San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
a Very Close Shave.

YOU Nc GEORGE SPENl Err WIS tall active
and COmpuvily built, and lived i'm the wear
1881, in the little Village Of Salem. Mus-a-
chuscLts. The young man was leaving home
TO return 10 the forest. som" six miles distant
to get II Tine buck that he had killed the day he
lore. Having arrived at the place he was do
lighted to iud that the wolves had NOT di-c0y-
cred his priIU, and hastily throwing the rein
over his horses head he di,moUnlcd aud pro-
Ceedcd To sharpen his knives. ~ ne rnS fry
ing the blad" he heard slight CrcNlr Of a dry
iwig, aud before he could turn To get his trIl,tr
rifle, ne WAS surrounded by twenty red uuiutCd
SaVugC~. Before he could di-t.Lilru,, his riln
he was seized and bound, ana tied ON the luCI;
Of II very poor horse. The rcd devils then tied
the buck To tsC back Of unuthcr. and after
Tour days Jnurn"NIug arrived Ht the camp.
ih' prisoner wits conducted To u log hut aud
placed under guard Ui % tall. powerful warrior.
who seemed 10 gluat over his white brothers
captivity aud an old >Quaw. who told the
young man in broken English that il was the
paleiacc's last night below. She then left and
put on fresh fuel and stirred up the fire
Poor Spencer knew fun well that at sunrise,
he would be put to the most fearful fortunes
and that he must either escape before morn.
ing or die u terrible death. spencer waited
and listened for hours. until NJ last everything
became quiet, and nothing was heard but the
Scre"ch-owl on some distant tree. The hut
being made OF logs offered no possible r,Cprr
except through the dOUr, bDfUrt, " hirh Inv the
Indian guard wrapped in his blanket with his
rifle 10y his side, ready for instant use Ni,ipus
pl nome came up before the young man: of
his sweetheart and his dear old mother. who
~ his father was dead. would hc left Witb,,r,t
a support, aud the young man determined to
lose no chance Oi escaping. CHANGING around
ne noticed hutchpt lying ON the floor: Ia yet
u was the object which he al last Accomplished
ny reaching IL with his feet. Finding IL quite,
sharp, nc soon severed his bonds. and without
waiting jumped toward the guard whose uufrk
ear detected the movement. and he had risen
on his elbow: but Spencer was too 0uirl and
the hatChCt descended on his head and he
sank back dead without even a grpuU Tn,
old Squlw, who also WAS uuppiug, now nwOk,,
ana started to give the alarm, but Spencer
realizing his danger was equal To the. turr-
gency, and with one bound he was uBuu her
ana lud her dead with one blow. After Whiting
a moment he stole quietly out and Crcpt call-
llously through the camp, and after travelling
four days, with little or nothing to cat h, he.
came so exhausted that hU sat down 10 resi-
and drink 10y the clear stream which flowed
at his feet. Feeling sudden faintncSs Green.
ing over him, he was about to diSpuir. when
he saw something glstCning in the sunsets
glow, which made MS heart thrub with de-,
light: There, swinging in the autumng Iipht
was Uncle EmCTSOn'S three golden halls
Saved! savCd!L SayedW! he exclaimed, and
in lew moments Uncle Emerson had hitched
up the team, loaned him two dollars and "A 40
cent pistol, and delivered him safely 10 his
mother and sweetheart Emerson holds the
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