Identifier: conqueringwilder00tripuoft (find matches)
Title: Conquering the wilderness; or, New pictorial history of the life and times of the pioneer heroes and heroines of America, a full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvellous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel brothers, the Bradys, Poe and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters ... with picturesque skteches of border life past and present, backwoods camp-meeting, schools and Sunday-schools; heoric fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers, flatboating, the overland route and its horrors; the gold fever and filibustering expeditions; ... eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers, and describing life and adventure on the plains ..
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Triplett, Frank
Subjects: Indians of North America Frontier and pioneer life
Publisher: Chicago, Werner
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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To show how perfect the Indian's imitation was, Wetzel on his
way back to the fort met one of the soldiers hastening out after the
turkey. " You are too late," said Wetzel, " that turkey won't call
anymore; I've fixed him;" and he showed the bloody scalp. His
penetration had no doubt saved the life of many a poor fellow in
the fort. The generous heart of Wetzel ever responded to the cry of dis-
tress, and when one day going with a friend to pay a visit, they
found the house burned, and every indication that the Indians had
been there before them, Wetzel resolved that the outrage should

152 CONQUERING THE WILDERNESS.

be avenged From a woman's track beside that of the Indians,
the two men concluded that the savages had carried off one of the
family, Miss Betsy Bryan, and the feelings of Wetzel's friend may
be better imagined than described, when it is stated that the girl who
had been dragged off to a fate worse than death, was his sweetheart.
Bidding him cheer up, for he would rescue the girl if it cost
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MISS BETSY BRYAN.

him his life, Wetzel took the lead and they pressed eagerly for-
ward on the trail.
Crossing the Ohio on the evening of the same day, they noticed
the smoke of a camp fire, and on going cautiously towards it, saw
the girl, three Indians and a white renegade seated near the fire.
Restraining the impatience of the lover with the utmost difficulty,
OTHER EXPLOITS OF THE WETZELS. 153

Wetzel told him to lie down and get some rest, while he matured a
plan of operations. Concluding to attack about two o'clock in the
morning, he let his friend sleep while he stood guard. Waking his
companion at the time agreed on, he noticed that the Indians were
already astir, and hurriedly telling his companion to fire at one of
the Indians and rush into camp to protect the captive, he fired at
the renegade, and the two fell to the ground. His comrade rushed
to his sweetheart when, as Wetzel had foreseen, the other two Indians
took to their heels.
Wetzel by this time, had reloaded, and he started in pursuit of the

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