Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-26
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Vers where we had them. a. "a = 's-I
The effect was terrible Many must
have been wounded or killed, Judging
by the uproar that ar6se. For a. time
there was a. confused hubub of sounds.
Horses were trampliAg ): men calling5
groans were mingled with cries of rage.
During all this time we fired at intervals
whenever we heard alsound, ,ahusb banding
our ammunition, and mot willing to
waste shot. 90 s7oir r-T-a iSt ZGiutzs
5sAt last there arose a wild tramp of
horses, the sound, moving from US, and
seeming to show that our enemies had
retired baffled from the assault. r,, -.rs
Yet we were afraid of some plot.
Grignon made us keep our watch, and
all that might we. lay on our arms, Eex-
pecting every moment to. hear the In
dian. yell, which announced the assault
of the savakes., III <iWAi
After long night, which seemed in
terminable, morning daYned. iarAs the
light iIlumined the wide plain we Looked
around anxiously for our enemies, but
saw none whatever " We took hesty
breakfast, and then deliberated on what
we ought tosd0, wheth er to. take advan-
taee Of this fespitz and move on or wait
a while. Most Of us thought we had
better hurry on; but Grignon gave 1t as
his opinionl that the indians. were not IN
the neighborhood and were waiting to
attack,sus- on:ithe march, He thought
that we had better wait at least another
day. Veal yielded tQ his opinion, and
waited as best We could ,.f, b.,. -.
We did not have to wait long. .,.,.,.,
:. After a few, hours, at about 10 o'clock,
ten or dozen horsemen. appeared over
a -hillook in the distance, riding slowly
toyvIrd hsE II .3NA CNlEp3T(. lttf0
"They wish 10 have a parley,'' said
Grignon. . q Some. of you step forward
and see what they want. I.wish to have
a word to say, but will watt. 4l.issI
81 One of our amep1 .wasi selected, and
went outside of our enclosure to meet
them; s.if ~ issi.y tssss sszJso s3I 80 Z, ,,S-s
:, Meanwhile Grignon lifted ~ trunk out
of the wagon which belonged to hhlm,
drew It'll outside, and busted himself
coolly in arranging andturning oyer the
'S. We all T' thought this wa was done es for the
eSss'e pSsp s. none SsS 5f S hdtist$ nm par
Et,eYifarJvs si6ssf 81 u 1oi@siEG t1GFI
'Ui Our representative stood outside wait
ing for the IndiaTseS Ten of them dis
mountedi and walked towards us in a
friendly manner; while the rest held the
horsAs1 ,,~tisfao q ttf ysi diSf ss.i ta
l-siOne of them addressed uour men. in
broken eEhS SEsh.iO sA1s.} -d.7Gi i'-iJ
- The Indians, he said, did,notawant
our lives. sThey wanted, powder. five
would give them what we had, they
would let as 60 i'm safety; and protect us
from other.tribes till wegot beyond, the
plains tts. 1'"k si.s s.si - .7sl,
- Give them our ipowder A. pleasant
request. 1t scarcely needed debate We
refused. ilGs 10 l4st--.sc ,,Gi az ga =
. Well, then, would we give them our
bullets p TheyAvere very much in want
of bullets. .,1 is5f-i'-.i kiSs -9E EsfAn
One of US said in q low voice that bull
let's were the only thing they would get
from us, but rne fIICtfaus did 11et-Aee4.
him., Our representative refused very
mildly , q ,a4eH 4 ru-.ss,.E
The Indians now stood talking with
one another. Grignon advanced toward
them. He whispered something in a
low ySise tSonr 2 sRTe1serrtstiEes Sc ga who i'm
7Grignon then stood facing the In
dians 'ela7" -.'-i S-s-iS 10
p care you captain2' said the spokes-
man of the Indians, suddenly, as he no
ticed Grignon. Lns t'.ie-H gl'liru1OS
"No, I'm the medicine man;n you
can't shoot these men or these horses, l
save tllem.T t1rB4H- -SIIl.fIHaFN
/ - The Indian translated this to his com
paniohs, who burst sinto'roars, OF laugh
sters ~ Hu8fif.zf fefii aa41au eSs.E Fl. =
. Grienon, advanced, more closely. He
was looking steadily ats the Indian, and
we noticed, that the latter appeared to
be uncomfortable under his gaze. s.0 :
sag See,l' said Grignon .rt you can't
shoot me. aHere',E-and he drew a pis-
tol from his. pocket, a revolver, ire
at me- y. NJ .iss.i- aIrfs4 asa
"a "LYoup don't want nae to kill you p,
said heIscornfnly,. s.aIioi "a i.es.7sssi, :
!, The Indians eyes flashed. ,,,....,,.I-i.
az G shoqt,Iisi cried ,GFignep, ,GFignep, folding his
"A The Indian hesitated q moment He
looked at U.S. suspiciously. Then he
leokebsat shiss companions, and sand
something in their language. They, all
responded Yehemently. .isil g.s,.D
The Indian took aim. t--f
p ft You tell me to shoot" said he. =
"Shoot r. said Grignon again.
The Indian fired. -----.-.-
GriQIion sn1iled, and, walking for
ward to the Indian; he harded him a
bullet. = - - ,a75'i = Ho''"4l 4,
The indians looked paralyzed, =
Grignon showed him how to fire ID
again. p. -
q The Indian fired the other five shots.
8 GFignon~ caught each ballet, some
times seeming 10 catch it from his breast,
sometimes from hisiface, and each time
he handed it to the Indian The other
Indians were now i'm a state of wild ex-
citement. c.4Il - ilaIS tEn fiGa1H
a They may alk shoot if they choose,
said Grignon, and, saying this, he went
to his trunk, drew out nine pistols, and,
coming up to them, proceeded to Load
each oneG He took,the powder and put
it in, then the Wadding and bullet, and
the Indians saw, him do it. He handed
. pistol to each on loading it. Suddenly.
one of those fellows took aim and fred
Grignon, without seeming to have no
tieed him raised his hand and Jseemad
to catch bullet from his forehead. He
tossed this toward the 1fidiaIL who
4 picked It up with an air of stupefae6on
II Then he stood, and told all the rest tc
/ ! Eight reports sounded IN rapid sue
| oassiStig 81 ,9iElr tal7 -nsEoiifi z
Grfg1lor took of, his hat and walked
\ up TO the Indians. ITO their iran1azenaen'
! eight bullets were in his hat. Each man
took and hooked atiit in wonder.sl''e q
do you want to fire again ?1' asked
Grignon. - IS !.@2i"..l4E -'
1 They alllexpfAssed a wish to do so. :
tH.Weh, hand me the pistols.n So
To their amazements the pistols 'wer'
1 gomez -" 80 fnairyH. ssgs',h -'slns -
They looked at one another. in won
der. 3iIs i, 7E5 -.-IgI ,.s1stt
",You lseeI7 said Grignon, "they free
the ebpistOlsk al; tme, toOp pand swallowed
them" 90 0S f7gSS--lT5' ,ci naL :
Swallowed them % faltered the In