Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-11-20

turH " WAS W eicep Were suddenly aWdk
ened BY fierce wild yell, from crowd Of
Indians that filed the timber about our
little stockade and before we could
snatch up our weapons the place was
filed with a shower Of arrows, mingled
with the rife bullets we had Just furnish.
"a them. The Blackfeet, somehow. had
attained Knowledge Of our intentions,
and determined to cut off our retreat, had
assembled at least three hundred warriors
against u.s..
By The death Of our two companions
our little number was reduced to eight
men q party, as well armed as even we
were, too smallto contend with such vas.
odds. But we determined TO resist them
to the last for it was better to die fight.
ing In defence OF each other than TO fall
alive into the hands Of the bloodthirsty
savages, to be tortured to death.
We. OF course, were supplied with a
good stock OF ammunition, and could give
them good fight. But, unfortunately, in
constructing our stockade we had built
it too far from the water to stand long
siege. The rising ground Of the river and
lake bank commanded the approach to it,
and long before noon we began to suffer
for want Of the precious element,
"All this time, however, the Indians
were about US and many Of their nun
bers were shot down as they yentured to
expose any part of their bodies from be.
hind the rocks and trees. Occasionally
an arrow entered our enclosure and wouii-
ded some OF our men but Jean and nv.
self escaped as yet untouched. ''
"At length our wounded comrades be.
gan to suffer for water to such degree
that Jean proposed togo oulof the paIsade
for some. But this would not consent
TO, telling him that, il either ofus went,
it should be myself. sa i9sls'
/" No. Paul, he replied you are better
shot thau am you can, therefore, better
cover me with your rife, than l can you.
l will go3" and snatching up our only
bucket, he rau out in the direction Of the
stream. Aaii1s sa
aNo sooner had my brother disappeared
below the bank, than score Of the paint
ed Blackieet, that had been secreted
among the rocks, rushed out upon him
like SO many panthers. This could not
see, but by the internal noise the cut.
throats made could judge Of their num-
bers. Almost beside myself with passion,
1 leaped over the stockade to his assis.
tance, shouting to the men inside TO cover
US, should we regain the top Of the bank.
Amid q hail storm Of arrows sped along
till l reached the edge Of the descent,
where Ionce more caught sight Of the
brave boy lighting his way through the
cowardly Indians, with his knife in one
hapd, while with hthe other he grasped the
bucket full of water. Already he had
been wounded, for. perceived his face
and breast were covered with blood, and
long, red cash extended across his fore
head, from the roots of the hair to the
middle Of his nose s
!" Frantic at the sight, rushed to his
side, and with my knife drove the fierce
devils from his path, and lighting our way
step BY step, gained the entrance to our
little fort. The noble lad, though des-
perately beset ard blinded with blood,
still kept good his hold upon the water
bucket, and reached our comrades with it
in safety, and then sank exhausted upon
the ground, with the blood still streaming
from his wounds.
l had not escaped unirjured, for, be,
sides having an arrow shot through my
right cheek, | carried another deeply bur,
led in the top Of my right shoulder. "a,
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