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 the settlement, as no trace of them could be found. The inhabitants returned to their places of residence and again enjoyed peaceful slumber. And it was not until after the lapse of several weeks that the deception and trick that had been so successfully played upon Crawford, and, indeed, upon the whole village, became generally known. But as the ruse was intended more particularly for one person, and as the excitement had passed, most of the inhabitants joined in the enjoyment of the joke. By common consent the affair was dubbed "Crawford's Defeat," under which name the circumstance, with all the incidents herein related, is yet well remembered by the old residents of this place.

INDIANA STATE GAZETTE, November 19, 1829