A Brief History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio

129 stalk was up early, and repeated his visit about daybreak. The lady was not up, but t hat made no difference to him. He had called to tell her that a party of Wyandots and Monsey s were on the war-path, and were accompanied by a white man, and that they were after Glikhican, the Delaware, who they claimed was in the town secreted, and must have him or his scalp. Mrs. Smick, somewhat used to the rough edge of border life, arose, took Cornstalk into another room and showed him Glikhican, whom she had been hiding from his enemies for some days, .and J-/, and her husband inteding to send him to Ft. Pitt as a place of safety, but all the paths were tilled with hostile Indian bands going to and returning from war, and hence he had to be hid. Cornstalk, who was an old acquaintance of the Delaware, after some talk, told her he would see the chief safely on his way. So. taking a wonan’s gown and bonnet of that day, he gave them to Glikhican, told him to put them on and follow. He shook the lady by the hand and left. That evening he abruptly appeared again, and told her he had sent Glikhican out of danger by a guard of his own warriors, and now, having saved

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