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It is said by some that his messenger was the great renegade Simon Girty, who had not yet turned against his own people, and was then, with his friend Simon Kenton, a scout in Dunmore's service. Others say that the messenger was a young man named Gibson, but whoever he was, Logan met him at the door, and coming out into the woods sat down under a tree which was long known as Logan's Elm.
The dates should be kept in mind, as they show that the Shawnees had begun hostilities from a fortnight to a month before Cresap's attack and the murder of Logan's family, which will be described hereafter. Which they reached on the 20th. On the 22d. On May 13th. There were quarrels among the surveyors. This day a quarrel arose between Mr. Lee and Mr.
'So Scremerston seems to think, was Logan's idea, for the further he and the Earl advanced, the less, if possible, they saw of the pair in front of them; indeed, neither was visible again till the party met before dinner. However, Logan only said that he had a great esteem for Miss Willoughby's courage and industry through the trying years of poverty since she left St. Ursula's.
The wagons, over a dozen in number, were safe from the hands of the enemy; for they had enough to do in the vicinity of Logan's Cross Roads, as the roar of the cannon in the battle was heard in the distance. Deck was studying up some way to extricate the wagons from their miry plight. If he could but procure a sufficient quantity of boards or planks, he could get them to the hard ground.
Cleek doesn't want to 'get at' the mare; he wants to protect her; to keep anybody else from getting at her, so join the guard outside if you are so eager. You must let him have his way." And, in spite of all Logan's pleading, Cleek did have his way.
So he compromised on Speed's store. "There's one or two prominent citizens gathered there most nights," he explained. "Like as not we'll find Mr. Lincoln. I reckon you've heard of Abe Lincoln?" Mr. Stanton had not. He denied the imputation as if he were annoyed. "Well, we think a mighty lot of him round here. He's Judge Logan's law partner and considered one of the brightest in Illinois.
'I would sooner die where I sit, said Merton earnestly. 'Surely you can trust a friend of Mr. Logan's who, by the bye, is very well. 'Oh, oh, cried the girl, 'I read that story of the stolen corpse in the papers. I understand! 'It was almost inevitable that you should understand, said Merton. 'But then, said the girl, 'what did you mean by saying that my father has done you a great service.
"The Indians made their attack upon Logan's fort with more than their usual secrecy. While the women, guarded by a part of the men, were milking the cows outside of the fort, they were suddenly fired upon by a large body of Indians, till then concealed in the thick cane which stood about the cabin.
"I hope his bankin' efforts won't git tangled up in some of his deep plannin'. Logan will git his bank started all right; but when this depression lifts en things git goin' Adot will still need a bank; this one will turn out to be 'Logan's Tradin' Post' er 'Logan's Deadfall. Ye can revive a bank by man-made laws, but hit takes more than a slicker to keep hit goin'. Have you two settled the hay trade?"
There has been much controversy over the genuineness of Logan's speech; but those who have questioned it have done so with singularly little reason. Cresap's defenders, with curious folly, have in consequence thought it necessary to show, not that Logan was mistaken, but that he never delivered the speech at all. This was an injustice to Cresap; but it was a very natural mistake on Logan's part.
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