Philip Seymour, or, Pioneer life in Richland County, Ohio : founded on facts . some distance from wliere hestood, he paused for a moment. The glance of hiseye was fearfully wild, and his grave and sullencountenance, gave indications of his committingsome act of desperation. He drew from his bosomhis pistol. A death like silence pervaded the as-sembly. Fearing that his vengeance was about tofall upon some one present, the Indians around himwere about to rush upon him to disarm him;seeing the movement, Semo discharged his weapon;a frightful yell, and a sudden bound into the air,and the next mome
Philip Seymour, or, Pioneer life in Richland County, Ohio : founded on facts . some distance from wliere hestood, he paused for a moment. The glance of hiseye was fearfully wild, and his grave and sullencountenance, gave indications of his committingsome act of desperation. He drew from his bosomhis pistol. A death like silence pervaded the as-sembly. Fearing that his vengeance was about tofall upon some one present, the Indians around himwere about to rush upon him to disarm him;seeing the movement, Semo discharged his weapon;a frightful yell, and a sudden bound into the air,and the next moment the suicidal savas^e fell to 40 MONEBE LIFE. the earth to rise no more! He had shot himselfthrough the heart. It was alleged by Omic, on the day of his trial,that the provocation which induced them to com-mit this murder originated from the ill treatmentwhich they received on the evening when theywere knocked down and dragged out of doors. *The particulars of this aftair have been published in Moores West, 2, no. 5, taken from the MSS. History of the Fire CHAPTER VII. ruffners adventure with wolyes. Once, a lonely hunter strayed,Careless, iearless, on ; way, Through the wild woi)ds gloomy shade,Where howling wolves in ambush lay.—Lees. We shall now leave the Seymour family to theenjoyment of a comfortable nights rest^ and followup the adventures of the Dutchman^ after leavingthe cabin. It was late in the afternoon when Ruffner startedfor home. He proceeded slowly through the woodsin search of game, but night overtook him just ashe was entering the borders of a dark and dismalswamp, which lay at the foot of a ridge of dryland, separated from a small lake of water.* Thisswamp was, no doubt, originally part of the lake,as the outlet of the lake passes into it. Theswamp at this time was a most dismal looking thick grass and weeds grew around its margin,and various kinds of serpents and wild beasts wereits inhabitants. As our hero was nearing thi
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