Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 71: what you’re looking at

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TEDDY DEFIANT. "8 through his hands, until at last he touched the edge of the table, and believing his support secure, he let go his hold, and stood at the mouth of the cavern. As he looked in the twilight of the chasm, he saw some- thing move, and instantly after, to his unbounded amazement, discerned two Blackfoot Indians’! ; “ Begorra! but I didn’t dhrame “at; aither,” he muttered, as he prepared to defend himself as best he could. ’ oF CHAPTER x. ” THE WONDERFUL CAVERN. Tevpy O’Donerty had no time to wonder how these red- skins had got there. It was sufficient to know that he was thrown among: them, and that there was no retreat for either party. . The Irishman anxiously peered into the cavern to see how many foes he had; but was somewhat relieved ‘to find that “he and St tee ee ialg Sif? fi: ae * Begorra:|if yea. ill pity. aba reba” he mut- tered. * and take yer shillaleh like a Christian mon, I'd wil- come the chance that threw mein yer way, and as it is, whoop, hurrah! and come on, and the divil take yees !” With which he executed a leap in the*air, flipping one of his heels with the flat of his hand, and uttering a defiant whoop at the same time, as 8 challenge for his dusky enemies to advance to the encounter. The two Indians were without guns, they having laid them down, no doubt, at some other place, but each possessed his tomahawk and knife. Teddy had his ewchillo also in his girdle, although it had not been left there with any thought that it would be called into requisition for any such purpose. Instead of drawing liis knife, Teddy placed himself in po- See ery ite pine ‘Pugilistic champion, with his fists as his bulwarks. “Be jabers! if I only had some place to back up ag’inst,” comlicldooks.com