Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-08-05

perhaps would never think OF looking at
the branch ten feet above his head.
For fifteen r0js--surprising though it
seems these men pursued their nrial
flight, as it were. Still, the closeness OF
the trees 70 each other offered great facili.
ties, and tle feat was not such Il wonder,
all things considered. At the end Of the
fifteen rods, on thereabouts, Mart dropped
to the ground lightly as a squirrel, and
struck bee line for the river, about due
south, and, as he walked, exhibited an
other ingenious mode of concelling his
trail-a tralt which was engrafted int his
soul almost to perfection. Each tree,
whose size would admit Of it, he carefully
and thoroughly ohook--c4rerully avoiding
Gearing the bark-and down camca shower
Of the bright Irost.bitten leaves, almost
completely concaalrg his trach-m orcra
ton which, begun by himself, was finished
by the rest for they all looked upon Mart
as the best qualified man for leader ia the
party, and followed hi, example without
hesitation or question,
For a considerable distance the watch.
full man kept on, until the hight of an
opening beyond Shone through the tees
indicating the vicinity of the river.
Here they paused, and one went for
ward to rrconnoit'r, who, after a short
space, returned with the unexpected news
that the whole party Of pursuars, to the
number Of thnty, were cncampcd in the
valley below.
Directly at this point, where our party
had stopped, the riverwas broken by sol
id and heavy dam, the work Of the indie
tatigable beaver Above this, Of course,
the water had gathered into lake Of
considerable size, winch below the river,
ran off upon gentle slope to Il little fall
ofs1mc feet, where it descended into
lovely or fertile valley, through which
rolled gurgling stream, escaping from
the "lct.of' OF the dam above. Down in
tie valley, beneath the Spreading branch.
rs of in eli cottonwood Ia watcr-loying
treey ut the sid, OF the ruune, were the
rd mon, fully exposed to the shots and
glz' ofthc huatcr,.
Something unusual hal evidently been
the occasion of this uawDntcl day cAmp
10y N" In liln; aat, by the keen eye Of
tn, band, III. clnss was som discovered.
"Thcyve got hurt bird amorg EN-.
and q chiet 4. that, ka,Kilate."
This was indeed true, as the OCCASION.
ally uneaythly wall which went M from
the camp plainly proved.
The hunter, were now all the edge Of
the wood, gazing upon the hostile party
in the valley.
Lets give 'em some pills right off, |
say" cried Mike Wort, stalwart son of
the wilderness, whose deadly hatred of the
red men frequently led him to 90 beyond
the rules Of caution in his desire for iheir
overthrow.
"No, not" sail Mmt, 81 have better
plan nor tGat Wit here, all ofyc, until
night The Indians vii not travel ature
tomorrow, | will bet on that. Git yer
hatchets ready, and be all rightfor work
"Wen, s'pose yer all hunk about it,
old boy" rcn,ird Mike. LETTING the ham.
NOR NJ bis cnoI,,,, Jo..,r o,ro.,ilr. mI,t
lilcr me-, o' ms guhlocN 'o|h care'uIIyi out
III be bIowed II wouIdn' a kinder liked
ter sink an ounce o lead int,r some Of the
,rnel v,lar.ba,li.d v,rm;,t ~, and ho
oa.t Iya,ia ,J,a., ~ ,..l...I,,'.',.t
: T",U tt '0''I'"7 S'' '01 ~ '", "u'"S P"'N
Oe!o"' as Tue sportsman might nave eyed
the forbidden game on the lord 5 manor,
perch,nr or Av,ng nbout in the mos,
tomn,ira ,n,rror
pI'"S III 'cn '""'' ,
AS out ha' Ile u'y was yet sp n.y. the
men scattered about making the most ot
their time-several, ofcourse, being posted
N ,,iva instant rotic, sborll o,y r,,ro.
- ~ ''"'
nient TAKE place On Tue part Oh inc saVaSes'
Various were the specuIatlons as to
what Marts plan consisted Of. 1t was
clcor tbc Indians had o;vor nm tbo r,r.
s,,;t u,"t,. IT, " r. 'tn a., 1r ,.. Wv P"'
sun N'"lC tneViy VI 'no seP"'"V'on'
and hls trouble to leave a puz2Ing trail,
were both at oTCe wrong and useless, |
Some iriprv had bef,llpn soma ona Of tba
~ ~ ~ Wy ',';N ',i,','ti' 'o'l'' INV VI 'H
h9rue OF rSushlhS, am me ca9Se nad oseh
"o"nIoneI n H %ronsIqutcHi'y' % v tnJ sTaPpcrs
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