True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-04-09
The Camp-fres Of the Red Men /;
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A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

For proper understanding Of the sub.
JOIN, d exrrarls from new American nov
eI. entitled as above. just published by J.
e. Derby, il is only necessary 10 State
that a party of Spaniards. shipwrecked
upon our cnaSi, are endeavnring To make
lheir way 10 Canada through The wilder.
ness, then under lhe sway of the power
full Indian conlrderacy known as the Six
Nations, and after reaching the country
bordering The Delaware and Susqnehan-
ma rivers are forced 10 suspend their jour
ney, and rudrly fnrifv their camp. in
consequence of unmislakeahIe evidences
of hostility on the part "f The savages.-
This beItagurred party is under the
guidance of Michael johnson, a veteran
b rkwoodsman, the greater portion of
whose life has hten passed among The
ied-men and it is while he and Others
ave out upon a foraging expedition that
,hey witness the following
BEAR AND PANTHER FIGHT.
The Iiule party proceeded some dis
lance in silence, which was at length in
,erruplpd by sudden sIait, and an eX.
clamainn Of the single word "Whew =
from the veteran. With a gesture he fas-
'ened his companions in their racks. aud
slightly opening his mouth, placed his
hand 10 h,s ear, in an attitude Of deep at.
lenlioh. In moment the low, deep grnwl
which had caught his ear become audible
to The others.
1T is b ar. said he, in tone hard,
above whisper. But never heard one
make that d0l,ful noise at the sight az
smell Of man. No. No; she's ; alrait
of something besides us, boy s-ha 5 >a
rim. WHEN -
A moaning shriek from an pposile hill
cut short The sentence. 1t WAS p ain.
tive sound. nor heavy. hut long and shrill
like the cry Of human distress. The
Spanards shrunk hack IN terror. ln.
son cody examined his Irimirg, and d.
rccriug The men 10 deposit lh ir burdens
on Il e grntlnd, cauiimslv led the way I,
a point that vp,nrk, d the uneven sur
cv of a narrow, but long and deep val
lev, lhnly covered with trees. Hard,
had they become stationary, screening
themselves from 0b>ervai ion by bod,
nf hlck undrlhrush, when hc quick e,t
of The old huttcr caught view Of the All
imal he had so ul,hesrlaIingl y pronoun
rpd a bear. Il was irdprd she bear, u
The large 81 dimensions making her wa,
with much haste up the valley. and fol
lowed BY "A quarter gown cub with al
the speed it could compass. As she ad
vanred she frequeu ly out an her offspring
when, Stacking her pace for the lillle all
Inlal to come up, she cast wis'Iul lnok'
behind. and sen, forth a Nv, harsh gr0wl
as il seemed. half in fear aud halt in def
anc". But nnw startling cry, loude
and fercer and nrart than the Other. ran
! through The valley. l. hid its # ct o
the hear. She stopped suddenly, a
though convinced that there was 10 Ion
ger safely III fight. and stood for a mc
meni rubbing her muse alfyclionalel
against her cub. But another uf ihos
feal full shieks started her again /: she pr,
ceedk,d few PAGES and raised herse
/ against the trunk Oi tree, as though I,
ascend, when, looking back al her ynuR
one, she tore the bark with her claw.
| and again started on. Her course. mean
. while, had been bringing her much neal
! er the sro, where the hunters lay COL
cealed, WHEN Hugh o Brady, eager sine
! The compliments u his sunnery to exhil
il his skill brought his muskel TO hi