The Kentucky Pioneer

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John Winslow, an early pioneer of the grand old State of Kentucky had labored hard and long to prepare a home on the shaded hillsides near the Ohio. Martha Saunders, the girl whom he had hoped would become mistress of the cabin, was watching the daily arrival of the stage coach in the little village of Greentown, Ohio, for some word from John. Weeks and months passed by and letters and encouragement passed between them. Finally, when all was in readiness. Winslow writes the widow and sends a guide saying her arrival would hasten the time when her daughter would become his wife. In a few weeks, Mrs. Saunders, her daughter and the guide arrived in the old fashioned pioneer wagon and were welcomed by the Kentuckian and his neighbors in a manner befitting his future bride. Martha was the admiration of the settlement. Black Hawk, an Indian near the Winslow farm, was profuse in his entreaties for the friendship of Martha, tokens of love were offered and his squaw grew jealous and more so when Black Hawk saved Martha's life when she was in danger of an approaching bear. This only served his purpose of carrying her off. Winslow hardened to his country surroundings, knew no fear and sought the Indian camp. The squaw and Martha make good their escape; the camp on discovering their absence was thrown into a furious rage and vowed vengeance. The pitched battle between the pioneers and the raging Indians is fought with all the stubborn bravery that characterized the early settlers and the complete rout of the Indians and the recapture of Martha in the shade of spreading elms, completes a beautiful story of pioneer days.