The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-12-15


more fn. IN to his mother than he
had deemed it necessary Ia the case
OF his sisters.
''fhis, mother" said he, present
ing Young III u who, in form and
! appearance, Tesem bled himself very
closely, though he was an inch taller
| and hardly so muscular, ''Jhis is my
! mate-this is Bill Hitchcock, the
best friend | ever had, or ever will
| have, outside of our own family
Three times has he saved me from
being wiped out. Once by the
| Ogallalas, once when l was, taken
with the cram ps in the Ice>cOld Pl,l, 4
last winter and once when old Jake
| M'KandiaS and his gaug had a sure
set Or me. He and l will sink Oh
SWIM in the same river, and that's
A safe bet. Bill, that's nay mother,
and a better never trOd the tOotsJoul!'
| Wild Bill, with natural grace,
bent his proud head and took the
hand of the lady, saying, in a tremul'
Gus tone:
Pm glr,d TO see you ma'am, fol-
! I've got good old mother that !
haven't seen this many a day, and
this rayther brings her up afOre me. .
"And this other" continued Bill,
10 O1ANO i GNI- Lie EA1O4 bAl q
death on the reds, and as smart as
| bOrdermen are made nova DAYS.
Now, boys, you're all acquainted,
make yourselves at home. The dar
key 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 one inch in
hight, straight as an ash, broad in
shoulders, round aud full in chest,
slender in the waist, swelling out in
muscular proportions at hips and
thighs, with tapering limbs, small
handsSn feet, his form was Study
His face, open and clean, had regular
features. the nose slightly aquilinP.
His large bright eyes, now soft and
tender in expression, were a hiuish
gray in color, shaded by lashes which
often dropped over his oronZed cheek
rs he looked down, somewhat con-
fused in female society, to which he
WAS unused. His long brown hair fell
IN wSvy masses over his shoulders,
but itwas fine, sCfE and glossy as
silk
The same picture will do for Buffa.
10 Bill, only this difference noted.
The eyes of the latter were nearer IA
blue IN color, his hight one inch less,
and his hair a title more Wavy and a
shade lighter.
Dave Tut, nearly OF the same
hight, WAS equally we'll formed, but
! there the resemblance ceased.
His eyes were black as Jet and
deeply set. though his features were
perfect, aud, when he chose. his ex'
preston soft and winning. His hair,
curling slightly, Was black and CLOS
~. Bat with ali his beauty, there
was sensual expression about his
mouth, so utterly different from thai
| ia the other two, and fierce, pas
siOnate longing in his eyes, which
made the two girls, instructive IN
their purity, shrink from him.
After supper the reunited family
and their guests were costly seated In
the sitting room, when Mrs Cody,
whose face Was tOWir the Window,
screamed out in sudden terror, and
rose to her feet with a faceso deathly
pale that seemed as ii she was death
stricken.
''What is it, mother ?'' cried Bill,
springing to her side
1.-THE windoW-he was there !' she
gasped, aud then she sWooned away.
lie? Girls look out for mother
III see what he was at the window ~
cried Bill, and he sprung to the open
easement.
AS he did so, a bullet Whistled past
his ear and struck the opposite wall
while hundred wild yells proclaim.
ed that Indians had surrounded the
house. -...
Wild Bill, cool and collected, in
stantly blew ont both of the lights
exclaiming:
Darkness here and moonlight out
! thar We'lI be all right IN a shake
Jump for your tools boys, mines
hsndyi Gals, lay low out o. range
Wen soon let the reds know Ole
hands are here"
The three young men, reinforced
by three negroes and one white man
the farm hands. were ready for WorL
Ia less than a minute, and as the In.
dians did not seem disposed to MAKE
a rush for the inside of the house
crept quickly to points where frOu
the doors and windows they coulC
pick the fiends out from their covet
among the trees around
/ Meantime the twins had succeeded
in restoring the mother to conscious
ness, and tn the hurried inquiry O
her sons as to whom she had seen a
the window, replied that she had re
cngnized the face of Jake M'Kandlas
me murderer of her husband, glaT
ing in with look 80 full OF hate ant
vindictive cruelty that she was com
pletely horror stricken.
There's too many reds out there
or I'd make rush and settle hi
hash ~ said her son. ''If hell onl
~ 1aTlN Fhfu, lav,, sNr, 10
accommodate him with "a private en-
tertainment- Look out for y0nrseiVe
girls-the boys are giving 'aIn JesSiG
and it's about time my hand was in
A rapid firing had been going o
! from the mOmeRt Wild Bill got {
the door, the Indians shooting &
random, for all in the house Was dar
except the flash of guns, but ever
now and then a yell of agony toI
that the attacking party were not g
ing uupunished.
, They could only be seen as the
! sprang from tree to tree for cove
l but their terrible yells Tingin
through the air told that in numbeI
: they were at least ten to one of Il
! defending party.
"Whar's the stock? Won't the
run that Off" asked Wild Bill, /,
his mate, standing by his side, sent
Il, Red to eternity with q shot from h
favOrite long rifle. --r
81 expect they will. would a
most as soon lose my hair as to lol
Powder Face, for the insect has ca
. ried me through more bad scrap
than Ive time to count said Buff
10 Bill, referring To n favorite hors
"And 1 will lose my hair afore L
u lose Black Nell, for she never deseI
ed me. She'll kick the head off al
Red that tries To mount her. b
/ cant we get To. the horses 2'' n B
n -'sWait till i give Dave and u
boys in here their orders, and ths
you am me will get to the horses al
- come in on 'eIn like rs If we we
"a fresh hands in the fight"
That's the talk, Bnl-th&Us Il
Ir talk. Only let me and Black M
> and you and Powder Face give e
e charge in the rear and they y're gol
in!n -.---
le Pepper into 'em then, till 1 Il
J. the boys here where we're ,gOin',
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