The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-25
On'he came, with lightning,like rapidity,
with uplifted tomahswk and closed

air ana brought the STOCK down VIII q
crash upon the head OF the savage, split
ting his scull in twain, and scattering his
brains in every direction. r -
"a loud yell of disappointment now
filled the air, which told that the conflict
had been witnessed by his companions.
l again dashed on, and glancing behind
saw that the distance was gradually wi;
dening between US. '','.. -.''''
ga short distance before me arose a
high cliff, whose frowning nights pre-
sented good refuge, and where hoped
to elude my pursuers,, ] soon reached
it, and sprang up as fast as I was able !;
| could, hear the noise of the .savages as
they followed after; there was no time to
be lost; looking about me, for a place Of
refuge, I discovered a slight opening in
one Of the rocks. / pulled away the
stone at its entrance, and a large cave
presented itself to my view. Hastily
crawling in the entrance, Hooked about
me to see where ! could ,secrete myself
from my pursuers. i, I knew they would
be after me in a very short time. 80 ~. =.
"a, few yards from,the mouth Of the
cave large rock projected outward, be,
hind which I1i,nmedi stationed my:
self. The mouth of the cave was So
small that it, was impossible for but ,pne
person 10 enter at a time, and so TconI
cluded that l had the advantage Of the
redskins at last, ,r1. 'S 80. -, : :
'H.The cave = was SO dark. that an any 2 one one
Oh the inside could not be seen by those
entering, the mouth Of it, which was for-
tunatelY in my favor. - =, ~. -, 't' =. =,
"Presentiyi heard the footsteps.of the
savages, and on looking out I discover
ed them, standing upon ledge Of rocks,
engaged in earnest conversation. As
they thas stood they presented a very
good mark for my musket, but I refrain.
ed yielding to the temptation, thinking
that it would be q better plan to wait and
see if they intended to enter the cave,
where, I was .secreted,,' ~ a i'''''sY
""Iha short time, having, no doubt,
made up their, mind to, follow after me
into the cave, where they knew ! had
gone, the savages turned and came to-
ward the mouth o. the cavern. '--".'' :, = :,
"The, time now had come for action /;
In must atf dp ny 4Y lsYsl nSaf Sesft To- defend aI s
&shmmn9n1ing,q ali tiny strength, raised
the butt Of my mpskdt and waited for the
first savage to make Ills appearance a:
the entrance of the cavern Ny inten.
tion was to strike down each one tha,
entered, without the Others knowing it
81, was notkept lbhg in suspense, fol
presently a savages head appeared at the
mouth Of the cave; then rhe commenced
to crawl Id q ilnl iuament stoad
erect on the inside Of the cave. He start,
ed to 60 forward When,n with my whole
power, dealt him i blow on the = head
with Tie stock Of my musket and he sank
to the ground without a groan. - ,'''i
cat this moment uttered sort ol
yell which those outside took for grant.
ed was that Of their com panion making
known to,them that he had found the
one they were after. IcodId initiate them
50 we'll in their whooping that they could
not recognize the difference between i,
and their cnmpanion's. u i'.1,.' = %
9J,".No sooner had I given that yell o,
whoop than another Of the savage,
emerged through "the entrance to tn,
cave, but ere he took two steps forward
my musket went down ip the same way
upon his head straighteAipg him at full
length beside hiss companion. Another
one,not noticing the fate of his compan
ions, entered, and received the SAM
death-blow from my musket.s One affel
another entered in TIE same manner uh
til eight of their number lay dead iipoi
the b9ttom Of the cavern % But they be
gan to mistrust that something wa.
wrong, and SO one Of them 'hesisated a
the mouth of the cave for a aoment,an(
then speaking a few words to his hcom
psnionsl-two besides himselfLsteppet
back aifew PAGES from the entrance, a nt
held aTapid consultation among them
selves. ia}a fotqmE9 n ss3uDa oRl
awhile this was going on, was no
idle by any means. Immediately load
ing my musket- my ammunition luckil
did not get damaged by crossing the riy
cr,, it being oil in one large leather pouc
u made uplmy mind that / would tr
my luck at shooting as well as sclub
bing;' so, taking aim for the foremost o
thegtwo, Ippulled the trigger 9glawi
79"Instantaneously there was blindin,
fash, and two of the remaining savage
threw up their arms and fell dead G1
IsAt this the other savage, becomin
frightened, toak toihis heels; but Idi
not intend for him to get Iaway after
had been so fortunate as to get rid of d.
his companions; and so, dropping M
musket, took after him. $50 IS 3 },54
b aBeing feet ofefoot, lFcvertook hir
before he left the2cliff; and then began
and-to-han,l struggle.ni'Seeing that, b
could not get away,he closed in with mt
My courage and strength was now at it
height, and / determined to be master G
the fight. The savage was powerfr
fellow, and l feared he would get the bes
of me in spite of my utmost efforts. M
knife was in my belt but I could not ge
hold Of it, f.a7agmoi sad ss1ot3
e's'With all the muscles in my bod
strained to their utmost,I Iendeavored I
throw my antagonist to the ground, bu
HE was fullias strong as myself, and
found thatIrhad met my equal; 1 kne'
not how it was going to- terminate. BIZ
ri "But victory was to be mine. gal
exerting all my strength, I made one de.
Iperate effort, and with peculiar move
ment Of my body, succeeded lin bur
ing the savage to the ground. The eli
on which.we were struggling g.arose som
F twenty-five feet above the river, an
over thisaI meant to throw him. ,si
"As soon.as the savage fell he imm,
diately eudeavored o9lregain his feet
but ere he could do SO. / gave him on
powerful push; he lost his balance, ,poise
for a second on the edge of the cliff,a
then with a yell plunged iheadlong dow
over :. the Jagged rock into the river b
4m i 80 81. ia ~ s2ot xljfaiA tfua
a. AsUnsls Ben finished his story Ii
, clock rung out 1.-The hour Of nine; ant
, having listened with pleasure to . agoo
story" we concluded that the best thin
tilat we could do to .'turnl il" whie
we all did i'll short time. y III, ',"a 10, -,