The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-11-11
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irOm tnelf companions. WIN lOlueQ
arms and thoughtful faces, as they
watched the shadow Of night stealing
over lake and chapparal.
IAN hour like this casts a spell up
on my spirits said Cameron. Il
love to see the glare of day fade and
give place to the dim, placid twilight
4 have similar feelings, replied
Wilson, but / like night best when
more advanced toward the small
hours, and the moon and stars are
brightly beaming.'
Cameron made no reply. and the
parties remained silent. Wilson was
the first to speak;
That's a heavy rife Of yours he
said, glancing at the weapon upon
which Cameron was leaning. 4 dare
say it has been Of service to you in
its timer
mo money could induce me to part
with it, because have proved its
metal on many occasions. Did ever
tell you Of an adventure had once
near the Red Riverl'
you never did; | should like to
hear it, said Wilson.
Several years ago, resumed Cam
eron, i was hunting near the Cross
Timbers, not far from Red River
The Indians were then troublesome,
and frequently committed depreda-
\ tons on their frontier settlements; but
\ l was fond of hunting and cared but
\ little for them, willing to trust to my
own courage and ingenuity in any
emergency that might occur. car
/ ried this same rife, and was called
II one of the best shots in the country.
\ Many people said the piece was
too heavy for common use, but was
accustomed to it, and it didn't feel
\ burdensome to me; and when fired
/ it it was sure to do the right thing,
for what animal could carry off an
ounce and half of lead, skillfully
sped on its errand?
Having discovered Indian signs one
day, | thought it best to change my
hunting ground; and SO put consid-
erable distance between me and the
spot, and encamped on a wide prairie,
bounded on the east by the Cross
Timbers. Not long after this event,
| was sitting on the bank of a small
stream, resting my weary limbs after
a long and fatiguing hunt, when was
fred upon and slightly wounded.
i Il was fortunate enough to dis
cover the marksman, who proved to
be an Indian, of what tribe do not
now remember. l instantly shot him
dead, and then perceived that he was
not alone; for enc of his brethren was
with him, who made good his escape.
4 Time passed on, and | was undistur-
bed in my amusements for a long
H time.
\ 'One day, not feeling very well, |
returned to my camp sooner than usu-
al. laid down TO sleep, but could
not. | felt uneasy and nervous, and
so arose and went on the priarie. The
grass was not very tall, and the hot
sun of the season had dried it until it
was crispy, and ratified as | walked
/ through it. l Iascended gentle swell
\ and looked around me. The scene
was a grand one. On one hand was
the Cross Timbers dimly seen in the
distance, resembling dense wall of
wood built by human hands; while
in every other direction the prairies
stretched away until lost in the dis
tance. The sun was getting low, and
/ looked like sunset on the sea. As
my eyes wandered from point to point,
they were suddenly fixed upon Q soil
tary fgue several hundred yards dis
tant, at the foot of the long swell or
H roll upon which / was standing.
\ He stood in an open space, and l
\ at first wondered how that could be,