The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-16
Rhon-Yon-Ness, Indian Chief

Demonstration. Adam, as We have before re-
marked, was a powerful man, and had seldom
encountered his equal; but never had he yet fel,
an embrace like that OF Big Foot. He instantly
relaxed his hold of the small Indian, who sprang
to his feet. Big Foot then ordered him to run
for his tomahawk, which lay within ten steps,
and kill the white man while he held him in his
arms. Adam, seeing his danger, struggled man
fully to eNtricate himself from the folds of the
giant, but in vain. The lesser Indian approached
with his unified tomahawk; but Adam watched
him closely, and as he was about to strike, gave
him a kick SO sudden and violent as to knock the
tomahawk from his hand, and sent him staggering
back into the water. Big Foot uttered an ex-
clamatlon in a tone of deep contempt at the fail.
ure OF his companion. and raising his voice to
the highest PITCH, thundered out several words
In the Indian tongue, which Adam could not un-
derstand, but supposed to be a direction for a sec.
ond attack. The lesser Indian now again ap-
pfoached, carefully stunning Adams heels, and
making many motions with his tomahawk, in
order to deceive him as to the point where the
blow would fall. This lasted for several seconds.
till a laundering exclamation from Big Foot com
PEELED him to strike.
Such was Adams deXterity and vigilance how.
ever, that he managed to receive the tomahawk in
a glancing direction upon his left wrist. woundinp
MN deeply, but not disabling him. He now made
a sudden and desperate effort to free himself from
the arms of the giant, and succeeded. Instantly
snatchlng up a rifte-for the Indian could not
venture to shoot for fear of hurting his companion
he shot the lesser Indian through the body.
~ >0ANNA AAAd IN uoiiC SO vic Dig + OOL arose,
and placing one hand upon his collar. and the
other upon his hip, pitched him ten feet into the
air, as he himself would have pitched a child
Adam fell upon his back at the edge of the water:
but before his antagonist could spring upon him.
he was again upon mis- feet, and stung with rage at
the idea OF being handled so easily, he attacked his
gigantic antagonist with a fury which for a time
compensated for inferiority of strength. 1t was
now a fair fist fight between them; for in the
hurry of the struggle neither had leisure to draw
their knives. Adams superior activity and expe-
rience as a pugilist gave him a great advantage.
The Indian struck awkwardly, and finding him
self rapidly dropping to the leewara, he closed
with his antagonist. and again hurled him to the
ground. They quickly rolled into the river, and
the struggle continued with undated fury, each
tempting to drown the other. The Indian being
unused to such violent eNertion, and having been
much injured by the first shock in his stomach.
was unable to exert the SAM powers which had
given him such a decided superiority at first; and
Adam, Selling him by the scalp-lock, put his head
under water. and held it there till the faint
struggles of the Indian induced him to believe
that he was drowned, when he relaxed his hold.
and attempted to draw his knife. The Indian.
however, to use Adams own expression, had only
been p~oSSoming!" He instantly regained his feet