The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-20

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the ono before her that caused her AeaFs. g
!. thrnb tanultnously, ard thst 1lled be- MO
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still, the woman vas worthy of beine ths
; wife of / settler, and 10 oalned hesHesf ~
much % possible. and m0ti0Nest 70 the Indian
70 take . scat The moment be stirred. she
noticed he vas iat0xicoted. He staggered
). chair. and then ut blinking. noddins hiccup-
ing. and looking stupidity 1t the woman. Who
was 10 hravely endeavoring 70 appear ind,fEer.
I ent and aelf possessed.
.'Sumkin' eat" be called out in broken
j. toses.
She instantly offered him a huge slice Of
bread. He took it, turned il over in his hand
: several lines. as If uncertain Of its identity.
!. and then, with grant, 6ung It away from
y him.
"sumkin' drinkl' be jerked ont spAsmod.
ically.
She brought him pitcher Of milk. He in.
serted his prohoecis in it. snu6ed, took .
swallow, and then hurled it to the 6oor. with
an expression of fury that was absolutely
diaboiical. The crash Of the crockery awoke
the infant. which took survey Of things. and
seeing the hinge monster sitting BY the door.
, set mp yell Of terror.
s.Shii up! tomakawk |" called out the saw
!, age. laying his hand on the handle of his
tomakawk.
The mother nv this time. although terribly
: alarmed, was fully aroused, and she laid her
hand on q large K, ife on the table. with the
intention Of using it. in case the brute should
make move toward her offspring
II il not to be supposed that the infant
/ obeyed the commands Of the savage: infants
don't generally do business in that manner.
On the contrary. he yelled ionder and louder.
TIE savage called out to him again to cease
h his outcries. but with just the opposite effect
. intended. Finally. he arose to his feet, and
: drawing his tomahawk, made ready TO stop
4 his noise forever.
e Had that Indian succeeded in advancing
: Eve steps further than he did the career and
r momentnus history Of the whole American
a nation would have been changed
1 Il was at his moment. while the mother,
e like tigress At bay, was cutching the knife
ri handle, and nerving herself for the spring,
3 that a shadow was thrown second time
!. across the doorway, paused a moment, and
lfl the next instant the Indian was hurled to the
e opposite side of The room. bruised, bleeding,
!, and senseless. from terrible blow from the
J. right arm of the Infatuated husband.
o As he stood. breathless and zlowering
y upon the limp form, deba ing for a second
}. the best manner Of crushing the lite from his
J. body, his wife sprang forward and threw her
If arms around his neck.
e, He is nearly dead. harm him no more.
: s.let me alone will kill him. eaid he,
: in hoarse voice, as he struggled to free him
self from the embrace Of his wife.
It lyon shall not she persisted still cling
h ing to him.
Gradually the storm Of emotion snbsided,
the husband seated himself and listened &c
h. the narration.
+. As she proceeded he glanced at the prone
. savage, as If he would still spring npon MIN
:, but the wife succeeded in quieting him unit
:. she closed.
h. "He deserves DEATH he said, "he sough
n the life of the child.
"A ..Iie deserves it. but it is Gods place te
inflict it-noi yours Let him 60.
At thus instant the Indian manifested sign,
"a Of returning consciousness. As he turned
~ that his face vas brought TO view, the set
tier recognized him rs the same whom
with companion, he had ordered away som,
months before and Of whose treacherous re
!. senge be had lived in such fear ever stree
- For one moment the strife was terrible in
\. the breast Of the pioneer. He now had the
ie power TO slay this phantom that had haunted
9 him night and day for 40 long q time and
But he had been given time Tor his passion tt
~ :, cool, and be could not bring himself to tbs
s. point Of staying man helpless and entirely
- within his power. No; he might 10. ans
II all should be left to the great dispenser o
~ events.
= Tie Indian slowly rose to his feet. The
terrific treatment he had received had com
= pIetely sobered him. His face vas much
=. rs pulled and swollen from the blow, but there
III H..
:. the door. stopped on the sill moment, and
. gave the settler look-such look ~ onl,
- the North American Indian can give-ful
= of malignant. never dying ferocity. He te
- whom it was directed never forgot it 10 hi.
rs dying day.
ls The savage had been gone but few mo
- ments when the husband spoke:
~ Wife. we must leave this part Of th.
- country"
"Whyg'
60 .Tha. Shawanoe will follow me to the da,
" ofmy death. If had only killed hlm whel
=. o. | came into the house, | should have beer
ae enabled to live in peace"
= mo, indeed, Abraham. il you had muir
:" dered him his blood would have been upor
% your sonl, and you could never have rested
. | am willing TO move, for fear his revenge
: Shall We go home -
- mo; further west-into Kentucky"
:" "But that is wilder country than this
:, there is more danger there
= I've shall be away from him that is all
gu wish
SC 81 am ready to start any moment"
- "We will wait a few days to make our ar
n,s rangements."
= During this interval the settler sought ou
~ several others who entertained an intention
20 Of emigratng to Kentucky, which since tn,
- visit and return Of Daniel Boone was begin
~ ming to excite the notice Of emigrants.
20 In the course of few weeks party wa,
~ formed and. collecting al his worldly goods
the settler and his wife joined them, aud the,
:. started in a fiat boat for the Dark ane
o Bloody Ground. Here all set to work, ane
- in short time . thriving settlement wa
~ formed.
:. Our friend, by his ineustry and enterprise,
I. soon had fine tract OF land under cultivs
~ ~ ton, and all progressed favorably for mum
rs Der Of years.
lta Occasionally thought of the vengefu
ae Shawanoe would cross his mind, hut he has
~ about given over all apprehension regarding
nc him.
' ns In i774 he was the happy father Of tire,
n ~ promising sons, and Que Of the finest farm
au in Kentucky.
:. One day. while at work upon his farm, tn,
% settler approached a certain piece Of WOO,
~ that adjoined his property. As he cam,
"1 near it y rife was discharged from its depth
:. 81 he was shot dead. As he fell to the grount
10 in his last agony. an Indian sprnng from ,h
III wood and made toward him. Ere the dyin1
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