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

himself very closely, though nc was an inch taller
and hardly SO muscular, "thls is my matc-this
Is BIZ Hitchcock, the best friend ever had, or
ever VIII have, outside OF our own family. Three
times has he saved me from being wiped ont.
Once by the Ogulalas, once when was taken
with the cramps In the icc.cold Platte last winter
ami once when old Jake M'Kandlas and his
gang had Il sure set on me. He and Will sink or
swim In The same river. and that's safe bet.
I'm, that's my mother, ana Il better never trotl
the foaisooil"
wild y.y, with II natural grace, gently ben, his
proud head and took the hand OF the lady, saying
III C. trcmuous tone:
"I'm glad to see you, ma'am, for Eve Vt good
old mother that haven't seen this many Il day,
und this rather brings her up aforc mcI'
"Ahd this Other" continued ELL, sis Dave
Tut. He IL good on n hunt, death on the reds,
and as smar, as bordcrmen are made now "A days
Now, boys, you're all acquainted, make your-
selves at home. The darkcy out there has got the
horses and he'll see them oil right"
Three more perfect men In point OF personal
| beauty never trod the Garth.
| Wild Bill, six feet and one inch in height
straight as an ash, broad in shoulder, ronnd ana
fun in CREST, slender In the waist, swelling out in
muscular proportions at hips and thighs, with
tapcring limbs, small hands and feet, his form
was STUDY" Ills face open and clean, had
| regular features, the nose slightly aqulinc. His
| large bright eyes, now soft and tender i'm cX-
preston, were blush gray in COLOR shaded by
| lashcs which often dropped over his bronzcd
check rs he looked down, somewhat confused in
| female society, to which he was unused. His
| long brown hair fell in wwy masses over his
| shoulders, but il was line, soft and glossy us
| silk.
The same picture will do for BuIInlo Bill, only
this difference noted. The eyes of the latter were
| nearer blue In color, his heigh, one inch less.
| and his hair little more wavy and shade
lighter.
Dave Tut, nearly of Tic same height, was
equally we'll formed, but there tile resemblance
ceased.
Ills eyes were black as jet ard deeply SGT.
though his features were perfect, an,l, when lie
chose, his expression soft and winning. His hair.
| curling slightly, was black and glossy. But with
all his beauty, there was sensual expression
abou: his mouth, so utterly different from that
in thc other two, AMI n fierce, passionate ,ongln.
in his eyes, which made the two girls instructive
in their purity, shrink from hiin.
After supper the reunited family and ;!:cr
guests were costly seated IN The sitting room.
when Mrs. Cody, whose face was toward the will
dow, screamed ont in sudden terror ana rose 20
her feet with face dca:hly pale that it srcc,;
| rs II she was deiilstr:Scn.
"What is it, moihcr?' cried Bill, sprias:ng 10
! her side.
.The watow--he WAS there ~ she gasro,i ans;
then she swooncd away.
"I!e? Girls, lOnk out FOR mother! I'll see what
he was at the window ~ cried I;il!, and lie srvu..
! TO the open easement.
As he dill so, = bui;ct whiS,cd rasi his car aud
| struck the opposite wall, while i hundred will
| yclls proclaimed th;., Indians had surrouaGc,
| The house.
Wild Dill, cool and collected, instantly blew Oh,
both the lights, cXciaImng:
DARKNESS here AMI moonlight out thar Wen
be all right In shake. Jump fur your tools,
boys mines handy - Gals. lay ,ow out o. range:
wen soon let the rcds know old hands are here
The three young men. reinforced By three ne.
| grocs and one white man, the farm hands, were
| ready for work in less than minute and rs the
Indians did not seem disposed TO make rush for
tile inside of the house, crcpt quickly to points
| where from the doors and windows they couid
pick the fcnds GU; from their covcrts among the
| trees around.
Meantime the 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 face
| OF Jake M'kandas, the murderer OF her husband,
I glarinS in with look 30 full OF hate and vindic-
| tive cruelty that she was completely horror
stricken.
There's too many reds out there OF l'd make
rush and settle his hash ~ said her son. '.If he'll
only stay Till we thin 'em down few, I'll accom-
| inodaie him with q private entertainment. Look
out for yourselves, girls-the boys giving 'em
Jessie, and Its about time my hand was In ~
rapid nring had been going on from the MO.
ment Wild BIZ got to the door, the Indians shoot
jn,r nt rnN for nil in ho ,1o
cept the fash OF the guns but every and the.,
yell OF agony told that the attacking party were
| not going unpunished.
They could only be seen as they errang from
tree to tree for cover hut their terrible yes ring.
Ing through the air, told that In numbers they
were at least ten to one OF the defending party.
"Wharc's the stock3 Won't they try TO run
that Off p' asked Wild Bill, as his mate, standiug
by his side, sent n red to eternity with shot
from his favor!tc long rinc.
"I expect they will. would almost MS soon
lose my har as tc lose Powder Face for The insect
has carried me through more bad scrapes than
I've time to count" said Buffalo Bill referring to
his favoritc horse.
"And will lose my hair afore I'll lose Black
Nell, for she never deserted me. She'll kick the
head OH any red that trles TO mount her. But
| can't we get to the horsesf"
|
orders, and then you an me will get to the horses
aud come In on lem as II we were fresh hands In
| the fight"
"That's the talk. Bill-that's the talk. Only let
me and Black Nell and you and Powder Face
give 'cm charge in the rear and they're gone
in
Pepper into 'em then TIL tell the boys here
| where we're are goin', 80 they'll be keerful how
to shoot when we're comln'.n
| Buffalo Bill now hurricdly told Dave Tut and
| the men, who were firing at everything they saw
move among the trees, what he and Bill Intended
| to do. The girls and his mother we're to know
nothing OF 1t I'LL 1t was all over, for the two Bills
felt as sure OF driving or the foe by their plan as
| II they were already IN full chase OF them.
| Dave Tutt did not express any wish to go
along, which rather surprised Buffalo Bill, for It
was duty that brave men would surely court
But there was reason for this. as there is indeed
for everything, ms the reader will learn by and by.
4 yI f-I1.