Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-02-05
written for the cisrksville chronielc.l
TRAPPER OF THE HALP.PONE
BY SIMON.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
As soon as Wilson recovered some
thing of equanimity, his rescuer
asked: "Can you; for we have to
reach the bank that way" ri
"Yes, / can swim; anything to get
away from here"
They then plunged. into the creek
and soon reached the bank. When
they stood upon firm ground, Wilson
asked:
"who Is IL that rescued me from o
death 40 horrible?'' Ut
81 am George Bell. I saw that
you needed assistance and concluded
you had as soon live az not"
Chow came you to nnd me SO OPP
portunelyT
AZ was trying to find an Indian
trail that 1 had lost during the storm,
and in the search l came up az they
were tying you to the rock. My first
impulse was to shoot one and rush
upon the other two, but I gave that
up as impracticable and concluded to
walt awhile and see what was going
to be done. I had again deter
mined to rush upon them when I saw
them preparing to leave, and as did
not want one to get away, II attacked,
I let them go and watched them out
Of sight. I then came back, spoke
to you, and swan out to the rock just
In time to pull you out Of the water"
Chow came you to be caught sir ~
Wilson then gave an account of his
capture, the storm, the Indians fear.
He then said:
~ live, or my cave is up the creek
q bit; let US go up there, for those red
dogs will be back after my scalp
when the creek runs down. We
must be very careful to conceal our
trail. We must make tracks from
here soon." After they, by extreme
care, had reached and entered the
cave, Wilson asked,
Snow, sir, how came IL that YOU
were In pursuit of the Indians tc
day 2"
George Bell then gave all the par.
tlculars that has been described, ant
then asked:
"Tell me something now Of your
self."
"My name IL John Wilson. I lef
Nashville some weeks ago to find ,
place where I might hunt, trap ans
fish during the winter. have neve
seen better place than this creek.
have made up my mind to stop here
; but the Indians have broken that up
I am now In for anything that is like
lly to bring about . variety; an
tired Of fishing. That savage devi
was very kind to place my hook be
side me and then remind me how
love to fish, I must be even will
him I'll give him n sinker for hi
line. You say he belongs to the part.
that has your sister captive. Rhine
won't he rar when he comes for m.
scalp and finds that I did not fish
bit?"
"That will be mighty good joke
and l am monstrous glad you come.
The cave In which Bell and Wilson
are seated is concealed from view b.
the sharp angles of opposite rocks al
most touching each other and lynn
Immediately In front Of its mouth
The mouth at the entrance Is abou
three feet wide and about six In hight
inside 1t gradually widens until q
the back, some twenty-five feet iron
the mouth, 1t 10 sixteen In width. I
q mich or recess In the rock Wilso
had made his bed. Traps Of variou
kinds lay scattered on the ground
Two or three stones acted as chair
Setting on q projecting rock sat
lamp, made out ofa hollow rock, file
> with deers tallow and cotton string
before the door hung the skins Of tw
deer, to close 1t when necessary
Dried venison lay around, shown
that Wilson had indeed come to sta,
"Fine thing that took my littl
rifle with me this morning. Here
!, my large one. As IL is now night, "
i had better turn in and sleep and
off early In the morning. I'llput m
!. traps aud bed into this hole; yo
i wrapt the dried meat and those pon'
!. Of cornbread In that skin at the doc
and shove 1t into that hole lea,
out enough To do u.s." They careful
iy hid everything that they did n,
T. want to carry with them and Ia
down to rest until morning. Earl
next morning, rs they stood In froI
of the cave, Wilson said:
"Ilntend going with you any HOY
II you don't ask fhe. Do you recko
I'll leave you now? No, SIR"
~ am glad you will 60, for no
, know will get my sister from Teh
. thla. I would have asked you, b
= feared you had other objects In view
., "Don't ] belong to you? II "
had not have interrupted that fi'
yesterday, that redskin would ha'
made me lost my bait, q dog7
r. your sister can be had, wo will 8
her."
T. "Let us go to the creek, and take
st wash and leave for the trail, for I q