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THRILLING ADVENTURES. 



similar to those above narrated, had the pleasure of rescuing 

 his former sweetheart from the hands of the Indians; of 

 finding her still true to him, of returning with her to the 

 settlements, and of enjoying many years of connubial delight. 

 It was a sore trial for him to give up his free and roving 

 habits, but love worked the magic in him which many greater 

 men have felt. Killbuck "lost his hair" and "went under" 

 in a fight with the Indians. 



