Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-21

more than - or 20 in number, bat group
alter group dlIled into view al the TOP of
The hills, until all the litlle emineaces
seemed IN motion, aud. 10 few minutes
from The time thew were first discovered,
TWO or three hundred, naked 10 the breech
cloth, were sweeping across the prairie.
In few hundfed wards we discovered that
The Timber we were endeavOrioS 10 reach
was on The opposite side OF the flver; aid
before we could reach the bank. down
came The Indians upon Us.
am inclined to ihink that "a 4 few Sc
conds more the leading man. and pelhaps
some OF his companions would have rolled
in The dust; for we hld jeEked our covers
from our guns, and our fingers were "a
the triggers mPn IA such cs~es generally
act from in-tinet, and charge from three
hundred naked savage : a eircumS,r nee
not we'll Calculated a promote . cn0t ever
else Of judgment. Ju~t a. he vas about
10 fi,e, Maxwell recognized Tue leading Ia
\ dian, and shou,ed 10 him IN the ludian
language, = You',e fool. God dana vlu.
don't you know me- - TIE sound II his
own language seemed 10 shock The savage.
and swerving his horse a Iillle. ne passed
rs like an arrow. lie wheeled u ride
out toward him, and gave me his hand.
striking MS breast, aud exClaimins Ara
I Pahot' They proved 10 be 4 y,llsge OF
v TINT nation. among whom Maxwell hid re-
sided Is trader "a year or JEa previously.
and recognised nan accordingly. Ne we're
soon 20 me miUst Oi the bJni. anSWerlns
aS well a. We could a multitude o. que
tons; OF which ihe very ir-I va, OF What
\ tribe were our Indian romDlnionS who
were coming IN the rcarl they seemed
Disappointed 10 know that thev were Che
venues, Tor they hsd iullv anticipated
grand dance around PJWuee scalp that
niehl. TIE che bowed us hiS yitI1se
al : grove on the river SIX miles ahead.
and pointing OuJ n bInd OF budllo on ne
other side Of the Platte. immediately o.
poSile Us, which he Slid theg were eoins
10 surround. They had seen the band
early IN the morning i-om their villsge.
and bad been making a i1rse rjrcuit 10
avoid giving them the Mod when ihes DIS
covered IL. IN "a few minutes the women
came gloping up, aSIrie GA horses, end
naked icum their knees doWn and their
hips up. They followed che mn. 70 ss-
list 30 'uuing up aHd clr-yias vT tbe
meat. The Wud VS. bllWtng dir~ctiy
; across he river, aud The che uegursted
: as 10 htlt awhile, 10 order 90 ayosd Rising
he hero. We Jhcreiare unS ,daicd or
, horses, All sal down on Ihe bunk q, view
: lhe scene. and our Jrq I1inl4n.-e rode .
few hundred words lower down and besal
rro>>ing the uyer. Sro-cS ol w8d % .king
docs iuliawed, lonking Ike troops OF NO.ves
4 and having. 10 Ia O, 0lt very Fy.e o. me
+. dog Ia their cOmno~1tl0. SO ~1on : Gb~y
2 reached me opposite SIDE, The lad.an> g
Q para Ell inIo Two bodies. One paw pr
T ceCded dire tIy russ the nrttFte. toSa rt-
r the hdI-. "a al eXieadcd Inc. Uhile The
: o'her went up ne river; ald iaSl4n'ly Is
e they had gwen the Wind 30 ihe he'd. thr
: chase commenced. The ba6lio started
for The hills, but were ~ erceplrd and dr.
r ven back toward The iyer, broken ans
2 mnning 10 eyery direction. Tue cloud.
! Of dust soon covered the whole scene. pre-
! venting rs from having any bal an Occa-
: sIOnJl view. IL bad very Singular ap
pearJnce to Us al 4 distance. especially
: when looking with me gla>s. We wers
: TOO far 10 hear the report O. he CUES, q,