Chapter I: Front Matter

SCOUTING WITH DANIEL BOONE

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_PIONEER SCOUT SERIES_

SCOUTING WITH DANIEL BOONE

BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON

_Illustrated by_ NORMAN ROCKWELL

GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1917

_Copyright, 1914, by_ THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA _For Boys' Life_

_Copyright, 1914, by_ EVERETT T. TOMLINSON

_All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian_

Preface

Perhaps not unnaturally in certain details there is a slight confusion or divergence in the various works that recount the heroic deeds of Daniel Boone. The men of that day were making history rather than recording what they did. There is, however, a striking uniformity in all the records as to the simple faith and almost fatalistic conviction of Daniel Boone that he was called to be a pathfinder for the new nation in America. His courage, reverence, rugged honesty, and unselfishness, his childlike simplicity that was mixed with a certain shrewdness, at least in his dealings with the Indians, are, however, qualities in which the historians mostly agree.

I have cast this record into story form and have used the license of a story-teller. I have incorporated a few adventures on the border which strictly do not belong to this tale. Every one of them, however, is true, and I hope will help in giving a true picture of those early and trying days.

In the midst of it all I have placed the great scout. The qualities he displayed are the same that are necessary for success in our day or any day. The problems may vary from generation to generation, but the elements of true manhood are ever the same.

I have made free use of the many historical works which portray the character of the great scout.

First of all is the diary of Daniel Boone himself. In addition to that fascinating story, the following works also should be read by those who are interested in his life:

"The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone," by General Filson;

"Life of Boone," by Timothy Flint;

"Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky," by W. H. Bogart;

"Daniel Boone, the Pioneer of Kentucky," by J. S. C. Abbott;

"The Adventures of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky Rifleman," by the author of "Uncle Philip's Conversations ";

"Four American Pioneers," by Frances M. Perry and Katherine Beebe.

The various publications of the Filson Club of Louisville, Kentucky, have also been helpful. "The Siege of Bryant's Station," by the President of the Club, Colonel Reuben Durrett, and "The Battle of Blue Licks," by Colonel Bennett H. Young, are most interesting.

McClung's "Sketches of Western Adventure," and Strickland's "Pioneers of the West" have provided many interesting details. The author also gratefully acknowledges the aid he has had from some of the lineal descendants of Boone himself.

If English boys are eager to hear about the heroic adventures of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and other characters, in part at least legendary, why should not American boys be equally interested in the true stories of the rugged heroes of their own land?

There never has been a time when the development of a true patriotism was more needed than it is to-day. Our perils and problems are not concerned with savages and wild beasts, but they may be no less dangerous than those which confronted our forefathers. How to meet them, what qualities ought to be strengthened in the life of an American boy, how best to inspire the younger generation with love and devotion for our country, are vital questions of the present.

The author believes there is no better way of doing this than by interesting our boys in such heroic men as Daniel Boone.

EVERETT T. TOMLINSON.

Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Contents

CHAPTER PAGE

I. IN THE WILDERNESS 3

II. HUNTER SAM 13

III. THE HUNT FOR GAME 23

IV. THE GOBBLERS 33

V. PELEG'S NEW PLACE 42

VI. SCHOOLMASTER HARGRAVE 51

VII. TWO SCOUTS 61

VIII. PELEG'S ENCOUNTER 72

IX. AT THE SPRINGS 80

X. A TERRIFIED BAND 90

XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SCHOOLMASTER 100

XII. AN ATTACK 110

XIII. THE WHITE SHAWNEE 121

XIV. THE HIDDEN CANOE 131

XV. GATHERING CLOUDS 141

XVI. CAPTIVES 151

XVII. THE PURSUIT 161

XVIII. A BAND OF SCOUTS 171

XIX. THE CAPTURE 181

XX. AN OFFER OF RELEASE 190

XXI. FLIGHT 200

XXII. THE COMING OF BLACKFISH 211

XXIII. FOUR WARRIORS AND MORE 223

XXIV. A DECOY AND AN ATTACK 233

XXV. A FIELD OF CORN 242

XXVI. THE WHITE SHAWNEE AGAIN 251

XXVII. THE STRUGGLE IN THE RAVINE 260

XXVIII. AT THE LOWER BLUE LICKS 271

XXIX. TO THE MEETING-PLACE 282

XXX. CONCLUSION 293

ILLUSTRATIONS

"On the August air arose the reports of many rifles and the terrifying whoops of the Indians" _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

"'What is that?' At the question the two pioneer boys stopped abruptly" 10

"He was a tall, lean man, quiet in his bearing, and with every indication of self-control, as well as of strength, stamped upon his face and form" 28

"The Indian had been able to draw his knife and struck at her again and again while the bear held him in one of her most fervent hugs" 76

"Boone quickly rallied his startled followers and when the red men returned the hardy settlers were ready and awaiting their coming" 116

"One of the men who had been stationed as a guard was shot early in the morning" 126

"The scout, with his family, returned to Boonesborough" 220

"Silently the men crossed the ford" 276

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