ndered, in the issue, fatal to the lives and
happiness of some of them, by causing them to neglect the use of such
precautionary means, as would warn them of the near approach of
danger, and ward it when it came.

Pursuing their usual avocations in despite of the warning which had
been given them, on the day after the express had [318] sounded an
alarm among them, as John Bozarth, sen. and his sons George and John
were busied in drawing grain from the field to the barn, the agonizing
shrieks of those at the house rent the air around them; and they
hastened to ascertain, and if practicable avert the cause. The
elasticity of youth enabled George to approach the house some few
paces in advance of his father, but the practised eye of the old
gentleman, first discovered an Indian, only a small distance from his
son, and with his gun raised to fire upon him. With parental
solicitude he exclaimed, "See George, an Indian is going to shoot
you." George was then too near the savage, to think of escaping by
flight. He looked at him steadily, and when he supposed the fatal aim
was taken and the finger just pressing on the trigger, he fell, and
the ball whistled by him. Not doubting but that the youth had fallen
in death, the savage passed by him and pressed in pursuit of the
father.

Mr. Bozarth had not attained to that age when the sinews become too
much relaxed for active exertion, but was yet springy and agile, and
was enabled to keep ahead of his pursuer. Despairing of overtaking
him, by reason of his great speed, the savage hurled a tomahawk at his
head. It passed harmless by; and the old gentleman got safely off.

When George Bozarth fell as the Indian fired, he lay still as if dead,
and supposing the scalping knife would be next applied to his head,
determined on seizing the savage by the legs as he would stoop over
him, and endeavor to bring him to the ground; when he hoped to be able
to gain the mastery over him. Seeing him pass on in pursuit of his
father, he arose and took to flight also. On his way he overtook a
younger brother, who had become alarmed, and was hobbling slowly away
on a sore foot. George gave him every aid in his power to facilitate
his flight, until he discovered that another of the savages was
pressing close upon them. Knowing that if he remained with his
brother, both must inevitably perish, he was reluctantly forced to
leave him to his fate. Proceeding on, he came up with his father, who
not doub