The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-31
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u "e'I' ses ne lOokln as savage as she
q" bar what has cubs. If you ViH have it,
d blaze away them
No, Dick ses |, I'm made up my mind
! 10 capiVa'e youi but It's sgn the laws for
ne 10 fire sfore you Vo made any resistsncs
$50 shoot on at once'l or else s'render-.it
} ain, no use tslkin' 30 much abou, il for you
must come
i Stranger you should have hearn him
Zip and cuss, when said lhaG he slomp'd
and he swore, and called me all manner o.
names, Ontl he churned himSeyup into a
Droth! bu, it wan'l no use--te touldc't
skear ne rot yi pu, me 10 a passion and
make forgit what war doin'-lye 6t the
lngins too much for that. So all at once't
he guv skEeek, and bazed right away.
seed what wsr comm and SO | lodged be-
hind lhe cotton wood Tree. | war Iest in
lIne, for the bullet ploughsd along the bark
and took of splinter rgh, agin nv mouth
md tho wind OF it tuck away my breath, SO
as TO make me stsgger o one side a leelIs
when crack comes another bullet and rips
my hat rgh. off my lead,
| 'HoorayH ses Stewart; rhsrs twice't
I've hh you, Ru' 60 home now like good
boy'--you can. take me-
Il ddn'l say nolhin' bu, drops quietly
down behind The tree, and curin' my rife
round it, bIazes away at him and hl him in
The side and when seed him fall back
'crawls TO The Other end of big gum what
laid on the ground ro.Ienin' and turns on
my back and loads my riff agin in double
quick time and then peeps the leeilest nit
through crook of Ihe limb 10 ses for Stew
art. Thar he was in The doorway with
his lips tight clenched and bis eyes fash
ling, and lookIn' all sbnul arter me with a
kinder saort Iii face was Ieede pale,
and the blood was oozin' out from his side.
Well we waited jest so for good while.
he wstchin' for me and ! peepm' for a
chance al him; for he keep himself covered
Preny much BY The door post, and it warn't
no use in me 10 fling away shot. Al last
I got tired and thought Id better draw him
out. So lifted my haiI on my head ill it
stood straight up like and then showed it a.
bove the log. Crack went his rifle agiu,
and | Iel. HE bullet scuIp me; but didn't
care for Iha! bu, up jumps and fires right
into him. know I'd hiI him for he guv
/ queer sort O. screw to his mouth and fell
back behind the dosr post agiD.
We'll, arler this, we wasted good deal
o, time a wsscbin' for one another bu, at
las, co'ch'd his eye shinln' between lhs
logs snc then thought would ny trick
on him that had pracsysed on the Lgins
once'' afore. 80 IwobbIed along on my
belly like sarpens ill reached ,he co,-
ton wood uee and cllngin' with my lsft
hand TO the Tree Iswung myself suddenly
round il and as he fred dumped away up
with shreek and fell kerthump right as
on ibe ar'h, The moment did so he
sprung ouI M beedn' and struck for the
zane brake; but Rs(e Morgan dashed for's
ard and ketch,n him in hs arms flung him
iown and thar lbey Wrestled fust one up
and then s'olhsr n Stewart GOT Rafe an
detnosG and tben seed him fumb'e al his
side (OI so nethin' srd presently Glnersl
PIummer calls 10 me quick
Look out IIun look OUT Shoot Stew
art the scounde' SEES he 'Seel see! he's
a gwine TO knife Rsfe.'
And sure enough the bowie wss about
make plunge when fired. Well
alters said Dick was ra'sl roarsr-what
dye think he did! Why he dropped his
knife and hung Rafe uppermosljesl in time
DOr my bullet 10 pe,GoTale him through.
What Morgsn--your friend!
True as Gospel stranger. Il was
lean hole in at the shoulder snG out al 10th.
ar side. Well il made me mad to see Rsfe
urn over on his back, so Ieprung lo'ard,
and aiore Stewart could use his knife again
pinned him to the ground
'S'rendel!' sss J
'Fi seeIyou d--d fust ses he and then
he turned all SORTS u colors and tainted.
'Wel the General and ! slsunched the
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