The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-10-26
OHIO WEDNEsDAY MORNING OCTOBER ae 1870

branch directly a11s6ucr t,artv Aof
meu, and set upon them, hem Svzith with the m- m
~, Of 8 wounded cat-armount.edi sal
Whenpths ossippeI Indians i Idwolt
- 'Malns this animal was quite famil-
lar TO- them and more than one brave
boasted of an encounter with them, !
for h it known that this, ainauiar ani-4
mai wns more dreaded by the red
man than any other which was found
in their woods. It was So sly and
Eeatliks n u moyensuts, % fercsand
'firslssssin its attacks sos daring atail
tinies, that ne red man shrank from
limiting them. II invited to do. so,
the Indian generally shock his head
and said He too much debbil. .'nRo17'
/ They ready TO fellow the
moose; or bear, or wolf, or would en-
gage for Two days in hunting them !,
but they preferred to give D. wide.
berth: to- fhese animals; and whsn
our readers come TO understand their
nature. they Nill admit that there was
good reason for thin terrror.To fsT4gS
One autumn day, something over
a century ago, Awatoch. an Ossippee
chief, was hunting near the upper wa
tiers of the Kennebec- He had nnu-
sually good luck, and was returning
home with the choicest portions Of a
moose slung ever his shoulder, when
a peculiar catlike cry, from the
Drsncn OF oneoi tne trees' caugns MS
a''entlon ana osiors ne coaiu fenose
the puroen from ms DICK, oown ea"e
one OF tne animais upon ms snouioer'
striking n'm WIN sucn monou'us
iorce as 70 'n''" MI" io u "Pon
ms Iace.
A*aIoen was olase anu inuso",
ana ne comPrenenoeo 'ne Prsoica"en'
IN whicn ne was eaugn'. hne ami
'oai own iolce carrieu nun iof"afu :
over the heao OF tne chiei' VINO. spring
ing to his feef, drew MS Aniie anu
boldly attacked the brute
A terrible struggle ensued, which
ended in the death OF the Indian dew
il, and almost in the extinguishment
Of the Indian. He was crippled for
ME; and rs may be supposed lost q
great deal OF presuge among MS peo
pie which he otherwise might have
gained. 70 IT, ~ .si -'.@ a.
The following incident was estab-
lished upon unquestionable authority,
at the time. si, gqz-r.aa. =ij5 -551 it
Jonathan Gaines was one of dc =
en- settlers who located themselves up
on the head waters of tbs Penobscot
toward the close of the last century,
where they erected cabins and made
arrangements that looked as If they
intended them for perm.nent resi-
dence. -.s,s,,. er,g.ezes ~ 3,..i5
Gaines and his friends had settled
in this neighborhood. where, although
the Indians occasionally gave q little
trouble. they still hoped they would
enjoy an Immunity from disturbance
to which the settlers in the Great
West were strangers. 7o s25s'@ 9'ls
One day early in the winter, iona
than Gaines and negro by the name
of Pete, who had been q servant in tho
family since childhood, left the cabins
and started up tributary Of the Pen
obscot, to examine q fine grove o
trees which had attracted their notice
while hunting, and which was but I
short distance from where the rest o
tha mon were at work.
| No thought of wild animals entere.
their heads and they started Of with
out any weapons, not even an az or .
Ihatchet. 1t was their. intention I,
examine the trees more critically thai
they had been able to do in the excit,
ment of the chase. There were a few
inches Of snow on the ground, ane
they plodded along, chatting on ia
miliar subjects, until the negro, viii
an exclamation Of terror, suddenl,
paused and said.
arY.hi x;,l
! They passed moment longer, bu'
could detect nothing but the desolat