It will be admitted that the little party of whose fortunes we are following displayed great skill in escaping the Tories and Indians, who, on that "day of desolation," such ruin in the Wyoming Valley.  
A wonderful good fortune attended them up to a certain point, and yet the humiliating truth must also be admitted, that, from the moment they rushed pell mell into the friendly in the rocks, they were outgeneraled by the Senecas, under the leadership of the Tory, Jake Golcher.
 
It looked, for a time, as if the success of the was to be crowned by the most brilliant achievement of all, in stealing out of the ravine under the very noses, so to speak, of their enemies; and yet, despite their caution and well-directed , which never overreached themselves, every movement, even to the slightest, was known to the redskins, who carried out their own scheme with even greater and skill.
 
When Fred Godfrey reached the ground above he detected nothing suspicious, and, making the vine secure, turned and signaled to his friends to follow him.
 
It was at that instant he was seized by two powerful , one of whom threw his arm about his neck, and jerking his head back, nearly strangled him. The was caught at such disadvantage that he was helpless, but he struggled with all the strength possible, and attempted to utter a cry of warning to his friends.
 
But his hands were behind him, a dusky palm was glued over his mouth, and some one said in very good English:
 
"If you speak a word, you're a dead man!"
 
He was dragged back into the wood, where his wrists and elbows were tied with as much care as if he were worth all the other prisoners taken that day in Wyoming.
 
It required but a few seconds to complete this performance, and while it was going on two other Senecas were away at the vine, to which Mr. Brainerd was clinging.
 
The old gentleman was altogether unsuspicious, and he came over on the ground with considerable emphasis.
 
"I don't see the necessity of yanking a fellow out of his boots," he laughed, in a guarded voice. "It will hardly do to be so with the others—"
 
At that point in his remarks he was upon, and served very nearly the same as his son. He fought as fiercely: but the Indians were prepared for it. He was run back in the wood behind the lieutenant, and the two with each other—their being inexpressible.
 
Then came Aunt Peggy, w............