage's arms from behind, and

prevented him for a moment or two But the vileback a pace or two, fired at her, killing her

instantly