The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-06

Iwas '&unksd" beneath the wagon, and the
dream bad such N effect On me that actually
did got up, and in dsiag %, struck ny hsad
against the coupling pin, or reach pin, - Il i
more commonly called, which put stop to .
terrible Indian encounter, no doubt Day was
dawning in tho east, but it was still quite dark,
90 laid down again, and had hardly done 20
when heard noise, which sounded very much
like the Indian yell heard in my dream, and
on looking around perceived that one of the
horses had slipped his halter off and wandered
among strange ones, where they INDUCED in a
general kick and squeal fight, as all strange hor.
ses will. So this must have been the cause of
the war whoOp that awoke me, and left sore spot
on my head for several days. After occurring
the animal did not lie down again, but began
to walk up and down by the wagons, and in
passing BY where the one Of our party that had
shot the deer was asleep, under his wagon,
thought heard him muttering something. He al.
80 was having big time hunting did not doubt,
80 getting behind small bush awaited further
developments. I did not have to wait long be.
fore he awoke with start, as if frightened, and
slowly raising himself to q sitting posture,
stretched out his arms and gave vent to long
yawn, and then looking down at his companion,
to assure himself that he was asleep, got off the
following: "By golly! what fun We had
Then he thrust his hands deep in bis pockets,
drew forth with one hand plug Of tobacco,
took "healthy" bite and resumed II think
there was about forty thousand-uo, I don't
think there was quite that many, but there was
thirty thousand, anyhow, and by golly didn't
we everlastingly fetch EN- down. Why, the
ground was covered with their carcasses, and
the blood began to dow in streams! But 1
thought was gone sucker when that old elk
got after me, after tossing my gun away into the
top OF big tree. Let me see-about fifteen feet
yes, about that, and he tossed me that high
about three times-yes, three times but lit
right SIDE up every time; but killed him clev.
erly. Yes, it oas clever thing, undoubtedly,
to kill full grown elk, and to split him open
from his nose to the tip of his tail with one stroke
Of Q pen knife"
could contain myself no longer, and burst
into laugh, which ended the narrative, and
coming out from behind the bush, said: so
you've been hunting oil night ON rather an On.
larged scale, as we'll q nyselt?"
He looked little cheap to think had caught
him in such earnest conversation with himself,
but when I told him my dream, he said: ''Oh I
pshaw, my dream beats yours all hollow; you
haln't heard only half Of 1t. After killed that
elk with ny pen knife, the rest ran away, and
Is + was going to camp with hundred deerl on
my bsck-yes, . full hundred, and did not feel
bit oppressed either; bat ~ wss going
through tho trees forcing my way, for you 40
the detr were piled up high, tho limbs "a the
trees would occasionally break, and ono large
hickory hit me ON the heed, which woke No up
or don't know what else might have done"
and'crswling from under the wagon he proceeded
to make fire, and busy himself getting breakfast
following his example. More saon. H.