The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-19

rpairsl to ,hcir RESPECTIVE psa,.
lars than half an hour had elap-s
wisn single ojibway, thu notss oi ht
party, came into view, gazing, Ike hoinc
al fault upon the trail which led Ia tg oIAs
prairie, in the dirc,ion Of the thicket ~
ss'mel to be ssiisiisl, that the ks l,s ~h~4
blood he thlrst,si. wcc nat y, hand, ior h.
} made M move 10 follow the track farther
= but quietly awaited the arrival ol the whols
party, which was cempssd Of ahoat thirty
men. A short conversation was carried VI
: among them. whI the l,Nder deislch,si him
self nun his Ellows, a,nl nat, a rapid cir
! cult of thc grove. ba, al saie distance from
Il, ~ II Ia satisfy himself tina, no r.~ a,
gssw had hssa rssosted Ia, Hsai thu, ilss
trio wire rally enscamvl within il, tiay
hw communicated tm fac, to his compan
iu,s, tina, IN trail Md from the spot. another
hurrsI consultation was bid. "a. ,a thl l.si
mole of d,siodging the con"al,,i isrotl.is.
Again was a circuit ma,le hy two nc ihyS
expricn~d warriors. ~ II To- determine il
tie grAss was oi sufficient hs,gth 10 conceal
an approach, such was not the caSe. how.
ever and in this fact. mainy CONSISTED the
dckI,sible nature al the p,~ition. which hal
bcn duly weighed by thoG who had chora'n il
Finally, the ojibwavs. avery hw II whom
eouhl sInak the language of the pacotahs,
Sprad themselves out and around ,hc thick.
ct and disclmrging numl@r IL vonnS into
u. interlari,ng their active occupation hy
Iepithets bestowed ulsm their e,rrnns. ii the
WHIST AMI mo~t abusive character. They
were called swine. dogs, rowarls, and al last,
but not hast women who should l,e clad in
r.tticoats. ~ they were unworthy Ia hear
the habilmeuts ot uaD Tins ''roncUr,l al
sweet sounds iaihsi Ia elicit any r~lpa..e
from the thickrt Silence. o,nii,o,,s, ami op-
lprsivr. brocd,J over H. At length, u
young ojihway, dssirons 10 I~riorm snm'
daring feat, on what was probably his first
war path, aisi excited by the shouts of his
comrades, made swim movcncn, around
thu tnnbs within guitSi,ot distance, AMI 10
cap thu climax 81 his au.lscity. l,e stoppsi
al a place opposite 10 the stat,D uf Chas-
key, aiwi made s'ypral Indecent gestures Ia
eypnrs his coniesnpi for tho-e who remained
~ quietly bidng thsir time in tbe bushes
Thse gestures wcr his last upon earth.
A thin wreath of smoke. accompanied by a
sharp whiphkr crack issued from tlir spot
occupied by Chaskey. AMI The hall sIss1 un
ierngly 10 the heart vi the victim. who was
dead before bc struck the ground The
death ~ the young man had nr,-' cxaspo-
rating effect upon the remaining obways
~ much ~. that some " the mnrc Youthful
slnoag them. wer evidently urging an I'm
mediate rush, which would surely have proved
fatal to our advcniurcrs Had th, ,lifY'
rifles been discharged simultaneously thcr'
il little doubt tha, III. onset wvsIJ have
lscn made, bu, tbs nhi'f men wrii kncw,
that at least two liv,~, aud probably more,
wouhl ie sarriicd I'M their spir. IL II was NJ.
tempted. ari il was MT ~ auo,,iance with
Indian wariarr tn ,nrm ,leli im',iial,k dan
grr and loss
Repeated voliirs wcrr directed at those
points wher' the trio wrr' snppo~d to he
posted, especially nj thai part of ihr erne
whcr' ihr discharge u thu rife hal i-'tfay,-l
Chask,y's station. Narrow wer the ~.
cap1s b. had from thu numerous missile.
A lock II hair Was ,-l, irpm over Iir ten,
pie l,y u hall, AMI his shirt Mas prr,,,i ~
S,enl place, hut fortunately Ter him h.
received no hslily injury
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