Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . The brave woman, declaring that so fine a fellow asTom should not bescalped for want of help,snatched a rifle out ofher husbands hand,and jumping on ahorse, sallied out tothe rescue. Themen, ashamed to beoutdone by awoman, followed atfull speed towardthe place of exciting scene ensued; the Indians at the ridge having justdiscovered Tom, were rushing toward him, swinging their tomahawks,and yelling like very devils; and his
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . The brave woman, declaring that so fine a fellow asTom should not bescalped for want of help,snatched a rifle out ofher husbands hand,and jumping on ahorse, sallied out tothe rescue. Themen, ashamed to beoutdone by awoman, followed atfull speed towardthe place of exciting scene ensued; the Indians at the ridge having justdiscovered Tom, were rushing toward him, swinging their tomahawks,and yelling like very devils; and his comrades, urging their horsesto the utmost, were trying to reach him first. Tom, exhausted withthe loss 6f blood, had fallen fainting to the earth, while his adversary,too intent on his prey to notice the approach of the Rangers, wassearching for his rifle. The Rangers were the first on the ground. Mrs. Pursley, knowing Toms spirit, thought he had thrown him-self down in despair at the loss of his rifle, and the fearful oddsagainst him. She offered him the one she carried ; but Tom waspast using it for the present. His friends hastily lifted him up before. MRS. PURSLET RUSHES TO THE RESCUE OF TOM. WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF TOM HIGGINS. 2U one of their number, and turned to retreat just as the main body ofthe Indians came up. They made good their retreat, and the Indiansretired without molesting them further. After being carried into the fort, Tom remained insensible forsome days, and for some time his recovery was doubtful. Hisfriends extracted two of the bullets, leaving two in his thigh, whichthey were unable to extract, one of which continued to give himmuch pain for several years, although the wound was length, hearing that a surgeon had settled within a days journey,of where he was, he went to see him. The surgeon told him he couldextract the ball, but charged the enormous sum of fifty dollars forthe operation. This Tom considered exorbitant, and refused to give,as it
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