In a moment the Indian caught up his tomahawk again, approached more cautiously, brandishing his tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in defiance and derision. A History of the Valley of Virginia - Page 319by Samuel Kercheval, Charles James Faulkner - 1833 - 486 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 596 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...broke loose from the Indian, snatched up one of the Indians' guns, and shot the small Indian through the breast, as he ran up a third time to tomahawk... | |
| Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 616 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in defiance and derision. Foe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...entirely the use of his hand. In this perilous moment, Foe, by a violent effort, broke loose from the Indian, snatched up one of the Indians' gano, and shot... | |
| Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...wrist, in which he was severely wounded ; but not BO as to lose entirely the use of his hand. In this perilous moment, Poe, by a violent effort, broke... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1847 - 630 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows, in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...broke loose from the Indian, snatched up one of the ludian's guns, and shot the small Indian through the breast, an he ran up the third time to tomahawk... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1847 - 636 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows, in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...wrist, in which he was severely wounded ; but not so a* to lose entirely the use of his hand. In this perilous moment, Poe, by a violent effort, broke loose... | |
| Henry Howe - Ohio - 1849 - 646 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows, in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up his arm and receiving it on hi* wrist, in which he was severely wounded ; but not K> as lo lose entirely the use of his band. In... | |
| Henry Howe - History - 1851 - 636 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows, in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...broke loose from the Indian, snatched up one of the ludian's guns, and shot the small Indian through the breast, as he ran up the third time to tomahawk... | |
| 1852 - 746 pages
...blows in derision and defiauce. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his bead, by throwing up his arm, and receiving it on his wrist,...in which he was severely wounded, but not so as to entirely lose the power of his arm. In this perilous moment, Poe, by a violent effort, broke loose... | |
| Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in defiance and derision. Poe, however, still on his gukrd, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...broke loose from the Indian, snatched up one of the Indians' guns, and shot the small Indian through the breast, as he ran up a third time to tomahawk... | |
| Periodicals - 1852 - 794 pages
...tomahawk, and making a number of feigned blows in derision and defiance. Poe, however, still on his guard, averted the real blow from his head, by throwing up...in which he was severely wounded, but not so as to entirely lose the power of his arm. In this perilous moment, Poe, by a violent effort, broke loose... | |
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