Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-07-02
WALHALLA,aS. G., FRIDAY, JULYSa, 1860
How'll Feels to bs scalped-What q Victim
Says About It

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How'll Feels to be scalped-What q Victim
Says About II
A yictiiaiof Indian vengeance aarri;vedin
this 6ity Saturday night, departing yesterday
Tor his4hosGsin9 Monroe County, New Yofk.
His nameytg Dsios q. Saanberston, and he
lost his sSasiEs asshe Battle Of .Washita. Per
hapai thessasations experienced by Mr.. San
beratDh will interest and enlighteh. Says
he: TaH $3.50 ';
wasiin the infantry. Gustav had COM
nand ofsthe troops. The1e WAS quite a force
Of cavalry with us, but they were about a mile
IN the rear when we first discovered the reds.
Some Of the troops had been scnt around 50 as
to attack from the other side. The reds
were carnped Ia a sort Of valley, and we we're
within eighty rods of them for half an hour
before daJbreak. just in the gray Of morn
ing, the firing commenced on both sides, and
we had it'nll our, own way for a few minutes,
the'cursad snakes being much confused, and
not Knowing what was up. At longsh they
rallied, Aat9 NO could hear Black Kettle shout
ing and ctdering. The vermin got into holes
and roags~ Anywhere they could find a place
-al,d heesan to fight back wit a will. We
fred ;wfahevcr we could see a :op-knot, and
SHOT 'sqdaws-thoro was lots os 'them-just
ps quick as Indians. w just went in for
wiping' out the whole gang. When It was
fully daylight, we all gave a big yell, and
ohargedAght down into Damp. The lodges
wero alla standing yet, and lots Of indians in
tlom. As we run through the alleys, big
rcd jumped out ut me from behind a tent, and
before Icould shorten up enough to run him
throughswit my bayonet, a squaw grabbed
me arouod tho legs aud twisted mo down.
Tho camp was then full Of men fighting, and
everybody seemed yelling as loud as he could.
When ! foil, I went over backward, dropping
my gun,tand had just got part way up again,
Ia sa.aA $ssankipg me BY tho hair, when sP, The
The neck! Vie might just as vol have run
me through; but he wasn't used to the bayo.
net, or didn't think, The blow stunned me- !;
it didn't hurt in tho least, but gave me a
numb feeling all over. I couldn't have got
to my feet then if all alone, whilo the sq 1uuiaw
kept scrceching, aud pulling my hair out by
hands'ful. I heard somo Of our boys shout.
ing close by, and tho squaw started and ran
Ono Of tho boys killing her not three yards
off. The Indian stcppcdone foot on my chest,
and with his hand gathered W, the Hair hear
the Grown Of my Head. Hc| wasn't very ten.
de- about it, but jorkcd my head this way
and that, and pinched like Satan! Ny eyes
wcrc p~ertially open, I could soc the bead.
work and trimming On his leggings. Sudden.
~ 1 fetsrshe aSWfalsat biting, outing Aaeh go
round a,y head, and then it scemed " mo
as if ny whole head had been jerked clean
off, fShovet FELT such pain in all my life;
Why it was like pulling your brains right
out. didn't know any more for two OF
three days, and thon i came to find that 1had
the sorestF head Of any human that ever lived.
If the. Boys Killed tho viper, they didn't get
back my scalp g perhaps it got lost ID the
snow. was shipped down to laramie after
bit, andFall the nursing + got Eain't made
the hair grow out % this spot Yet" f'1lisse
.5'io% 3[DettoH Free Press, June Is. q
y~ldl1US'iSy ~-HSttte<.ea- @iirps Off ~
AFAaTasR's DyrNa ADVICE no HIS Gail.
pREN.--Givs yourselvesito prayer. Study
earpestly&o love, hoaor, aud obey your mother.
Avoidss plagaes, every light, frothy, and
wicked oompanion,1 BE not q Disgrace I'd me
and cagsa, Of damnation to- yourselves bv
keepinA company With lido .talkessss sosoerers,
neutrality-suspicious. frothy or lewd persons.
ScarceAny thing moro infaliibly brings per.
sons to misery in this world and hell in tho
noxt, than loose and triHing companions
s0ImH @el [JohnNB Brown of HdasingSn.
|has LIVE ron soMETHINe.~-.Thousands
breathe, move and, live, pass off the stage Of
life and aro, heard Of no, more, Why? Thoy
did,n,ots a particle Of 'goodin the world; none
were bIest By them none could poiet TO them
% the iiastrpmont Of their redemption; not
a line they wrote--not a word they spoke
could be recalled, and so they persisted, their
light went %onttin, darkness, and they were
mot remembered more than the insect oflyes-
terdaya Williyohle thus live and die,O man
Immortal IL Lave for something DO tgoSl
and lesse behind you a monument ofsirsuo
that thht stortns OF time oan never destroy.
Write yoar name by kindness, love and mer-
Vac, A. - L. - a. IA.-L.xax8 ~. ~.