Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . nd parents. In all the artsand stratagems of war and the chase, the westernhunter and pioneer was a real Indian. Not unfre-quently superior to his dusky antagonists in strata-gem and ingenuity. Two brothers named Poe were of this was remarkable for strength and gigantic size,qualities which rendered them conspicuous in nearlyevery affair with the Indians at that period. On one
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . nd parents. In all the artsand stratagems of war and the chase, the westernhunter and pioneer was a real Indian. Not unfre-quently superior to his dusky antagonists in strata-gem and ingenuity. Two brothers named Poe were of this was remarkable for strength and gigantic size,qualities which rendered them conspicuous in nearlyevery affair with the Indians at that period. On oneof these occasions, they started with six other men,in pursuit of a party of Indian marauders, who hadbeen seen between Wheeling and Fort Pitt. Fearingan ambuscade, i\.dam Poe left the band, crossed theOhio, and, concealed among the high weeds, searchedabout for the enemy. He soon perceived two Indians,one of them a powerful man, standing upon theshore watching for the white men. Poe took deliber-ate aim, but his gun missed, and the snap of the lockbetrayed him. Too near to retreat, he sprang uponthe bank, seized the large Indian by the breast withone hand, and the small one round the neck with the. POes adventure with two INDIANS. 103 other, and threw both to the ground. The smallerone regained his feet, but while in the act of strikingwith his tomahawk, he received a kick which shookthe weapon from his hand. Poe was now seized bythe chief, while the smaller Indian regained histomahawk and performed sundry flourishes aroundthe hunters head, preparatory to striking a fatalblow. Aware of the object of this scientific exhibi-tion, Poe calmly waited for the final stroke, whenthrowing up his arm, he saved his head at the ex-pense of his wrist. The chief now attempted tothrow him down, but, extricating himself he seizedhis gun and shot his smaller antagonist dead. In-stantly the other seized and threw him to the bounded to his feet in a moment, when a strugglecommenced wh
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