Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-02-05

mi 3nshilsand in the manner oil using
his weapons, he appeared in ever way
cotlal to him. Snatching up his
reIns he checked the animal, and bro
hih round as If turning ona pivot,
an h then adjusting his rifle with a
ls,pid movement, he drew an arrow
fdm his culver and, with bended bow,
SWEPT towards Black Wolf like an
eakle STOPPING for his prey.
but the Usage, knowing the ex-
pettncss Of the enemy with whom he
ha h TO deal, wa4 ppepa4ed in like man
nell. and as th( " met about midway
between the planted Iances, their
ba tbed weapons We're drawn 10 Their
hehds. and wfiz they went at t he
same moment with barely a doze en-
fedt intervening between them. !
All close quarters such as these, and
wi h marksmen 6funrivalled skill, it
wax hardly possible that they should
miss each other; But their buckIers
received the arrows, and both the war
rid rs remained as YET unscathed.
The sho ort bows being easier TO
MANAGE than the rifles, round they
turned their horses as soon as the ar
70 Tvs were discharged, and again they
svlept the same coaise. with their
I'D dws prepared as ifbN magic for / be
bdut In this the fe cond turn the
PIwnee chief was not so fortunat te;
GoEtas he came towards Us | perceiN-
ed a stream Of blood hickling down
hi / bride arm, the brow haNing pa st
through the Aeshy 1ilrt of his shoql-
DIR ripline il UPWARDS, but not
bbnoina in the W oui5. Black Wolf
also metwIh a Won ld IN the bred dst
Fl Fom the Pawnee's arrow, being bu-
ried almos( S th4Geather in his sshle ID;
a Id although [ husIgreatly spent in
i 5e force With WhiciI 1t was driven, it
cItryed d eep, iae3ea sash in His
rEoht. side. from which Tie blood flow
d d copiously.
With increasing excitement the
tEo now rode at eadh other, deliver
ih@ their arrows as fast as they could
tIdnn their horses, and it appeared to
lIe a point 10 endea vcr to get a shot
Without receiving one in return. -
But So well matched we're they both
IL the skill of managing their horses
And use of their weapons, that nei-
tber could obtain this advantage, in
pite of the mos strenuous exertlons.
The>bodies Of the two chiefs be-
eame crimson with gore from the
humber of flesh wounds which they
1nceived. hut as vet no mortal one
had been given, and from the care
observed in pr otecting the body by
means of the Shields, and lying along
| the backs Of their horses, SO as to
Ipresent to view as little Of their per
lsons as possible, there was no great
probability of t hese weapons termlna-
ting the fight.
At length Black VOLTS last arrow
was shot, and IS his enemy came to-
wards him, he held up his bow to sig7
nify that his quiver VI as exhausted
In a moment the Pawnee turned his
horse, and gall oping ba ack to where he
planted his lance, plucl6ed IT from the
ground and couched it by his sidet =
/ Nothing 10th to initiate his example,
/ Black Wolf grasped his lance, AM d
without breathing time, the pugnd
Icious foes spurred their hot and PM
|Ipatient horses again toFthe combat,
and as tn by did 50, thoughts Of tilt
and tournam ent fitted across my
limlnd, albeit my dteOL'iVn
Isorbedbey yonddescription in the pend
ling struggle.
| With j terrific Shock the weapon lRs
crossed. Ind coming against the feh-
tire Of the BID dclSlers, the tough sh hafts
Ibont like willow wands, and the no rseE
wore fbrdvn upon their haunchek.-
\ Ether from the great weight of the
! Osaoa or III L more effective direction
If b;s lance. the Pawnee was laid flat
mon his hack. and as his horse bound
/ ID (orwaTd t seemed impossible that
4 he could regain his perpe ndicular il
/ the saddle: but with an effort " whici
4 conld be made only by an Indian, he
i Anno himself into his seat, and seiz-
i inc the rein. turned with the agility
of a cat ;.
II It was one OF the hXed ruieS "
those blob bdv frays that there Should
bo M t;,n 20 oiven between the acts
and thatit vas y to be continued with