The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

hssailants, then rising suddenly, ne threw
the other from him, and ere he could regain
his feet dispatched him.
Thus much accomplished, he took the
trail of the others-followed them for many
miles-came upon them asleep-knifed three
of them-cut the thongs of the captive wo-
man, and was about to commence his trl-
umphant march homeward, when another
warrior whose position behind log had
screened him from view, sprang upon him..
Weak from the loss of blood, and IN the.
deadly grasp of the savage, Dale would now
have fallen by the hands of foe whom he
had ever conquered, had not the liberated
woman snatched up tomahawk and split
the Indians skull The mutual deliverers,
having exchanged congratulations upon
their fortunate escape, were soon IN the
inidst of their rejoicing friends. Gen. Dale,
lin after life, often said that he had given up
5hll hope of life in this instance, and could
hardly believe that the weak emaciated fe-
inale, whose captive thongs he had just cut,
could be his deliverer.
The biographer of Gen. Dale, John II. +.
claiborne of Mississippi, cites the above in
edent and vouches for it's truth. The tales
bf Knight Errantry could hardly equal it in
tomance and wildness of adventure, and no
Boise de- Gilbert, of the Middle Ages, In
| 4 panoply complete" could boast of greater
driumphs of his lance, than could Gen. Dale
Pf his hunting knife.
After the treaty of peace with the lndi-
bns. Gen. Dale settled in Lauderdale county,
| Tia the northern part of Alabama, where his
| rbg cabin was the seat of an extensive and
! Shnerous hospitality. In 1886 he was cleo
| {I.d to the State legislature, in which he
5erved with his Characteristic openness and
! Independence of character. An interesting
hnecdote of him is related by Mr.. Claiborne
in his biogra phical memoir. We give it in
the authors own language:
"Some time ago Gen. Dale was held in
Mobile, as endorser upon note. The debt
was in the hands of stranger. Accom-
panied by an officer, he sought the creditor
and found him in the saloon of Cullum's far
famed hotel. Sir said the General, | have
no money to pay this debt. The principal
has property, make him pay it, or let me 60
home and work it out The Shylock hesitated.
Very WE'LL said the veteran, in tones that
rang Indignantly through the apartment,
/ Very we'll, sir Look at my scars l will
march down to Jail, down MUSE street, and
all Mobile shall witness the treatment of an an.
soldierr These simple words fell like cleo
tricity upon that high-toned people. In
half an hour dozen of the brightest names,
{ of the city were upon that bond; and before.
morning the debt was paid and full dis
charge handed to the General"
Gen. Dale died in l84l, at his residence.
/" with the fortitude of soldier, and the.
!, resignation of christian
We know not better how to close this ar,
, ticle than by quoting from the well-written
: biography, which we have already used
5 ''In many respects. physical and moral, he
resembled his antagonists of the woods
4 He had the square forehead, the high cheek
: bones, the compressed lips, and in fact the
physiognomy of an Indian, relieved how
ever by fine benevolent Saxon eye Like
the red man of the forest, too, his foot fell
: lightly on the ground, and turned neither to
: the right nor left. He was habitually taci-
: turn; his face grave; he spoke slowly and
in low tones and seldom laughed. observed
+ of him what have often noticed as pecu-
: liar to border men of high attributes-he en-
9 tertained the strongest attachment for the
: Indians-extolled their courage, their love of
a country, and many of their domestic quail
k ties; and have often seen the wretched
g remnant of the Choctaws encamped around
t his plantation, and subsisting on his crops.
e In peace they felt for him the strongest ven
: eration-he had been the friend both Of
I, Tecumseh and Weatherford-and in war the
@ noroo of 6 R;o Sam fell IN the aar IF the