The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-17
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TIPTON. .IOWA---SATURDAl, JUNE IL. 1871.

bottotn of a canoe and slung into the wa tn
ter, the Americans upon the banks set up III
shouts long and loud, as some slight re- HI
vengs for the tragedy OF Fort Mnns.- II
| The Indian canoe presented sight unu- Is
sually revolving several inches deep IN p
savage blooi-thickened with cIods oil 2
brains and punches oil hair, &c.
. A few days previous to the canoe hght,
fGen. Dale was engaged in another hand e
Iin-hand reucountre. hardly less exciting. u
There Is so much OF the spirit oil wlId 4
adventure aud romance connected with
1.-THE incident we are surprised that ii mas
mot ere this been made the basis OF one
, lof our thrilling border tales. When the
; IIndian hostlities first began To assume
Ithreatnng attitude, iii consequence OF the
IGalphintun treaty, a white woman was
, seized by party Indians and carried IN
, to captivity. All attempts towards re-
Icap,urinr her seemed trultless; indeed,
4 $50 many similar cases occurred, that they
fa,led to excite that interest we should !
! naturally expect. Dale, however, hav-
:. ling gained some information as 10 her
; whereabouts, determined and with hun
uptnfHlifldIibil WIS ihA hflt''iN' ""''
= its accomplishment to rescue her set
lung out alone, his experience IN trailing
soon brought hun upon the heals OF 'he
l. savaees. Finding himself near them,
- with his characteristic eooiness he stop
r ned at a spring TO drink and refresh hum
Is self previous to beginning his work. -
OF While STOPPING to drink. two OF the par.
y, Inv who were nearer than he thought,
re soraug upon him. Withou, attempting
~ to rise, he drew his hunting kn'ie, anu
nc with an under stroke, killed one OF his
ne assalants; then rising suddenly, ne
40 threw the other from him, and ere ne oon'G
Sc regain his feet dispatched him. Thus
a' much accomplished, he took the trail oil
IL. the other-ioilowed them many miles -
lei came upon them IN sleep-kniled three
.e lot them--cul the thongs OF the capuve
u woman. and was about to commence MS
81 triumphant march homcwafd, wAeh an
eh other warrior, whose position behind
Z" loo had screened hm IRON view, sprans
10, Iupoa him. Weak from the loss o. b'oai
ti'i III, and in the graspot the savage. Dale WouI'
"' nov hare fallen into the hands OF toe
whom he had ever conquered, had no
the liberated NbIiii suat'fiSb VI "a 'N''''
-" hawk aud spIit the ladtan skull.
NY mutual delIverrrs, having exchanged con
eau r.atulations ulou their fortunate escape
were soon ~ the midst OF their reIoicin
io' friends General Dale, in after life, otte
'a'- said he had given up all hope ol HE !
an this Instance, and could hardly heleN
7''" that the weak elnaclated tema'r, whoi
'"s, capl.ve thongs he had JUS, cut, could
anu his deliverer.
aa,, W The hographer Of Gen. Dale, Jol
@ .",s F. Claiborne, of Mississippi, cites Il
y above incident, and vonches Tor It's tfut
dis. The tales of Knight Effantry eou
ha;n hardly equal ii III romano" and Wllane
s,re of adventure; and 40 Bots de dlbes'
,still the middle age, in "panoply complete
,y,s could boast greater trlnmphs oil his ian
To than Gen. Dale of his hunting knife.
If After the treaty Of peace with the
4 his dIans. Gen. Dale settled IN Landerd;
oit- county, in the northern part ol Aiaeii'
nalv where his log cabin was the seat oi
,,J..d Extensive and generous hospitality.
1886 he was elected 10 the LegisIatu
.a ofIin which he served with his character
. tho tic openncss OF character An inter
sn,;,h ting aneedote is related By Claiborne
nnled his biographical memoir. We give Il
now. the authors own language.
were "Some time ago, Gen. Dale was !
{ one In Mobile, as eniorser upon note.
throat debt vas IN the hands oil Il stranger.
g his eompanled by an officer, lie sought
DOT in creditor and found him III the sa!oo
with a cnlIum's far famed hotel. SIT, SAID
in one General, i have no money 10 pay
r him, debt. The principal has property
fes tne hin pay it, or let them go home AMI
er be- i, orn. The Shyloek hesltated.
@ had we'll said the veteran, IN tones that
Dale's through the apartment, very well, 81
al the /; ooI, 4, nv s,nrs. | Will march 10
atched down music street, and all Mobile
anal- witness the treatment OF an old sold
ls.d IN These simple words fell like eleetr
fought upon that high-toned people. In ma
mt and hour dozen oi the brightest nam
blows the city were upon the bond, aud y
!. such morning the debt was paid, and I
begin. discharge handed to. the General.
David G.u, Dale died IN 1871, al his
rats to. dence, with the tortltude Of an Oh
ot the der aud the resignation oi a cnfts'
vercd a Ne know not better hoN ID close tn
meet II, ticle than BY quoting from the Wei
|Ae r. Ten biography, Anch We have al
tfnc,oa used
1e veto .In many respects, physical ana
nd Aus M. he resenlbled MS antagonists
ID brain woods. lie had the square lofehea
n "a, two nlpt cheek bones. the eonpfesse
whole oi and, IA fact. the physiognomy oi
pes We're diaa. relieved, however, BY fine,
heers ot olen, Saxon eye. Lake the red
TOO, his Zoo, fell lightly upon the g
lied two, aud turned nelthef TO the flsa u
Having He WAS haoituaily lachufi1, h'o a.
II, these he spoke slowly and IN low ,' tone
cast them ,eldo n laughed. observed oi IN
ALBANIA : often noted as peculiar 70 border
II grave Ihigh attributes, 1t entertained the
rom tie IS; attachments !oI the Indians {