Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-19

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ed imagination but as they met I faao.sl
1 heard tae scratch of lance as IL cate.
cd tae flesh at tie same moment tie Paw
0ee chief vas 8s-- as Il = round shot hc
bowed him from his seat. Ia an instant
however. he was upon his feet. tryir =
clutch the l--s7 which dau-I1d n his Lo-
Sc heels, but missing his Iold the an
maj made jae bestuse oi the opportuuitr.
and fled away with all tie hectuess i
possessed.
B.aeA Wolf now d;smouuted. and CIR
ing his horse and lance 70 Fire Fly. VII.
rode forward 20 receive them, strobe t.
wards the RawHec chief armed only wit.
the knife ADD tamahawk
The appearance Of both as ther advaa.
ccd towards each other. was most appas-
ling. From head to heel they presented
one ta.cS ua~s of blood from tie nu,ner
Gus wounds which they had received. bu-
rs II ioscas.b.e TO pain or Gintuess each
appeared as AFT IS game cocks TO re1o=
the ield
They now went to work hand TO hand
hacking az each other with their 6 ia
hawks w.,a deadly fury. and iudictiae
now and then most terrible cuts As the
battle progressed, their shields became
chopped in pieces, and hung in strips from
tie surface while the blows were shower
ed upon taeu as thick as hail
With that advantage, however. which
big man possesses IN a personal cncouu-
ter with a smaller one, provided his c0ur-
are he not.inferior the odds now became
painfully evident in favor Of Black Wolf
Up to the point of the Pawnee being harl-
ed from his horse. the chances Of the on
counter appeared to be nearly balanced -
bug when its features became changed in
to a stand up fight between man AID man.
hand 30 hand, IN sporting phraseologr. Z
WAS horse II q Lay seed. Towering &
baYe his enemy but 4 little less than 4
foot. the Osage drew his tomahawk down
with terrible force from his superior reach
Of arm often keeping his antagonist COM
pleteiy on he defensive and returning two
blows for ore.
Nothing daantcd, however, the Pawnee
maintained the unequal contest with >
spirit which was only t. be extinguished
with his life Although his arm grew mo
mentariiy weaker aud he staggered and
reeled before his enemy's fierce onslaught.
yet he made as good 4 requital as lay IN
waning powers. and faced his foe as he
bravcst Of the brave only could DO. But
ike an expiring lion he was TO be conquer
ca bat with bis death. and when aupar-
emily on the point OF falling before the re
pcated strokes Of his enemy. he suddenly
spraug forward and clinging to Black
" oil shield, endeayored to make thrust
with lis drawn kuitc under it. The wary
Usage. however. was too much upon his
guard - be taken by surprise, and shak-
!n- Tie Hdwnce 0ti. az he would n snake. he
caught al@ by the throat IN his iron grasp,
aud holding him az arms length. drove
hIs long Spanish blade info tire lower part
ct his belly and ripped him 10 the chest.
a long. Wild shout Of cxuitation burst
from the lips Of our party as they wit
messed tbs decisive act ON the part Of
Black " of who sjuo5 over the dead body
Of the fallen foe with his head proudly
erected and tHrEgd towards the bcdy Of
she PaWUees. who were silent spectators
% .Leir dsfea.. G.r q few seconds the Os-
age maintained bis attitude. without the
pcrcapt.tla motion of muscle. and then
staoHng Le took the dead chief 5 scalp
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remained % complete the measure Of his
triumph.
y tavucc brave now came forward lea
ding the p.abald horse. which bad either
beau e-a., ID by the ]as-o, or stopped upon
reaching .he main body. of.his own free