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THE ee OF FREEDOM. 35 and raised a bundle of warlike weapons, which he penne - Turner’s arms, saying, “Take some, but never stop much now !”. Archibald heeded the suggestion perfectly. — them in his arms, he ran beside his liberator till they had put a considerable distance between themselves and the ambushed — Narragansetts. By this time he had classified and disposed of most of the accouterments, so that his hands were mane at liberty. ‘Where aid you ‘get these?” he asked Of the Mo- hegan. ‘There was a gun, powder-horn and bullet-pouch, a knife and hatchet, both evidently the property of an Indian. “Me find um,” returned Christian, significantly ; : ett sAetlty ibald. noticed a fresh scalp dangling at his belt. | “T shall not refuge them, let them come whence they: will,” thought the young man. ‘“ They have my own rifle, one of the best in Hadley, and all of my weapons. An exchange is not an injustice; certainly not if I take up with this old rusty musket,” and heyurveyed the same, rather dubiously. Having gained the cover of arise of ground, which con- cealed them from the sight of the guards, who now ‘had missed their prisoner, and were about noni a search - him, Christian turned directly toward Hadley. — 3 - You git chance to fight yet,” he remarked, pointing to the town, where it was evident a great commotion existed. The Indians were yelling and howling upon all sides, shoot- ing and being shot at, dancing about and whooping: in the delirium of infernal excitement. Through this storm of death and passion, there was & wkyle lane, leading to the town, along which the two scouts could advance, and if untouched by shots from the Indians, or chance | ae from their friends, they might ong amy at . walls. Crouching so as not to attract unnecessafy dendivitioi, and scarce heeding the ground over which they flew rather than ran, they rapidly drew near the palisades. How they were to scale them, was an important question, but they did not stop to think. They were within a few’ paces of the walls, when a rush of the inhabitants took place within, and in a moment Ccomlicbooks.com