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went off to the kitchen, and the two men to
the barn, which is about two hundred yards
distant The kitchen is only few PAGES from
the room where Lewis was, and the woman
being considerably alarmed, could not sleep,
but listened to him walking backwards and
forwards several hours, and talking aloud as
she said, like lawyer. She ilen heard the
report of pistol, and something fall heavily
OH the floor, and the words Oh Lord I'm
mediatcy afterwards she heard another pis'
tol and in a few moments she heard him call"
ing out-'O madam, give me some WATER
and heal nv wounds The logs being open
and upholstered, she saw him stagger back
and fall against stump that stands between
the kitchen and the room. He c1awied for
some distance, and raised himself by the
side of tree where he sat about minute.
He once more got to the >room---aftcrwards
he came to the kitchen door, but did not
speak--she then heard him .scraping the
bucket with gourd for water-but it ap~
pears this cooling element was denied him


AS soon as the day broke, and not before
(the terror of the woman having permitted
him to remain for two hours in the most de-
plorable situation she sent two of her chill
d1en to the barn, her husband not being
at home, to bring the seryants--and on COM
ing in they found him laying on the bed
He uncovered his side, and showed them
where the bullet had entercd--a piece of his
forehead was blown of, and he had exposed
the brains, without having bed much. He
begged they would take his rife and blow
ont his brains. and he would give them all
the money he had in his trunk. He often


said-'I am no coward--but l am so strong.


SO hard to die!' He begged the servant not


to be afraid of him, for he would not hurt
! him.-He expired in about two hours or just
| as the sun rose above the trees. He lies bu-


ried close by the common path, with few


loose rails thrown over his grave. gave


Grinder money to put fence round it to
shelter it from the hogs and woives-and he
gave me his written promise he would do it,
! left the place in a very melancholy mood


which was not much allayed by the pros
peet Of the gloomy and savage wilderness


which was just entering alone.