Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others (1862) (14777950844)

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Title: Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others ..
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Wilwood, Warren, pseud. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. E. Potter
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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1 THE BRAVO OF TEXAS, 353 The bravos adventure in a Houston bar-room, 353 Doom of the bravo, 356 JOHN DEAN AND THE INDIANS ...-. 357 The squaws in council, 358 THE MURDERERS ORDEAL—A CALIFORNIANS STORY, 360 I was startled from sleep by cries of Murder! murder! help! help! 360 This simple egg, said I, so fair to view, contains the murderers secret, 362 A despairing shriek came from the lips of the guilty wretch, 365 There was a howl of fury, and a rush like wolves upon their prey, 366 In less than ten minutes he was dangling from a neighboring tree, 368 THRILLING CONTEST WITH A STAG—A KENTUCKY SPORTSMANS STORY, 369With one bound he was upon me, wounding and almost disabling me withhis sharp horns and feet, 370 14 CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE THE WOLVES AND THL DAEKEY FIDDLER, 372 The old darkey in a tight place, 373 Plantation scene, 375 Little darkeys on a race, 377 THE MURDERERS CREEK, 379 Bound to the stake—an incident of savage warfare, 379 The flight and the pursuit, 382
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General Putnams boldplunge on horseback down thesteep declivity at Horseneck,in his escape from the Britishtroops, has passed into generalhistory, and there are but few who are ignorant of its details.This exploit, however, is by no means a solitary example of des-perate daring, as the narrative which we subjoin will abundantlyattest. Fort Henry was situated about a quarter of a mile above Wheel-ing creek, on the left bank of the Ohio river, and was erected toprotect the settlers of the little village of Wheeling, which, at the (15) . f IQ mcullochs fearful leap. time of its investment, consisted of about twenty-five cabins. Inthe month of September, 1775, it was invested by about four hun-dred warriors, on the approach of whom the settlers had fled into it,leaving their cabins and their contents to the torch of the savages.The whole force comprising the garrison consisted of forty-two fight-ing men all told; but there were among them men who knew the useof the rifle, and who were cel