Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-03

PAGES behind me. For about one hun.
dred yards he put FORTH his utmost
energies, and then, as if despairing OF
success, or fearing l 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 itself in tree
some forty feet beyond.
This was a contingency ! had
hoped for, and | suddenly turned up
on my foe.
"As we came together | aimed a
blow at his head with my fist. He
evaded me by a side motion, and step
ping two or three PAGES backward,
rushed upon me, attempting TO throw
his head between my legs. This was
a 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 fearful disadvantage. | under
stood the move, and partially avoided
it-his head striking my kee, knock
ing my feet backward and staggering
me considerably.
Recovering, I dealt him a severe
kick on the head, and threw myself
upon his back, pressing him to the
ground, his face downward. He arose
upon his hands. | brought him down
by jerking them from under him. |
bethought of my knife, and made an
effort to grasp it without success, as
the handle had caught under my
waistcoat; and while in the effort to
disengage 1t, the savage seized one of
my thumbs in his vice-like jaws, cutting
it to the bone. This enraged me In
tensely and | struck him several pow
erful blows with my first on his head
and neck. which caused him to let go
my thumb, and by an almost sIperhu-
man effort sprang from beneath me.
He at once turned upon me and fsti-
cuff exercise ensued. In this being a
practiced boxer. l was too much for
him; as he failed to hit me single
blow while l planted several Summers
upon his short ribs and face. bring
ing a free gush Of blood from his
nose. Seeing this, he jumped back
and attempted another run between
my legs, which l evaded by side
spring. He then rushed toward the
tree where the tomahawk was stick
ing. I intercepted him and we
clinched within three feet of the COW
eted weapon; and now commenced a
wrestle which, for skill, strength ard
desperate contortion, was perhaps,
seldom equaled. His whole effort was
to force me against the tree, that he
might secnre the tomaxawk. 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 ad-
vantage.
"In one of these powerful struggles
in which I was the receding party,
my foot became entangled in 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 to-
ward the tree. Throwing my foot be-
fore him he fell, and I by his side.
1--WE lay at arms length upon the
ground graphing each others throats,
and each 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 deter
mined to secure my knife at all haz-
ards
"Hurling myself upon him by a
mighty effort, threw my hand down
and grasped the handle Of my knife
seeing which he uttered an exclama-
tion 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 hold
ing me around the arms in wise like
grip, an ally came upon the field.
Bruno, my faithful dog, with q
fierce growl, sprang to my side and at
once fastened his teeth in the shoul-
der of the savage This caused him
to loose his hold upon ME.
"ln an Instant my knife was raised
and I aimed violent blow at his
neck, but his arm received the blow
and the knife shivered upon the bone.
"As | raised to repeat the lick the
Indian exclaimed:
'Karnarlal Karnarla! which in
the Indian tongue is 'enoughl enough
and, in broken English added, stake
off dog! quick! Brave white man, no
kill great chief Me give up
II restrained my self with difficulty,
at the moment, but seeing that the
victory was mine, q revulsion of feel
ing ensued, in the thought that had
triumphed in a struggle, which but a
moment before was so doubtful and
desperate; and | even felt sense of