The Placer herald., 1870-11-19

| taHCe, IHSln! Iele anu me II JlaI rs ready
for scrimmage as we was this afternoon.
Keep yer distancep
81 am not an Indian, but a benighted
traveller" returned the young man. 81
saw this light, and did not know but that it
proceeded from the fire in some white set
tiers cabin.
81 knew Pete didn't smell Ingen, or he'd
be making a bigger fuss than that. But
wait, an I'll be thar, an soon show you the
way into my Sebusterpole."
In a moment the hunter stood by the side
of the young man, and bending close to his
face, he appeared TO be satisfied. The dog
had his smell and agreed with his master all
was right A few words of explanation
passed, and the old hunter exclaimed, ooh!
got wife an baby, eh? Lord love 'em! we
can't leave EN- down thar freezin' in this BIT
ter weather."
And away he went down the hill at such a
rapid rate that the traveller found it imposs-
BILE to keep pace with him. When he did
arrive he found that his mules had been fed
with the remainder of the provender left in
the wagon, and that the old man was re-
turning, carrying the baby in his arms and
conducting the wife.
The warm fire was reached. 1t was Just
outside small cave, and surrounded by
sharp, broken rocks, which had evidently
fallen from above. The travellers told their
story Of the burning rancho; and the old
man said thai he had been chased into Ere
mont's Butte (the name of this peakl, and
had fought from the present position with
the Indians only few hours before. lie
added, 81 believe there lot of 'em skull-
ing about yet. At all events, | think it's
best to wait here for short time, jist to see
what'll turn up. Are you afraid of fire,
stranger"
"When they attack us you may judge
for yourself" answered the young man smi
ing.
"'That's good; you've brought blankets
lie down an sleep, an I'll do the same Pete,
my dog here, can smell lngn mile. He'll
give the alarm if there's any danger"
The travellers were weary, and they slept
soundly, warmed as they were by the cheer
ful fire. But near daylight they were sud
denly aroused by the furious barking of the
dog. The young man sprang to his feet, and
seized his rifle and revolvers. He found the
hunter already up; and the instant he dis
co cred him he discharged his rifle, and a
savage came whirling through the air, utter
ing wild yells, and falling into the very center
of the hunters stronghold. The dog, with
bound, Immediately seized him as he would
have done a rat, and shook him until the
wretch ceased to struggle or to groan.
Occasionally a savage head would appear
above the rock, and shot from the old mans
gun was sure to crack the Uranium of the
red-skin so venturing. At every shot the
hunter would say, There's old Paups mark
for YOU
Presently there came a series of unearthly
shouts, and not less than twenty savages
came tearing over the rocks into the circle
The hunter shouted, "Club your rifle, stran-
ger-fght like the devil-now's the time,
and he at once set the example by commenc-
ing the attack in most furious manner
Not less than haf-a-dozen redskins fell
under his terrible blows; and then he looked
around in evident surprise that there was no
longer foe to fight And yet he saw over
twenty dead bodies weltering in gore around
him.
GLOW is this, stranger?' asked the old
hunter, pointing to the dead Sioux.
| lhc Noih VI iSNoiNNin, HuiClID It,
sponded the young man, as he gazed upon
the service they had DONE
go, then you've got a brace of sx-shoot
ers 90
'No, one seven and one seventeen shoot
err
"By .jove! Let's start at once. Wen
face all the reds we meet in Colorado.
Come"
The party left their stronghold, when an
other sharp fight took plaowith some twen-
ty other savages, half of their number fall
ing. The others, hearing the shots continue,
believed they We're attacked by overwhelm-
his rife and made last shot at savage
who could not have been less than twelve
hundred yards off. The Indian fell and the
hunter exclaimed, "There's old Pauls mark
again.
"And what is your other name?" asked
the female traveller, approaching him.
''Paul Jason is my name, please ye,
ma am
''Then there's Lucy Morton's mark" she
cried, throwing her arms around the neck of
the old hunter, and kissing his bronzed lips
hC uuulcl Sidlltu luDbcu LIS tNtS,
and catching her by the hands, he cried,
"No, mol You don't mean to say you're
my little Lucy, that was married to man
named Charley Morton, what's got a baby,
an coming out to Denver to live in my new
brick house 2"
eyes, am the same
The old hunter embraced his child kissed
the baby fifty times, and then turning to
Charley, he said, as he took him by both
hands, "By Jove, stranger-no, l mean
Charley-if my gal hadn't married you,
believe never would have forgiven her, for
you're jst about the bravest little chap and
Injin fighter for a greenhorn ever did see
BY jove, shall be proud ofyou ?"
The mules had not yet been molcsted
and the rest of the journey to Denver was