News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-15

\\CI u Seaborn, whose ex-
w, H. ploits aud adven.
N@NS lures among the
1hA | Cherokee Indians, in
%#AkfA the early settlement
NpAaTJsT fEsB of the northern por-
tion of Georgia, may
be remembered by the surviving pio-
neers of that period. He related to me
man. interesting incidents connected
with his life and travels among the
natives. One of these was hand to-
hand conflict with powerful Cherokee
Indian, tho details of which | well re-
member
''I was," said he, sat the time of the
occurrence L am about to relate, in my
25th year, and in the prime of vigorous
manhood. l stood feet Il inches in
my stockings, weighed 100 pounds, and
in the games aud athletic sports of the
times ! had never found my match; nor
was | deficient in those traits of courage
and daring so common, and, may say,
so necessary in those perilous times.
Possessing n wild, rowing disposition, ]
had left my home in North Carolina,
having no friends or companion in my
rambles save huge brindle dog, noble
and faithful animal, ever ready to do my
bidding. By q peculiar whistle between
my fingers, | could call him from great
distance, and had taught him many use
ful tricks and performances.
"On one occasion, when | was in the
employ Ofa surveying party, we camped
of q point on the banks of the Etowsh
river, in what is now known as the 18th
district of Barlow county, and not more
than mile and half from q large
cave.
''Near our camp, at large spring,
there was q missionary station and with
the missionaries party of pioneers who
were engaged in the manufacture of salt
petre, which they produced from dirt
hauled from the cave to the spring and
used in the preparation of gun powder.
This station was between our camp and
the cave.
zone beautiful morning L concluded /
TO visit the missionaries, and started out
for this purpose along a dim trail through
the forest. L had proceeded about the /
fourth of mile when the sound of /
human voices attracted my attention.
With the caution acquired by long resi-
dence among tricky and dangerous
people, 1 quickly stepped behind large
bush and listened intently. The voices
approached and two figures emerged
into view not more than thirty yards
size, the other the most beautiful fe-
male my eyes had ever beheld. She
was seated on jet-black pony of fine
mettle and proportions. Her position in
the saddle was most graceful. A blonde
of faultless form, features beautiful be-
yond description, and with long, golden,
waivy tresses profusely h angling down
upon the back of her s:eed. As the saw
age held the bride bit, with tomahawk
In hand, q glance sufficed to show me
that she was not O voluntary companion
in the journey. Indeed, had scarce
had time to form this opinion of the sit
uation before all doubt was removed by
sudden and Intellectual effort on the
part of the fair rider to extricate herself
from his grasp by jerk of the bride,
which caused the pony to rear almost
erect upon his hind feet, whereupon the
savage, still clinging to the bride,
raised his tomahawk, and exclaimed:
Hold, white fawn, or by the Great
Spirit my tomahawk shall drink your
blood Me, the son of a great chief,
must have pretty white squaw in his
wigwam.'
"Here the motion of his uplifted
weapon caused violent surge by the
pony, throwing the rider, who was in
stantly grasped by the fierce savage.
"With an almost overwhelming i'm
pulse of rage and fury, my heart throb.
bing and my very breath suppressed
with the excitement of the moment, I
sprang forward with the leap of pam
ther, and with yell which so startled
the savage that he locsed his hold upon
the lady and made several bounds from
her towards the woods.
''Seeing me, she exclaimed:
"'Oh sir, save me Save mep
1.-THE savage now turned and stood at
bay, not twenty steps distant.
"lhe pony stood still, trembling near
the lady.
"'Mount! Mount p said ], quick,
and fly !! at the same time lifting her
into the saddle.
Gas she moved off, faced the In
dian, who had turned and stood at bay,
and recognized him as the famous aud
blood thirsty George Took, known
among the Indians as Unakayah-wa
(white man killer.) He was an India
of tremendous size and strength, and of
most desperate charact r. He stood
motionless for a moment, staring at me
with hldeous expression of hatred and
revenge. AS l looked at his fendish
eye, and saw large tomahawk in his
brawny hand, there flashed through my
mind, for the first time, the immense
disadvantage of my position.
'I had, unfortunately, left the camp
on this occasion without my pistol, and
had no weapon except short hunting
knife, which hung at my side. Quick
in emergencies, and accustomed to per-
ilous adventure, my plan was instantly
formed. 1t was TO invite pursuit in the
direction to the camp where nid could
be procured. / began to step backward.
He at once defined my object, and, with
O terrible yell, sprang forward, trusting
to reach and dispatch me at once. Be
ing of swift foot, turned, bounded
forward, giving, as 1 started, q loud,
keen whistle through my fingers. He
followed with velocity equal to my own,
and at a distance of about ten PAGES be-
hind me. For about one hundred
yards he put forth his utmost energies,
and then, as if despairing of success, or
fearing / might draw him into ambush,
he hurled his tOmahawk at me with
such swift and fearful proximity to my
head that my cap was carried off, and
the instrument, passing me, buried it
self in tree some forty feet beyond.
"This was q contingency 1 had hoped
for, and I suddenly turned upon my
foe.
''As we came together aimed blow
at his head with my fit. He eyaded me
by side motion, and stepping two or
three PAGES backward, rushed upon me,
attempting to throw his head between
my legs. This was fayOrite feat among
the Indian athletes, by which they often
upset an adversary, throwing him over
upon his head and crippliIg, or placing
him at fearful disadvantage. Iunder-
stood the move, and par ielly avoided it