Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph

Daniel Boone, the Kentucky hunter, used to relate that the hardest fight he ever had was with a single active Indian youth. The Indian surprised the old hunter asleep in the forest. Boone woke only in time to save his life by dodging behind a tree. His gun was unloaded, and the Indian was upon him immediately. "I dodged and ran as well as I could " Boone used to relate "the Indian so close to my heels that I could not get time to load my gun. My knife had fallen to the ground. The Indian was fully armed and knew I had nothing. He kept me moving ; and as I ran I had to load my gun. That was the longest loading I ever did. It took me half an hour at least. At last I got the bullet down, and then I changed my tactics and made short work of the 'cussed' Indian." The rebel leaders caught the nation napping, while they were fully armed and prepared, and they have since kept it on the defensive, warding off blows rather than giving them. But the Government is loading now. It will soon have its charge sent home. And when it does assume the aggressive, it will make "short work" of the "cussed" rebellion.