Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-06-15
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j Isw&s eussnz AAls sssnas pasaea wlhas
al aha ewEaa Il an KsslaIam waE ssalkal
slxoueh or land unshsske6, Assa e0nsEa.
nal sonGics maan pae beaasifdl e0aEiAay
2 q changing pAhoEAsaA III blsodshsa -
: rapine, thai The iaaidens ws are ahcal
90 rslaas eeeuaFedl. On ane AZ saaa o..
takn 1EonGsasss in ~ isaEaae1 spasy sk<.a
small saxs, amrsannaad frsegnIassy d
% Few oAhamas heMEima mAxka af kaMkS
} azeskIem, 9oR eA4 sesanoEmEy senssnfsuas
!. / eg ! gswF - eassss a@a gasaaegms who had
chosen this spes IN whieA IL kaw eak 90F
themselves ! isvsfihood. This fogs 0e-
capied arising piece of ground, and eoaa-
maadad eonyeniank view 81 tka Bk1E-
Tonnding forest AMI ~ advartsgsoas
situAeion avineed ID considerable kn0wls
| edga az Inaiaa sesategy and esnniag b
its pFojector. A large sp@ee OF ground
4 asennd sha fort waa alsared, i And svsEy
effect espabls'o Of screening an Indians
body was carefully removed, In order %
4 protect against sudden surprise ard a.
| lack. Tks fora was intended NE q plsaa
q zskagse haxa kAs aesklska snIghk eau
attack waa pramaditated; and al The
Tins ez cor saexys me eahias wsFa de-
serted fOr ths saSs protection u the
foxk:
One autumn morning the stEoag gaze
securing the entrance 20 Che forS was
Opened, &nd . yodng man, aksiTsd N .
l hansIng sAigs saras ouk~ he was AkalIS
mascRIag loeking maay and bis wala-
/ pFop0xsians4 body and elastic more
ments gays evidence DC aakisity and
strcnKth. He carried long riAs under
his ara whish with his PowdsT horn and
bullet poach. comprised his assoalre-
ments.
Tom Savage, or, whaG was more prop
erly his nane, Tom Mason, was oas OF
the aaysmkuEoaA asw sho he'd chsasfuliy
| yielded aR the eogy somears and plansg
| Of civilized communities, and emixrsk cd
10 this wilderness, where all the dangers
and privasions Of baekwoods life wersI
prevailing with stern reality. Hs was
she acknowledged lsadsg ou all dagger
oas excursions, and 90 impetuoas waa
be ia eyeTy bloody snaeanteE thas hIs
companions had called him 9Igm Say-
age, ,h~~a HaHas Indicative Of his ehaEae-
ter, which he bore ever after with no
a. s~F
these spring tQars, bis dog Nsrn aIgssys
GOAT eapss4asd many honorabls sviasn-
aas of hia prowess,
About 9 mils from the fort we haze
described, was small tributary Of the
Mohawk, on the baak 0f which was
shicket or snaEsh whegain desF often re-
sorted to feed, and to this spot the young
hunter directed his steps, hoping 80 find
game OF come description, that would |
vary theiE manotanoas rstiona at he
fort. kssping watehfui ere on every
side, Tom cautiously made his way over
the leaves and dry bFanehsss sREsl reach
ing the bank Of the ssream his mecca
sined feet saak noislssaly ins0 the saft
earth, rendering his prseaution unnsees~
saFy. Ha s00h reached Mpot somman.
ding good view at the deer hsans, ard
seating himself gpoa ghs protgading
roots Of large oak, he commenced OBJ
servations- His weli-tFainsd dog plas
sed himSsH at the young mAa'sfees, and
he. TOO, watched the covert as knowing
ly as his master. The place Tom had
chosen for Watching the thiekst was o.
high pexpendieular baak, she brow Of
which Se@EAed 70 pEoIect oyer shs w@SsEs
and about SIX PAGES back from the edge
was the large oak mentioned.
Toe morning had advanced too far in-
to the glaring day for deer to come from
| their eouoeainent aud the watchers at
the oak began 10 grow impatient when
Nero suddenly pgieked ap hls ears and
arose 10 bis feet. Tom looked aa the
thiekst, and saw ihe sleadsr boaghs wa
wing, as IL By some other agency than
| the wind. Soon this motion became
qRits peroeptibls, and Anally the crook
I'd snklsgs d . buck sseRs plainly gisi-
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Slowly raising from his saat, Tom
leaned his long rife against the gaarisd
trunk Of Che oak, and glaneed along is
polished barrel, while Nero placed him
self in readiness for participation iA
| the struggle. The buck emerged from
/ chs thioket and stopped moment to
reconnoitre. Tom saw his ehanss and
was about 10 discharge has rife, when .
shrilI hias-s-s-s arrested his attention,
and lowering his ride be bent forward
70 catch repetition If any should fol"
I low bus all WAS silent
10 parsons aEaaceuaiatea With tha willy
expedients pFaatieed by the Indian, these
peculiar sounds would convey no appre-
| hcnsion, for it was noe unlike the Whist
/ ling Of the wind through trss-lops, bat
| ga the weary hunter, thsy Wars Of xtexa
import, for they axe signals assd b. war"
riQrs Whsn warning each other Of the
presence Of an enemy. Ten well knew
this, and felt eeFtain hs bad been dis.
covered By ssae sszaggling ~axriaEH---
While standing, considering how he
should aos, be heard the familtaE swaag
of . bow string, and Instantly "a arrow
barred itself i'm the tree absya bis head,
lwhers &c remained qaEsering wtsh the
co1cussien.
II was now high tims 10 act and with
/ Tom Savage, to plsp Tas "a earrY iatp
/ instant execution. Therefore, he shrew
up his arms With sbarling groans and
ssiEing the arrow il his hands fell hear
| lly TO the gFonnds thinking ssRmsagssn
sha aurast zssshod 0f bzinging bis bid
den Zoe from bis covers. Ashad acAxaa-
/ iy touched the earth, whsm ha ross 10 his
knees and held his giGs ID readiness far
| iingean. acsion FOR ks well kmsw his
scalp, the In diansa aSiasnce ok pxowssa,
was . powerfuE in0enEixA " bring hin
froEa the axahAsAA xsN aAs saaAzp4
tEeng sor BE seoa aekaeted - swMskhy
features AZ his sneaay peaFiAg guarded
II aysr Ehs hRahea Thal Iaak was hta
last; fax Instantly > ballea waa senE gmll
into ths EndiAass fronaihpisca. BE gasB
Wild yell 81 pain, And fsil goEwaFa 8.
moug sha bushes.
Ton spxang 10 his feed and anasx eov.
sr eK TIE oakss trunk eEnhbsd his EiAa,
ana prepared for EpFaheF assieas--.
Scarcely had this nrecaation basa EAken,
. whsn i se1oend Indian rashad haIdls
I frorn his lurking place Into FAIL view
poksing his gasamiRg sosAalsaMk high i
. the arr be karied ID aa me hnnaaRg hul
: ID was nat shs hrzs tina Tomss head ha<
] besn & Eargek, aad hia aasoik avAsion q
b the weapon shemea him IA asepk IN ~
basiness. The Eomahswk Aew enwaEI
until iEs gleamEng blade aSsApp "a Il
\ the water In which 1t faII. Tha knsasAG
hesisakcd ID his charge e. Be- sAW shll