The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-30

/ feet of the coveted weapon; and now COM
/ menced wrestle which, for skill, strength
and desperate contortion, was, perhaps, seldom
! equalled. His whole effort was to force me
against the tree, that he might secure the ioni-
ahawk Failing in this, he tried several of
his Indian tricks for the purpose of throwing
me, while l forced him from the tree, and also
attempted to throw him. We thus struggled
for some moments, swaying to and fro. and
| each seeking some advantage.
I'm one of these powerful struggles in which
was the receding party, my foot became en-
tangled in grape vine, and I fell, the Indian
upon me.
Having the tomahawk still in view, he at
tempted to spring away from me- but as 1
held to him, he jerked me to the erect posi-
ton, still pressing toward the tree Throw
| ing my foot before him he fell, and I by his
| side.
| 1--WE lay at arms length upon the ground
graphing each others Threats and each pant
ing with exhaustion and foaming with rage.
| Feeling that my wind was failing me, and
fearing that in this respect the savage might
have the advantage of me- now determined
to secure my knife at all hazards
Hurting myself upon him by mighty eff
fort, threw my hand down, and grasped the
handle of my knife-seeing which he uttered
the exclamation wah, and clasped me around
| the body, pressing me to him with all his pow
er, at the same time trying to bite my face.
while in this position, my hand upon my
knife, and the Indian holding me around the
arms in vice like grip, an ally came upon
| the field.
"Bruno, my faithful dog, with fierce
! growl, sprang to my side and at once fastened
| his teeth in the shoulder of the savage. This
caused him to loose his hold upon me.
| "In an instant my knife was raised and
| aimed violent thrust at his neck, but his arm
received the blow and the knife shivered upon
| the bone.
Gas 1 raised to repeat the lick, the Indian
| exclaimed:
| 'Karnarla! Karnarla!,' which, in tho In
dian tongue is 'enoughl enough' and, in
broken English, added, take off dog! quick
| Brave white man, no kill great chief! Me
| give up
81 restrained myself with difficulty, at the
moment, but seeing that the victory was
| mine, a revulsion of feeling ensued, in the
thought that had triumphed in a struggle,
which, but moment before was so doubtful
and desperate; and even felt sense of adj
miration for the manhood and daring of my
| powerful antagonist. So accepted his sur
| render and pulled off the dog. Taking off my
around the wrists and, exacted from him
promise that he would go as prisoner to the
| camp.
Noticing that his arm was bleeding pro-
fusely bound my handkerchief around it, at
| which he gave me grunt of satisfaction.
| then stepped to the tree, withdrew the toma-
| hawk, and pointed him the direction to 60.
| Gust at this juncture the fair damsel, whom
| had rescued, accompanied by two horsemen
from the missionary station, galloped up. She
| had, with almost Incredible speed, brought
| them TO my aid.
GAS they looked at the stalwart form and
bloody visage of the savage, and at my own
somewhat bruised and bloody appearance and
| listened to my narrative of the desperate strug-
| gle. they gave vent to expressions in regard to
my strength and prowess, which brought the
| tinge of pride to my cheek, and the beautiful
girl, unable to express her gratitude in words,
looked sweetly down upon me with her love-
beaming eyes, while large pearly tear-drops
| trickled down her soft and blushing cheeks
| "And, now, friends, from my own camp also
arrived, and greetings and congratulations
| were extended and acquaintances formed
| which time can never. erase from memory's
page.
''That fell in love with the lady was to be
expected. and that she should reciprocate, un-
| der the circumstances, was most natural.
"She was the daughter of a missionary sent
out from the Church of England to introduce
| the gospel to the natives.
| "She had been accustomed to take her morn
| ing and evening rides On this occasion she
had ventared further from the station than
was prudent, and the Indian, who had often
seen her at the camp and was enanlored by
her charms had been lying in wait to kidnap
hao ha,.
tribe, in which attempt he must have succeed
ed had it not been for the providential inter
| position just related.
| I'm three months from the time of this sim
gular introduction, Major S. and the lady were
united in wedlock, and may yet be living in
| the state of North Carolina.
George Took, the Indian above referred to-
afterwards committed murder upon whole
| family III one of the counties of the Cherokee
| Purchase-we believe the county of Paulding
| The dwelling was burned with the family in
| it, and when little child attempted to escape
| from the burning building tho fend picked it
! up and cast it back into the flames. lie was
| pursued by the sheriff and his posse and cap
| tured after desperate resistance, in which
| the Indian was shot in the shoulder, in cen
| sequence of which his arm was afterwards
| amputated.
! The writer, then boy, has vivid recol-
| lection Of his appearance upon the scaffold
when he was hung by the sheriff of Cass
| county. in 1895. He was convicted during the
| judgeship of John W. Hooper, and the sheriff,
we believe, was Colonel Lewis Tumlin, now
resident in Gainesville, Ga.
| "Among the parties referred to by Major
| Seaborn, whose acquaintance he had made in
the nation, were John Ridge, General Andrew
Miller and Colonel James Word, the latter
being the officer appointed by the state author
| tiles to remove the Indians from Georgia,
which he did in the year 1885,
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