St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-12-14
khyBo9; hdiigdssasss sJkSd Jk' f6F7 thFsS Of
them, if you two cans sAttend t0s4h4 oMkeAf

This sreechr vas exilen ntlv nndarstood h.
one 81 Of he lndians 81 }easf, Ha s;;a .nm
thing in his sweet native tonona ondb;.
CON kbaaio1s ktraa vtlllngssi H. ,,;n =. .bont
and, braadish;ng ISa;r In;vs. 20 -. '
hawks again, in dangerous .prox;mitv N
the stomachs Of the travellers:
81 think" said Mr.. Cooper. Who had he.
tcpnesquits ps1e, iswsi sihad better hurry and
efera thewsmeney,Yo OF Hha, ever tl,ex want.
10 us go.,n' ,,,l,,..,s,..,tl, ......- :"
II csc words had an annarentIv + Ianon;l.
iziHk effect nm 9lrc. ri nav h
Indian who had understand Nlr. I;nnsraIs
,belligerent propesition. Advanced s 20. sMr
Cooper mt once.
"lIow mucheet s. Ne let You % you
gif me money. How mnchee % h.xs s,,t ~ w"
80; sir; !" sid Mr.. Cooper, Frightening
lp.. VSxsa Will. give YOU lall He have -e,ur -,u
money, our watches-evcrvthine. if Won
will Let us1go frser.a!i~' SS>l1}etN =
+, The swarl.y forrest. braves held 4 brief
psrlsy, and 10 iisn began IS ;:seeafeb}ng tie '6rse
.'IEvery peeket was turned inside ont, ~
cry ring, pin, or other 1rinket rntble.slv
taken !; and, even Lippard's cav. .aorered
scarf was contiscat.d bv a lean warrior
with pimples. .t:"}fit. +:
This person then uttered hideous yell.
clapping his hand rapidly over his mouth,
Whichcwas answered by similar: yells .fr,m
a short distance. -; = ~. - 9.3t,~I
Il tln'a' few moments fifteen or twenty more
shadowy braves leaped from the under
br,Ish,3 and the three fortunate gentlemen
were seized, thrown upon.the ground, aud
eraselmanner, while their wrists andanklea
were tied with leather thongs, sottiRhtlv as
to cut almost through the flesh. =
They we're then shouldered byi several
Ii: :gh-toned savages,- and borne to large
Indian camp; quar4er OF d mile away.
al t.iis Mr.. Cooper became very angry. j.
s,.''.sir;2'; he" exclaimed, to the lean and
scofb,aicchief5 ..voiI ;nron, i,ed m o,;r frss.
dom! Nis nit rus that YOUR peot;le be.
have iii Ii my Iiovelsa Ifiyoti hays ever read
fhx I,a txer syoei;,,o. ~. ~, a.; sa;,1J d
Know how :er afruln the Indian character
yo,ir i,e,inriv md iiIceit 'art s + nm asEamed
Of YOU, sir ~ - - - -
MIR. Lippard more na1ercur,sl of !empera-.
ment, made sardonic offers to fight the
vh6e triBe, If they swould 16bind lin ana
come At him one 1t i lime: - -
Mr.. Smith maintained a>gloemy silence.
only r<ma@kssg fRas 4fieTee s6isefs6le heath
ems were not in the least like his Ttcumxeh
After a time, some tainted bears meat
rnse"Ss rss f s22 9fy St we're S;s
tinet ;.,unde derstandine that thew .IVould. sbe
shot the instant theT endeavored to escane
Naturally. thev could eat none Of the
stuff offered then, .wkersuip5oSn the chief
grew angry, and pecked them gently. on
The head With = sharp stone.
=: It did not IMPROVE their apnetite. ! 8
y While sitting on The pronndI: varv a;;d
and despairingly. they heard the so;'nd TX +
feminine voices in Distress. and nresaotlv
sart,A two ladies' in white. Win fbe;r ha;.
down. dragged into camp by party Of M.
bic warriors. K 9.
."You Ard o,,t Fellow -countrvmen I" cr;ed
one of thessladies :, ,<.saye ma ! 'motect n. ~
Lippara ysprana to his feet. but was in
stantly SHOT at 6y number of Indians. and
took his seat aeaf.f III. 4 'ftown. oi :aLa-EE
my dear. Maaam,' said Mr.. Cooner
"excuse US. We are in peril eyatR IrS 4.
ment. Adv attempt to assist Won. wonld
resul: only in the massacre of aiItrlsINT
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,h;nI 49, I...ho,,,S. I e:..v,
Shviy hs Ss!cs the honor and and the simplicity
ef"G, ..Tados.s doaS'.a MsIaa ' : ~, =.
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