, 1870-02-14

fAWnte village. Al eoou n 1t VA light OBJ
served ny prisoner, and Vas surpFised 70 sae IN
nittakAhle evidences Of \ white woman in nsr
face. Shs carefully scanned my sunoasns feA:nrea
1or geve1a1 utnute1, and then Estd, In very good
EpgE4h. "A1e you not = white manfh nodded
my head, but not!oned 10 her to keep quiet for
did not wish thn 1rdiaus TO notice IL
At ensr.se we halted 10 sraze our ponles .
iNtle while, and cat soma raw uent, but before
We had been In camp twenty minutes, cne OF tho
ssntee warriors came running doxn the blun,
where he had gene to Look out, Ard a be dfeN
ntar tnc camp, re heard tho AfAEmiuX et1 Of
"Iavnees! Pawnee4ll" There VA hurryinz
10 ald fto. and mounting In hot haate, and No
had rarely tine to escape Into the lumber, when
we fAE the PAWDees coming ac1usy The prairie.
uraed the s2ntee Chief to stand and nght and
he agreed 10 do 10; bat the 81utee wnrrotH, who
had st,l seven captured pon.os, were only anxioua
TO ctcape With them, ] told the Taukton war
Ftora that would lead them, and the Chef max
trR no Objection, We remained behind, willis tAa
santtes went on. We had tuzt crossed little
Atzeau, AID diEmounttng, tied our ponies. Tho
rAwIeea Gaze on, and, feelng this 6antees r.
treating, mt1took them for cur whole party, and
dasted down to tue crossing with q yell In
moment we perceived the Pawnees' mistake, and
unlyIg cur ponies, Ne held their nossgls 10 keep
theh 9riet and let the warriors come on. Just
ut the moment when the frtt PAwneo had crossed
the strenrt and when several more were in The
waller, lheJ discovered IL. had Intended let
uLR Que hai their larce c1psa, a7d then cut them
on, bat xheu kaw VIC were discovered tired my
pistol as signal for the oEnt to begin. In M IT,
stA1t twenty.st1 r.ilez bIhzed among the bushes,
AID hail q dozen FnEnee warriors fel! IRON thei,
| aoslee. Ithouied TO the YanttonR to mount and
chsfgc, AID doing 20, the rawneesg broke and fed
u,er tht. prairie In all directions, hotly pu1euea BIZ
! uy party. l killed two Pawneea With
1 ny own band. and took their rcs.ps
and poh1es besides which captured another
| pony. VAIN the Eight was at over the Santses
-ene back with pro1ets OF asslslancs; but l told
he coEatcsy 1ascals taat they we're too late, Ard
that they could now go hotue IN security aimee We
had whipped the enemy.
50 We resumed cur houewatd march, ana that
evening cnesmped on the batk OF q bcauulut
| stream. We had now no fear Of the Pawncea, fot
We Knew they would return to tncr camp after
| what had happened d11tuE tna day
When tho camp dres had been lighted, and VIC
| had SMOKED, joked the San,ee warriors on thelr
I .ack OF courage and enterprise; bat It had liked
to have tuIped ont te11o1s matter, for they be-.
esne violently aEgTy.
One san,ee warrior asked ne to give him 4
scalp. when q Isnkton. snatchtng II out Of ny
nsLd, held It mp aud sa!d 10 HIN. "po you say
/ son want scnlp7"
"Yes," he replied.
"What Will you Do with r."
"Tste II to the village and dance over it."
"Wll you tell the santees who took 1t 7'' In.
ouiTed the iaukton.
"So; we VEIL only dance over it; then, yol
want II. We will gend It to you."
! "Well," tatd the Yanlton, " ne did the lighting
/ We took the Ecalps: We hate women aud children
who can Canoe ~ we'll a. the San,ee women, ant
1 1e VIII Keep the ecsIpa. We Came out to he'll
you, but you ran away Ike dogs, and left us 10 d!
i Hr}r Nh Hrh Ia b1fY In
! on Ire @olref, aud come to steal the meat. Tot
| u.g tcAlpe, fer you are ashamed. W. have scalpu
\ atd our Woueh Will be proud Of uA. When you
4 women see you they Will be ashamed" Sa-inJ
\ which, the warrior handed me back the scRlp aut
| walked acowling away.
Tnele waa great Indignation In the saute
caup, and feared trouble, but the nigh, passe,
| without event, and the naxt morning the Sante
I Cnief mounted IT'S wafrors and Left Us Whe
they were out Of sght moved down the Btrcar
| acd, leldlng for the Missouri, 30 Al to strike
! te!o1 whtre the santces would come out, 10.
| INF men 10 ride hard, tor ! was BY no mean
sure the santeca would not return and attack IL
: On the second day We reached the MGsouf
ard. csoeaip4 over, sent runner to inform or
friends Ct onr coed luck When we 81
| preached The village, the whole popult
:. ton poured OUT, Eome On foot and soa
| on hortlbacf. 10 greet u1. We Were M
d | by a column Of Warriors and escorted 10 Il
u Council Ihanan.s IN great state. Ws6htella ros
I. hs my ttde. ard was not only the happiest b
the p'oudtst little wolnan IN the nation that d,
4 The white woman We had brought or was
I: | other than the one who had been cartured
e. The Niesousi, in the 1nll, BY the Sioux, and v
IL | had 10 excited my sJmpatnlcs when On my 70
n 10 Io.n the Yank,oeE. She had been taken BY t
ruwucss from The Sioux, and Kept at the Pawn
vi village uutll our raid. She was given lodge
-. the village, and resre :tfnl'y and Kindly ueas
-. until an opportunity Offered OF sending her
Fort 1saIdaD from which place she was ..
~ | down the kver to her home
an Tho rejoicing over our victory WAS very RTe
~ and The feasts and scalp.dances Wal kept up
ccsssutly Tor four days
Iwss now a Big Medicine walr1oE, and
- | Chief Informed ne that would soon bc appoi
~ ~ | cd petty Chlef. To have defeated 80 success
es an cnemy u the Pawneee, was no small dist
tlop, and sne whole tribe was loud In my pra
z; ~ WIS happy mud smoked my pipe in peace,
eh deayorinK 10 WcaE mf honors modesilJ at r
2e. | h,t,ic.
Of 'when = victrry l. 10 be announced znnurrts "a
eotnes tho village be rides round In cireln. b
~ rsnd aver hie head. This means '-Suecen, or -
al, Na1noS s.esn I'd. II. and Tide. sreund au IL
est tnutrttutr shouting to attract attention. The
e"s enter the v1tske Until thu victory
IN hten thoroughly announced II ho scut farw &c
ga me ntht me n, f. nna