Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-20

Inches of either side of my head, told me beyond
all question, that my Indian friends-two of them
certainly, were determined to keep up leaden
correspondence with me at least. . .,..-..-..
A single quick glance over my shoulder, show
ed me the two Crows urging their horses down the
deep slope at their very best speed, while, by the
way, they had slung their rifles across their shoul
ders, without reloadng them I knew that they
judged my companion must have fallen from a
wound received on the other side of the ridge, and
as they considered me sure game, they did not
deem it worth while to lose any of the distance
betweenus, by reigning in their horses to reload
their rifles. o,...s . ...... -.....-.
Thirty seconds might have passed after the two
shots were fired, and I had almost gained level
ground, when I heard a most unearthly whoop,
which knew in a few moments to come from
the old hunter, and turning in my saddle, I saw
the two Indians stopped stock still, and were load
ing their. rifles in the greatest possible hurry;
while some hundred and fifty, yards farther up the
hill stood old Judah, just in the act of taking aim
at the third savage, who had raised the ridge and
came sweeping down the trail with his rifle level
ed,on the hunter.
At the instant was looking for the flash of my
the muzzle of his rifle, and breath later dropped
it entirely, he drew himself up to his full height,
and turning towards the single Crow, he uttered
a peculiar taunting whoop of defiance which drew
forth yell ofrage from the savage who came
driving at a furious speed, still covering the
hunter with the muzzle of his rifle.
He was scarcely thirty yards from the old hun
ter when without checking the speed of his horse
in the least, he fired. But his bullet whistled
harmlessly by, over the PROSTATE form of the
wary old hunter, who quick thought dropped
to the earth at the flash of the Indians rifle.
The tremendous whoop of the hunter had start
ed the two Crows beneath him, and with their
half loaded rifles they sat there apparently be-
wildered and half stupified by the sudden appear
ance of old Jude now in the rear; while the single
warrior came laundering along down the hill side,
his horse grown unmanageable, his rifle unloaded,
and himself accustomed as he was to rough riding,
scarcely able to maintain his seat in his wild,
plunging course down that rugged steep.
| Almost before one could have counted ten, the
horse had borne his savage rider to the spot where
the hunter now no longer PROSTATE. but standing
| in the path, graspng in his hand fragment of
rock that giant might have failed to wield,while
his left was outstretched, if to-the next breath
revealed his whole intention; for as the horse
came dashing on, the veteran hunter grasped him
by the nostris with such powerful grip that in an
instant the frightful mustang was flung quivering
back upon his launches, while the Crow was flung
violently to the earth, which he had barely touch
ed when down came the ponderous rock upon his
naked head, mangling and crushing his face and
eb ofh itu
ly had the rock left his hand, when old Jude
snatched his rifle from the ground, leaped upon
the back of the Indians horse, and with another
uhearthly whoop, dashed right on down the steep
pathway towards the two remaining Crows, who
as if panic stricken at the death of their comrade
and the strange stratagem of the old hunter turn
ed and fed for life, while the of their ter
ror came yelling and whooping on in swift pur-
suit. g. .a -..
When the Crows passed me, they were so near
and wholly defenceless, that could easily have
brought either or both from their horses with the
butt of my crippled rifle. But was absorbed by
interest the of the singular race that I scarcely
noticed the fugitives, permitting them to pass by
unmolested. 81. --.atr r-..-. -. .r
AS old Jude drew up with me, observed that
dashed on along the trail, holding the hide reins
in his teeth, while he every few seconds poised
his rifle an instant, and then lowered the muzzle
again, until comprehended that his intention
was to get them in range so he could cover them
both with his rifle. ~- r.s - ss
), He had passed me some thirty yards and the
Crows were some fifty more in advance of him
when sudden turn in the trail brought them ir
line, and in less than three seconds the bulle
from. old Jude's rifle had sped on its nilsson O.
, death. 5-.-t.r.ss -.--.-.s ~ r. ..
5 Striking the nearest Indian in the back of the
2 through his throat and hit the other-who mus
have turned his head Oh the instant as the bulle
e hit him in the right eye, which it tore from it
0 socket, and then buried itself in the brain. -
k Thirty minutes later, we were scourging ava,
cross the prairies towards the steamer with thre
e extra horses the same number of rifles, and sev
t eral articles of Crow property, which was of small
h value except as trophies of victory - .oa'-.
n On the following day we picked up the remain
: der of our party and in less than an hour there
n after, we were off on another buffalo hunt
r. A BLAcKsNAKE IN COTTON MILL.-Th e girl
4 in one of the lower rooms the Lawrence Cor
poration, in Lowell, were some what startled or
Friday, by the appearance of huge black snake
: at one of the windows. He climbed up by mean
of the shrubbery under the window, and, with hea
erect, was viewing the operations of the machine
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