Thrilling adventures by land and seaBeing remarkable historical facts, gathered from authentic sources . of hisgun, and the Indian hurled his tomahawk at oneand the same moment. Both blows took effect;and both of the combatants were at once woundedand disarmed. The breech of the rifle was brokenagainst the Indians skull, and the edge of the tom-ahawk was shattered against the barrel of the rifle,having first cut off two of the fingers of Morgansleft hand. The Indian then attempting to draw hisknife, Morgan grappled him, and bore him to theground. A furious struggle ensued, in which theold mans
Thrilling adventures by land and seaBeing remarkable historical facts, gathered from authentic sources . of hisgun, and the Indian hurled his tomahawk at oneand the same moment. Both blows took effect;and both of the combatants were at once woundedand disarmed. The breech of the rifle was brokenagainst the Indians skull, and the edge of the tom-ahawk was shattered against the barrel of the rifle,having first cut off two of the fingers of Morgansleft hand. The Indian then attempting to draw hisknife, Morgan grappled him, and bore him to theground. A furious struggle ensued, in which theold mans strength failed, and the Indian succeededin turning him. Planting his knee on the breast of his enemy,and yelling loudly, as is usual with the barbariansupon any turn of fortune, he again felt for his knife,in order to terminate the struggle at once; buthaving lately stolen a womans apron, and tied itaround his waist, his knife was so much confined,that he had great difficulty in finding the handle. Morgan, in the meantime, being an accomplishedpugilist, and perfectly at home in a ground struggle,. BY LAND AND SEA. 263 took advantage of the awkwardness of the Indian,and got one of the fingers of his right hand betweenhis teeth. The Indian tugged and roared in vain,struggling to extricate it. Morgan held him fast,and began to assist him in hunting for the seized it at the same moment, the Indian bythe blade, and Morgan by the handle, but with avery slight hold. The Indian, having the firmest hold, began todraw the knife further out of its sheath, whenMorgan, suddenly giving his finger a furious bite,twitched the knife dexterously through his hand,cutting it severely. Both now sprung to their feet,Morgan brandishing his adversarys knife, and stillholding his finger between his teeth. In vain thepoor Indian struggled to get away, rearing, plung-ing, and bolting, like an unbroken colt. The teethof the white man were like a vice, and he at lengthsucceeded in giving his s
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