Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . laid down to sleep. As soon as daylight appeared, the captain started to where theirjerk was hanging, leaving Phouts in charge of the prisoner andhis canoe. He had not left the camp long, till the Indian com-plained to Phoutsthat the cordsupon his wristshurt him. He hadprobably discover- ^ed that in Phoutscomposition therewas a much largerproportion of kind-ness than of fear. The Dutchman at ~:!^5.^^i^V ~ _^^..^^> once took off th
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . laid down to sleep. As soon as daylight appeared, the captain started to where theirjerk was hanging, leaving Phouts in charge of the prisoner andhis canoe. He had not left the camp long, till the Indian com-plained to Phoutsthat the cordsupon his wristshurt him. He hadprobably discover- ^ed that in Phoutscomposition therewas a much largerproportion of kind-ness than of fear. The Dutchman at ~:!^5.^^i^V ~ _^^..^^> once took off the ^^^^ ^^° ™^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^• cords, and the Indian was, or pretended to be, very grateful. Phouts was busied with something else in a minute, and left hisgun standing by a tree. The moment the Indian saw that the eyeof the other was not upon him, he sprung to the tree, seized the gun,and the first Phouts knew was that it was cocked, and at his breast,whereupon he let out a most magnificent roar and jumped at theIndian. But the trigger was pulled, and the bullet whistled pastliim, taking with it a part of his shot-pouch belt. One stroke of the. 308 MAJOR STOUT, THE REGULATOR. Dutchmans tomahawk settled the Indian forever, and nearlysevered the head from his body. Brady heard the report of the rifle, and the yell of Phouts; andsupposing all was not right, ran instantly to the spot, where hefound the latter sitting on the body of the Indian, examining therent in his shot-pouch belt. * In the name of Heaven, said Brady, what have you done! Yust look, Gabtain, said the fearless Dutchman, vas dis d d black b h vas apout; holding up to view the hole in his belt. He then related what has beenstated with respect to his untying the Indian, and the attempt of thelatter to kill him. They then took off the scalp of the Indian, gottheir canoe, took in the Indians dog, and returned to Pittsburg, thefourth day after their departure. The captain related to the general what he had seen, and gav
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