Identifier: lifeofkitcarsong00burd (find matches)
Title: Life of Kit Carson: the great western hunter and guide. Comprising wild and romantic exploits as a hunter and trapper in the Rocky Mountains; thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes among the Indians and Mexicans; his daring and invaluable services as a guide to scouting and other parties, etc., etc. With an account of various government expeditions to the far West
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Burdett, Charles, b. 1815
Subjects: Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 Frontier and pioneer life
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. E. Potter and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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lting toward allAmericans, whom he described as only fit tobe whipped with switches. Carson was in thecrowd, and immediately stepped forward, say-ing, I am an American, the most inconsider-able one among them, but if you wdsh to die, Tw^ill accept your challenge. Shuman defied him. He was sitting uponhis horse, with his loaded rifle in his hand.Carson leaped upon his horse with a loadedpistol, and both rushed into close combat.They fired, almost at the same moment, butCarson an instant before his boasting antag-onist. Their horses heads touched, Shumansball just grazing Carsons cheek, near the lefteye, and cutting off some locks of his hair. Car-sons ball entered Shumans hand, came out atthe wrist, and passed through his arm above theelbow. The bully begged for his life, and itwas spared; and from that time forward,Americans were no more insulted by him. If, as in other duels, we were to go back toremoter causes, and find in this too, the de-fence of woman—a Blackfoot beauty—^whom
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eARSOX WAS IN THE CROWD, AND IMMEDIATELY STEPPEDFORWARD SAYING, I AM AN AMERICAN. LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CARSON. 105 Sliumaii had determined to abuse, wliicli Car-sons interference only had prevented, for thesake of truth, of honor, and virtue, as againstinsolence, falsehood, and treachery, althoughthe girl did belong to a tribe that was treach-erous ; we shall be but giving a point to thestory that it needs for completeness, and showCarson in the exalted manliness and fidelity ofhis character. The trappers made arrangements at the ren-dezvous for the fall hunt; and the party whowere so fortunate as to secure Carsons ser-vices, went to the Yellow-stone River, in theBlackfeet country, but met with no success.Crossing through the Crows country to theBig Horn River, they met the party of Black-feet returning from Green River. Carson helda parley with them, as was his custom when-ever it was safe to go to an Indian camp. Hetold them he had seen none of their people,and that the tomahawk was

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