Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . an objectappeared. A third halloo was quickly heard, followed by an ex-,clamation of impatience and distress, which convinced Benham thatthe unknown must be a Kentuckian. As soon, therefore, as heheard the expression whoever you are, for Gods sake answer me !he replied with readiness, and the parties were soon together. Benham, as we have already observed, was shot through both legs! The man who now appeared, had escaped from the sam
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . an objectappeared. A third halloo was quickly heard, followed by an ex-,clamation of impatience and distress, which convinced Benham thatthe unknown must be a Kentuckian. As soon, therefore, as heheard the expression whoever you are, for Gods sake answer me !he replied with readiness, and the parties were soon together. Benham, as we have already observed, was shot through both legs! The man who now appeared, had escaped from the same battle, with both arms broken ! Thus each was able to supply what the other wanted. Benham having the perfect use of his arms, ,^^ ^^^ could load his gun ^ -^^^^^ T^^^ and kill game, with ^ great readiness,xiiJlMfBl*» while his friend ^ ^^ having the use of ill!« his legs, could kick III mK J ^iie game to the^ spot where Benham sat,_ _ who was thus enabled to:^^ cook it. When no woodwas near them, his com-panion would rake upbrush with his feet, and gradually roll it within reach of Benhamshands, who constantly fed his companion, and dressed his wounds. THE MAN WHO CODLD WALK, WAS THCS ENABLEDTO BRINU WATER, BY MEANS OF HIS TEETH. THE WONDERFUL ESCAPE. 105 as well as his own-tearing up both of their shirts for that found some difficulty in procuring water, at first; but Benhamat length took his own hat, and placing the rim between the teethof his companion, directed him to wade into the Licking, up to hisneck, and dip the hat into the water, by sinking his own man who could walk was thus enabled to bring water, by meansof his teeth, which Benham could afterward dispose of as was necessary. In a few days they had killed all the squirrels and birds withinreach, and the man with the broken arms was sent out to drivegame within gunshot of the spot to which Benham was , wild turkeys were abundant in those woods, and hiscompanion would wa
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