The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-04-06
A TERRIBLE CONFLICT.
Eand-to-Hand Fight Between an
Indian and a White Man.
Gallant Conduct of a Young Hercules In
Eescuing u Beautiful White Girl from
an Awful Predicament--An Incl
dent of Frontier Life.

Zone beautiful morning, says the
. writer, 1concluded to visit the mission.
aries, and started out for this purpose
along dim trail through the forest.
had proceeded about the fourth OF a
mile when the sound of human voice
attracted my attention. With the eau
ton acquired by long residence among
a tricky and dangerous people, Iquickly
stepped behind II large bush and list
encd intently. The voices approached
and two figures emerged into view not
more than thirty yards from me-the
one an Indian of gigantic size, the ot'qaz
the most beautiful female my eyes had
ever beheld. She was seated on Jet
black pony of fine mettlc and proper
tions. Her position in the saddle was
most graceful. A blonde of faultless
FORM features beautiful beyond dcscrip-
ton, and with long, golden, wavy
tresses prOfusely hanging down upon
the back of her stecd. AS the savage
held the bride bit, with tomahawk in
hand, Il glance suliced to show me
that she was not voluntary compan-
ion i'll the journey. Indeed, scarce
had time to form this opinion of the
situation before all doubt was removed
by u sudden and Intellectual effort on
the part Of the fair rider to cXtrirate
herself from his grasp by Il jerk of the
bride, which caused the pony to rear
almost erect upon his hind feet, where
upon the savage, still clinging to the
bride, raised his tomahawk. and ex-
claimed:
"'Hoid. white fawn, or by the Great
Spir:t my tomahawk shall drink, your
blood! Me, the son of great Chief,
must have pretty white squaw in his
wiGwam.'
Here the motion of his uplifted
weapon caused Il 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,
sprang forward with the leap of Il
panther, and with yell which so
hold upon the lady and made several
bounds from her toward the woods.
Seeing me, she exclaimed:
80, sir, save me! Save me!'
The savage now turned and stood
at bay, not twenty steps distant.
The pony stood STILL trembling near
the lady.
e" Mount! Mount" said I, quick, and
fly! at the same time lifting her into
the saddle
las she moved Off faced the Indian.
who had turned and stood at bay, and
recognized him us tho famous and
bloodthirstY George Took, known
among the Indians as Unalla-yah-wah
(white man killcD. He was an Indian
of tremendous size and strength, and
OF most desperate character. He stood
motiOnless for a moment, staring at
me with a hideous expression of hatred
and revenge. AS looked at his fiend-
ish eye, and saw a large tomahawk in
his brawny hand, there flashed through
my mind, for the first time, the i'm
mense disadvantage of my position.
Il 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 perilous adventure, my plan was in
stantly formed. 1t was to invite pur-
suit in the direction to the camp where
aid could be procured. began to step
backward. He at once defined my OBJ
ject, and, with a terrible YELL sprang
forward, trusting to reach and dis
patch me at once. Being of swift foot
l turned, bounded forward, giving, as
! started. a loud, keen, whistle through
my fingers. He followed with velocity
equal to my own, and at distance of
about ten PAGES behind me- For about
ono hundred yards be put forth his ut
most energies, and then, as if despair
ing of success. or fearing might draw
him into ambush, lie hurled his toma-
hawk at me with such swift aud fear
full proximity to my head that my cap
was carried of. and the instrument,
passing me. buried itself in tree some
forty feet beyond.
''This was Il contingency had hoped
for, and l suddenly turned upon my foe.
''As we came together | aimed a blow
at his head with my fist. He evaded
me by sido motion. and. stepping two
or three PAGES backward, rushed upon
mo, attempting to throw his head be-
tween my legs. This was II favorite
feat among the Indian athletes, by
which they often upset an adversary,
throwing him over upon his head and
crippling, or placing him at a fearful
disadvantages. understood the move