Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . ssabre ; and as his assailants gathered about him,he dealt his blows about him right and left, till,to use his own words, he built a barricade ofdead greasers about him. Finding the way now opento him, he made good hisescape to the rocks, towardwhich the girl had directedhim. But though now outof the lair of the robbers, hewas far from being out of —..--^-^--j^^^S— THE FEARLESS KAN(JEK CUTS HIS WAY THROUGH danger. He knew his en- the
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . ssabre ; and as his assailants gathered about him,he dealt his blows about him right and left, till,to use his own words, he built a barricade ofdead greasers about him. Finding the way now opento him, he made good hisescape to the rocks, towardwhich the girl had directedhim. But though now outof the lair of the robbers, hewas far from being out of —..--^-^--j^^^S— THE FEARLESS KAN(JEK CUTS HIS WAY THROUGH danger. He knew his en- the guerillas. emies would pursue him, and being familiar with the wild country, might easily track him out. Many and various were the hairbreadth escapes through whichthe brave ranger passed ere he made good his escape from themountains; for through that long night, and until he came withinsight of the white walls of Serralvo, the guerillas, infuriated by theloss of their comrades, continued to pursue him ; and more than oncethey were almost within touching distance of him. At these timeshis fingers itched to press the trigger of his pistol upon them but. THE GAMBLER S DEN AT NATCHEZ. 147 prudence dictated a better course; and finally, when the day wasnearly spent, exhausted with fatigue, hunger and excitement, hereached the camp of Colonel Morgan, and placed in his hands thedispatch with which he had been entrusted. THE GAMBLEES DEN AT NATCHEZ. In the earlier days of steamboating in the West, the captains andpilots were men who had served their time and learned their trade
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