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

my feet backward and staggering me
considerably.
Recovering. I dealt him O sever.
kick on the head, and threw myself up
on his back, pressing him to the ground
his face downward. He arose upon hi
hands. I brought him down by jerk
ing them from under him. 1 bethough
of my knife, and made an effort to grasl
it without success, as the handle haC
caught under my waistcoat; and whil,
in the effort to disengage it, the savag,
seized one of my thumbs in his vice like
jaws. cutting it to the bone. This en-
ragged me intensely aud | struck hin
several powerful blows with my fist OF
his head and neck, which caused him tc
let go my thumb, and by an almost
superhuman effort sprang from beneath
me. He at once turned upon me and O
| fsticuff exercise ensued. In this, being
practiced boxer, was too much fol-
| him, as he failed to hit me a single blow,
while planted several summers upon
his short ribs and face, bringing free
gush of blood from his nose. Seeing this,
he jumped back and attempted another
run between my legs, which evaded by
side spring. He then rushed toward
the tree where the tomahawk was stick
ing. 1 Intercepted him and we clinched
within three feet of the coveted weapon
and now commenced q wrestle which,
for skill, strength and desperate contor-
! tiOn, was perhaps, seldom equaled.
His whole effort was to force me against
the tree, that he might secure the toma-
hawk. Failing in this, he tried several
of his Indian tricks for the purpose of
throwing me, while forced him from
the tree, and attempted to throw him.
We thus struggled for some moments,
swaying to and fro, and each seeking
some advantage.
"In one of these powerful struggles
in which 1 was the receding perty, my
foot became entangled fn a grape vine,
and fell, the Indian upon me.
Having the tomahawk still in view,
he attempted to spring away from me;
but as held to him, he jerked me to
the erect position, still pressing toward
/ the tree. Throwing my foot before him
he fell, and by his side.
"We lay at arms length upon the
ground graphing each others throats,
and ench painting 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, l now determined to
secure my knife at all hazards.
| "Hurling myself upon him by mighty
| effort, / threw my hand down and grasp
ed the handle of my knife-seeing which
he uttered an exclamation and clasped
me around the body, pressing me to him
with all his power, 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 q vise-ike grip, an
ally came upon the field.
"Bruno, my faithful dog, with fierce
growl, sprang to my side and at once
fnsteneI his teeth in the shoulder of the
savage. This caused him to loose his
hold upon me.
'In an instant my knife was raised
und aimed n violent blow Mt his neck,
but his arm received the blow and the
knife shivered upon the bone.
cas- l raised to repeat the lick the ,
~aisFS STnfShlapiiRRa"d :narnnr,u ..o.. -.
the Indian tongue is enough enough :
and, in broken English, added, take off
dog! quick! Brave white man, no kill
great chief Me give up
"I restrained myself with difficulty,
at the moment, but seeing that the vic
tory was mine, q revulsion of feeling en-
sued, in the thought that l had triumph
ed in q struggle, which, but moment
before was 80 doubtful and desperate
and even felt O sense of admiration for
the manhood and daring of my powerful
antagonist. So accepted his surrender
and pulled off the dog. Taking off my
buckskin suspenders, | bound him tight
ly around the wrists and exacted from
him promise that he would go as O
prisoner to the camp.
Noticing that his arm was bleeding
pr ofusely 1 bound my handkerchief
around it, at which he gave me grunt
of satisfaction. then stepped to the
tree, withdrew the tomahawk, and
pointed him the direction to go.
"Just at this juncture the fair dam.
sci, whom | had rescued, accompanied
by two horsemen from the mis-
sionary station, galloped up. She
had, with almost incredible speed,
brought them to my aid.
AS they lookel 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 struggle, 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 ex press 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 congratu-
lations were extended and acquaintances
formed which time can never erase from
memory's page.
"That l fell in love with the lady was
to be expected, and that she should re-
ciprocate, under the circumstances, was
most natural.
"She was the daughter of mission
ary sent out from the Church of Eng
land to introduce the gospel to the
natives.
"She had been accustomed to take
her morning and evening rides. On
this occasion she had ventured further
from the station than was prudent, and
the Indian, who had often seen her at
the camp, and was enamored by her
charms, had been lying in wait to kid
nap and bear her away as captive to
some distant tribe, in which attempt lie
must have succeeded had it not been for
the providential interposition just re-
lated.
ain three months from the time Of
this singular introduction, Major s. and
the lady were united in wedIock, and
may yet be living in the state of North
Carolina.
George Took, the Indian above re-
ferred to, afterwards committed murder
upon q whole family in one of the coun-
ties of the Cherokee Purchase-we be-
lieve tho county of Paulding. The
dwelling was burned with the family in
it, and when u little child attempted to
escape from the burning building the
fiend picked it up and cast it hack into
the flames. He was pursued by the
sheriff and his posse and captured after
a desperate resistance, in which the
Indian was shot in the shoulder, in con-
sequence of which his arm was after
wards amputated.
"The writer, then q boy, has q vivid
recollection of his appearance upon the
scaffold when he was hung by the sheriff
of Cass county in 1835.-AMdnta Con
stituti0n.
A FrIghtful Death.
Samuel @. Pratt, employed as night
operator for the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company at Hot Springs, New,