Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31

RA Y EMMA, \
"D-m clear of it gentlemen, for by tn
time got my rifle loaded, here came tn
other two red skins, shouting and whoopins
close ON me, and away I broke again lik'
la quarter horse. | was now about five
miles from the settlement, and it was getting
towards sunset; 1 run until my wind begar
to be pretty short, when took look back
and there come tie red devils snorting like
mad buffaloes, one about two or three hun
dred Yards ahead of the other; so I acted
possum again until the foremost InJin got
pretty well up, and I wheeled and fired al
the same moment the red--devil was draw
Iiing. q bead, on msshsfell bead soger stem.
och into the dirt and up came the last red
devil"
$50 YOU laid for him and" gasped sew.
eral.
@No continued the member I didn't lay
for him, I hadn't time to load, so l laid
legs to ground, and started again. | heard
the blasted devil, every bound he made af
ter me. I run and run, until the fire flew
out of my eyes, and the old dogs tongue
hung out of his mouth half yard long,
"Phe-e-e-w!" whistled somebody.
@Fact! by gentlemen. Well, what
was to do, didn't know-rife empty, nc
big trees about, and a numbering red devil
not three hundred yards in my rear, and
what was worse, just then it occurred .tc
me, that was not great ways from big
creek, (now called Mill Creek) and there
should be pinned at last.
"Just at this juncture, l struck my toe
against root and down | tumbled, and my
old dog over me. Before l could scrabble
up"
aThe red devil fred!" gasped the old
woodsman.
aHe did, gentlemen, and I felt the ball
strike me under the shoulder; but that
didn't seem to put any embargo upon my
locomotion, for as soon as got up | took
off again quite freshened by the fall. ]
heard the red skin close behind me coming
booming on and every minute I expected
to have his id tomahawk dashed into m
head or shoulders.
"Something kind Of cool, began to trickle
"Blood Ell? for the shot the varmint give
vou," said the old woodsman in a great
state of excitement.
81 thought so," said the senator, @but
what do you think it was?"
Not being blood, we were all puzzled to
know what the blazes it could be. When
Riley Observed
@T suppose, YOU had"
sMeltea the deer fat which I had stuck
in the breast of my hunting shirt, and the
grease was running down my legs until m
feet got so greasy that my heavy boots few
off, and one hitting the dog, nearly knocked
his brains out. ~ ...
We all grinned, which the 'nsemibea' no.
ticing Observed
"I hope gentlemen, no man here will pre-
sumo to think Pm exaggerating?"
20 certainly mott" "Go on Mr.. -"
we all chimed in.
"Well, the ground under my feet, was
soft, and being relieved of my heavy boots,
I put off with double quick time, and seeing
the river about half mile off l ventured to
look over my shoulder to see what kind of
chance there was to hold up and load.
The red skin was coming jogging along,
pretty well blowed out, about five hundred
yards in the rear. By =! thinks I, here
goes to load any how. So at it l went, in
went the powder, and putting on the patch
down went the ball about half way, and
off snapped my ramrodp'
aThunder and hghtning!" shouted the
old woodsman, who was worked up to the
top notch in the members story.
'@Good God! wasn'tI in pickle! There
was the red whelp within two hundred
yards of me, pacing along and loading up
has rifle as he came! Ijerked out the bro
ken ramrod, dashed it away and started on,
priming up as cantered off, determined tc
turn and give the red devil blast anyhow,
as soon as l reached the creek.
II was now within hundred yards oI
the creek, could see the smoke from the set
tlement chimneys, few more Jumps and
was by the creek, the red devil was CLOSE
upon me-he gave whoop and raised my
rifle, on he came-knowing that had bro
ken my ramrod and my load not dowf
another zuhoop! a0hoop! and he was within
forty yards of me! pulled trigger and
"And killed him!" chuckled Riley.
sNo sir!! I missed fire by y"
@And the red devil" shouted the ole
woodsman in phrensy Of excitement.
@Fired and killed me!!!"
The screams and shouts that followed
this finale, brought Landlord Noble, ser
wants and hostlers running up stairs to see i
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