Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-23
THE SETTLER AND HIS SERVANT.
4 FAln on wnsTnaN vIRaINIA.
by EMERSON BENNETT.
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Hastily staggering to the nearest tree, Mr..
Parker now set his back against IT, and drew
his rife, for the foremost and stood as il
were at bay. Perceiying this, and knowing
too we'll the certainty of the white mans
aim-and also feeling themselves secure of
the prize, and therefore not caring to throw
away O single life-the Indians Immediately
took shelter behind different trees and began
to reload their pieces
To remain where he was Mr.. Parker saw
now would be certain death in few mo.
mentB, wounded as he was, and continually
growing weaker from loss Of blood, it was
vain to think of fight; and yet, with death
staring him in the face, and an almost mad
dening desire, for self preservation, equal
ly for his familys sake as his own, he felt
that something ought to be tried for his sal.
walton, though ever so helpless the attempt
Looking quickly and searchingly about he
perceived about ten PAGES distant an i'm
mense thicket and believing If he could
reach that his chances of life would be in
creased-ns the savages could not make
their aim sure without actually entering
he gathered all his strength and neryo for
the effort, and ran forward to the spot, fall.
ing in the midst of the bushes lust in time to
escape two balls of the enemy, which at the
same moment whizzed over his head. See.
ing him fall and supposing their last shots
had proved fatal the two sayages who had
Just fired, uttering yells Of triumph, darted
out from behind the trees, and aourishing
their scalping knives, bounded forwarded to
the thicket; but ere they reached it, MIR
Parker, who had succeeded in getting upon
his knees, and his rifle to bear upon the fore
most, pulled the trigger.
There was fash, crack and q yell at
the same moment, springing some three feet
clear of the earth, the Indian fell back dead,
at the very feet of his companion, who sud-
denly stopped, uttered howl Of dismay, and
seeming undetermined whether to advance
or retreat
That momentary hesitation proved fatal
60 him also; for the negro who had been all
this time feigning' DEATH but was really un-
harmed, now thinking there might be pos
sibility of escape clutched one of his own
axes nervously, made two sudden bounds
forward, the distance being about ten feet,
and before the astonished warrior had time
TO put himself on his guard, brought the
glittering blade down like lightning, cleav.
ing the savage through skull and brain, and
laying him CHASTITY and bleeding corpse
beside the other.
ed Tom with an expression of demoniac
ferceness, take dat are an don say muffin
more bout shoetin down white gemmen
Tho words wero hardly uttered, when
crack went the rifle Of the other two savages
one grazing the left cheek Of the negro and
the other causing the right ear to tiDgle.
Great golly I cried Tom, 'dar dat was
most near being the finishing OBJ dis child
bat as You isn't got no more loads in you,
you old sarminters, he added shaking his
fist in the direction of the savages, 'spos n
you doesn't shoot any moro afore US gemmen
does
Then seising the guns Of the two slain war
riors, rushed into the thicket, where Mr..
Parker lay concealed, excaiming--
Mars Jonas, hope you isn't dead yet but
two OBJ de lnjuns are, and here | is wild dar
two guns. dat only wants suliin in EN- to
blow de oder two to de debil
'Ah Tom, groaned Mr.. Parker, as he lay
on the ground making every effort to raise
his rife which his failing powers would per.
init. Thank God you have escaped / fear,
ed that you had been killed at the first fire.
Not zactly dat time, Mars Jonas; but dis
niger was dreadfully skeered, dats de trufe,
and seein you drap fought I'd just make EN-
believe Is dead too, and would never know
muffin more during dis life. But when
seed you get awey and shoot dat rascal dar,
and de oder stop so 'stonished to look at him
| concluded I'd quit playing dc possum, and
git up an do suf6n. an L did it-dats trufe.
AN Mars Jonas, he pursued bending down
by his side and speaking in a very sympa-
thetic tone, you is hurt bad-very bad
know you Island l's berry sorry but you
know said dar wal lDjun eyes in the bush.
es.
'You did, Tom, and had | then hurried d
Immediately homeward it is possible might
have escaped though it is equally probable
that the Indians were on the watch to take
us at advantage, in which case the result
might have been no better than it is Oh |
that was at home with my family for they
must have heard the fring here and be ter
ribly alarmed, or If not they may have been
eG their guard successfully attacked by an
other party, for it is more than likely that
gthese few have not ventured here by them
sIelves. 'Ah God forbid 7 he calculated
the next moment fairly starting to his knees,
that they should have been attacked and
murdered first But no, for then | think
We should have heard their cries, and then
ls;s savages would have wrapped the house
In flames | must go home, Tom-oh must
get home bat how2 how2
Why, Mars Jonas of you'll Jest lei die
Niger tote you on his back he'll fetch you
there
But what of the other Indicns, Tom ?
have they died or MOI
Doesn't know-but guess dey ami ak.
ed one OF dem to stop-as he did-but guess
the oders didn't want to-
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