Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . himself, hedropped his gun and took a drink from the bottle whichwas tied to his wrist—the other patiently waiting,and holding his breast open and presented all thistime. Having finished his draught, and given awhoop, he took fresh aim, and in an instant the otherdropped almost at his feet. This done, he loaded hisgun with all possible speed, gave it to a bystander,(son of the deceased,) and
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . himself, hedropped his gun and took a drink from the bottle whichwas tied to his wrist—the other patiently waiting,and holding his breast open and presented all thistime. Having finished his draught, and given awhoop, he took fresh aim, and in an instant the otherdropped almost at his feet. This done, he loaded hisgun with all possible speed, gave it to a bystander,(son of the deceased,) and then, in turn, bared andpresented his breast, and was instantaneously sent intoeternity. The dead bodies were carried each the way theyhad come, and by their respective friends interred,one at each end of the lane. The wife and relativesof the unarmed one—who was first killed—howledover his remains three days and nights. They thendisappeared. On Friday last (says the account) theyreturned again, fired several guns on approaching thegrave, gave a general howl, about a quarter of anhour, and retired. We learn (says the same account) from one amongthem, who speaks broken English, that they had. Extraordinary Duel I THE maidens rock. 55 quarrelled over a bottle some considerable time ago,when the Indian, who was first killed, had his fingerbitten by the other, in such a manner that his armbecame inflamed. He declared he was spoiled, andthey must both die. They agreed, and formed thearrangement as here related. Just below the Falls of St. Anthony, (which youwill find in about 44° North latitude and 95° Westlongitude) the channel of the Mississippi, by becomingdeeper and wider than ordinary, assumes the appear-ance and character of a lake, to which the Frenchhave given the name of Lake Pepin. This lake istwenty-one miles long, and about two and a halfbroad, and in most places nearly fills the valley be-tween the majestic heights which extend along theshores, in a more regula
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