Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-03-01

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1.-The dreadful sight West was obliged
to witness, two savages holding open his
eyes on the appalling spectacle. - es-
Soon the sea- ping knife was again
brought into use, and this time West was
the victim. As they we're bearing away
his scalp, he called to them and asked for
. pipe to smoke before he died. As this
is something that the Indian uever refuses,
even to his worst enemy, it was a favor
readily granted. and he received the pipe
in his mouth from the hands of the chief
As soon as they had got far enough
away, that the sound Of their footsteps
we're indistinct, West drew himself up to
the string with which his right hand was
tied, and burned it Of With the free
hand be obtained his knife from his poe
ket, and severed the remaining strings
which bound his feet and other hand, and
felt himself free for the present. With
the greatest difficulty he managed to pro-
gress few yards. BY action, his strength
quickly returned, and ere long he was
bounding through the forest, fear and love
Of life aiding him.
He we'll knew if he continued running
he would Immediately be pursued and
caught and therefore began casting about
for hiding place. His eye rested on an
old log, which was hollow, bu, which still
contained some Of the rotten wood. Into
this, with some exertion, he made his way,
aud with the rotten wood completely
closed up both ends Of it, giving the log
the appearance of being completely solid
Soon the woods became alive with the
howis Of rage of the foled savages-
Crashing bush and barking dogs were
seeming to float in the air, SO numerous
were they. At last the main part of The
Indians were making towards the log,
and walked around it several times. The
dogs ran repeatedly over it, howiing and
whining the chief sat down upon it say
ing ..r..... ...-...-..' '..as +
I'VE are at fault we can trace to this
log and no further He has swung him
self from the log by some Of the branches
overhead, and has gone distance in the
trees. Now scour every place, and leave
not . tree or bush upsearched, we'll have
the white wolf yet"
They all eprang with yell, and resum
ed their search. For I've hours West
heard them, then all was still. Thinking
it we'll towards night, and that all was
safe, be pushed the rotten wood from the
end of the log, and cautiously made his
way out. He knew by the character Of
the wosds about whore he vas, and fiLd
ing the north star, he directed his course
where he thought there was settlement,
supposing it distant about l6 miles.
lie rightly judged, and by ten O'Clock
the next day was safely domiciled, his
wound being cared for by tender hands.
Twenty years after that he was walking
in the arsenal v, and there he found
his good old rifle, with his name engraved
on it.
1T hangs in my room over the fire.
place. continued he.
why, uncle, what have you to do with
it ?" said we.
children, many years have passed
since that trying time my hair has never
grown, and ever after that night grew
premstu-ely old. But never shall forget
my true, noble friend, Walter Martin, nor
the inhuman wre.ches who deprived me
of him"
$50, dear uncle, you were Edwin West,
then :? aud you have suffered SO much'
And we oil wept, mother and grand
mother. Even little Clara, who had lost
all consciousness, now sobbed in her sleep
as if in sympathy.
And uncle showed US the large old gun
with the silver plate on one side bearing
his name.