Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-11-17
saw meant. In a few minutes h

1t'come from arOcky cave.
up to this time the young mar
felt sure that he had not made
the leastnoise, for the snow wa,
soft. Neither could he we'll be seer
for the snow which. covered hi,
entire, person, rendered him of
the same color as everything
around him. And yet he heard q
dog growl and then a voice say
NKeep your distance, Ingen!-
| Pete an me is just as ready for q
serimmage as we was this after.
noon, Keep your diStance!'
"Tm not an Indian, but a be.
nighted, traveller" returned the
young man .'IIlsaw this light,
and did not knowebutitproceeded
from the fire in some white set
tler'ss cabin" Erraa i
81 knew Pete didn't smell In,
gen, or he'd be maxim a bigger
fuss than that. But wait. and Ill
be thar, and soon show you the
way into my Sebusterpole. y
In a moment the hunter. stood
by the side of the. young man, and
bending close 70 bis face, he ap-
peared to be satisfied. The dog
had his smell, and agreed with
his master that all was right. A
few words Of explanation passed,
! and the old hunter exclaimed, "O!
got a wife and baby, eh? Lord
love 'emlswe can't leave 'em
down thar freezin' in this bitter
weatherI" ,os
And away be went down the
hill at such q rapid rate that. the
traveller found it impossible to
keep pace with him. When he
did arrive he found that his mules
had been fed with the remainder
of the provender left in the wag
on, and that the old man was re-
turning, carrying the baby in his
arms and conducting the wife.
The warm fire was reached. -
1t was just outside of small
cave, and surrounded by sharp
broken rock, which had evident
ly fallen from above. The trav-
elers told their story Of the burn
ingranehe; and theold man said he
had been chased to Fremont's But
te (the name of this peak and
had fought from the present po-t
sition with the Indians only few
hours before : He. added, Il be-
lieve there's lot on ''em skulking
about yet. At all events, l think
it's beststo wait here ,sfor q short
time jist to see what'll turn up.
Are your afeard of fire, Stranger"
s"When they attack us-you may
judge for yourself" answered the
young man, smiling. '0E Il
That's good you've brought
blankets--he down and Sleep, an'
rlldo the same. Pete, my dog
here, can smell Ingen a. mile
He'll give the alarm. if there's any
danger" s'S~ . . . s~s !
The travellers were weary, and
they slept soundly, warmed as
they were by the cheerful ,fire.-
But near daylight they were sud- /
denly aroused by the furious lark
ing of the dog. The young man
sprang to his feet, and seized his
rife and revolvers.o He found
the hunter already up; and the
instant he discovered him, he
discharged his rife and a savage
came whirling through the air,
uttering wild yells, and falling IN
to the very center of the hunters
stronghold. The dog, with a
bound, Immediately seized him as
he would have, done a rat, and
shook him until tie wretch ceased
to struggle or groan.
Occasionally a savage head
would appear above the rock, and
a shot from the old mans gun was
sure to crack the cranium of the
redskin SO venturing. At every
shot the hunter would say.
"there's old PauPs mark for you"
Presently there came series
of unearthly shouts, and not less
than twenty savages came tear
ing over the rocks intohhe. eiscle
The hunter shouted. -"Club your
rife, stranger-6ght likejtReldev.
il-now is the time, and be at
once set a vigorous example, hyl
commencing the attack in a most
furious manner. 1'R,feJ I
!. Not less than half a dozen. red.
skins fell under, his terrible. blows
and then hetlooked around in evi.
dent surprise that there was mol
longer a foe to fight. And yet he
saw overtwenty dead bodies wei |
tering in gore around him.
SLOWS this, strangersp asked
the old hunter, pointing to the