Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-23

couple of'urkies looking for worms. And then one said, Don't you sec Some,h;no9,
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 10 squeeze myself out ofs sight, that nv sk;S
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 They Kept Peeping at nc, and I heard one say, 1t IS no bear, it is man, look at his head. When heard him say so. was so mad wished my head was under inc log, but then l thought if it was. I wouIdn't be any better of than I was then. so strengthened up; I know'd they had seed nc, and l thought twan't worth while to play 'possum any longer. We'll, when strengthened up, he cried again, 'who's there ? T am here, said I, speaking in his own language. The moment spoke, he laughed, and said to the other, he is a pale face.' '" s+& 3ot8&' .st Well, the reason he knowed me so uuick was that he seed didn't speak the real lngen. Arer he had told the elher that F was apale face, he turned to me and sa;,l ''w'at are you doing there?' Si,t;nq down stradd!e on the small eend, said I. When ] said thls, they burst out into laugh. I mysel1 was in no laughing humor, and it didn't sound 10 me like laugh, but like sort ol ehucklc, and one said to the other, he IS pale face, lean dog, sleeping on log. we did catch him good.' and saving 'hss, they put their hands to their mouths. and gave the war-whoop. tell you what. 1t was an awful sound, and thev than fold their companions on shore that a. pale face was on the log with them, to get inc boat and come quick Those on shore answer ed them, and ran laughing down the river looking for the boat, and keeping along with the lng. now found that must go at the old work, and my bristles began to rise. 1" '7". aaE Y M s6; I
 ' Come here, said one of 'em, beckonine to me. Come quick, before the others come; l want your hair You see he wanted to scalp me. We'll, when he called me [" him to let him have my hair, could not stand it any longer, but, throwing up my rifle. blaEed away; he jumped up like buck, and fell splas! info the waier.- My rifle made mighty pretty noise, and l heard the report rolling away for miles up and down the river. As soon as fired, the lngens on tho bank also screamed the war whoop. and the fellow on the log cried out [" 'em to bring his gun. I jumped up and crawIed at him, he gathered np an old limb and stood his ground. The first tbing | kuowed, Ee come down upon me all in heap, breaking the old limb into dozen pieces over my head and shoulders it was good ibing for me that the limb want sound. His blow staggered me, but soon rose np, and seizing my rife with botl, hands, brought Iim side wipe with tho bar rel. As did this, he slipped off the log in the water; ! then hit him another lick, and stopping quickly down, seized him by the head, as, he tried 10 crawl up upon the log. l was now upon the log and he in the wa ter, so had him at disadvantage. Well, kept bobbing lsis head under when first did it, bubbles came up just ike you were filling a bottle with water; you know after a bottle is full, it won't bubble well kept bobbing his head until he wouldn't bubble, sol concluded he was full of water, and then let him go; he went down to the bot tom, and I never seed him any more. ol
 All was now quiet, for both Ingens had sunk, and ! was master of the log, but had yet another struggle to make, for heard the Ingens on shore push off their boaf, and seed the water spIasl, as they darted towards me. It was too late to load, and then could kill but one--that wouldn't do mo, the only hope was to hide; SO took out string, and placing my rife in the wa ter, 1ashed it to the log. then threw away my liat. and crawling as far as I could to- wards the small cend, eascd myself gently down into the water, leaving nothing out but my head, and holding on with both hands by small limb-anotler minute, and the canoe grated as itran upon the log. The Ingens looked about and spoke to each other, but could sec nothing, they then called their companions by name, but there was no answer. They were now very much distressed, and all got out upon the log and began to walk about and examine it. When they came to the end where I was, 1 sunk altogether, and it being the small end of the log, il began to sink, and the Ingens soon went back. then threw my head back, and put my mouth out that I might breathe, just as crippled duck some- times does its bill. made no noise, it was dark, they could not see me, and all went we'll. heard them say, they must have killed him. thea tl,a. t,i,cy are all gone ; they seemed very much distressed, wonder ed much at tho whole affair, and none could explain Il. After about fifteen minutes, they again stepped into the boat and put of. h Iwaited until could hear nothing of them. then crawled upon the log, and as ! did not wish to run any farther risk, sat ihcro till day b, eak. 6l4E 5yes l2