Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-24
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the hour Of half past ave, while We were
leisursly partaking Of our supper, we heard
female voice, which we at once Esoog-
ni3sd, as our back door, pleading in ahs
noas pitsous and agonizing manner for
immediate assistance. The yeaag boy
stopping wash as, {profansly called by
OutsidsEss the Dsvill having finished his
rspssl, qaiekiy washed to the door, and
found = female, as above stated, near
resident to Us, screaming st the top Of her
voice, s&ying NJ asaz As Cur hewiidsrsa
Dsvil could understand and Immediately
tslegraphed Us, "thas q lot of Indians had
snteTsd the residence Of -, and that
she was heard to scream, and 81 the sazns
instant the lights were exsinguished-and
that the Indians had killed her, and abe
wanted Mr.. Carpenter, (thas's Us, the To-
cal who prssides over the fused columns
Of that "detestable seesh sheet" the b.
gEe,) to be quick and hasten there,o and
so "she vanished" in tia darkness.
We waited TO hear DO more-thas was
enough 10 make Us swear eternal revenge
TO the internal rsd-skins-ths nsighbor-
hood was in eommotion, women holleE-
ing and dogs bowling seized our trus-
sy revolver ana Euahsd fnansieally forth,
cur coat-sails streaming gailantly ont be-
hind-the most bloody and harrid scenes
fitting before our excited vision, Of
ssrhaasash -gh0t Eissiag frsm AfaI,
re sAeeA, the sAoui, abe srOAn of waE,''
AS We struggled along shra' shs daEkness
and mud at lightning speed, Of murder and
sarnage-the ever gently murmuring
Lousy running red with haman gosa--
dsfanceless women and children, dead and
dying, lying around with heads half sew
cred from their bodies, scaips taken, and
ahGatly s0o4ads-of the inhaman butch
cries praeticsd By these Gandish devils in
Minnesota-and then, with '1demoniae
smile upon our lips" and with determi~
nation Of mischief in our heart, we say,
had we Enes with an innocent and friendly
red-akia, We should have perforated bis
hide with a half dozen bullets in the
of an eye, without asking any
questions.
We arrived at the spot designated
where the atrociogs slaughter was sup
posed to have been eonmitted-our eye
expecting 70 meet nothing but the most
wosful and bloody seenee, and not desir-
ing TO stand on ceremony on an occasion
like this, We bolted in. Scan the leopard
change mis- spots" Or can an Indian be
changed to white man 80 suddenly -
We were thunderssruek--wes stood aghaat!
We met the supposed victim, not in the
last death shroes Of agony, weltering in
blood, but face covered with smiles,
and looking rs pleasant a. a bright May
moEn-con vsrsing on matters of "busl-
ness" trying We suppose TO make at
Judgements for her summers supply Of
p3yk. Facts are fsets--our reason be-
gan to regain isself. Paul Pry like,
"hepe Idon't intrude," We tried to apollo
gize-ws thought Of the admirable Logic
used by old Abe, that it was easier to
say nothing than it was 10 say something,
and that it was easier to stay out, than 1t
was to get in, aud then get out. Bully
for Abe. We acted, We bowed and scrap
Cd like French dancing master, hsmsd
and hawsd and ehoksd, We couldn't ex-
plain ourself-vulgsrly speaking, we
"kerhummuxed," in fact we became dis
gustsd with ourself-we coaldn's make
an apolay--is VISA no 80. We conelud-
cd TO como Etstrategic movement and
change our base" found we had diseov-
cred ''msres nest with marry egg in il, !"
and broke and run for home like the
devil, TO sajoy a good hearty laugh
Bully for every bods that had hand In
this Indian fight. We are now positively
assured shaa there will be no draft In
this city-thaE all the able bodied meu
are wanted here to protect the "frontisE."
We intend to apply to Leftensut BURKE TO
be sppOinsed Major Gsuera!, for our
galiansTy and undauntsd courage.
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