Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 21: what you’re looking at

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ON THE WAR-PATH. 23 “TIear me for the last time, “You are going to your destru you may despise Moawee, but she will yet triumph ; you may pluck the White Rose of the Saluda, but it shall never be placed in your wigwam. I have spoken.” Saloueh was about to make an indignant and taunting re- ich!’ she exclaimed. ply, but the girl darted off through the trees, and disappeared _ from his view. : Within three days after the council was broken up, Saloueh headedy a strong war-party, Which invaded the Carolinas, ™ carrying death and devestation through the scattered settle- ments. Among the homesteads that were destroyed, was that of William Crawley, who was murdered, together with his wife. His son Matthew escaped by being absent from home ; but Hester was seized and carried into captivity. - CHAPTER iil. THE TWO RED FRIENDS. war, which had been so violently and caship-Libgtin, raged with fury and continued during several years. The warriors, instigated by French emissaries, rushed mountain fastnesses upon the frontiers of the Carolinas, regazdless of, the counsel catenrudtonet the older of the n: destruction and massacre as defenseless. ee Houses and fields were laid in ruins, and neither age nof sex Was spared by their merciless tomahawks and-scalping-knives. — When Governor Lyttleton, of South Carolina, summoned the militia to meet at the Congarees, for the purpose of punish- ing the red aggressors, and protecting the frontiers from in- frightened, and a sort of peace — " “~ ot treat porel dom upon the settlements, spring of 1760, the militiaof the Carolinas, assisted thy pe British regulars, invaded the country . ~ “= §¢ . COMME IOOL<SxC up. It was soon broken, however, and again ~