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

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A half dUzen du~ky figures were al
ready there, and the horses, disturb
/ ed by the firing. were very uneasy
| as these advanced.
Two shrill calls, understood well
| by The animals for which they were
| Intended. brought two noble animals,
'Biack Nell" and Powder Fac, :" TO
| the edge the grain-field. Tne next
instant, needing neither saddle nor
| Orldle, the two me n were mounted,
and without word, both dashed for
ward upon the Indians who were af-
ter the stock
So suddenly and unexpectedly
were these observation-disclosures a shot
| being fired, only the tOmahaWk
used-that there was no alarm I'm the
! grove. Then the two men sped on,
not noiselessly now, bat Whooping
and yelling in wild concert, and urg-
ing their steeds faster by their cries,
till they We're upon the rear of the
astonished redskins, pouring out
shot after shot with deadly effect on
/ the enemies.
Wheeling and circling here and
there, never missing q shot-it seem
ed as If there were twenty, rather
than twO-Wild Bill and our hero
dashed on, carrying death at every
leap,
The Indians, who were Cheyennes.
suppOsing this to be reinforcement
to those who had defended the house
so well soon gave way and fed IN
every direction, but not before full
| half the number had fallen.
Course them, why 90 they shoot
so careless from the house-this is
the second Craze have had from
| there" cried Wild Bill, as he wiped
the blood from a wound grazing his
| cheek.
There's a hole in my hat from
the same quarter" said Buffalo Bill.
I'D like TO know what they mean.
1t can't be but they know where we
| are. Never mind-I must hunt I'D
old M'Kandlas now, for If mother
saw him he must be here. Let's
| chase them, Bill, as long as we can. u
The two men dashed away, and
again a bullet, evidently from the
! house, passed so close to Buffalo BiIPs
head that he felt it's wind,
The Indians scattered far and
wide, but the two men succeeded ir
knocking over a half dozen more,
when the thought struck them tn At
it Was better not to go far from the
house lest sOnlelurking behind would
! continue the attack, and SO they rode
| back.
The search for q white man
among the bodies of the slain was un-
! successful, so Bill decided in his
mind THAI if M'Kaudlas had been in
| the party he had escaped this time.
AS they approached the house they
took pains to make their individuali.
| ty known by signals which could
| not he misunderstood, therefore they
were spared the peIils which it
seemed friends rather than their foes
had cast upon them during the
charge.
In short time, their horses left
clnse in the shadow OF the house, the
| two brave friends were in 1t once
/ more. . .-r s
"You can light up, 1 reckon" cri
ed Buffalo Bill when he entered
"Che Reds, or what's left of 'em are
OFF to theis triber on the run"
Hrhank Heaven we are safe, y
said Mrs. Cody, as she, heard the
voice of her son. 81 hope you and
| your brave friends are unharmed ?i'
"AH right, mother, but a scratch
or two that cold water viii neal
but are you sure you saw the free OF
Jake M'Kandlas at the window"
Eyes, my son-I never can fOreget
his face. surely saw it."
''Then he has got OF this time. ]
knew most of his gang had gone un-
der, but 1 didn't think he had taken
up with the Cheyennes, They saw
that every tribe in the West but the
Pawnees are going with the South.
If they are we border folks will have
our hands fall. But we're good for
'em, aren't we Bill"
S'I reckon we are, if we know our
selves" " said Wild Bill.
The moon had gone down before
day dawned, but the repulsed Chey'
ennes never bated in their headlong
speed until a couple of hours after
sunrise, when they had reached q
thick cottonwood grove on the south
bank of the Republican river.
Here, at the call of their chief. they
dismounted and gathered around
him By his side, with a scowl o.
anger and some show of distrust, too
in his face, stood Jake M'Kandlas
the white rufian who had planned
this foray.
Looking sternly at him, aftel
counting the warriors left, the ole
chief said:
'"There will be great cry among tn
squaws in the lodges of tie Cheyennes.
Many warriors have gone down-thel
scalps are in the belts of our enemies, an,
we have not scalp to show that has bee
: taken in return for ours. What has tn
Hawk Of the Hills to say to this ?''
THAT which the Great Spirit wills t
) be. will be - said M'Kandlas in reply =
''lf we had fought as white mel fight an
charged right in on them, we would nov
? have their scalps in our belts. Big Mapl
) would not listen to my words. He fougE
. his way and lost half his warriors. 1t
not my fault. l have spoken"
''The Hawk of the Hills has spoke
, with a single tongue His words are true
But the faces Of the tribes will be blac
when we go back without scalps. Whl
has my brother to say 10 that2" asked III
] chief.
: ''That if we go back without scalps "
are foolish said M'Kandlas, quietly. 81
the gun of Big Maple misses fire, does /
!, throw it away or pick the fiat and try
2 again2 There are more days and nigh
) than one, and plenty of pale faces a
scattered about the plains The Hawk {
the Hills knows other settlements Whic
we can reach In two or three days jOu
5 ney- We can go there for plunder al
scalps and then come back here, and whe
5 the fighting men are not here or are aslee
we can sprinkle the bones of our dead vii
: the blood of vengeance where they fell
g ''The Hawk OF the Hills speaks like
man. The heart of Big Maple was veal
5 1t is strong again. The warriors will coo
! meat and eat while their horses rest al
:. feed (" -.
Il Light blazing fires, emitting scarcely al
y smoke, were now made from dry twig
y and the warriors made hearty meal, Il
II first tor twenty four hours. 1t was N
finished when an alarm was given by
70 scout. White men mounted and srmi
n We're coming in from the South
q .'Fhey are not those we fought Ia
e nightl''. SAID M'Kandlas They ha
- not had time to get this side of the river
,e will ride out alone and see who they ar
n Let my red brothers remain where tn,
"a are, ready to fight or TO fee, if they S
le l am among their enemies.
'The Hawk of the Hills is great brav
II His words are good and his deeds 90 wi
% them, " said they Cheyenne chief.
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