History of Montague County Page: 33
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HISTORY OF MONTAGUE COUNTY. 33
be conducted to her home. Miss Carlton's nieces
are teachers in the public schools of this county
now.
The Indians next went to the home of Austin
Perryman. They surrounded the house and pre-
pared for an attack. At this point Mr. Perryman
and his wife made a strategic move. Mrs. Perryman
donned men's clothing, and thus attired assisted
her husband in frightening them away. The Indians
were in deadly terror of a gun in the hands of a
white man, and they liked to know that they had
the advantage before inviting an attack. By these
maneuvers Mr. Perryman and his wife succeeded in
causing the Indians to think there was a number
of men in the house, so they departed without doing
any harm.
The Indians were now going in the direction of
Nathan Long's home. Mr. Long had been away from
home on business. On this day he was returning
home when overtaken by the Indians. He was un-
armed, so could make no resistance. He made a
desperate effort to escape by running his horse at
full speed, hoping to reach home and protect him-
self and family. The Indians, divining his purpose,
circled about him and cut off his approach to the
house. They killed and scalped him. He was found
by the neighbors next day and buried at the Elm
Creek graveyard.
It was the custom among the settlers, when they
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Potter, Mrs. W. R. History of Montague County, book, 1913; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91044/m1/45/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .