Spannende Abenteuer unter den frühen Siedler, die verzweifelten Begegnungen mit Indianern, Tories und Flüchtlinge; daring Exploits der texanischen Förster und andere.. . S angenommen, dass - der Wind am - Sonnenuntergang sinken würde, und der Fluss werden können - sind ausreichend calmto zugeben Ihrer pas-Salbei, und es war sup - wahrscheinlich, dass theIndians uponthem Bevor es Nacht sein mag, Es wasdetermined die Pferde in einer benachbarten Schlucht zu verbergen, während theyshould ihre Stationen in einem angrenzenden Wald. Eine weitere miserableplan konnte nicht verabschiedet worden sind. Wenn Sie konnte nicht Zustimmung tosacrifice ihre Pferde, um Sav

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Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . s supposed that- the wind would fall at- sunset, and the river be-come sufficiently calmto admit of their pas-sage, and as it was sup-posed probable that theIndians might be uponthem before night, it wasdetermined to conceal the horses in a neighboring ravine, while theyshould take their stations in an adjoining wood. A more miserableplan could not have been adopted. If they could not consent tosacrifice their horses, in order to save their own lives, they shouldhave moved either up or down the river, and thus have preservedthe distance from the Indians which their rapidity of movement hadgained. The Indians would have followed their trail, and being twenty-fourhours march behind, could never have overtaken them. But neglect-ing this obvious consideration, they stupidly sat down until sunset, expecting that the river would become more calm. The day passedaway in tranquillity, but at night the wind blew harder than ever, andthe water became so rough, that even their raft would have been. HOLDING A COLNCIL 196 ADVENTURES OF SIMON KENTON. scarcely able to cross. Not an instant more should have been lost, in moving from so dangerous a post; but as if totally infatuated, theyremained where they were until morning; thus wasting twenty-fourhours of most precious time in total idleness. In the morning thewind abated, and the river became calm—but it was now too late.Their horses, recollecting the diflBculty of the passage on the preced-ing day, had become as obstinate and heedless as their masters, andpositively and repeatedly refused to take the water. Finding every effort to compel them entirely unavailing, theirmasters at length determined to do what ought to have been done atfirst. Each resolved to mount a horse and make the best of his waydown the river to Louisville. Had even this resolution, howevertardily

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