Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-06-20

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don't fear, you hop off on your three lers,
and ri slay behind. batvtsn cop and ,hc
Indians, and keen them off. Go, into the
tallest grass, and crawl as near the orornd
as possible" burgess did go. and escaoad
The smoke which had hitherto cnnceal-
ed Higgips. pow cleared 2wav. and he re-.
solved if pcssibIn. tn retreat tn follow
the track or Rurrees was most ev,adiart
# would. howayer, enSarger his friend
He determined. therefore. 10 rentnre
boldly forward. and if discovered to .ec,,re
his safety nv haranilitv of his a;obt On
leaving a small thicket, in which he had
sought refuge, he discovered tall portly
savage near by, and two others between.
in a direction between him and the fort
He paused Tor 4 moment, and thought if h.
could separate, and fight them singIy, his
case was not so desperate.
He started, therefore, for a little run Of
water hard by, but found one of his Limits
failing him; it having been struck by a IalI
in the first encounter, Of which, till now
he was hardly conscious.
The largest Indian pressed close upon
him and Higgins turned around two Or
three times in order to fire. The Indian
halted and danced about to prevent his ia
king aim. Higgins saw il was unsafe to
fire at random, and perceiving the two 9th.
els approaching, he knew he must be over.
powered in Il moment, unless he could dis
pose Of the forward; Indian. He resolved
therefore, to halt and receive his fire, The
Indian raised his rife. and Higgins watch
ing his eve, turned suddenly as his finger
pressed the trigger and received the ball
in his thigh, winch otherwise would have
pierced his body.
| Hjrrins fell. but rose Immediately. and
ran. The foremost Indian certain Of his
prey, now loaded again, and with the 9th
er two pressed on. They overlook him:
Higgins fell again, and a. he rose the whole
three fired, and he received all their balls.
He now fell and rosa again; and the Indi-
ans throwing away their guns advanced
upon him with swords and knives. As he
presented his gun at one or the other, each
fell back.
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