Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-06-09
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L II carry your terms up to the fort, and
do the best l can; and I'll speak good
word to Miss Ballard, for she's beauty,
captain, without varnish or whitewash'
i shall depend on you, Logston knew
you was my man, if l could only see you
face to face; and really, it seems as though
Providence brought US together
1t does So returned Joel Ireckon I'll
ride down to Harrodsburg first, come to
think it over he added
/ wouldn't advise you to do that The
woods amt quite safe III that direction, at
this time
I'm good for any number on EN-
There's a Frenchman up to the fort,
believe remarked Girty, carelessly.
Yes, there Is, and | reckon lie amt fur
from the kingdom, replied Logston, with
q knowing wink.
Has he talked with you about
Time and agin.'
Is he sick, or anythingP
Yes; he's got heavy tech of the fever
and egger'
All right said Girty, a great weight
evidently removed from his mind
Hold here-jest another word about
Eliza Ballard, said Joel, leaning towards
Girty, aud making a gesture for him to
present his ear,
There's the place / hear with said Cir
ty, thrusting his heard towards JOEL
Fire away
Take that, you sneakin' renegade !"
cried Logston, planting a stunning blow
exactly into Girtv's "hearing-placen that
fairly lifted him from the ground, and
Z landed him headforemost in heap Of
/ brushwood beside the path. where he lag
motiouless, with his heels in the air.
Joel cooked his rife and pointed it at
/ him, but dropped the muzzle, saying
/ 1t won't do the report would prehaps
stir up million Of redskins. Lay there,
you Internal good fornothin', while [ give
you my blessin' = be added looking con-
/ temptuously at the mohonless figure Of
! Girty. You amt nobody to speak on
you're a vile critter you're a despisable
turncOat; 1 don't know nOthin' bad enough
to cal you. If had knife, I'd scalp
We, hang me, if l wouldn't, so your own
mother wouldn't know you Talk about
Eliza Ballard, will ye Give me two
thousand acres of land O you snipe
you mud turtle you unmerciful coward
I you doubledistilled villain That's my
5lessin'. Come away, Vesuvius don't
touch the dirty crltter-a dog is known
/ by the company he keeps
And having concluded his blessing
and his wellmeant advice to Yesuvius,
/ Logston put spurs to his horse and left
the spot, while Girty remained In the unr
euyiable position we have described.
The woodsman galIoped briskly towards
/ Harrodsburg, his Indignation mounting
higher at every step. Several times be
was on the point Of turning back to des-
patch the worthless object who had dared
/ to aspire TO the hand Of Eliza Ballard,
young and comely maiden, upon whom his
own affections had been placed for long
( period But second thought (which adage
! says Is always the best) displayed the im-
/ prudence Of such a procedure
/ To think muttered JOEL that such a
scamp should try to entrap such lovely
/ girl as Eliza 1t makes me feel ugly all
over [ was fool that | didn't make a
/ final end of the boasting blackguard'
| The last period of LogstOn's soliloquy
was scarcely uttered, when the crack of a
rife saluted his ears His horse stagger-
ed few PAGES aud fell. severely wounded.
Before Joel could disengage himself from
the saddle, ride-ball whistled through
his huntiug-shirt grazing the skin, produc-
ing plentiful effusion Of blood. The har-
dy forester, Injured to scenes of danger,
was on his feet IN an instant firm and self
possessed. casting keen and rapid glances
around him to discover his foes The
smoke from their rifles was curling grace
fully upwards, but they were invisible,
having hidden themselves behind trees
The quick and searching eyes Of Joel were
not long at fault In re loading his gun,
one of his enemies exposed a portion of his
body. Logston fired. and the savage cried
out and fell Another Indian immediate
ly rushed from bis hiding-place with loud
yell and uplifted tomahawi1 The wood
man clubbed his rife. his assailant imme-
diately stopped, aud hurled the weapon in
his hand with such precision that it would
have proved fatal to him, had he not With
cat-like agility sprang aside, thus avoid
ing it.
Logston now rushed upon him, thinking
to despatch him by well-aimed blow with
his dubbed rife but the wary savage an
ticlpating his intentions, in every instance
managed to elude his furious blows. The
conflict went on in this manner for con-
siderable time, with no advantage on the
part Of Joel. Finding that this kind of
warfare was of no avail, and that be was
wasting his strength in vain, be threw
way his rife aud closed with his adversary
in a hand -to-hand struggle, which was TO
cease only with the life Of one or both.
Logston grasped the athletic savage in
his sincwy arms and dashed him to the
earth, but found it quite out Of the ques-
ton to hold him there for ne was nearly
nude, and his skin was 50 unctuous that
he could easily slip from his opponent
As neither was armed, the struggle was
long and desperate, Joel continuing to
throw his antagonist to the ground, and
be contriving. as Often, TO slide from bis
grasp; thus they exhausted their strength
without giving or receiving any fatal inju-
ries
The forester, perceiving that his museu-
lar novrers we're ranidlv falling adopted a