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

tried to brain him with his tomahawk.
rhe weapons met In mid-air with
,uch force AZ to knock both from the
hands of their holders. They then
,linched In hand to hand
struggle. Many times before had
hey wrcstled without any success,
but never was their an incentive like
The present. Before they had gen.
erous emulation now life and death
was the object for which they strug-
yled. A. they were struggling for
the mastery, Bells foot caught and
tripped In vine. Az he came TO the
ground, Tehathla's fingers were
around his throat the pressure be-
came enormous, the world began to
swim. He saw the savage CLEAN In
the eye Of his antagonist. Wildly he
and twisted to break the hold
In his throat. In his frantic efforts
his hand came In contact with Teha-
thla's knife, he drew It nom Its
sheath and plunged 1t deep into the
breast Of the savage. Hebrew 1t out
and again drove It up to the hilt Is
he did so the grasp grew stronger; he
tried to draw the knife again, but his
strength failed him, his senses began
TO wander and everything grew black
ms chaotic darkness. Mary who had
been a witness of all this, sat mute
with astonishment until she saw her
brother fall. She then sprang to her
feet, hastily looked for some weapon.
She picked up Tehathla's tomahawk
and ran to help her brother; she saw
her brother use the knife and rs she
raised the weapon TO strike the Indi-
an, he sank upon her brother life
less corps. She rolled him off, and 1t
was with difficulty that she could
loosen the death like grip around her
brothers. throat. Seeing that he had
tainted, she ran to the spring, brought
some water and chafed his face freely.
George Bell soon partially recovered,
but It was some time before he could
fully recall all the incidents. He
drank cupof pure, sparkling water,
which completely restored him. He
then arose and said, "Sister, Almigh-
ty God be praised for your safety,
Let US now leave here, for the sava.
yes will be back soon." He then
stopped, scalped the Indiana, picked
up his gun, while his sister gathered
up the Indians ammunition. They
then began to retrace their steps.
Brother, what man was that who
fired and then ramp
He Is = poor, demented fisherman
that preserved yesterday. Now, tel
me how came you to be captured, ant
how have you been treated"
"The morlng that the Indians rar
you into the block house, I had gon,
homo for some cloth, and as I was 70
turning l was astonished to see 20,
running to the fort with several Indi
ans after you. As soon as you got In
they then surrounded the houses, an,
Tehathla came up and said, 'Telino
ga will now DO the squaw Of tn,
Young Panther" After they ha,
burned all they could, they thei
started. Tehathla divided his party
he sent four towards the south, an,
three to the north, the three Joined u
last night left US again this morning
and had rejoined US before We got Il
the spring. Now toll me something
Of yourself?" ..atf
Bell then gave his sister the partic
ulsrs of the events described, dwell
ing at some length ON Wilson's wa.
Of treating his near approach ;
drowning.
Brother what kind Of man IL h
that can mako so light Of 30 serious
subject?"
~ don't know sister from what
can learn he must have LEFT Nortl
Carolina for some cause as yet unex
planned, of one thing l am certain
that Is he Is one of the most ligh
hearted and bravest OF men," The
took great precaution 10 conceal thel
tracks and In due time arrived at Il,
cave and to their utter astonishmeu
they saw that the wolves had bee
there during the day and ate up neal
ly all Of their provisions, AS the
were very hungry they made naes
Of q part OF what was LEFT and place
the rest away for next day. As
was now night they slowed then
selves away for sleep.
CHAPTER ~.
Wilson, after be hud given the II
dams the shout Of defiance, saw as !
turned that he was followed by thrs
as he had conjectured. He ran 30 ,
to keep himself In sight, and so as
lead the Indians from Bell and h
} sister. For half an hour he ran wit
almost all his speed. He then tris
to leave his pursuers far enough b
hind so that no might slacken enoug
to load his rife T; but he found o,
that 1t would require all his efforts
keep out Of reach Of the bullets Ct III
Indians. One Of them had left tn
others and was gradually lesseniu
the distance between him and WI
son. "Umph, this looks as II l WI
not tired Of fshing," he said. As
!. ran his eye suddenly caught sight
a ravine that turned sharply to Il
: right; up this no darted, and In
; few yards II divided, one to the le
: a nd ono m tho riUht md nm the Ia