Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-02-05

a few miles furehcr then I'll send for
the one who desired my company 10
much back ycnder. Wonder what
old uncle would say could he now soc !
me7 Wouldn't he spluttcr 'Egad,
cir, egad.' Wilson soon became /
aware that the Indians were hard af- |
ter him, rs he could see them on the |
Hill after he had crossed 1t. When
he had 4 sufficient distance between |
him and the spring he determined TO |
stop and shoot the foremost Indian.
Coming into paw-paw thicket he
throw himself behind q log and
awaited their approach. He had not
long TO wait. for they soon came
along, one considerably In advance
OF the rest. Wilson waited for him
to come within gun-shot, he then do
liberately cred, the Indian sprang
forward, fell on his face and with Q
few convulsive shuddsrs, expired.
The Others paused for . moment as
they came up. Wilson gave another
yell Of defiance, and was soon bound
ing through the forest. The Indians
answered him with another and was
soon In full pursuit. Wilson kept
them In sight for . mile, when seeing
that night was fast approachins, he
determined to lose them. He then
began to double and dodge In the hol
lows. He presently found out that
he had lost them, when he began to
retrace his steps to where he had shot
the last Indian. He with but little
trouble found the dead savage, and as
he tore the scalp nom his head he
said:
"That was done after the most ap-
proved style, I reckon" The sun
now having disappeared, Wilson took
the back track and began to look out
a place for the night. He soon found
place that suited him, and a. he
stretched himself on the ground for
the night he said:
"Running Is mighty hard work,
especially If you have a drawing In
your back caused by q bullet In ex.
pectancy. hope Bell got or safe
with his sister. That fellow will do,
like him. That courteously polite
gentleman, who took 80 great an In.
terest in my enjoying my favorite
pastime yesterday, think II now In
the happy hunting-ground and this
ungallant gentleman back yonder
could not appreciate that act of kind
ness, and wanted to take my scalp
out ofsheer ingratitude, which forced
me to decline the civility with some
rudeness l fear. I'll wander around
Tomorrow, then I will put for the
cave Tomorrow night. We must
leave these parts, n we don't, we will
have the exquidte honor Of furnish
Ing u deliciously grand rspast for q
flock Of unappreciative wolves"
: Wilson soon fell into deep sleep
from which he did not awake until
just as day began to blush In the east
at Its own timidlty In raising the
dark covering Of night to give place
to another bright and glorious day.
As soon as no awoke he determined
to retrace his steps 10 the spring, sat
isiied that the two Indians would
come there sometime that day,
{, When be arrived on q hill that ov or.
looked the spring. he saw that Bell
had been successful In tho release Of
his sister, for there lay the three In.
: dians surrounded by flock Of wolves
: which had just collected and com.
menced prowling around TO assure
, themselves that tho Indians wore
dead. Seating himself on . faller
D tree, which was surrounded by thick
\ young dogwoods, and concealed him
from. but which gave him goof
T view of the spring, he awaited theil
, coming. He had been there abou,
an hour, when he saw the two In
dians who had chased him como In
accompanied by two more. He wal
considerably amused to witness thei
r establishment and wrath when the,
saw what had happened. Tehathla
4 their loved chief was killed with hi
n own knife, and he had been the foot
: for wolves. Angry and excited gees
y ticulations with high words wer,
/ freely INDUCED In. After sometim,
d spent In this manner, they com
Il menoed search for the trail. They
!. pointed to Bell's ~ he had ran TO
wards the spring, to the marks Of hi
and Tehathla's struggle, to Tehath
las knifo In his breast, then to Bell
l. track as no walked about the spripg
e But from there II could not be found
&c After about an hour consumed In tn.
Is search, they collected for a consulta
o ton. After some fifteen minute
Is spent In talk they sent ono Of thei
h party off In Southern direction, tn
d rest then proceeded 10 bury tho dead
B. Wilson had now commenced 10 foe
h the gnawing effects Of hunger, tn
1t more he thought OF II the more It an
o noyed him he chcwed sticks an
@ anything that would In the least sto
9 II. The indiana soon commences
g eating their dried venison, this sigh
J. increased Wilson's hunger. The bel
IS ter part Of the day wore away, who
e In the evening Wilson saw the In
,f dian returning followed by two more
10 "Thst Is all Of Tehathla's party
q They will now raise the whole tribs
n and toll you they will have higl