The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-06

10 his rifle and fastened TO where they
we're. barking. They had struck fresh
oeag trail land as he arrived in sight they
iairly lifted it, going on III straight
inc down the river The chase lead him
several miles, and, when he at lass got q
shot that finished bruin career, he
Eoand that it WAS three OF four O'Clock
IN the afternoon. Swinging his meat TO
/ sapling, out of reach of cat OF wolf, he
stared for home TO get his horse and re-
tarn and fetch it that night.
Taking near cat, he approached the
ab:n fro n the western side, where the
5isnbei grew heavy up to within a lew
Yards of the building, and consequently
ns4 could not see the clearing OF what
nigl15 be Transporting there until he had
passed through the wood.
Thus it vas that when within short
distance of his house, he heard plerc-
ing shrek, bat he could only guess that
something terrible must be taking place
beyond the screen Of bushes and leaves.
U5tering a loud slont, that his presence
might sooner be known, Branson spIang
forward like wounded buck, a great
fear 4 his ar for b "a only too clear
ly recognized the voice Of his wife.
It took bat moment for him to clear
| the intervening tember AID underground,
and as he dashed cat into the clearing,
! holding the rifle ready for instant use, he
comprehended in one swift chance all
that had taken place, and what was fun
sher to fear.
Near the end Of the cabin, facing the
cliff. of which have spoken, stood the
mother, her face palled as death, her
staring eyes fixed upon the precipitous
h lights up which the figure Of an indian
was struggling.
*'My child my child p was all the
woman said, md Branson saw that the
bundle In the L dams a. II 8 was the form
Of their only child, Maggie,
Z rm of heart, AMI with nerves al
stead as the roc s (: ound, the fathe
for a moment quaile an cowed unde
what his qnick senses told him was thu
deadly peril his little one. But he we
quick o recover.
The Indian as drawing away !; ste]
b. step he was increasing the distance
and as he occasionally glanced backwar,
and downward, the parents saw III hi
h.diously painted countenance the full
u rose tina actuated tie abductor.
''God ala me p Branson muttered, a
he raised his fe, gla cling through tn
sights, aud touching Il tri goer.
''Too low by ecu Il of inches" sa:t
o low, calm vo c. at The set les e'bov
Branson started as though he himsel
had been sho1. Where was this maj
from ?--Who WIS he? Neither had seer
him approach. Tie stranger, maj
rather below than above ordinary height
whose fine athletic form was fully dis
played By lis closely fitting buclzskil
garments, stepped quickly forward few
PAGES, and firmly planted his eft foot il
advance, threw u an II usually long
rife, as THOUGH preparing to fire.
''For Gods sake, stranger, be careful
o. my child p cried Bra son, while the
a yonized mother uttered an audible
prayer.
cts our only chance, know that In.
dian" was the qrick eply, and the
sharp click click of the hammer, as il
| Il 70 L 81
m Dmf NJ had coma.
By this time the Indian had nearly
| reached the summit of the steep. That
he was wounded NV became ev;dent. as
qpon bread ledge OF rock he paused fol
a 1nomens. tbs cpportc.n t. V as seized
by the unknown Al hon h va e
had taken the precaI ion 10 hold The
child up in front of him self Is 3 shield
! covering nearly the whole OF his Drawn
| chest, ba5 leaving the head uncovered
She stranger Gid not hesitate in making
the shot.
For one second, IS it gained its posi-
Ii IN, the rife wavered, and then instant
y became rs immovable as though held
in a vice.-With clasped hands and star
ing eyes the Parens - watched The static
! Ike form on which 50 much depended,
Suddenly a shar3 report lang ont, the
white smoke driftel away, and as the
VISION haeame clearer, they saw tie
s 1va8e loose his hold 1lpon the child,
! reel wildly an instant and ti1en pitch
forward on the rocks. 1t may be mag
med that the father was lot long IN
reaching the place where his child lay.
and IN a few moments more the little one
.gas in its mothers arms
Tell Us who you are, that we may
know what name to mingle with cur
payers, . exclaimed the mother. as the
stranger prepared 70 depart.
s'Ay name is Daniel Boone, he said
aud WIS gone.
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