The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-15

| is Bill Hitchcock, the best friend ever nau, VI
ever will have, outside Of our own family. Tnree
times has he saved me from being wiped OUT
Once by the Ogallalas, once when was taken
with the cramps in the ice.cod Platte, last winter
and once when old Jake MKandlas and his
gang had a sure set on me. He and Will SINK OF
swim in the same river and that's u saie oe'.
RIM that's INV mother, and better never trod
| the footstooln
Wild Bill with natural grace, gently bent MS
proud head and took the hand OF the lady, saying
| in a tremulous tone:
..I,m glad TO see you, ma 'am for I've so; good
| old mother that haven't seen this many day,
and this rather brings her up afore mel"
aAnd this other,n continued Bill, sis Dave
Tut. fe is good on hunt, death on the reds'
| and as smart as bordermen are made nowadays
Now, boys, you're all acquainted, make your
selves at home. The darkey out there has got the
horses and he'll see them all right"
Three more perfect men in point OF personal
beauty never trod the earth.
Wild Bill, six feet and one inch in height,
straight as an ash, broad in shoulder, round and
full in chest, slender ia the waist, swelling out in
muscular proportions at hips and thighs, with
tapering limbs, small hands and feet, bis form
was a "study.n His face, open and clean, had
regular features, the nose slightly aqulllne. Ills
large bright eyes, now soft and tender in ex-
preston, were blush gray in color, shaded by
| lasbes which often dropped over his bronzed
cheek as he looked down, somewhat confused IN
female society, to which he was unused. his
long brown hair fell in wavy masses over MS
shoulders. but it was fine, soft and glossy as
| silk.
The same picture will do for Buffalo Bill, only
this difference noted. The eyes OF the latter were
| nearer blue in color, his height one inch less,
and his hair little more wavy and a shade
lighter.
Dave Tut, nearly Of the same height, was
equally well formed, but there the resemolance
| ceased.
His eyes were black as jet and deeply set,
though his features were perfect, and, when lie
chose, his expression soft and winning. His hair,
curling slightly, was black and glossy. but Win
| all his beauty, there was a sensual expression
about his mouth, so utterly different from that
in the other two, and fierce passionate longing
in his eyes, which made the two girls, instructive
in their purity, shrink from him.
After supper the reunited family anu their
guests were costly seated in the sitting-rooin'
when Mrs. Cody, whose face was toward the Wiz
dow, screamed out in sudden terror, and rose to
her feet with face so dcathly pale that i; seemed
as II she was death-strken.
"What is it, motherr'' cried Bill, sprinSinS to
her side.
then she swooned away.
,.He2 Girls look out for mother I'll sec wha'
ne was at the window l' cried Bill, and he sprung
| to the open easement.
AS he did So O bullet whisted past his ear and
struck the opposite wall, while hundred "i'''
wells proclaimed that Indians had surrounded
| the house.
Wild Bill, cool and collected, instantly blew OUT
both the lights, eXclaming:
Darkness here and moonlight out thar Wen
be all right in o shake. Jump for your tools,
bows, mines handy Gals, lay low ont o. range;
wen soon let the reds know old hands are here
The three young men, reinforced by three nc
proes and one white man. the farm hands, were
ready for work in less than minute, and as the
| Indians did not seem disposed TO make rlSh LOT
the inside OF the house, crept quickly to points
| where from the doors and windows they coald
pick the fends out from their coverts among the
trees around.
Meantime tie twins had succeeded in restoring
the mother to consciousness and to the hurried
inquiry of her son as to whom she had seen at the
window, replied that she had recognized the lace
| Of Jake M'Kandlas, the murderer OF her husband
plaring in with look SO full OF hate and vlndic-
tive cruelty that she was completely horror
stricken.
"There,s too many reds out there, or I'd make
rush and settle his hash w said her son. "lf he'll
only stay till we thin 'em down afew, I'll accom-
modate him with private entertainment. Look
| out for yourselves girls-the boys are giving 'em
Jessie, and its about time my hand was In p'
A rapid firing had been going on from the mo-
ment Wild Bill got to the door, the Indians shoot
ing at random, for all in the house was dark ex-
cept the nash Of the guns; but every now and then
veil of agony told that the attacking party were
not going unpunished.
They could only be seen as they srrang from
tree to tree for cover but their terrible yes, ring
| ing through the air, told that in numbers they
were at least ten to one OF the defending party.
"Whare,s the stock Won't they try to run
that on p asked Wild Bill, as his mate, standiug
by his side, sent red to eternity with shot
from his favorite long rife.
"I expect they will. / woald almost as soon
lose my hair as to lose Powder Face for the insect
has carried me through more bad scrapes than
I've time to countn said Buffalo Bill referring to
| his favorte horse.
"And will lose my hair afore I'll lose Black
Nell. for she never deserted nae. She'll kick the
head or any red that tries to mount her. But
can't we get to the horses~
"Wait till give Dave and the boys in here theii
orders, and then you an me will get to the horses
and come in on 'em as II we were fresh hands III
| the fight"
"That's the talk Blll-thats the talk. Only let
me and Black Nell and you and Powder Face
give lem o charge In the rear and they're gone
imp
"Pepper into 'em then till tell the boys here
where we're are goin', 80 they'll be keerfui no"
| to shoot when we're comin'."
Buffalo Bill ROW hurrledly told Dave Tut ant
the men, who were firing at everything they sa"
move among the trees, what he and Bnl intended
to do. The girls and his mother were to Know
nothing of it till II was all over, for the two Bill!
felt as sure Of driving Of the foe by their plan u!
II they were already in full chase Of them.
Dave Tut did not express any wish to gt
along, which rather surprised Buffalo Bill, Tor Il
was duty that brave men would surely court
But there was reason for this. as there is index
for everything as the reader will learn by and by
The two friends carrying their arms and bend
ing low in the same shadow OF the garden bushes