The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-27
An Old Border s.,tlsr.
From story Of cniy border life we taks the

rom story Of caiiy border life we taks the
f5llowiDg:
Kspapoiusry strength and activity. With The mos,
dsiins courrgs, ard thorough sieSge OF life in
Tho woods, won for JossuA FLssnAHr Q high ropu-
tss,on ernora the fret seters Of wevsern vlrginia
asd Ohio. whn the Ohio Company founded il
sestenent st Marietta; In April, ms FLsuAsr wss
employed - scout and . huntrr. Ia this service
no had mo- superior north of the Ohio. A. periods q
The srasc~t oar ger, when tho Indians were known
70 be muon csnscd against the whites no would start
trom the scsiement with no companion but his deg,
and Isnsins within about tventy mites of On Indisn
town, would build HI. cabin and trap and hunt
darire nearly the whole seasou. On ono oecssIou
ehs fookhss contsuppt q Danger almost soA
ths hunsor hin life. Hsvine become tired Of The
dom suons tho woods and hills to shioh he had Il.
ways been ~ sustomed late In the fa of II - he took
hls canoe, rie, trsps, and blaukst with no oas %
garrison Win hi fHmily-i6r hs vac sanS inso :
dangerous neighborhood, and no wss fearful cst his
bsrk might bstray him With daring and intrepid
tanoe Of aresn az t~snty miles, into tho Indisn
country, anidst their bess hunAne grounds for the
bear and The beaver, whore no white man had dared
pursuit, a the hills Of Brush crock were ssid 10
abound In bear, and the smsll seans that fel into
the seota wore we'll suited 10 the haunts Of the
was within twenty avs or thirty miles Of the Indian
town q Chilioothe, but a. they seldom TO far 10
hunt In the winter, he had lisls 10 fear from their
and hunted In this solitary region usmolest ID. Hs
success had tqnAsd his most sAnguns exp Citations,
and the winter passed away no quietly and 40 pleas
sAS sa. q ss..s q S
up re peiry he bad captured Into psokages and %
load BIS canoe with the proceeds Of his winters hunt
few niiles below the tte baik hut In which he hsd
lived. The day bsfore that which hs had aIsd on
Tor bh departure, - be wS rsturninx 90 his camp
lust Of svsnipg FIN HAlr's scute csught the re-
pit OF . ndo In ths direction Of the Iadiaa towns
but ~ 20 rmote distance, thst noae bud bsnh.
woodsmsn could have distnsuizho the sound. This
les he ,lept q,rlstly, but Nss the following morning
before the dawn cooked and ase his ast meal In the
t!e hut, to which he he'd become qul,. ssssoh.d.
trunk q hAlen tre, sssmlains the priminS and
lock OF bis gun; oasutly eating look up ths rvsr
b.If T, he saw sn Indian .o,ly approaching,
carefully lnspeo.ns ths track of his moco.ssns isfi
In tho soft earth ho rvtsrnsd 10 his has the even.
ng bsf%s. LIE in.t.atly s,cted his gun, sssppsd
the sure range Q, hl. sh.t as then asd ana the la
dian fer. kcshing from The eover on his prostrass
foets We. sbons 70 .ppy tho soslp!nF knife; but
seeipe the shining slver breaches and broad bands
Ing tie into the bosom Of La hunting shirt While
busty occupied In securing t!s spsls, the sharp
% Srsss o. nhe and The passage of ball thrcush the
buDetpouoh ct bis nids, oaussl him 10 LOOK up,
when he saw three Indians within hundred yards
OF hun. The, betrg to nuns rous for HIN 70 en-
counter, he .eiEsi BIS ha, and took 70 flight. Tbs
chase was esnttnued for hevorl miles by 40 of this
IndMs, who werethe s.iftsst runnSn. Ho ofssn
stcpptd aud "tretd, hoping 10 set shot aud hi
Or dls.bo one Il them, and then OVERCOME the o.hsr
athis leisure. His pui isuerI also .treed," aad by
hsnkins T. the hight sni left forced him 70 uncover
or stand tho chance Of q EhCt
lie dpally concluded to leAvs the level grounds on
which tho cont IT had boon held, b. the high
hills which 10 hack of the bottoms. His strong mus
en.r limbs h.re save him tho styAntsg - he could
sseend TIE steep hill sldos rs4dy than his pur.
,uerr. IL Indians iesirs they Jud not ovsItAko
him, - last edJrt stopped aud AIed ons oi tho balls
out s.ay th' handle Of his buntir k'e, srksd u 80
vo emily sgsinst nils s.do Il. for ho thought
no was wounded. He Immediately returned tho dr~,
aod With sell Of vexstion thsy ssvo up tho ohass.
FLssnAhT maze circuit smors tho hills, and juss st
dark came on To the river, whsre thu canoe lay
hid. sphngtrg on board, he paddled down stream.
biug greatly fstgued with the .fY rt OF tho day, he
lay down In the oanos, and whan ho woke Ia the
morning the boat wss Just entering the OHIO rivor.
Orosstpg over 10 the Southern shoro, he, In Q ssw
days, pushed his osnoo up 70 Farmers Caste, With
out further adventure, where he showed the Yioh
packages u pstry, - the pro ,ssds Of his winters
hunt, and displayed the brilliant slvsr ornsmsues -
thetrIbiss o his vstory, 30 tho envy and admrssou
of his les vsnturous csmpapi1uA.