The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-05-27
THE HUNTERS STORY.

| He was noble specimen of the original
| hunter and miner. SIX foot enc, without
! his stockings he said; broad chest aud
shoulders, an arm like slcdgc hummer,
and queer lt,Io gray eve chat could see
! deer il the bush a quarter of Il mile away;
one Of those restless, wandering spirits,
doomed to walk the width Of the earth, and
| preparing the way for coming civilization,
then pushing on for more "clbuw rooM"
lie took the first pack train into Yosemite; !;
| the geld fever carried him to Australia; he
sought for diamonds i'll Brazil; proSpcctcl
the Andes; then came back to California
to drive OK teams across the plains. #, htiug
Indians for a pastimc He drove cattle
in the mountains, took contracts for keep.
inS the camps in meat, and SO on.
| threw myself down on blanket, tired; !;
that comfortable tired feeling that comes
after a long days tramp, and makes rest so
sweet. "Wcll,' said he, us he again poured
the frying pan full Of batter, you got away
with that Old bruin at last, didn't you :" |
| had come across an old bear and her two
cubs, and she gave me considerable trouble,
dodsing around the rocks, and my nr.ga.
zine almos, cmptied before she fell
and dO'.gin round that rock, and reminded
me Of a lcctlc skrimmrgc had once.
was up i'll ldIho Il prospcctin' There was
| about eighteen Of us. One night We wus
walked up by the yell Of the lnjuns, and
the arrcrs fyiu' thick as hail. | should
say, all ibut three of us, they wus fairly
pinned to the ground. We took to the
brush, and they run off nearly all our
horses. In the mornin' we took the
rest, and swcariu' vengeance, started on
the trail.
"Weil, one mornin we cum on them, just
| at daylight, in 4 big canyon. They wuS
all dismount ID, and lot Of squaws wus
hollin their horses while they wus maxim a
ford across the stream. They didn't seem
to be cXpcctin' us, and the roarln Of the
torrent kept them riom hcarin' US. We
scattered, and took our positions. Only fiji
teen Of usy lie they wus morc'n 4 hundred
besides the Squaws. got on the right
behind Il big boulder. like the one YOU wu>
behind to-day, and soon tho boys opened
! fire. At the crack of our guns they gave
Il yell, aud broke across the stream, lcaviu
a dozen deal down BY the squaws
Il drawcl on the old chicl but my Win.
chester snapped. pulled agin, and agin
it snapped. BY this time they wus hid be
hind the rocks Oh the ether side, and the
sharp shooting began. [ guess a half a
dozen got their eyes on me, and seeing
didn't shoot, turned their artillery Oh me
How the arrtrs flew. My rock wasn't biz
enough to cover me from their scattered
fire, s. I'd dodge shis way only to see al
arrcar whiz past mc that way.
eur nigh three hours this went on. If
| wus ever near bcin' rubbed ont, | WI.
then. Look here how they vaccnatcd mc,
and lie held up his thumblcss right hand
''an, look here" he raised his heavy mus
tachc, showing a scar on his upper lip; IAN
! look here" as he unbuttoncd his blouse
and uncovered a great seam across hi.
shoulders Il have another remembrance
oh the calf o.! MY leg, an if my shoe WIZ
oil Il show you about n half of biz toe
1.-The business was gi,tin' serious, and
saw my only chance Of gttin' my carcas.
out Of there wis by my gun so | took out
ny knife, and removed the lock, while the
flint wuS Knocking fire out o the rock all
round me. | found the trouble a littlc
stick had run i'll J. sides the firm pin as
rid through the brush. screwed her to-
scthcr agin. an when put her to nv r,ce
she SUM- oat sharp and clear, and an Iniuu
left his rock. tell you | wasn't long out
now, for they got bold, thinkin' | couldu'
shoot. and exposed themselves.
"Whcn the ramc WAS mn. an WE cam,
down to the iorJ, it was sickcnin' sight
about sixty su,,aws and Iniuns Law alone
tie stream. is came down the canyoi
| seed Il sight cant tuyc.. \ yorur ban
poosc, not morc'u four or five wears old. ,;
han2in' on to 4 dead souaw. The bov;
gathered round. and when we rot near il
ran toward Us. and Il, we tried to touch it
would kick, an bite, an scratch like .
young bcar-thcn ran an nng itself down
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