Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-03-06

D.. GS j
Having recovered from my fright. caus.
I'd by skirmish which lately occurred, /
feel j. Wy duty to give you : sketch Of the
affairs.
The question Of raising volunteer com
panies for defence against Indian sgres
sions had beeu much talked Of and more
especially since . report recsatly came
tA~t-ths Sioux in great numbers were a
bout coming upon u.. Last night nigh;
went to bed Somewha, cxciteds members.
citizens and squa.,ers standing around in
sqasds specializing upon the proeAbi'i>
" Of their being nardsred. and waking in
the morning to end themselves dead. La
dies at Ire windows inupper story watch
inc axiously. Had no weapons, so | car
ri,d boot jack and broom stick to bed. got
into y com Portable sleep, whilst Bull
Dogge watched with but her knife in hand.
and D~npAosl .slepks By ny side With .
shot gun loaded with brick bats. About
ia O'Clock Bull Dogge raised terrible
howl. whilst Damphool seized and fred
OF his CUR, seized the poker aud rushed
out The sounds of screeches and yells
both outside and in was terrfc-snatched
coat aud hurried out without pants or
boots, made a mistake and and took wash
dish instead of Aat-found everybody run
ming for State House; wishing to keep my
scalp as long as possible followed rapidly.
found large crowd had collected who were
terrifying building with wood pile and
empty whiskey barels-members in COM
zeal costumes armed and equipped as the
law directs, save their guns having Meth
er 10 (, stock nor harrcl.-OLe eyed pio-
neer ii, coat sleeves with vest wrong side
up and inside out, had large syringe that
he was rapidly loading md firing from
barrel Of water-Et small N m er in tn,
eve who fell CRYING lie was murdered b.
Indians, begging hem 10 spare his scalp.
Tall m, mbcr with legs through Goa
sleeves leIl tightly TO Lis g.rmeu: sail
some one had made mistake an got his
breechcs,-Loud yell heard from ou,sily,
tall member rushed forward, stumbled o
yer dead body, supposed to be Of an In
dian-scrcamed for help. Three guus
fred and everybody run-supposel In
d ais were upon them me- mber with>yling
discharged instrument In direction OF the
enemy. Small member crowded outside
in The rush for The State House made vain
attempts to get in--jnmped upon woo!
pile aud said there was no danger-made
eloquent sIeech-pa'uotrSms ocysm ~
come up-me mbers and sauatters turned
about and each gathered cornstalk-
Slim man said he was no coward-wss In
for raising volunteer company and fight
ro it.-Cd. called for volunteers, got
three m. mbers and two squat,ers-slim
man said he Was nnwell and went into
house, small man fuAowed-siout man
said he never could fight. was too large
mark-short man said he could fight but
vas poor hand to ran. and SO he would
start little ahead-Dafk haired nun
said lie had lost Lis ha. AMI might take
col asked if there VAS any whiskey in
the crow!-m.Idlin5 So, d man said his
mother never taught him 10 fight, could
not do i; conscientiously but was wllln
The rest should Big man said he had no
objections to fight at safe distance, but
thought scaping was very unsafe and
unpleasant mode of warfare. Volunteer
company LOADED ARMS with brickbats and
fred at wood pile--members ana squat
ters huddled into Council Chamberlain
with syringe at the door much excited
two members making war speech at once
little man called upon the crowd to
show their patriotism by their defence OF
their town lots, wives and ciildren-long
AIRED man in corner prayins-whilst an
other vas calling upon all TO repent and
pre pare fer the judgnent.-Bis sharp tel
iow took Bull Dogge foe Indian and hit
him ON head with poker--stoat man with
snecks 10 corner said he was no coward,
had pocket full Of rocks and woald give
'em some if they didn't keep away-ht-
tie man with nothing but shirt on tFipptd
and fell over stout mans fcet-knocking
biz eye down. and discharging pistol OF
handsome nan-dint took tall man In the
ere who declared au Ia liam bad shot hln