Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-08-23

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3 Il fdSe read somewhere ofa traveller, WHO car.
rcd with him brace of pistols, = carbine, cut
lass: dagger. and an umbrella, bat was indebtod
Tor his preservat ion to the umbrella II grappicd
with bush when he was rolling over q Irecipicc.
In like manner, my friend vs. z--.-sss though
armed with asssword, rifle. ands hunting knife,
owed his existenceto a wig.
He was aEspceimen hunting for W is a
first ratio naturaIist) Somewhere in the lackWoods
of America when, happening TO light upon a
dense covert, there sprang out upon him--not
panther or atamount-but with terrible whoop
and yol. 4 wild Indian; one Of a tribo then hos
tile to our settlers. VS. gun was mastered
III tWlnlliing. himself stretched on the earth, the
barbarous knife. destined to make him balder
than Grandy's celebrated Marquis, lcaped eagerly
from its sheath.
Conceive the horrible weapon making its pre-
minary fourishcs and circumgy rations; the
savage features made savagcr By paint and rud-
die. working themselves up to denonlacal crisis
of triumphant ma lgnty; his rod right hand
clutchlng the shcaring knife his left the frizzle
top-not. and then the artificial sea p coming off
in the Mohawk's grasp,
W says, the Indian catchpolc was, for
some moments motioness with surprises rccov-
cring. at last. he dragged his captive along
through brake and Jungle, to the encampment. A
peculiar whoop soon brought the whole horde to the
spot. Tho Indian addressed them with vehement
gestures. in the course of which W a.
gam thrown down. the knife again performed It's
circuits, and the whole transaction pantomi-
caIly described. All Indian seiatcness and re-
strant were overcome. The assembly nado every
demon stration Of wonder; and tho wig was fitted
on, rightly askew, and hind part before, by a hun
drei pair Of red hands. Capt. Gulliscr's glove
was not greater puzzle to tho Honhy hums.
From the men II passed TO tho squaws and from
them down TO tho least Of the urchins WIS head
in the moan time frying III midsummers sun.
At lcngth the phenomenon returns into tho hands
of the chief, gray beard, ho examined it afrcsh
worry attentvoly, and, after Il long dolibcration,
maintained with true Indian silence and gravity,
made speech in his tongue that procured
for tho anxious. trembling captive very uncxpcct-
Cd honors. In fact, tho whole tribo of women
and warriors danced around him with such uno
quail marks Of homag &c, that even W-com-
pretended that ho not intended for sacrifice.
lie was then carried III triumph to their wigwams,
his body daubcd with their coIors ofthe most hon
orable patterns: and he given to understand
ntidcts for sluaw. AvaIing himself OF this
privilege, and so becoming. by degrees, moro a
proficient III their language, no learned tho
of this extra ordinary respect. 1t was considered
that he had been groat warrior that he had by
mschanco Of war. been overcome and tuftcd but
that. whether BY Va Tor stratagem, zach equally
cstlmablc among the Savages, lie had recovered
his liberty and his scalp.
AS long as W kept his own counsel he
safe but trusting his Indian Daliiah with tho
secret of his locks, 1t got wind among the
squaws. and from them it became known TO the
chiefs. \ SOLEMN sitting was held at midnight by
tho chiefs, to consider tho proprcty of knocking
the poor WIG owner on the head but ho had re-
ceivcd timely hint of their intention, and when
tho tonahaW k sought for him, he on his way,
with his lifo-preservor. towards British settle
ment