Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31

But the faces of the tribes will be black
when7we 60 back without scalps. What
has my brother TO say to that?'' asked the
chief.
THAT if we 60 back without scalps, We
are fools!'' said N 'Kandlas, quietly. "lf
the gun Of the Big Maple misses fire, does
he throw it away, or pick the flint and
try it again? There are more days and
nights than one, and plenty of pale faces
are scattered about the plains. The Hawk
OF the Hills knows other settlements which
we can reach in two or three days journey.
We can go there for plunaer and scalps
and then come back here, and when the
lighting men are not here or are asleep we
can sprinkle the bones of our dead with
the blood Of vengeance where they fell"
The Hawk of the Hills speaks like a
man. The heart of Big Maple was weak.
II is strong again. The warriors will cook
meat and eat while their horses rest and
| feed" a
Light blazing fires, emitting scarcely
any smoke were made from dry TWICE, and
the warriors made a hearty meal, the first
| for twenty four hours. 1t was not finished
when an alarm was given by scout.
| White men mounted and armed were CON-
| ing in from the South.
They are not those we fought last
night said n Kandlas They have not
had time to get to this side Of the river.
! will ride out alone and see who they are.
Let my red brothers reusain where they
| are ready to fight or 10 fee. if they see that
| am among their enemies r
The Hawk Of the 1lsls IL great brave.
| His words are COED and his deeds 60 with
thcn,,' said the Cheyenne chief.
| M'Kandlas now mounted bis horse. put
| a biz OF white cloth on the ramrod of his
| rife and rode oat from the shelter OF the
grove toward the group OF advancing
| horsemen, some sen or dozen in number.
! They halted as soon as he was observed
| and seemed to look TO their arms.
He rode boldly Gn natil Within two or
three hundred yards when q shout of rec.
ognition rose on both ssdes and men rode
rapidly to meet him.
They were his owa men from the Black
Hills, whom he had Befi there to carry on
lis business of piliaging emisrant trains,
while b. came down on an expedition on
| his own private accoant.
| why are you here ? he asked. as they
rode up. What did you leave Cave Can
yon for ?
Because we got sarched out, and
scorched out and whipped .outr said one
who seemed to head the party,
/ Well, boys, | am glad ysM are here, for
/ now IN do the work | failed is last night.
That Internal fiend, BaHaio Bill, NTH Wild
Bill and Dave Tut wiped ont over twenty
Cheyennes that pilo,ed down to the Co
dy place last night p ae7b Ta
Dave Tut? Why he is one Of as
one of our sort at any rate ? said Frank
Stark, the one who had spoken first.
+ Yes,-he used to be, but he's with
them now. couldn't get no chance to
see him alone, or would have known
| what it meant. had my own idea that
he was after one Of the gals, for they
are purifier thon any picsur that was ever
painted, and | know he's death after that
| kind of game. Bat ride on boys and ge;
something to eat and then we'n plan for
| . nice lis Of work to night There's be-
tween twenty and ,hirsy Cheyepnes left,
and they'll fight like blazes for revenge
MKandlas now turned and rode back
with his men to the grove, so busy in
talking with them, that he did no. nn,iee
a single person on hill beyond the riv.
er, " no had evidently seen all his move
ments, and who rode off swiftly when she
r,,flian leader entered the grove. sie
| There are warriors fro,n rsy band in
the Black Hills. come to fght by tins
side Of their chiefr said M'kandlas ts
the Cbcy enne chief, rs he ond his mc'
rode up among the camp-frcs.
! They are welcome as the rain when
the earth is dry. Big Maple is glad &c
see them here n
Now cook and eat, boys said NJ
KandIas, and let your horses rest and
feed Till we are right. Well then wipe
out Buffalo Bill and his party, and make
a raid down the river as far as we can
| and then strike out for the Platte for q
rest The continuation of this wild, true
and exciting story win be found in the
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