Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-02-26

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Spose You don't care to tell who you are.
or whar you're agoinl" eff
81 would rather not, Mr. Sloan; and
your question reminds me that il is time
to resume my journey. One Of the Indians
rifles | will load and take with me, the
other, and tho horses are yours if you
want them.H
"Gucss I'll ltry to take em along; and
should you ever cross over into Texas,
bout the head waters of Trinity, jist hunt
up Mike Sloan, aud he'll be at your saryicy
you've saved his skclp, and he'll not be
ongrateful. You needn't TO hurry, though
the t'other three red skins and that ar
gal what s'pose you're arter captivating
will notg fur tonight, and you wontattaet
'em afore a late hour, so you've 'bundance
of time"
"Why do you think they will not go far,
Mr. Sloan2" rr ~
"Why, bekaEe they must halt twelve
miles, or so, ahead, or travel forty odd
miles 'thcut wood or water, and that they
aint agoin to do in the night, arter travel
ling hard all day. Mike Sloan's no fool
cf he don't look smart; and / knowed
what you was up to, soon as seed you
loadin two rifles. A man don't toat two
sich shootin irons, two pistles, tomahawk
and buntin knife ceptin he looks forard
to some hard fighting and whar do you
s'pect to find that divarsion, eff it's not
agin them ar three red skins? And now,
eff you say SO stranger, I'll hobble them
horses and turn back with you and lift
some more har, tho my Ticker is runnin
'larmin short"
"Your offer is kind, Mr. Sloan but you
must excuse me for declining it. Should
we meet again, | may call on you for help
"a man never knows when he may need
it so long as he has Indians for neighbors" "
"That's true, Mr.. we'll, I've forgot
yer name Already I" ait eaEv e.
"If any one should ask you what my
name is, Mr.. Sloan, just say it is secret
between you and me.--Good evening to
you, sir" ri laai .s
And without waiting for an answer
Wilmer dashed forward at speed that
soon carried him out of hearing of Mike
Sloan, who stood for some time in deep
thought then uttering shrill whistle, he
thus addressed himself :-"Well, Mike
Sloan, you're burned sight bigger foo
then l tuck you to to be-. Them. a,
prisoners is people from the fort, what GO
picked up by the red skins; and jst tc
think, Mike, that you've been talking tc
him nigh on to half hour, and ddn'
diskiyer that ar young man to be no NOR,
nor less than the famous scout. Why, iti
as plain as bufaler trail, and l dom
know what makes you so thick headed
Mike, 'thout it's drinkin mean Ticker, anC
a burned sight of it," Having thu
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