Year: 1872

10 urop une Duruen ana rusn Tor the
ambush was but the work of second,
Adam taking the right and his brother
taking the left hand side


The thicket proving much larger than
either thought, shey became more widely
separated than was intended, and Adam
was upon the point of returning to where
the deer hadi been left, when at a distance
he discovered the gigantic form of the
Shawnee chief, who was just in the act of
firing upon him.


Adam had time to reach cover before
the shot was made, and then began series
of tactics, such as were rarely witnessed in
these wilsts, for two of the most noted war
riors Of the day were each striving to gain
an advantage over the other.


Foot by foot they drew nearer to eacl,
other ieaping from tree to tree, from
stump to stump, or rock to rock, as the
case might be.


Imperceptible to each other perhaps,
they gradually "Worked' round. until
both stood ON the verge of high bluff bank
overlooking the river facing each other,
but some twenty PAGES apart


Here, from behind separate trees, the
willy foemen strove to obtain shot; and at
last, Adam, thinking he saw his chance,
fired at the exposed hip of the chief


He missed his aim, and like an unclaimed
lion, the gigantic Indian rushed from his
cover and bore down upon the nowise un-
daunted white man.





Halfway they met, the Indian welding
his tomahawk, having cast aside his rifle.
while Adam laid his hopes and prospects
upon the keen blade of his hunting knife.


With shock they both met midway.
and then began struggle such as is rarely


witnessed between two of the human kind.


Poe was not quite as tall as the Shaw


nee but he was fully as strong, and much
more active; and SO the fight was about


upon an equal footing.
For many minutes they struggled back
and forth upon the grassy level, now clos


ing in the attempt to throw each other, and


falling in this, again resorting to blows,
dealt with tomahawk or knife.
BY this time both were wounded in sew


eral places, the chief probably the more
severely of the two


At length in making savage stroke
with his weapon the grasp of the redskin
slipped, and the light ak went whirling far


into the river.


In an instant the Indian grappled, and
a struggle fiercer than any that had yet


taken place, ensued, each putting forth
every effort until, approaching to near the
l precipice, they missed footing, and went
tumbling into the stream locked in a deadly
, embrace.


AT the point where they fell, the stream
was very deep, and the current swift and
l strong.


The advantage now laid with Adam. He
was practced swimmer, while he quickly
discovered that his opponent could not
: swim at all.


The Indian, aware of this, in turn strove
7 to regain the shore, but was thwarted at
every point by Poe, who would jerk him
back into deep water, and then both would
go under together.


Finally, falling further out than hereto
l fore, the combatants were caught by the


current, and quickly borne some distance


from land. @


The fight was now all in the white man \
n favor, and would have been quickly ended
/. but for an unlocked for and unfortunate
: circumstance. Adams brother suddenly
appeared upon the scene, and taking in his
|, brothers peril as he thought, at glance


ventured upon the hazardous experiment


of finishing the chief by shot.
q The ball sped, but not truly, for il struck
: Adam in the shoulder, almost paralyzing
the left arm.


His situation now became desperate in
deed.


He could force the Indian beneath the


current, but he could not hold him there
+ and seeing that his own strength was rap
q idly departing, he determined TO out wind
the enemy. 4lli...0
: With this object he suddenly threw his
3 arm about the savage's neck, and together
: they disappeared beneath the surface.
= Adams brother, standing upon the bank
unconscious of the harm he had done.


witnessed this sudden disappearance in dis
!, may.


a Long he waited for the re-appearance of
one or the other, until, at length be-
coming thoroughly alarmed he leaped into


the stream and swan for the spot. f,
t lie reached 1t not a moment too soon
! Adam had out-winded the Indian, and in
n doing so, had nearly drowned himself.


They reached the shore in safety but
Adam never recovered from the great exer-