The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11

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dom encountered his equal but never had
he yet felt an embrace like that of Big Foot.
He instantly relaxed his hold of the small
Indian. who sprang to his feet. Big Foo,
ordered him to run for his tomahawk, which
lay within ten steps, and kill The white man
while he held him in his arms Adam, see
ing his danger, struggled manfully to extri-
cate himself from the folds OF the giant, but
! in vain.
The lesser Indian approached with his
uplifted tomahawk, but Adam watched him
closely, and as he was about to strike, gave
him a kick SO sudden and violent as to
knock the tomahawk from his hand, and sent
him staggering back into the water. Big
Foot uttered an exclamation in tone of
deep contempt at the failure of his compan-
ion, and raising his voice to its highest pitch,
thundering out several words in the Indian
tongue, which Adam did not understand,
but supposed it to be direction for a second
attack. .. ..
The lesser Indian now again approached,
carefully stunning Adams heels, and ma
king many motions with his tomahawk, III
order to deceive him as to the point where
the blow would fall. This ,asted several
seconds. until a laundering exclamation
from Big Foot compelled his companion to
strike. Such was Adams dexterity and
vigilance, that he managed to receve the
tomahawk in a glancins direction upon his
left wrist, wounding him deeply, but not dis
abling him. He now made sudden and
desperate effort to free himself from the
arms Of the giant, and succeeded.
Instantly snatching up a rife, for the Iu-
! dian did not venture to use one, for fear OF
shooting his companion, he shot the lesser In
dian thro' the body; but scarcely had he done
so when Big Foot arose, and, placing one
hand upon his collar, and the other upon his
hip, pitched him ten feet into the air, as he
himself would have pitched child. Adam
fell upon his back, at the edge Of the water,
but before his antagonist could spring upon
him. he was again upon his feet, and stung
with rage at the idea of being handled so
easily, he attacked his gigantic foe with a
! fury which for q time compensated for infe-
riority of strength. 1t was now a far first
/ fight between them; for in the hurry Of the
struggle neither had leisure to draT'a knife
! Adams superior activity and'experience
as a pugilist gave him great advantage -
The Indian struck awkward!y. and finding
himself rapidly dropping TO lceward, he
closed with his antagonist, and again hurled
him to the ground. lie quickly rolled into
the river, and The struggle continued with
unabated fury, each attempting to drown
the other The Indian being unused tosuch
violent cxcltioa, and having been much in
jured by the first shocA to his stomach, was
unable to exert the same powers which had
given such decided superiority at FIRST and
Adam scizing him by his sca'p-lock, put his
head under water, and held it there till the
faint struggles Of the Indian induced him to
believe that he was drowned, when he re-
leased his hold, and attempted to draw his
knife.
The Indian had only fvigned, and the mo-
rnent Adam let go his hand, he instantly
regained his feet, and in his turn put his ad-
verss,y under. In the struggle, both were
carrie! into deep water, and each was com
PEELED to relax his hold and swina for bis life
There WAS still one loaded rifle on the shore,
ard each swan hard in order 10 reach il;
but the Indian proved the most expert, and
Adam, seeing that he S oud be too late,
turned and swan into the stream, intending
to dive, and thus trustrate his cnemy's in
tention.
Al this moment. Andrew, having heard
that his brother was alone in struggle with
two Indians, and in great danger ran hasti.
ly to the edge Of the bank above, in order
to assist him. Another white man followed
him closely, and seeing Adam in the river,
covered with blood and swimming rapidly
from shore to shore, mistook HIM for an In
dian and fred upon him. wounding him
dangerously in the shoulder. Adam turned,
and, seeing his brother, called loudly to
him to shoot the big Indian upon the shore.
Andrews gun was empty. Fortunately Big
Foot had seized the gun with which Adam
had shot the lesser Indian, so that both were
on an equality. The contest now was who
should load first. Big Foot poured in his
powder first, but drawing his ramrod in toe
great hurry, threw it into the river, and
while he ran to recover it, Andrew hac
gained an advantage .euH.
Still the Indian was but second too late
for his gun was at his shoulder when An
drew's ball entered his breast. The gur
dropped from his hands, and he fell forwart
upon his face upon the very brink Of tht
river. Andrew was alarmed for his broth
, er, who was scarcely able to swim, threw
down his gun, and rushed into the river t.
assist his brother to the shore, but Adam
more intent upon securing the scalp Of Biz
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