White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-06-11

sis, at the same time jerking Well-picked bone
towards csuple Of half-f,mi<hed wolves, that
sat whining and bowling near the camp. Baf.
fer amt ruunin' now, and s.starred Rapallo
wouldn't be no-ways back .rd about maxim n
raise of our mules and packs, you may depend.
shouldn't wonder If the snelk;n' devils are
-aboa, now. Whose bad was it you saw yesser-
day, Benz"
eYeIlOw Bears" replied the man, who was
no other than Ben Morton But be was a-put-
ting for Arkansas, and won't come this way,
I'm thinking. So thar's one bad Teller out oil
the way"
"Thrt's 50; though ones bad as another, for
the mist part. Hows'ever Iniuns be darned.
clar away these hxins, AMI let's have another
log on the fire, for this child's going to smoke.
ANY "
The speaker paused sadlenly, and with head
avcrted, stared eagerly into the gloom, while
his finger rested upon his riae-trigser, ready to
pull it at momrnt's warning. The others, al
so, listened breathes,ly as faint sounds to wind
ward prated ofthose who're viscinage might not
be aIt0getherKelcoms. Presently, the dim out
line of a single f cure was seen m wing slowly
towards the camp; and as he came nearer, it
was plain enough that he was white man. But
he was a-foOt and alone, and carried his rifle
YEARLY, and paused not on his way until he had
come within the light of the blazing FIRE. The
man was about fifty years old, dressed in the
usual style; but his clothes were all torn, and
bedaubed with dirt, and his long gray hair droop-
ed from below the rim of an old black felt hat,
once too big, but now made to fit the head by
means Of stick with which it was looped no
behind. His swarthy cheeks were hollow, and
his eadaverous jaws spoke of hard doings -
and long fasts, as If cut of tender-loin would
hardly come amiss. Without pausins to ques-
ton the intruder, the party rendered him the
nerer-fliling invitation 60 q sit and e,t," which
he did at once, falling to with an avidity really
pleasing to see. Piece aAerpiece of the sayory
meat he slowed away in his capacious cheeks,
nor paused till he had finished the last morsel
before him. Then leisurely wiping his knife, be
returned it to its place in bis belt.
None knew the old pan; and none seemed
disposed to brs:iK aie- uce White he ate. Bat
now be turned his face fiii towards the FIRE, and
Ben Morton uttered sudden cry of surprise
and delight, as its light fully revealed his fea-
tures. 1t was old Ramrodl Springins to his
side he grsped his hand.
"Why, Ramrod, old boss, can this be you. /
thought you was under long ago."
What-Ben?" exclaimed the old man.
sWell, if here amt him as was rubbed out on
Pawnee Fork two years ago, wouldn't say so
How do you come On7''
"Slick, old boss. But how afoos now, and
whar from7 What brings We into camp this time
o. day as lamished as a white wolf, without ki;
or kiver7 and what's the sign on the peraira l''
BAD enough, and fresh, too; and all the way
down the river at that" replied Ramroa rThe
red devils been awful bad hrrcabouts, and more
an one poor feIer's had his hlr raised since this
Cay week. It's more besides wolves as 'nll be
howlin' round shis camp tonight, if I'm any
judge of Indian sign" n
"Thlt Just our mind, stranger" responded
one Of Ben's comrades. But hadn't you bet
ter let me get that arrow out of your shoulder,
for it amt pretty, no-how! That looks like
fighting some, guess" and he proceeded to
extract the weapon, which was found only to
have penetrated through the coat, slightly
scratching the skin. "Whar did you get this
here7''
"wagh" growicd old Ramrod with savage
grin. "Thc varmint as flung ,thlt skewer. lefi
his ticket for his palms, AMI he claaped his hand
upon his bet. where hung .lood- stained Indi-
an scalp. We had hard time of it that night
though. Me and Bob snively was ahead for
meat in the morning, and hld Jest sighted a
couFle of black-tails. when all of sudden the,
takes heels away, and at the same time up hop.
twenty redskins above the bluff; and when they
sees us they comes tearing away arter our hal
ike mad. But when thcy7seed two good rifles
pointed at their gzzlris, ready to give 'em death
and destruction, they stopped that game, and
tried to circumrent US by Eiakin' a surround.
But Ben puts ball into the highest OF EN-, and
drops him slick, tell you. When the Injin:
knew one of our guns was empty. they began 70
close in, and fling their arrows smart AT the
same time one comes rushing at Bob with hi:
lance. sGiTe the Niger h." cries Bob to me
at the same time a-ramming down the ball. 81
ups old Ginger. and lets him have il plump il
the eye; and Bob. he gets his ball down at last
and blazes away, and made another come right
handsome. But what could we do now, for both
our guns was empty, ami the Inins were just
ready to take our scAlpsf However, as good
luck would have it, up come the rest of our par.
~ just then. and charging right into the thicE
of the Injins, took 'om right and LEFT, and then
what warm, laid on the ground. took heels away
shorter. But me and Bob was full of arrows as
a pOrkypine.
"well We had another turn that night, am
The Injins mad. a raise DAT tine; for what could
we do agin TO hundred of the deviisi Five O
us vent znder. and the Injins took the whole
cavayard. That vas three days agOne, and
this child has carried empty paunch ever since
So thar what fotehedne here. and no mistake
Halloo. il ii don't rain I'm doggeds What's sc
keep Iniins from being about such night a
this, 1 should Ike 70 known
While the old happer had beer narratiug biz
adventures. the uindhadris considerably, and
the frst big drops of shs coming stOra had a.
sracted his notice, Is they pattssed On shs packs
or fen Kissing into the fire.