Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-04-13
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Scr aFss nan. ssad InSaeasa 81 awaksE
iags fasksly Hesad aes bad aassaaasg p
the pillew.
klary hgsry Wake ap child. ~
someshknR agsadgal se tell goa,s aaa ID
speaker. 1n aged wsannn Ia night eal
and abort gown, shaek tho giFaiah 6gur
vesy ssnaeEly ii il sgsss, yss 20 shoEo0gh
Iy as ID Ssase bar 20 open hef syes an
look wildly sbeas.
{ What Il IA, m0thes, Edward =
Il safe, sgnas, bat We ourselves AZ
in great peril. Don't tnra % pale
daughter aon'k faint, il yoa do no shsi
all Be l0st. Ia she bEavafFeaGieg womaa
ron pg0saissd Edward goa weul6--e
Bus what Is it, mothsTs' gasped
rather than asked ths white lips.
lssdsans Mary. Don't tTemble q
child, pii says you, yass and the nAhl
TOO. But ron muss Enind-do just wha
/ tell you and ADORE ail donF fam
AwsY.
Bat where are they msthas y and thi
aFl@Aasnaa ygmmg assmtnrss only shfal
mouths from cfvilixakion, nuw sas ap.
right in her siek bed looking toward ths
/ door as IL ahe expected every second e
| see > hrswnY Sioux leap into tho eablR
Over 10 Nick's, Masy. Something
wnks me, doR'E know whaS il was. and
It's no matter anyh0B, and juss as opsn-
ed my eyes I saw Ere light on sba wall
and heard thea whoop. knew IA sas
Indians, have heard their heathenSsl
about before now, aud owe thsu .
curse, 100, the wgetehes, FOR dianss they
scalp my hTst haby-hang its Ifttle
brown euris 10 their belt and Ieays 10
pretty white corpse foF the wolyes Z O,
If eoaid only have buried hims che Ut
tie ianossnk beauty Bat il won't do TO
stand talking. They'll be here &c soan
as thcysvs done Hp ahelr work over thsEe.
WHIST upon earth they we're made fes /
never could aee.' "
Here bringing from chest a hkn-
mel skirt and new quit, sput thess on
over your every day clothes, and two
pairs Of stockings and my buffalo shoes,
and my old cloth cloak and yoaE hood
and blaukat shawl, and shen crawl down
into the eailar as fast as you can. it's
no use trying to gst you away, you are
too weak aud the haby's too Little. III
20 down 3rst and ax ron 8 nice place
and withla couple Of quilts and pillow
low let haEssf down into . hole which
served lhsm Is cellar. Gathering up the
hay that wss spread over The potatoes to
keep from freszing, into oaa corner OF
the bin, she laid guilt on Is, put q pill.
law next the wall and then spread quilt
on the ground.
! 9I'm terrible afraid she'll catch cold
and die, the baby's so littls,' she said
to herself, tbut it's better than being
killed By ths Indians, and Fll risk THAR
kading as here and sersmbling up she
took ap the sick woman as she would
young child and ssndsriy set hsE down
into the hole. T..
Il dAren't kindls up the f=e or I'D
make you some tsa or waFn you some
broth, 70 keep the life inyoa, but I'll ix
J ou some vine, FFe little Jet, and
youH never need it more than you do at
this minats,' and she very soon came
down again with q bottle and glass;
aud also al ald-fAshionea tin lantern
and q couple OF candles
Bat the baby, mother. Perhaps it
will cry aud then they'll find out where
we are,' said the terrified creature, as
she choked down the draught.
IN smother il frst, thought the old
woman as she FASTENED 70 the bed where
the little one slept, FbetteF than have his
brains dashed oat,' but when she had
brought il down, shs said TO :ts mother,
sPu give it some l&gdsnum, it's so lit
tie drop will keep it asleep, baE | mast
first make all things qRiet up stairs
and returning again TO tiIe room, which
served as o parlor, kitchen, and all, she
proceeded to make up the beds, straight
en- the chairs, lock the trunk, draw tho
and give the place the look OF
q house that has been deserted some
days, Theu shs dressed herself warmly
and was juss going 70 lst heTsalt dowa
and drop the trap door, waioh she bad
already cut off tho strap by which 10 was
lifted, when sudden thought made her
quiver.
One moment, she stood irrssolute,
then unlocking tho little portable desk
which she had taken from her sons
trunk, and which contained his deeds and
notes she took from is 3 small vial, all
ed 10 the brim with white powder
Then goin to dry goods box, which,
sat upon end, formed their cupboard,
she asized the whisky jag, for in those
daya Of which We write that was eonsid-
cred one Of ths necessities Of fPontieg
existence. II was fall. She poured oat
. glass and then deliberately empsied
the contents Of the vial into Ehs jug and
shook it till she was satisfied the powder
aud liquor wsre khoroaghly mixed.--
She placed il upon the table, With The
glass beside il, and than muttering It's
Ia self defence. If / don't kali them
they will Dc, the red vaEmints,' sha sFept
huTrisdly into the cellar and letting
down fhs trap door and lighting . Saus
die, proceeded to administer an oplasa
10 the babe who had Just awaksned. ls
wus soon luiied to sleep and folded close
II 10 her bosom, for she Was determined
70 sufJcats it rather than trust 1t in the
hands Of the Indians.
A half hour Of tortuxing suspense and
&1&kE&E AEA&GW[A9 &a8A A6AlA4 @A@ Nt
whoop burss upon their ears ana she cab
in dooz was Eiolantly broken open
ThaFe we're six sgaiwart sbravesy and as
they rushed In, yelling and ieapiHg aud
bPandishing their komahnwks, &c seemed
10 the women below ~ though hell bad
lost some of It's fends. They hAd three
.cnpszvsg with snHu, yuuug NiSA Ea-
monds and his wife and three Ysag old
hoy. Twa Of AhaKn haatenad 10 bind the
feet Of Eha posa aReatngas whenafhey had
that night mads homeless, aud who bad
been spared the seAlping knife, that 9th
er and deeper pains mfght be inaicssd
upon them, while shs others rushed %
the beds whereon they supposed new vie
TINS lay.
They were empty Of eouYsas and mad
dsned that sheir pSsy should haye ssca-
ped than, shsy struck light, for they
had brought olE Nicks match safe aasa
his wike's wlnEaE sseak Of canaless Anll
comtasneea che work Of destrnett8u.-
Tho keasher beds and piilows we're rip
ped 40 with their hunting knives 1tti
thsff ssaseaks sesktarAd The ssraw
sicks were carried ont doors and ses 6ge
Ia. The chests and TANKS were bfnksn
opsn and afsar ssIsssing saeh things "a
tllsy ahoaghs would please . favorIte
saaags. ahey ssragg the 0kheFa into rAgs.
Ths dishes ware swspa from this shsaxeas.
ana tho I'm pasaa and basins cloves Ih
swafs with shasg haschess. The lisass
furnieuss az whioh Ahs yuang vita waa
"a proud, ard which she hxd bk0ngeis
humdgaSaa 81 AiIas Was Fnshtessly A1lss
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