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When Hull's army encamped here some of the soldiers seized a 

 friendly Indian whom they falsely accused of killing one of their num- 

 ber. Kenton heard of it, made his way to the scene where the excited 

 company, in spite of all representations and entreaty, were hurrying 

 the unfortunate Indian to the nearest tree. Kenton, roused by hon- 

 est indignation at the atrocity of their intentions, pushed into their 

 midst. The men fell back before the man who carried in his eye a 

 fierce determination that has often looked terrible to his enemies. He 

 seemed to repVesent the majesty of the law, who, with his rifle in his 

 hand, placed himself beside the Indian and demanded to know of the 

 mob what they meant by taking an innocent man, and without a word 

 of questioning whether he was innocent or guilty, would put him out 

 of the way? He concluded with the information that the first man 

 who dared to touch a hair of this Indian's head would, the next 

 instant, be a dead man. He then led, without interference, the vedskin 

 by the hand outside the town and told him to make tracks. 



