Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-20

CTS showed me the two Crows urlng their horses down the steep slope at their very best speed, while by the way they had slung their rifles across their shoulders without re-loading them. ] knew they had judged that my companiOh must have fallen from wound received on the other side of the ridge. and as they considered me sure game. they did not deem it worth while to lose any of the distance between us. by reigning in their horses to reload their rifies.. ss.s
 Thirty seconds might have passed after the two shots were fired. and had almost gained level ground,whe I heard an almost unearthly whoop which I knew in moment to come from the old hunter. and turning in my saddle, I saw the two, Indians.Who had fired at me stop stock still. and were loading their rifles at the greatest possible hurry -while some hundred and fifty yards further up the hill, stood old Judah, just in the act of taking aim at the third savage, who had raised the liLge and came sweeping down the trail with his rifle leveled at tho hunter.
 At the instant I was looking at the flash | of my companion rife. the old frontiers man let fall the muzzle of his rife. and d breath later dropping it entirely, lie l drew himself up to his full heighth, and turning towards the single Grow. he uttered peculiar taunting whoop of defiance, which drew forth yell,of rage from the savage who came driving on at a furious speed. still covering the hunter with the nIozsle of his rife. hss s.s
 He was scarcely thirty yards from the old hunter. when, without checking the speed of his horse in the least. he tired. But the bullet whistled harm- lessly by over the prostrate form of'.the wary old hunter. who. quick as thought. dropped to the earth at the flash of the Indians rifle. A M
 This tremendous whoop of tlie hunter had started the two Crows beneath him. and with their loaded rifles they sat ibere apparently bewildered and half supplied at the sudden appearance of old Judo now in the rear, while single warrior came laundering along down the hillside this horse unmanageable, his rife un- loaded. and himself. accustomed 10 rough riding. scarcely able to maintain his seat in his wild, plunging course down that rugged steep. ..-----
 q Almost before one could have counted } ten. the horse bad borne his rider to the spot where the hunter now no longer prostrate. bat standing in the path. grasping in his right hand a fragment of rock. that giant might have failed to yield. while his left was ouistretched; as if to--the next breath revealed his whole intention, for as the horse came dash ing On, the veteran hunter erasped him by the nostiils with such powerful grip, that in an instant the frightened mustang was flung quiyering upon his launches, while the Crow was flung violently to the earth, which he hardly touched when down came the ponderous rock upon his naked head. nangling and crushing bis face and skull out of tbe very shape of humanity. Scarcely had tho rock left his hand, whsA old Judah. snatched his fife from the ground, leaped upon the ] back of the Indians horse and with an- ] other uneartbly whoop dashed right on. } down the steep pathway towards the two , remaining Crows, who. as if panic strick. en at the death of their comrade. and the strange stratagem of tue old hunter, tnrn- ed and fled for life, while the cause of their terror came yelling and Whooping on in swift pursuit. , Is " as
 When the Grows passed me they were so near and wholly defenceless that I could easily have brought down either or both of their horses with the butt of my crippled rife. But was so absorded by tue interest of the singular race that | scarcely noticed the. fugiliyes, permitting them to pass by unmolested. aa
 As old Jude drew up with me, [ observ- ed that he was guiding his horse from side io side as be dashed along the trail hOld- | ing the hide reins within his teeth, while he every few sec0nds poised his rife an in- slani and then lowered the mUzxle again, unlll c0nprehended that his intention was tO get them in range s0 as to cover them both with hisriae. ae N
 He had passed me some thirty yards and the Cr0ws were some fifty more in advance of him, when sudden turn in the irail brought them in . line, and in less thsa three seconds the bullet in old Jude's rife sped 0n it's mission of deaih.s ats sssis e | Striking the nearest Indian in the back 0f the neck, al ihe junction swish the spine, ii passed out thro0gh his throat, and hit the osheV who must have turned his head an ihe instant. and the bullet hit him inihe right eye. which tore is from itssockeis and then buried itself in his brain.
 Thirty minutes later we were securing way acr0ss the prairie to@ards the sieam- CT, with three extra horses. the same nuua- .. her of rifles, and several other articles of Crow property, which was Of amall value ] except as trophies Oi victory.
 On the following day we picked ID tho remainder 0r eur party, and n leas than aa hour theEeallers VIC went of Qn analhss