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Some of the historians who have commented on these campaigns of Scott and Wilkinson and the Kentucky militia, have sought to minimize and even to discredit these expeditions. Says Albach: "The expeditions of Harmar, Scott and Wilkinson were directed against the Miamis and Shawnees, and served only to exasperate them.
"Another cheer for Father Albach, and three more for licking the ripscallious varmints clean to death!" cried our old acquaintance, Isaac Younker, who, having been otherwise occupied during the discussion concerning Crawford's defeat, had joined the crowd on the arrival of the messenger. "Good for Ike," shouted one: "Hurray!" and four lusty cheers followed.
"Thar's not more nor a hundred o' the varmints, any how," cried Isaac; "and I reckon as how we can jest lick them, and no mistake. Hurray for a fight." "Hurray for a fight!" echoed a dozen voices, as they rushed back to remount their horses. "Hold!" cried the deep voice of Father Albach. "Hold! lads; don't do things rash!
He shuddered at the thought, and placed his hand to his eyes. "Indeed, it seems like a direct Providence in our favor," rejoined another. "But thar's one thing you've overlooked, in your proposition, Albach," said the old veteran called Nickolson. "Ef the seige be protracted, what are we to do for water?" Each face of the company blanched, and turned toward the speaker with a startled look.
"Now then," said Father Albach, "let 'em come, and I reckon as how they'll meet with a warm reception. But to draw 'em on, we must send out a party to make a feint to fight the others."
"They'll no doubt attack us on the western side," said Father Albach, "where the pallisades are somewhat out o' kilter; and it's my opinion, that we'd better repair them as soon as possible, and station the main part of the garrison thar, ready to receive 'em with a military salute, while we send out a few o' our young men to fire on them as is in sight, to deceive the others; for I believe with neighbor Nickolson, here, that thar's a large party in ambush close by."
"Well, they must have assistance, and that as soon as it can be got to 'em," rejoined a white-haired veteran, one of the head men of the garrison, whose countenance was remarkable for its noble, benevolent expression, and who, from love and veneration, was generally called Father Albach.
"But what's to be done?" cried several voices in consternation. "I would suggest that we send immediately to Lexington for a reinforcement," spoke up Reynolds, in reply. "Who'll volunteer to go with me on the dangerous mission?" cried a young man, by the name of Bell. "I will!" instantly responded another, called Tomlinson. "Brave lads!" returned Father Albach.
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