Smyrna times., 1869-12-22

ing by his side, sent Red to eternity with
shot from his favorite long rife.
L expect they will. | would as soon lose
my hair as to lose Powder Face, for the insect |
has carried me through more bad scrapcs than |
We time to count, said Buffalo Bill, referring |
to his favOrite horse.
And | will lose my hair afore I'll lose |
Black Nell, for she never deserted me. She II |
kick the head off any Red that tries to mount
her. But can we get to the hOrses?"
Wait till give Dave and the boys in here
their orders, and then you an me will git the
horses and come in on 'em like as if we were
fresh hands in the fight"
That's the talk, Bill-thats the talk. On
" let me and Black Nell and you and Powder
Face give, 'em charge in the rear and they re
gone in ~
Pepper into 'em then, till tell the boys
here where we're goin', so they'll be keertul
how to shoot when we're a comm"
Buffalo Bill now hurridly told Dave Tut and
| the men, who were firing at everything they
saw move among the trees, what he and Wild
Bill intended to do. The girls and his mother
we're to know nothing of it till it was all over,
for the two Bills felt as sure Of driving off the
foe by their plan as if they were already in full
chase Of them.
Dave Tut did not express any wish to go
along, which rather surprised Buffalo Bill tor
l
court. But there was a reason tor this, as
there is indeed for everything, as the reader
will learn by and by
The TIVE friends, carrying their arms and
bending low in the shadow Of the garden bush
es, crept away from the house until they reach
ed grain-held beyond the trees, into which
they moved swiftly. They had but little dis
tance now to go to reach the stock pasture, and
they got to the last in the very nick Of time.
| A hoIf a., Il,
there, and the horses, disturbed by the firing
were very uneasy as these advanced.
Two shrill calls, understood well by the ami
mails for which they were intended brought
two noble animals, Black Nel'' and Pow
J der Face, - to the edge of the grain-feld. Tn,
next instant, needing neither saddle nor bride
the two men were mounted, and without
J word, both dashed forward upon the Indian
: who were after the stock.
SO suddenly and unexpectedly were thes
overwhelmed a shot being fired, only th
a tOmahawk uSed-that there was no alarm i
the grove. Then the two men sped on, nc
e nOiselesS y now, but whooping and yelling i
}, wild concert, and urging their steeds faster b
: their cries, till they were upon the rear of tn
e astOnlshed redskins, pouring out shot after she
IS with deadly effect on the enemy.
Wheeling and circling here and there, neve
Il missing a shOt-it seemed as if there wei
t, dashed on carrying death at every leap.
d The Indians who were Cheyennes, supposir
g this to be reinforcement to those who had d
S. Tended the house so we'll soon gave way and a,
is in every direction but not before full half the
n, number had fallen.
e. "Curse them, why do they shoot so carele
in from the house-this is the second Craze ha
ID had from there, " cried Wild Bill, as he wip'
ed the blood from a wound grazing his cheek
c a hoIa IN my hat caT
lis quarter" said Buffalo Bill I'D like to knC
lis what they mean. 1t can't be but they knC
as where we are. Never mind must hunt
old NJ Kandlas now, for if mother saw him
H. must be here Let's chase them, Bill, as 10
at as we can."
ch The two men dashed away, and again b
de let, evidently from the house, passed so cl(
to Buffalo Bill head that he felt its wind.
'as The Indians scattered far and wide, but
ice two men succeeded in knocking over half d
zen more, when the thought struck them Il
et, it was better not to go to far from the hol
he lest some lurking behind would continue
His attack, and they rode back
sy The search for white man among the b.
ex les of the slain was unsuccessful so Bill deciC
ent in his mind that if NJ Kandlas had been in
as party he had escaped this time.
the As they approached the house they t
ink pains to make their individuality known by
leir fjre they were spared the peris which it SEE
,m, ed friends rather than their foes mad cast u
lin them during the charge.
ose In short time, their horses left close in
It it shadow of the house, the two brave irle
were III it once more.
ing You can light up, reckon cried Bu
II" 10 Bill when he entered. The Reds,
what Is left of 'em are off to their tribes on
see run"
| he "Thank Heaven, you are safe, said \
Cody, as she heard the voice of her son.
ear hope you and your brave friend are unha
red ed 2"
sur "All right, mother, but a scratch or two
cold water will heal-but are you sure
,lew saw the face of Jake NJ Kandlas at the
dow p
lar "Yes my son-I never can forget his f
our l surely saw it.
out "Then he has got off this time. k
are most of his gang had gone un6er, but | di
think he had taken up with the Cheyen
lree They say that every tribe in the West but
nds, Pawnees are going with the South. If I
and are we border folks will have our hands
ake But we're good for EN-, arn't we, Bill?
cky reckon we are, if we know ourselv
ows said Wild Bill.
CO The moon had gone down before day da
ed, but the repulsed Cheyennes never bate
stor- their headlong speed until a couple of h
the after surise, when they had reached a thick
had tonwood grove on the south bank of the
rec publican river
mur Here, at the call Of their chief, they
X so mounted and gathered around him. By
was side, with a scowl of anger and some show
distrust, too, in his face, stood Jake NJ |
I'd dlas, the white ruiian who had planned thi
son. ray.
few, Looking sternly at him, after counting
tain warrOrs lett, the old chief said:
boys "There will be great cry among the sq'
> my in the lodges of the Cheyennes. Many
rors have gone down-their scalps are in
the belts of our enemies, and we have not
lians to show that has been taken in return for
was What has the Hawk OF the Hills to sa!
very this?'
Q at That which the Great Spirit wills to be,
be - said NJ M'Kaudlas in reply :" If we
from fought as white men fight and charged rigl
wells on them, we would now have their scalp
hers our belts Big Maple would not listen 4
ding words. He fought his way and lost half
warriors. It is not my fault. | have spok
, run "The Hawk Of the Hills has spoken wi
tand- single tongue. His words are true. But