Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-15

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ac cry : as5trisapb is:s d sSa revenge; then
he tried to & ay himself with his
weapon. but staggered helplsssly
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Herndon and Indiana ran np and
| caaasgIt ast 'hfn Him i ID shea aims .s@His red
seq SHIFT rapidly deepened ip hue,
and dreadful alarm seized us. Still
he laughed hoaraely, and tried to
fpeinsfsqs ss tAs sas aaaa 81 ssfpsas & &aaa Mk
adversary.
We hurriedly gathered around him
and ,tenderly as children laid him
down upon the soft: green grass
Tearing open ha Shirt f., " w. VI gdsa h I 3
|, ,hggight sg scarlet spot on ll his lett breast
%cleseta bis heapt..s ,s~1ss4@x .sai'
sNoueAof uswesesSelskd 'iasshrgpfy.
We could not state in scientific terms
just whatspars$iyespglAesse veins ana llga'
mentehadlbeen served Il bat We knew
BY the location Of the wound, and by
his parched lips and, pafHid c65up c6upte-
nance, that death dtA Mass. " ass.aaEps apop him.
cts all day with me, boys, ne
faint1y said, for hewas growing much
IsHssas sHssks' gsV 7eRaaa @ At!6otF o:tFzAgSs Rsl ID d
EN- handsomely for II. Give my
Erias to Cohon-I always lIke't him.
: We bent over the poor elbow with
words Of $ ssyppathyr for bis pain pain and ll{
praise for his .valor, and our enemies
might thtays, SHOT, us all down without
,our. knowing ii, But,.it;l was saf mo
uss.. His b4eath quickly came and
vent. "a. Water" at length he ,groaa..:
ed, We thsH none. i e aapd .tbsfs .yas
.not,a,breok yithin : half a mmae. IAN
Indian girl comprehendeds odrt~aut'
ran to the lodge and in a moment re-
turned,Witll askinful.1We placed the
cooling 1aid to bis burning hrs' and
he took a long draught;s but it ehokea
him. Shd e.Tomitedsup a handful of
bright, crimson blood. We'hadseen
too many men perish not to knowby
this that the. lead had. penetrated his
vitals. He was bleeding internally.
| sA saoqSas be could clear his throat
TsseaE he said fsebly and almost
! 5Fsathlsaaly, &DoSt5try to revenge
me, boys. Honor bright. They've
dohesthe fair thingSwith Us, and yoq'
act the man with Them You're to
GROSS thsliiver, apd fp17f Don't
forget Texican. Z"
The last of these words were rem
| dered almost RniateHigiblesby the
EbloSd that gasgled;up1nso his throat.
Ia film seemedtogatRsr overAis eyes.
:. Where age. my friends, Don't leave
$ me to e. die al alone, Boys, he moaned
with great effort, .qlutching blnaly, at
1P'; wea a1A4t An ybo to sssAals' = old
friend" :. .said Cotton, graspiag, his
right hand. caught the other. We
emaya have ibeeh a,fainKhearted elat,
but there was not an undiamea, eye
! shh6ggtpa. Soon he groaned almost
!, iaapdibly, 2 shuSder passed over him
and he was dead. ,
Even The stenyshssgtsd barearians
seemed touched BY the distressfu1 in; !;
Ecidsnts of this seugdinary affair: Few
Of them could speak even broken
English; but such as could advanced
tpwardssds, aud, BY the aid Of signs,
|aendeav&@s go Msaf@ us that their
champion had expected to die, and
they urged that it would be fitting to.
dtahtgnab two SUCH sEE.tl rasp together {sFl
We received their STRANGELY chivdf-
rous proposal with magnanimity
equal to their ;Swp.s ssWfHte spears Up end
tomahawks they excavated a grave,
and wrapping the b ,cQmbatants in the
rich furs Of the chieftain, we laid
kthen aowntei rest side by side s-friend
a.d foe alike lamented. Then heap
| ing Il gfsspile of stones above them
| to ba&e the efforts of prowling wolves;
we fired "a volley in the air, and with
aching hearts departed. And there
they slumber still One died for his
friends, and the other for the honor
of his tribe. -" - - - - = - .
gAS gsHa5 l1ns5snds tSs|Igst IS +5Tr 3Es;a
long r rrePose, the wild flowers blossom
in yernel profusi'o9n around it, and the
showers of'heaveh impartially descend
upon the soft verdure that enshrines
it.
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Il 0l&.aH fsf ] lheEsp,llsas eEl .lasi Il !:
..1t k&Gftae ad paiskens Sentinel.
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