. I nostri eroi pionieri e le loro azioni audaci . grazie avrebbe preso per appendere aTory, youre un gonedog. Il ramrod fu riposizionato, la pistola leveledagain, ma l'ufficiale belligerante non aveva sosia per quel tipo di Aduel, e girandosi, fuggì per la vita cara. Il secondo duello wasequamente caratteristico.un ufficiale inglese, prigioniero sulla parola, prendendo offesa a Gen.Pontiac. Punnams riflessioni sul carattere degli inglesi, ha chiesto soddisfazione come un insulto personale. Putnam accettò prontamente la sfida, e avendo, naturalmente, la scelta delle armi, accettò di essere in un posto cer-tain la mattina prossima con le armi

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. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . thanit would take to hang aTory, youre a gonedog. The ramrod was re-placed, the gun levelledagain, but the belliger-ent officer had no de-sire for that kind of aduel, and turning, fledfor dear life. The second duel wasequally characteristic.An English officer, aprisoner on parole, taking offence at Gen.poNTiAc. Putnams reflections upon the character of the British, demanded satisfaction as fora personal insult. Putnam readily accepted the challenge, andhaving, of course, the choice of weapons, agreed to be at a cer-tain place next morning with arms for both jjarties. Arrivedat the appointed spot, the Englishman found his opponent, un-armed but for his sword, sitting calmly smoking by the side ofa powder-barrel, into a small opening in the top of which acommon match was inserted. Requesting the Englishman to sitdown on the other side of the cask, he lit the match with hispipe, and went on smoking unconcernedly, remarking that theirchances were equal. Eor a moment the Englishman watched. GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM. 175 the match, but as the fire crept slowly down towards the powder, he started up and beat a hasty retreat. You are just as brave as I took you to be, said Putnam, strolling leisurely toward where the Englishman had halted. That is nothing but a barrel of onions, with a few grains ofpowder scattered over the top, to try you. But you dont likethe smell. Early in December, 1779, Gen. Putnam obtained leave of ab-sence and went to visit his family in Connecticut. Before theend of that month, he setout on his return to camp, but had proceeded only afew miles when a numbnessseized upon him, and hefound himself unable tomove the limbs on one sideof his body. Beaching, withsome difficulty, the houseof a friend, he endeavoredto shake the disease off byactive exertion, but an at-tack of paralysis was notto be cured by such a sim-ple remedy. He indeed re-covered so far that moder-ate exercise in walking orriding was not impossible

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