The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-08

the act Of bounding forward 10 finish their
work and secure the scalps Of their VIC
tins.
Hastily staggering 60 The nearest tree,
Mr.. Parker now set his back against Il,
and drew his rifle, for the foremost and
stood us Il were at bay. PeroeivlnR this,
and knowing too we'll the certainty of the
white mans aim--and also feeling them
selves secure Of tho prize, and therefore
not caring 60 throw away a single life
the Indians Immediately took shelter be-
hind different trees and began to reload
their pieces.
To remain where he was Mr.. Parker
saw now would be certa n death in a few
Lpoments, wounded as no was, and con-
fonually growingweoker from loss Of blood
itwas vain to think Of fight; aud yet,
with death staring him in the face, and
an almost maddoning desire, for self pre-
seryation, equally for his family's sake us
his own, he felt that something ought 90
be tried for his salvation, though ever 90
helpless the attempt.
Looking quickly and searchingly about
he perceived ten PAGES distant an immense
thicket, and believing II he could reach
that his chances Of lie would be increas-
ed--as the savages could not nuke their
aim sure without actually enterinp--he
gathered all his strength and nerve for
the effort, and ran forward 10 the spot,
falling In the midst Of the bushes Just In
time TO escape two balls Of the enemy,
which at the same moment whizzed over
his head. Seeing him fall and snpposing
their last shots had proved fatal, the two
savages who had Just fred, utterinp wells
Of triumph, dsrted out from behind the
trees, and ndilourishing their scalping knives,
bounded forwarded 90 the thickct; but ere
they reached il, Mr.. Parker, who had sue
ceeded in getting upon his knees, and his
rifle to bear upon the foremost, pulled the
trigger
There was fash, crack and a veil
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 suddenly stopped, uttered howl Of
dismay, and seeming undetermined wheth.
er 20 advance or retreat.
That momentary hesitation proved "a.
tai 10 him also; for the negro who had
been all this time feigning death, but was
really unframed, now thinking there
might be a possibility Of escape cntched
one Of his own axes nervously, made two
sudden bounds forward, the distance be-
ing about ten feet, and before the aston
ished warrior had time to put himself on
his guard, brought the glitttering blade
down like lightning, cleaving the savage
through skull and brain, and laying him
ghastly and bleeding corpse beside tn,
other.
"Dar take dat, you tievin red nigger, ,
shouted Tom with an expression of demo
MAC tierceness, stake Cat are an dom
say muffin more bout shootin down whit,
/ gemmen.
, The words were herdly uttered, whei
, crack went the rife of the other two saw
: ages one grazing the left cheek Of the ne
gro and the other causing the right ear L
tingle.
"Great golly I" cried Tom, ''dar dat WA
/ most near being the finishing oh dis chile
but as you isn't got no more loads in you
you old varminters, p he added shaking his
fist in the direction Of the savaoes, "spos'T
you doesn't shoot any more Rtore us gem.
men does"
Then seizing the guns Of the two slair
warriors, rushed into the thicket, whert
Mr. Parker lay concealed, cxclaiming-
"Mars Jonas, hope you isn't dead yet
but two OBJ de Injuns are, and here ] Il
wild dar two guns dat only wants sullin il
EN- to blow de oder two to de debil'
"Ah Tom," groaned Mr. Parker, as HI
lay on the ground making every effort 4
raise his rife which his failing power
would permit. "Thank God you have es
i capped. feared that you had been kille
at the first fire."
"Not 'zactly dat time, Mars Jonas; bu
dis nigger was dreadfully skeerod, dHts d
trufe, and seein you drap thought I'D jus
) make 'em believe I's dead too, and wOul
never know muffin more during dis lifc.--
, But when / seed you get away and shoe
; dat rascal dar, and de oder stop so 'ston
, ished TO look at him, | concluded I'd qUi
D playing de possum, and git up and do sui
fin, an did it--dats trufe. "An Mar
/ JonNs," he pursued bending down by hi
side and speaking in a very sympathetic
l tone, "You is hurt bad--very bad
know you is--and rs berry sorry; but yol
! know said dar was Injun eyes in tn
bushes"
"You did, Tom, and had then hurriet
! Immediately homeward it is possible
t might have escaped though il is equal.
! probable that the Indians were on tn
watch to take us at advantage, in whicl
case the result might have been no bette
: than il is. Oh that / was at home wit,
my family for they must have heard tht
; firing here and be terribly alarmed, or
not they may have been of their gJari
, successfully attacked by another party
. for Il is more than likely that these few
have not ventured here by themselves
, "Ah God forbid % he calculated the mex
! moment fairly starting TO his knees, "tha
they should have been attacked and mur
dered first But no, for then / thirk WI
should have heard their cries, and then thl
savages would have wrapped the house ii
flames. ! must 20 home, TOm-oh
must get home but howl howl"
, "Why, Mars Jonas Of you'll jest let dii
Niger tote you on his back he'll fetcl
you there"
/ @But what Of the other Indians Tom
have they died or noi'
doesn't know--but guess dey am
axed one Of dem 20 stop-os he did-bu
, guess the oders didn't want to-"
"You are brave fellow Tom, for ALI
said his master, "and If live win no
, overlook this affair"
"Well, you see, Mars Jonas, ! is one ol
dem a. goes in for prudence-tor keeping
out OBJ de fight, but when de fight doei
! come Ps dar-I is-during dis niggeri
} life."
, "Hist," whispered his master, as h'
carefully brought lis rife forward.
think / see one Of the IhdisBs peepinl
around yonder tree. All am too veal
to raise the gun. Get down here Ton
and let me rest it across your shoulder
I There-that will do. Quiet, now"
"DOes you see him Mars Jonasi' wbis