Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-01-12


out Of wind, Iventured to look behind.
and there came one single red devil puff
fling and blowing, not three hundred wards
in my rear. lie had got on to piece of
bottom where the trees were small and
scarce-'Now,' thinks L. my old fellow.
I'll have you,' SO trotted off at a pace
sufficient to let the red devil gain on me.
and when he got near enough, wheeled
as door nail, at hundred and twenty
yards!'
Then you scalped him immediatelvr
asked the woodsman
'Mighty clear Of il, for by the time got
my rifle loaded, here came the other red
skins, shouting and whooping close on
me, and away broke like quarter horse.
was now about fifty miles from the settle
nlcnt, and it was getting towards sunset.
l run until my wind began to be pretty
short, when took look back and here
the two rcd devils came snoring like mad
bufiaioes, one about two or three hundred
yards ahead Of the other. 50 | acted pos
som again, until the foremost ln9in got
pretty well up, and | wheeled and fired, at
the very moment the res. devil was draw
ing bead on me; he fell head over stoni-
ach into the dirt, and up came the last red
deyil-'
so you laid iiin and--' gaspcd
several.
NO continued the Senator, y didn't
lay for him, hadn't time to load so laved
legs TO the ground and started again,
heard the blasted whelp every bound after
me. ! run and run until the fire flew out of
my eyes, and the old dogs tongue hung out
Of his mouth quarter of yard long
'P-hc-o-cw,' whistlcd somebody.
'Fact by, gentlemen. Well, what
was | to do, didn't know. rifle empty. no
big trees about. and numbering red skin
not three hundred yards in my rear; and
what was worse. lust then it occurred to
INC that | was not Il great WAYS from a
creek. (now called Mill creck) and there
would be pinned at last
Just at this junciurc, ! struck my foot
against a root and down tumbled. and
my old dog ever me. Before could scrab-
bic up
The old devil Grcd,' gasped the old
woodsman.
'IIc did, gentlemen, and | felt the ball
strike me under the shoulder, but il didn't
seem to put an embargo upon my locomo-
ton, for as soon as got up ran off quite
freshcned by my fall heard the red
skin close behind me coming booming on,
and every minute | expected to have his
- iomallawk dashed into my head or
shoulders.
Some thing kind of cool began to trio
kle down my legs into my boois--'
Blood ELI, from the shot the varminl
gin you!' said the old woodsInan in a great
state of excitement.
Il thought So said the Senator, 'but
what do YOU think it was,'
Not being blood, we were all puzzled TO
know what the blazcs it could be. When
Riley Observed
Il suppose-vOu had
melted the deer fat which had stuck
in the breast of my hunting shirt. and the
grease was running down my legs until
my feet got so greasy that my heavy cots
flew off. and one hitting the dog nearly
knocked his brains out
We all grinned, whic', the Senator
noticing, Observed
| hope, gentlemen, no man here VIII
presume to think am exagserating!
.O;,: certainly hot, Go on, Mr. We
all Chimed in.
well the ground under my feet was soft,
and being relieved of my heavy boots
put off in double quick time. and seeing
the creek about half mile off. vcnturcd
to look over my shoulders to see what
kind of a chance there was to hold up and
load. The red skin was jogging along.
pretty well bowed out. about five hundred ,
wards i'm the rear. So at it | went. in went
the powder. down went the ball about half
way. and off snapped the ramrod.'
Thunder and lightning!' shouted the
woodsman. who had been worked up 10 the
top notch in the Senator's story.
Good God! wasn't | in pickle'-
There was the rcd whelp within two hum
tred yards of me. pacing along. and load
ing up his rifle as he came! erkcd out
the broken ramrod dashed it away and
started on. printing up as cantered OFT.
in turn to give the red skin a
blast any how, as soon as l reached the
creek.
Twas now within hundred yards ofthc
creek. could see the smoke from the set
Element chimncvs. a few more Jumps and
| was bv the creek. the red devil was close
upon me. he gave ii whoop and raised
NV rifle. on he caTe-knowing | had
broken my ramrod and my load not half
down. another whoop! whoope. and he was
within fifty yards OF me! pulled trigger
and
And killed hin!' chuckled Riley.
NO sir! l missed fire. by thunder!'
And the red down. shouted the old
woodsman in phrenzy of excitement
Fired and killed me ~
The screams and shouts that followed
this finale brought Landlord Noble. SER
wants and hcstlers running up stairs to see
if the house was on fire.-Er. paper.
Holm Quincy Adams Opinions.
The Boston Advertiser contradicts the
statement that Mr. Adams is i'll favor of the .
subjuga,ion Of Mexico. lie wishes SIN,
cercly. says that paper. that this war could
he terminated. but the Constitution leaves .
the termination of it to the President and
C,.,, Eor tho HcuSa therefore 10 step