The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-05-03

thousand times sWeeler Than captivity
furnish me with rife, and will sho,
you that can fight as well as die. Thi
spot leave not here my bones shall III
bleaching with yours and should eilhe
of you escape, you will carry the tidng
of my death TO my remaining relatives
Remonstrance proved iruilless, the tw
scouts malured their plans for a vigorou
deience-opposing craft to craft, expedi
ent to expedient, and an unerring fire q
the deadly rifle. The attack commenced i
front where. from the narrow backbon
of the mount, the savage had to advance
in single file, but where they could avail
themselves of the rocks and trees. Ii
advancing, the warrior must, however, b,
momentarly exposed, and two bear inch
es of his sworlhy form was target enougI
for the unerring rifles of the scouts. Af
ter bravely maintaining the fight in front
and keeping the enemy in check, they
discovered a new danger threatening
them. The wary foe now made every
preparation 10 attack them in flank, which
could be most successfully done and ia
tally done by reaching an isolated rocI,
wing in one of the ravnes on the south.
ern hill side. This rock once gained by
the Indians, ,ley could bring the scouts
under point blank shot of the rifle, with.
out the possibility of escape. Our brave
scouts saw the hopelessness of their slua-
ton, which nothing could avert bu, a
brave companion and an unurring shot
them they had not. Blu, the brave never
despair. With this sudden fate resting
upon them, they continued calm, and as
calculating, and as unweayied as the
strongest desire of vengeance on ,reach.
erous foe could produce.
Soon M'Cleland saw tall and swar-
thy figure preparing to spring from COW
er SO near the fatal rock, that a single
bound must reach it, and all hope be de-
s,royed. He felt that all depended on
one advantageous shot, although but one
inch Of the warriors body was exposed,
and that at distance Of 100 yards-he
resolved to risk all-cooIy he raised his
rifle to his eye, carefully shading the
sight with his hand, he drew a bead so
sure, that he felt conscious IL acOuM do
nc touched the hair trigger with his fin
ger--lhe hammer came down, but in place
of striking fire, il crushed his flint into a
hundred fragments! Although he felt
that the savage must reach the fatal rock
before he could adjust another flint. he
proceeded to the task with the utmost
composure, casting many lnrtve glance
towards the fearful point. Suddenly he
saw the warrior stretching every muscle
for the ieap---and with the agility of
deer he made the spring--instead of
reaching the rock he sprung ten feet in
the air, and giving one terrific yell he fell
Upon the earth, and his dark corpse rolled
Fifty feet down the hill. He had evident
" received death shot from some I'M
known hand, A hundred voices from be-
low re.echoed the terrible shout, and il
w.s o,;,la., ,t., ,,o,, L.I IT,, c. Wv"
w,rrior .s ~cIl ne hc;rr rnnod Cas- ,;a,o
!, IL, mo-, ;nno.,,,,, ,naa,
~ few m,men,s nro,od ,,,, ,ho aI,an
,aca 60 mrs,er;o,.,,, r,;,oI uo,lI 49, g
shor, dnr,,;ou. for alro,dy tho s.n,'s
c,,oL, nn,non,,r,, ',,;n,aso, or ..o.n, '
vorr;or o,,,;o,sl,. ,.o.II -
covor co rocem,,y o,nnn;oJ ~. Cs,, W.,
c,mn,n;on Nnw ,an ,L ,.... =:
front was rpsnmod w,h ;ncro,soI C,r,
So nc ,o rc,niro ,ho ;ncossan, f.o ac., -
scor,s ,o nra,on, ,,o Inl;an. r,a.,, w. ~ ~
irr the smire,co,nI ~ sLnr, ,;a,o
N'Clel,and saw ,he yor, r,orr;o. toh;'I
tho cover nran,r;rr r, Ioon - ,a;m - y
ceorruI r,ct ,,ho lo,n ,n,s n'.l ,l ~
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