Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-10-20

Suob lutSe tncy ndu nOt, Out lne DThVe
never despair With this impending fate
resting upon them, they continued calm and
calculating, and as unwearied as the strong.
est desire Of life and the resistance of nu-
merous foe could produce. Soon M'Clel.
and saw a tall and swarthy figure prepar-
ing to spring from covert so near to the
fatal rock that bound or two could reach
il and all hope of life was then gone He
felt that all depended on one single advan-
tageous shot; and although but an inch or
two of the warriors body was exposed, and
that at the distance Of eighty or a hundred
yards, he resolved to risk al! coolly raising
the rifle to his face, and shading the sight
with his hand. he drew bead so sure that
he felt conscious it would do the deed
He touched the trigger with his finger, the
hammer came down but in place Of strik-
ing fire, 1t broke bis flint into many pieces,
and altough he felt that the Indian must
reach the rock before he could adjust an
other flint, he proceeded to the task with
the utmost composure.
Casting his eye toward the fearful point,
suddenly he saw The warrior stretching ev-
cry muscle for the leap; and with the agl-
ity of the panther he made The spring, but
instead of reaching the rock he gave
most bideous yell, and his dark body fell
and rolled down the steep into the valley
below. He had evidently received death
wound from some unknown band. A hun
dred voices re-echoed from below the terri
BILE shout. 1t was evident that they
had lost favorite warrior, as we'll as
being disappointed, for time, Of the most
important movement. A few minutes
proved thatthe advantage gained would be
Of short duration, for already the spies
caught glimpse of a tall swarthy warrior,
cautiously advancing TO the covert SO re-
Gently occupied by bis fellow companion
Now, too, the attack was renewed in front
with increased fury, so as to require the
incessant fire of both spies to prevent the
Indians from gaining the eminence, and in
a short time M'Cleland saw warrior max
ing preparations to leap TO the fatal rock
The leap was made, and the Indian turned
s somerset, his corpse rolled down the bill
toward his former companion. Again an
unknown agent had interposed in their be-
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the sun was disappearing behind the wes-
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