Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-12-22

friends would hurry them up little 81
elevating my head snd opening my mOutE
to It's fullest capacity, yelled forth be-
fore my enemies could prrvent it,
Help! help %
Here rough hand vas placed uPor
nay mouth, and knife "tckled my ribs,
while a rough voice calculated,
Stop noise or get killed shut head
or die; ugh ~
I complied BY maintaining a strict 81
lence; but wns satisfied; / knew that
if my friends were within call, they
e. Could not fail to hear,
But hasten to my saecor." a
As soon as was tightly bound to q
tree, pile of'fagots was placed around
me, and several torches lit. Retiring
several PAGES, the savages amused them
selves by throwing their knives AID tom
ahawks at my unprotected head, each
time coming so close as to cause me to
Start, and TO start made me almos; yell
with pain, the cords cut my flesh so deep.
This was fun1or the guerrilles, as they
testified by deriding shouts of laughter,
and numerous singing ;aunts.
My patience began to give way; why
did not nv friends come TO my released
Had they deserted me in my hour Of
trouble?
While was thus ruminating, hand
was placed upon my arm. from behind.
and the voice of faithful Cox whispered
hurridly in my ear
~ will cut your bonds, (sui,ing the
action to the word and then You must
run TO the edge of the rock with a yell,
aud jump of. Jump good ways, and
Pete will receive you in a canoe; be very
careful, nowr' and he was gone before
I fully comprehend it.
l kept my hands in the same position
for some time; bat at lasi / thought the
proper moment for action had come, and
with a laundering yell sprnng toward
the edge. The Indians Immediately
ran in front of me to intercept my prog
rsss; but. bestowing a hearty kick on
one. IN the abdomen- as.a eH=zPlpg the
olher,I leaped far oot into the darkness.
Down, down, struggling and kicking
we went, until, with heavy plunge, we
struck the river, and down to the very
bottom wesssank, each struggling for the
mastery. l had my hands upon the
savage's threat, and there hung with
all the tenacity.Of tiger.
When we arose to tetop my antagonist
was nearly dead, and finging him from
me I locked anxiOusly..abOut for Pete
In the struggle we had hardly left the
sPo. where we bad fallen, and few
moments 1 heard his voice calling
"Martingale MartiDgale 2"
Here, Pete, here | am" returned I,
climbing into the canoe, which came
close 10 me. "How are you, old fell
low?'
Live and kicking, Max" was the
reply. "Blt who in creation did you
have with you when you jumPed?"
Zone Of the Indians; but be is paid
for trying to stop me-
Tried to stop you. did"
Further utrance was silenced by the
long, mournful cry Of wolf on the OP-
posite side Of the river, upon which Pete
commenced to paddle in that direction.
That's Cox" said he's waitin' for
US.
So it proved; he.joined US en- the other
shore, and with renewed vigor we com
menced to paddle up the stream.
Meanwhile the guerrillas, just rousing
from their stupOr, if such it could be
called, came rushing down the bark in
time to hear = defiant shout from their
escaped prey. and the faint dip of their
departing oars.
An hours hard padding brought US
within twenty miles of eur army's en-
campment, after conceiling the canoe in
some bushes, we commenced our journey
arriving safe and sound al the head.
quarters.
Since then. / have often pondered
over. and feFVently thanked the ail-wise
Providence, and the brave scout who go
magnanimOusly assisted me, for that mar
row escape,