Ellen Walton / Or, The Villain and His Victims

ol of his, by the name of Ramsey, whom he often employed to do hazardous and dirty work, he himself was too cowardly or too aristoc

ts have left in the last two

three,

d you see

d

w any of the

the boats, with whom there were a number of Vir

y by the name of W

ton? I don'

en, and uncommonly good looking-present a much

m; they went in

hey have reache

y, they have; but

bility of their being

ularly if any bad luc

the shore, and captured by the Indians! You understa

all start out to-night in

on the scent-capture the girl, and you shall be rew

of rendezvous of this band, hoping to find and enlist them in the enterprise on hand; but they were absent on some expedition of their own. Not to be discouraged by one disappointment, Ramsey paused only long enough to determine that his expected coadjutors were not to be found in or about their usual lurking place, then continued his course down the Ohio with unabated ardor, and on the second day came in sight of a boat just at dusk of t

alps. They were easily induced to further the designs of Ramsey, of whose character they were well aware; and placing themselves under his guidance, he soon posted them along the banks of the river to watch for the coming boat. At dark it was descried, but being too far out to admit of being attacked, the enemy silently withdrew, and

his gun to fire. As he did so, he was pierced through with a ball, and fell, mortally wounded. His oar dropped into the river; and the exertions of the captain only tended to force the boat nearer the shore. Seeing this, the savages gave a yell of triumph, and prepared to take possession of the prize. Ward, however, seized hold of a board, and with i

such enormously aldermanic dimensions, that it projected above the defenses, and became a fine and laughable target for the savage marksmen, who aimed the great majority of their shots thereat. As the bullets tore through the old fellow's unmentionables, and raking his hide, made it smart, he would shift his position, and endeavor to shield hims

ent appendage, making it twinge wit

haf' mercy on

ing all patience, he raised up his head,

quit t'at tam non

t the young man and the horses. (For further particula

onward in the hope of still overtaking the right vessel. In this he failed; already had it reached its destination, and the Waltons were in their new home. He returned, and repor