Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . nd was drawn outwith a friendly celerity and violence which not a little bruised him. Loadinghis gun with nine buckshot, and carrying it in one hand while he held thetorch with the other, he descended a second time. As he approached thewolf, she howled, rolled her eyes, snapped her teevh, dropped her head betweeaher legs, and was evid
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . nd was drawn outwith a friendly celerity and violence which not a little bruised him. Loadinghis gun with nine buckshot, and carrying it in one hand while he held thetorch with the other, he descended a second time. As he approached thewolf, she howled, rolled her eyes, snapped her teevh, dropped her head betweeaher legs, and was evidently on the point of springing at him. At this momenthe fired at her head, and soon found himself drawn out of the cave. Having re-freshed himself, he again descended, and seizing the wolf by her ears, kickedthe rope, and his companions above, with no small exultation, dragged themboth out together. During the French war, he was appointed to command a company of the firsttroops which were raised in Connecticut, in 1755. He rendered much serviceto the army in the neighborhood of Crown Point. In 1756, while near Ticon-deroga, he was repeatedly in the most imminent danger. He escaped in an ISRAEL PUTNAM, 279 B1 O> rvr^--.!^-^ ^nsz^n — • . .• , ; :1. 280 ISRAEL PUTNAM. adventure of one night with twelve bullet-holes in his blanket. In August h >was sent out with several hundred men, to watch the motions of the ambuscaded by a party of equal numbers, a general, but irregular actiontook place. Putnam had discharged his fusee several times, but at length it missedfire, while its muzzle was presented to the breast of an Indian chief. Thewarrior, with his lifted hatchet, and a tremendous war-whoop, compelled him tosurrender, and then bound him to a tree. In the course of the action, the partieschanged their position, so as to bring this tree directly between them. Theballs flew by him incessantly ; many struck the tree, and some passed throughhis clothes. He was
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