The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-25


before their hunger was at least somewhat
appeased, would be attended with danger,
and he concluded TO wait until they had
devoured about half of it, when he was
successful in deprivng them of The re-
mainder; and here he remained until it
was consumed, resting, and, perhaps,
gaining strength. His knees and elbow S
had now become bare; he detached some
of his other clothing, and tied them around
these parts, which must necessarily be
protected, as it was by their contact with
the ground that motion was gained.
The wound on his thigh he could wash
hut his shoulder or back was in dread.
full condition. For more than forty days,
he thus crawled on the earth, in accomp'
fishing five days journey 10 the Arick-
ara village. Here he found several IN
dian dogs still prowing among the ruins;
he spent two days in tanning one of them
sufficiently to get il within his power he
killed it with the razor, and for several
days subsisted upon the carcass,
Glass, by this time, though somewhat
recovered of the effect of his wounds, was,
as may be supposed, greatly reduced but
he continued his weary and distressing
progress, upon all iours, down the Mis-
souri, River In a few days he was dis
covered by small party of Sioux lndl-
ans, these acted to him the part of the
Good Samaritan. The wound on his
back was in horrid condition ! The In
dams carefully washed it, and applied an
astringenl vegetable liquid. lie was soon
after taken by them TO small trading,
house, about eight miles below, TO the
mouth ofthe Little Missouri.
Glass slowly recovered from his wounds
He had been greatly reduced: he was
indeed, when found, mere skeleton
but vigorous constitution, Injured TO con-
slant exercise and rough labors, thus rem
dered iron-like, with little encouragement
quickly RECEIVERS from shocks that woult
be fatal to men of different pursuits
While in this situation his curse, oath o
vengeance on the authors of half his mis-
fortunes had not been forgotten. Wher
in his feversh dreams he fought his bat
ties DER, entrapped the wiley beaver
cnticed TO its death the curious antelope
when the anllered buck was arrested il
lis pride by his skill, and wellered befor,
him--and when the shaggy strength o
the untamed buffalo stand beneath his ia
tai rife, the bear, the grizzly bear, woul'
still disturb his slum5crs ; thousan,
times would he imagine in his mind lht
horrd, the threatening grin of its features
now its resistless paw was suspended
over his head, with nought TO avert tn,
: death nfcting blow-and now his bloody
teeth mangled his vilals. And again
would change, and he was confronted b,
mortal foes and he felt a spell-bounl
inactivity; gobln-like they danced befor
him; retreatcd, advanced, in mockery o
the impotence of their intended victim -
and then he would see them afar off, wit
demon counenances of grim satisfaction
in leaving him to fate they could oasil,
avert, of studied cruelty, worse than death
Awakening with convulsivc start, tn
: Great Namesis,' ever invoked by III
unfortunate, would seem TO whisper him
Hast thou forgotten thy oath
His oath Of revenge was far from for
: gotten. He nourished it as an only cor
ISOLATION and excitement to hasten re
= covery. Near two months had elapsel
when Glass was again on his feet. Nc
had his ill-fate in the least dampened III
hunters ardor; he the rather felt uneas
quickly TO resume his adopted habits
which he had so long, so unwillingly TO
gotten.
The pleasure of this rowing, indepeI
dent careless life of the hunter, whe
once tasted with relish, the subject is irr
claimable, and pines in disgust amid IL
!. tameness Of more quiet occupations.
: Glass had found sympathy among Ii
a new friends at the trading house. VIII
1t could withhold deep interes, from I'll
il story of such wrongs lie was destitu
: Of clothing; the rifle. bulcher-knife, q,
G tho means Of support, and even eXislen'
of the hunter. A party of six of the Ct
|, gagees, headed by one Longcvan, had o
o casion about this time to ascend the Mi
4, souri,, in a Mackinaw, for the purpose
C trading with the Mandans, about 30
n miles above; these Glass resolved to a
?. company; he was anxious TO rcjoln Il
>: trapping expedition, from which he HI
& been cut of; great object, it may
e readily conjecturcd, was to meet the tv
wretches lie was so much indebted to.