Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-04-13

eaanot sa ahsa day, sk6agh thirty years
I ksvs uskeais nak az Is akahouk ahud-
1 daring Thy asmA akeir syaa against Il
! tken, Aat shaix bands vera bonhd and
] tAsy ooaad mes Alasa chair ears TO the
IhArrid yrlis IL pain which issasd from
) each wathaFimg llp,
! H did noA Iaas iong though. One By
J aao tAay asagRe*sd ont inaa The open sir
aud fell down upna the snow and died.
!. The ailsnee sasE followed shaiEl depas-
the weird hear bf lie nikkt, ans9 to their
sxeised brains ssssy aiaketing shadow
which tie Ere Ilght cal upon shs vail,
seemed phaasom from the land Of
dsath.
NV God, aisd Edmohds ID last,
while great DROPS stood up6n his brow,
smust we bear Ehss thisg O, if 1 could
Ieniy loosen nay hands
e Don't fret yourself, Nick. III soon
ftee you.'
Who spsaksys hs exclaimed, Wills
the praspisaksan asAssed aaaw and track
lied down hia gsaB Is heayy baAda,
should thiA Mare pEatsy eons
slaeEably frigh sssk n5t u know
Ietd grandmoghsr Smith d voice. said the
old lady gently, as she emerged from the
esflar. These red garminis are ail dead
| reckon, By this tima. ] thought il
would fix them oat. | shoHght could
ssad them 10 khsix hsAsenly bunting
grounds, IL txisd pretty bard. I owed
lshem gradge. The hloadtsiFasy heath
lens. I've never forgotten hsw they used
sAaand my pretty SFst badg. | caa re-
EAam Der as long as any Indian
i While she vas talking thus she was ct
the same time busy in seyering the bands
ksf she three eaptives, and when that was
skpished she bsde Nick e inko the cellar /
and lift out the half-dsad Mary. White /
and trembling a. theagh IN che hour of I
death, lay sha poor ereAtprein hia arms, /
while heE resoIate mother, nndismayed (
/ hy 1he destruction about bar, went hur- |
/ rlsdly 10 work 10 Rx her up q bed /
Luckily their seft, snow white blankets, /
with their bright ribbon bindings, and
! their gay chintz quilts had struck the
fancy OF the Indians, and been laid r.
AIDE. From these Mrs. Smith soon for
iasd uesE and comfortable couch, and I
| placing the faiHsinE Wozaan upon it, she
made her drink-the rest of the wire, and
q hot cup Of coffee for them all.
sThey'Te done up the Job for you,
| haven't thsyF' she said addressing Nick,
| as they gathered about the hearth.
Yes, grsndm othez. by little home is
Eoa0 and my barn and stacks of hay and
wheat and my corn crib-an,' and he
bowed his head and covered his face
with his hands. -- !
'Yes,' said his wife, pikeously, and
all that we had in the honss-the linen
sheets and towels, pillow cases aud table
cloths that took So much pride in spin
ming and weaving, and my beds and pill
lows and bsdding'-but hare her voice
falIsd her and che burst into sebs.
Don't take on 30 ehIld,' said the old
woman kindly. Ii might be worse than
il is. You have your husband yet, and
your child too D, IL yod had seen him
Beaplcd before your eyes as did my
little one, and then been carried on 10
an Indian wigwam as | was aad kept
there year or two, aud every day OF
that you seen the little brown CuTls Of
my boy hanging to nay eapsor's wais.-
you'd have something TO cry for then
Il isG't in your case so bad but IL can be
hClPed. Hay and wh0ss and sara will
grow again next season, and you have
plenty Of woodland and can get out
house and barn. The neighboFs will all
lend q helping hand, and you've shaep
ami can Enake blankets again after q
while, aud your geese will soon Gil Jour
beds and pillows. The linen was the
worst to lose, bat you ars both young
and healthy and can look forward TO
mRay years Of work, and ia time you'll /
be as veil OF as ever. But il this little
fellow and she tcnderly a2Eresaed sheir
child, the little blue eyed 6rst born 'if
il had a been scslped ghare'd 3 been
sorr0w in your heaTts till you lag down
to die. Nothing could have made his
plaea good.
Yoa said they brought OF Jour hor-
ses, Nick she continued, after deep
pause, in whieh she seemed 70 be in desp
thought.
Yes, grandmother they stani just
outside here
Aad your slsd--did they burn that up
also p
sNo saw l. standing by the edge Of
the road as we eano along
sWhyp |
Because Nick, these dead heathsus
haze got to ba carried OF. Il Wont do
10 leave tham any where about here, be-
canse you see all the wolves in creation
will be here by al another nights and
then, TOO, the Eed-skins up north viii be
looking after them, and there Il be sroub-
ls il they end them desd.'
: have been thinking Of that grand |
mother, and gusss I'D better start, as
soon as it's light, FOR the neighbors-S
Wen, then, gaess you haan't, Mick, /
for as sure as yon do, they III think we .
oaght 20 divide ths spoils, and should I
not wonder il we found enough on these
fellows 10 make up what we've both lost.
They got their money from the agent on /
b last moBsh, and just be like a. not It's /
oH them. Yea 60 home and get the sled /
and hitch the horses on, and we'll load
thaln up and put them whore their own |
mothers couldn't 6nd Eham.
Daylight was iusl breaking, but il was |
to3 daSk 30 seecaearly, Do she old woman |
tosk aag iantern, weDtont, 1t was g hid /
ous sight, aud weald have shaken the |
nerves 0f aRy bat piohssE womaR, for |
Oh sgoay Of the death hour Rad iegt the
faces and sEaxzsa &c thse AuAisza horribly /
cons alseds Nfckl dssiaFsd hs e0alaH't
touch them. t7
Now don't be fool, Nick, or aupet-
ssitioas. Dead msa aan't to be feared.
just help rae anstfap these pouches
tney'rs heavy With silver
II can't, graudmosher. I'D rather be
/ : bszgaE AL my days-'
Well, 20 then, fool, and gsa she sIed,
/ sad let ma tend 10 them Z
Aud uaaidea shs proceeded 10 Der an
womanly work and mhen Nick return
/ ed, stood ali hooded and cEoaked, and .
/ pair uf buffalo shoes On hsf feaE, and
/ bgckskiu mitteus % hsr hands, ready 30
/ assist him in his painful task
Why graadmathsrP r he exclaimed,
! syou haze nos even lsfs them their leg.
ginga and blankass 2
Did they ls2ve Eae my bedp said sha
/ sharply. 8 No, indsed And shall /
/ sxoat thaig ssad bodies better than thsy
did iny livfmg uHe, snd me an cid wo-
znaissof afxsr
But wssAt viii yOa do vita shen n
sIJ0 with shen, Mica 7 I'll make nit
scaa for Ea..out oE aha lagKins, and
/ alathes foy him 0ps ef lhesa blankeks,
s0r sheyseo all che dsss qnaaisy og bread
elash
/ asa1s bslisvs h9li wsar tAsm. 4
would Hsaa
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