The new North-west., 1872-04-20


TINE 1oY DIDN'T THR"w ntx.
but hs up and st Il again. Now. Mile
found lse wnuld sn,n l,e Ouswindcd, and b.
changed his m"le"f 6xhs,nR. He fell l'acl
an his muscle aud pitched In ~ p.n,r l., a h
Nees0~. and In leas than minute he
PUT ONE EYE IN IT'S LITTLE BED.
tr sl,eIi this bcwildcrel the Indian. and
hr clawed. and BIT. and pulled hair like
maniac. The hkxsl sireamed fr'm his face
bis cl",hes were nesrly Ill "ff. anl be pre-
.en'esi frightfuI appearance. But he ".
game. lie would wait awhile, take th,
punishment. spit the bind frmn his mouil
and get his wind. and then ''rcsch for hi,
ke. All "f y sudden lie thought Ut b.,
knife. which W M this time had remained
idle in his belt Miller. seeing this move,
made m effuri tO |raw his revOlver and fin
!. the fight. bui 10 his l,Orrr Il hsal become
w.-Iged In the case and would not give. He
t!en caught the Indians arm tO prevcn,
'lc d'swing "f the knife. but IN attempting
10 pull away from Miller the sleeve of the
ln'iiuM's blanket peeled .'ff and left his Indy
naked. with the exception of his belt and
The little pack strapped an his back. which,
cs'niMineti the cause 1T the contention.
blond s're~mesl down his bs,dy. aud. though
"ne eye shut, hrs face drrs.ifully pounded.
and standing in ice water. he still fought like
a,iger. lie n"w had the advantage. f,,r he
ws~ xrmei, and Miller could only avoid
b"ng cu, by d"dging. ~ he c,uld not hold
his grip on the hare arm. The savage kept
STRIKING WITH TuE KNIFE,
Miller avoiding the blows. though his clothes
were cut through anil through in many
places. Ills n'ts had become full of water
and UNIV ieI'ly. Working nearer the bank.
hr 'hr " himsclf forward an the ice, and
the Indian. thinking he had him. uttered IN
"j"c"la'i"" "f j'y. and sprung u him with
The intention, Of
FINISHING nrx
But the young man wss little t.,o quick,
A"tl the knife just reached his waist and cut
his Clothes from there down below the hips.
and the Indian fell forward. while the knife
stuck in The ice. Miller started up the
'~"k. the meantime working to get his re
vOlvcr "u., and finally. when the Indian WAS
With" few fcrt of him. in hot pursuit, the
revolver Was kn'srne.l, and Miller turning
quickly around >tuck Il in the indians face,
who. !" anticipation Ut shot, dr"pped IL
his knees. But The young man mad tn,
much presence "f mind I" pull trigger. for
hc pistol Va. wet. and there wss no dead
.ure thing" M il going "ff. although there
would have bten = dead thing If it had
gone. lie held it u the Indians head, who
'ecing he ~ss helpless.
THREW UP HIS HANDS.
md cried ''Stop!" He then ,ook of the |
''trr ski" aud threw II u Miller, saying.
THERE"
The trapper was too much exhausted To |
wish TOR u continuation Of h0stiIilie.. and |
saa ptetl the unconditional surrender OF his |
'"e"y. Getting his gun and pel.. hs start.
NJ home. leaving the vsnquished warrior I"
n'"drr over his ingk,rious defeat d gath
r himself together ~ lest he could. Miller
sss
WET. COLD AND TIRED,
md Travelled slowly. After . while. ~ he
'"s ''rsygi"g himself wearily along, think.
NJ Ut his narrow e.cal,e. he
HEARD CAP SNAP
}, the wO<'tls near lin, aud in lhe direction
n had just c"me. Tur..img around to l.x,k.
X h.~r'l another. Taking his ''Henry,"
'l''cl' l'e knew was sure. he went to look
"r The cause. and s.n,n g't n glimpse of his
III enemy slipping out "f the bushes and
lidi"g over The hill before he hal tims. u
draw les.l' on him. liz ha4l steslthily
'l%wcd Miller and snapped both barrels 1T
Ii rifle NJ him, but it having lain " long IN
w water failed IL KO. This last vt did not
i-Dlay NJ much true bravery .s VIXEN l,c
tempted IL thr,w his gun ashore in i,mit..
''n Ut Miller. and risk . fair fight Bu,
Was !" Keeping with the savage character,
nd he would have ended the light sl the
tyinning by sl"W.iny Miller down If hc
nj had any doubts Ut being able to drown
i'm u
The Indian belonged with some renegade
=" d'OrcilIcs. composed Ut five lodges, and
ere campcj down the Deer L,dgs few
lies from Flint. He received good deal
punishment In the hyl,t. aud those who
~ him while he WAS ''. ''- Il
LAID Ut FOR RerAIss /
Ills wick up, said ~ presented sor !,
10 Il
wtul sight. Shortly after hs came into
~ ne'ghG,rhsnl. him and bis young .quaw |
*le by The css,in 1T the Miller l,ys. and /
cling noin'a'" sheep hanging 1t the d.Ur {
ksd f"s a piece of It. snd they cut it in ,
:" aid gave them halt. II
Miller wss considerably scratched and =
uised. and the skin cut in . number ofl {
afrs. When he arrived home he was % d
i'lsd and exhausted be Vas unable u q
lid fire. and bad not his brOlher rctarn. I
when he did, the young man would have
rixlIesl. ne Pc astI''f 'st.ti
On bearing that the defeated Indian told :
'ne one understanding bis language tha,
s'On - be ~as well he would ny Miller
ain. the 'etilera gave them hint 10 iesye =
suffer ihc consequences. And, taking j
esd, one s,tily night they folded % their
u bssvs' sud stole noisslessly sway.
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