Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . n his hour of trial. Knowing the awful natureof his impending fate, andconscious that the slightest quivering of a nerve would v^^, j J^im^^i^^^^^ precipitate it, he , and the bloodflowed feebly through his veins as he lay looking death in the thus by the most appalling danger, he was conscious thatthree of the Indians had passed over the log behind which he laywithout observing him, and disappeared in
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . n his hour of trial. Knowing the awful natureof his impending fate, andconscious that the slightest quivering of a nerve would v^^, j J^im^^i^^^^^ precipitate it, he , and the bloodflowed feebly through his veins as he lay looking death in the thus by the most appalling danger, he was conscious thatthree of the Indians had passed over the log behind which he laywithout observing him, and disappeared in the dark recesses of theforest. Several minutes—which to him were as many hours—passedin this truly terrifying situation, until the snake, apparently satisfiedthat he was dead, loosed his deadly coil, and passing directly overhis body, was lost to sight in the luxuriant growth of weeds whichgrew up around the fallen tree. Oh ! what a thrill—what a revulsionof feeling shook his frame as he was relieved from this awful situa-tion. Tears—tears of joyous gratitude coursed down his cheeks ashe poured out his heart to God in thankfulness for his THE WEARY HOMEWARD MARCH. 228 DARING EXPLOITS OF COLONEL JACK HAYS. I had eaten nothing-, said he to his companions after his return, for many days; I had no fire-arms, and I ran the risk of dying withhunger before I could reach the settlements ; but rather would I havedied than have made a meal of that generous beast, He was stillin imminent danger from the Indians, who knew that he had hiddenin some secluded spot, and were searching with the utmost zeal everynook and corner to find him. He was fortunate enough, however, toescape them, and after a weary march through the wilderness, duringwhich he suffered intensely from hunger, he reached the settlements. BAKING EXPLOITS OF COLONEL JACK HAYS, THETEXAN KANGEK. Were an account of the Indian fights, skirmishes, and adventuresof Colonel Hays to be given to the world, it would
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