Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ped behind a tree to await their coming within rifle-shot. He thenexposed himself, so as to attract their aim. The foremost leveled hismusket. Boone, who could dodge the flash at the pulling of the trigger,dropped behind his tree unhurt. The next object was to cause the fireof the second musket to be thrown away in the same manner. He againexposed part of his person, a daring thing to do according to our presentideas, but we must remember that the muskets of those da3s were theold-fashioned flint-lock. DANIEL BOONE. 43 The eager Indi
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . ped behind a tree to await their coming within rifle-shot. He thenexposed himself, so as to attract their aim. The foremost leveled hismusket. Boone, who could dodge the flash at the pulling of the trigger,dropped behind his tree unhurt. The next object was to cause the fireof the second musket to be thrown away in the same manner. He againexposed part of his person, a daring thing to do according to our presentideas, but we must remember that the muskets of those da3s were theold-fashioned flint-lock. DANIEL BOONE. 43 The eager Indian instantly fired, and Boone evaded the shot asbefore. Both the Indians, having thrown away their fire, were eagerlystriving, but with trembling hands, to reload. Trepidation and too muchhaste retarded their object. Boone drew his rifle, and one of them felldead. The two antagonists, now on equal ground, the one unsheathinghis knife, and the other poising his tomahawk, rushed toward the deadbodv of the fallen Indian Boone placing his foot on the dead bodv. DANIEL BOONES FIGHT WITH THE SAVAGES,dexterously received the well-aimed tomahawk of his powerfitl enemy onthe barrel of his rifle, thus preventing his skull from being cloven b}^ the very attitude of striking, the Indian had exposed his body to theknife of Boone, who plunged it in his body to the hilt, and was againthe hero in a personal encounter. A party of Indians who were on their way to capture the iort atBoonesborough came suddenU? upon Boone while hunting in the woodsnear the salt springs. Seeing that resistance was useless, he was com- 44 DANIEL BOONE. pelled to surrender himself and liis little band, who were fortunateenough to escape being killed, as they probably would have been if theyhad engaged in a fight with the red men. Instead of going forward tocapture the fort, as they could easily have done, since there were few todefend it, the Indians marched their prisoners to Chillicothe, which wastheir leadin
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