The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-10-05
ASHLAND, OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER s. 1870

said the hindermost one, arter wee
marched a spell in silence.
| 81 looked round suddent, but ht
made gester O caution. an continoo'd
''Injin snake bit . wrap up in his
blanket, an sit down to die. White
fhunter came long. White hunter
great med cine, Give Injin charmed
fire-water. Cure him sound an we'll
Injin no forgit; wait till night; LEI
white man loose, an make blieve he
'scape oo me- nol or e..
81 remembered the circumstance o
[onct comm acrost,a poor wretch of q
lredskin asd ben bit by a rattlesnake,
an was maxim more noise'n music a
singin' his 'death-song, which I TUX
the liberyao' drowndip'C by emptyin'
the contents o my ticker down his
throat, which pizined the rattlesnake
pizin outer i'm in less'n no time.
"But that chap, ahead thar sez /
hadn't we better be keerful O how we
talk afore, him." at. o.. q,
"Oh Big Skunk great chief, but
no understan' English" i" vas the reply.
81 felt consid'able easier arter this
confab, as I'd no doubt but my red
friend, as'd so opportunity recognized
me, d be as good as his word. So I
logged along, whilin' away the time,
chattin' back now an then over my
shoulder, which the great chief was
too much ockypied with his own dig,
nifty to take any notis of.
However, my game leg began to
give out at last, which made me lag a
a little; an Big Skunk, arter tuggin'
me up for a spell, lost patience, an
called halt gei 0H uc q.
''' ga annymated debate at onct be-
gun; an though it was kerried on in a
furrin tongue, twas easy 10 see that
the question was, would it be good
policy to tom hawk tho pris'ner on the
spot, an th.t the chief TUX the affiu-
NATIVE, an my friend the negative,
rs them jawin, school fellers calls l.. I,
- ''Arter a good deal y jawerin', Big
Skunk. .eended the discussion by draw
in his tom hawk, an maxim rush at
me; but t'other clinched him, an
the peartest kind o. iussel begun. i
tell you twas nip an tuck atween
them two Injins an 'twent nightly
agin the grain to be obleeged TO keep
nootral. My legs benz free, mought
a ben of some sarvis in the way O.
kickin' an trippin' /; but when we'd
stopt, Big Skunk,d- -hitcled- -ms-uP- OF
a linn like n mule, an I'd nothin' for
it but to stand back, like a bound boy
at shuckin'. ~ itiW 2: :. "
ts.
1sBoth Injins got hoppiu' mad soon,
an begun to use their knives. They
sloshed around right smart for a while
'ithout doin' much damage, when as
bad luck would hcv it, my chnmpin's
knife slipt outer his holt, an fell close
to my feet.
''Jest as was feelin' like gone
'coon-for i knowed my life depend
ed on,t the isseo 1 felt somethin' cold a
rubbin' agin my wrists i wheeled
about. an. what ldoi you think THAR
was Bounce rdoin' his best to ontie my
hands with his tccth! e1 1reniuie1o2
/ pinte,l with my foot to the knife
l;lyin'.on tl:o ground, an cf that dog
didn't take the hint as quick rs a Chris
tian, AMI snap it up an cut the whang
that fhelt my wrists, as neat as n
shoemaker, I'm liar'i -" q ''.ii3i'
'TWIth the knife, which Bounce at
onct handed over, it TUX but a second
to free myself o the halter. ] hadn't,
much time to. spare nither; for lest at
that moment Big Skunk druw his
weepin up to the hllt inter his adver-,
serrY's breast, an the latter rolled
over dead 'iiat3 i ~
"The chief guy loud whoop, button
turnIn' his attention to mcwas more'n
a lcetlc astonished to find, me free,
ready, and waitin'. AS he came bull
gin ON, 1 give him a sweepin'' rip ns
made him change his toon to death
yell. .5s..i sars
carter takin' Big Skunks scalp.
an and givin' t'other Injin the de-
contest fooneral possible on short no
tis, I tux up Biizzard- which the big
chiefd taken a shine to, maxim me
kerry his gun slung onto my back
an struck a bee line for the settlement,
whar / soon larnt how onjest I'd been
iH ouSl'iSiVuui ~ G1DouuCe-o tculp IoTIy
desartion.J On seein' me captured, it
seemed he'd run carter help, but failing
to- make hisself understood, though
he'd used the .plainest kind of dog-En-
glish, an ,arter. running consid able
resk o bein15 shot. for mad, he'd start
ed on the traili alone, an cariv, "a as othe.
sekel showed, jest in the. nick of ftimes
"But, talkln's desRIit dry business
boys. Can't some enb Yen afford to
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