Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-28
retreat LEAVING their dead upon the field

Eyes, but l am almost smothered,
answered Cav. Have the savages
surely gone, Mark p
/ Gay cautiously crept forth while she
/ was speaking. The remaining wagons
| disgorged their crouching occupants,
women and children coming forth pale
and trembling, but full of joyful graft
/ tude at their escape from death, or fate
/ worse than death The camp took GA
/ its usual appearance even before the re-
| treating savages were entirely lost to
view in the far distance. That night
/ they encamped upon the prairie, and
met with no adventure. A guard was
maintained as on the previous night, but
/ no Indians were to be seen.
/ Every day for the week that followed
the encampment on the Little Blue was
/ full of incident, but all of the pleasant
| est sort, nothing occurring to alarm the
/ emigrants.
/ And at the end of the week, to their
| great Joy and relief. they arrived at Fort
Keaney.
/ The emigrants did not halt at the fort,
but pressed on to Kearney City. where
they encamped just at nightfall
Here Conductor Landlord found an
other train, the guide Of which had been
stabbed the night before by a notorious
man, who had escaped arrest. The train
was offered Landlord, to be united with
/ his own.
The assault that had been made upon
the conductor of the previously arrived
/ train was made matter of discussion,
and regret that his assailant had escaped
/ was universal.
/ Il know the fellow who dirkcd the
/ 10 u
/ perfect demon. | know that he has
killed several men. saw him at Den
yer last wear. He had Just stabbed
miner from behind, and robbed him of
all his money and gold He is called
Blue Jack.
Blue Jack. cried one or two boys.
What a name ~
They call him so because one side Of
his face is blue, as if bruised, said Land
ford. Looks as if the blood had set
tied under the skin.
The new train was bound for Denver
rs Landlord had said,
Two wagons belonged to men who
had no women with them. There were
five Of these desperadoes, and only the
smallness Of their number as compared
with the others induced Landlord to
allow them to travel under his guidance
and the protection Of his train
\ few introductions took place, and
then the long train took up it. line OF
march westward.
During the noon Gncampment, on the
following day, Gay had finished her din
ner. and merry snatch Of song was on
her lips. when one of the deopcradOcs
known as Burk came up to her, and paus-
ed beside her REGARDING her with an in
solent stare
Halo. vounker, he said grutfly 1
noticed YOU yesterday, and you are the
prcttiest Young one | ever did sec Got
no father nor mother, ch? Going west
with your brother, ch Give lis kiss,
there doll?
In an instant she lcaped to her feet
Child a. she was, she resented the i'll
suit that had been offered her with 4
Womans pride and anger.
How dare you?" she cried. Go
away. If you touch me-, III Gull my
brother.
"Ah, now, young one, you're foolmg,
he said insOlentlY You act older than
[ took YOU for. III warrant no boy eN-
ccpt your brother has kissed them lips
q your'n, and I'm bound 10 have one
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in horror and amazement.
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as he i""he" COW" upon ms "'"P'e" N'N
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JACK. lht outlaw W hHI nave N"p u"
say aoou' MN. gay
ne wanted a 10 KISS an, me narH at tng
matt Salu Gay coLllPoSTl'i}' anu a. ) "t
were ouS4 JUST pune" V"' my pI9'"I
ana scared MN; re 'n9 roy Il, Lirtli' 70
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the IIaln'
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The coward ana villain he eXclalm