The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-01-07

WIFI u. FOt Nnlie was 0uSy sKlnnin,l
the hind Quarters of the buck, and stow
ing away the kidney fat IN my hunting
shirt, heard noise like the breaking Of
brush under moccasin up the bottom
My dog heard il and started up 10 recon,
noitTe, and lost no time in reloding my
rife. had hardly go, my pfiming out
before my dog raised howl and broke
through the brush towards me, with his
liail down, as he was no. used to doing,
unless there were wolves, pan,helS, OF
Injins about. l
II picked up my knife, and took up
my line Of march in skulking trot up
ftBe river. The frequent gullles on the
lower bank, made il tedious travelling
there, no ! scrabbled mp TO the upper
bank. One peep below discovered to
me three as big and stamping rascals,
as you ever clapt yonr eyes on! Yes,
there they came, not above six hundred
Yards in my rear. Shouting and yelling
like hounds, and coming after me like
all possessed"
"Well," said an old Woodsman setting
at the table, "you took t,ee, of course 7"
Ibid II No by. gentlemen! |
took no tree just then, hu, took 10 my
heels, and il was just as much aS my old
dog could do to keep up with me. ran
until the whoops of the redskins grew
amer and fainter behind me, and clean
out of wind, | ventured TO look behind
me, and there came one single red whelp,
putting und blowing, not three hundred
yards in my rear. He had got on to
piece OF bottom where the trees we're
small and searce-nOw, thinks !, old fel-
low, I'll have you, So | tro,ted off at
pace sufficient to let my fellow gain on
me, and when he got just about near
enough, | wheeled and fired, and down |
brougtl him. as dead as door nail, a,
hthdred and twenty yardsm
"Then you scalped him Immediately"
said The backwoodsman.
every clear Of it, gentlemen; for by the
time got my rife loaded, here came the
other two red skins shouting aud
hopping close on me, and away !
broke again like a quarter horse. |
was how about Eve miles from the settle
ment, and it was getting towards sunset;
| ran ,ill my wind began to grow pretty
short, when took look back, and there
they came; one abon, two hundred yards
ahead Of The other, SO acted possum
again, until the foremost anjun gal pretty
we'll up, and wheeled and fred a. the
very moment be was drawing bead on
me; he fell head over stomach into the
dirt, and up came the last one"
$50 you lail for him, and" gasped
several.
"No continued the smemher' didn't
lay for him; hadn't time 10 load, SO |
layed legs TO ground and started again
| heard every bouud he made after me.
| ran and ran, till tho fire few out Of nv
eyes, and the old dogs tongue hung out
Of his mouth quarter ofa yard long.
"Phe.e ew!" wlistlcd somebody.
"Faci, by gentlemen, well, what |
was 10 do / didn't know-rifle empty, no
big tree about, and a numbering red III
dian about three hundred yards in my
rear; and what was wolse, jus. then oc-
Cured 10 me that | was not great way
from big creek now called Mill Creek,
and there | should he pinned at last.
"Just at this jnncture struck my toe
against root, and down .umblcd, and
my old dog over me.
Before could scrabble up"
"The Indian Grsd" gasped the old
wuodsman.
He did, gentlemen, and | 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 of again, quite f,eshened by the
fall! I heard the red skin close behind
me comm G booming on, and every mo-
ment expected TO have his tomahawk
dashed into my head or shoulders.
"Some,hiug kind Of cool began TO
trickle down my legs into my boots"
"Blood eh? The shot the varment
gin you,' said the old woodsman, in a
great state Of excitement.
~ thought so,n said the Senator, shut
what do you think it was!"
Not being blood, we were all troubled
what the blazes il could be. When Riley
observed
~ suppose you had"
"Meiled the deer fat which had stuck
in the breast OF my hunting shirt, aid
the grease was running down my legs
until my feet got 70 greasy that my heavy
boo,s few off, and one hitting tho dog,
nearly knocked his brains out"
We all grinnej, which the member
noticing, observed
al hope, gentlemen, 20 man here will
presume TO ihink Pm exhggefa,ing?
"Oh certainly not? Go on, Nit"
we all chime3 in.
swell, the ground under my feet was
soft, and being relieved Of my heavy
boots, | put off with double quick time,
and seeing the creek about half mile
of, | ven,ured TO look over my shoulder
10 see what kind Of chance there was
10 hold up and load. The red skin was