The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-20

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women, Call in the children. We
shall have to defend ourselves.
He blew q shrill blast on his bugle
that rang out far and wide. They were
sweeping down upon the train, with
whoops and yells, murder and rsplne IN
their very aspect.
Conductor Landlord was skilled IN
Indian warfare. and was scout OF con-
siderable note.
"There, are twenty sayages," he an
nounced. Remember, boys, you are
fighting for your mothers and sisters;
Show US what stuff you are made Of.
Then he shouted:
Now, men, the gun! Have out the
gun! They are in. war paint, and
mean mischief. When l give the word,
firer'
The Indians came nearer and nearer,
advancing in straight line.
Now, boys, give them q hint that
we are not fooling," said the guide
grimly.
Mark Heber and his young comrades
fred volley.
The next moment shower Of bullets
came hurting toward the defenders Of
the camp.
"The gum cried Landlord. "Give
it to 'em, Whitman"
Whitman did give it to them,
moving down three mounted savages
horses and riders rolling over and over
in horrible death agony.
The remaining savages again came to
halt, but only for an instant. With 8
terrific warhoop, they came on again to
the onslaught, firing as they came, and
looking like incarnate demons.
Gall together" cried the guide.
The other men and all the boys fired
each with especial aim. Six mounted
savages fell before the deadly rain.
A panic Immediately seized upon the
survivors. In the midst OF it, Whit
man grimly touched off his feld.piece
anew.
This ended the conflict. The savages
with horrible yells beat an ia'
Simultaneous retreat, leaving their dead
upon the field, and dragging away their
wounded.
Amory had a bullet wound in bis
shoulder, and Arnold's eldest con had q
flesh wound in his arm, but neither Of
these injuries was serious.
Are you safe, Gay?' demanded
Mark, coming toward her.
"Yes, but I'm almost smothered,
answered Gay. "Have the savages
surely gone, Mark ?"
Gay cautiously crept forth while she
was speaking. The remaining wagons
disgorged their crouching occupants,
women and children coming forth pale
and trembling, tut iull of joyful graft
tude at their escape from death, or a
fate worse than death. The camp took
on its usual appearance even before the
retreating 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 encampnent on the Little Blue was
full of incident, but all of the pleasant
sort, nothing occurring to alarm the
emigrants.
And at the end of the week, to their
great Joy and relief, they arrived at Fort
kearney.
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 no
torious man, who had escaped arrest.
The train was offered to Landlord, to
be united with his own.
The assault that had been made up
on the conductor OF the previously ar
rived train was made a matter Of dis
cussion, and regret that his assailant
had escaped was universal.
IL know the fellow who dirked the
conductor" said Landlord. HE is
perfect demon. know that he has
killed several men. saw him at Den.
YER last year. He had just stabbed a
miner from behind, and robbed him Of
all his money and gold. He is called
Blue Jack"
blue JackI cried one or two boys.
What a name"
"They call him go because one side
of his face is blue as if bruised" said
Landlord. Looks as if the blood had
settled under the skin"
The new train was bound for Denver,
as Landlord had said
Two wagons belonged to men whe
had no women with them. There were
five of these desperadoes, and only the
smallness OF their number as com
pared with the others induced Land
lord to allow them to travel under his
guidance and the protection Of his
train.
A few introductions took place, and
then the long train took up its line OF
march westward.
During the noon encampment on the
following day, Gay had finished her
dinner, and a merry snatch of song
was on her lips, when one of the des-
peradoes known as Burk came up to
her, and paused beside her, regarding
her with an insolent stare.
"Hallo, younker," he said gruffly, II
noticed you yesterday, and you are the
prettiest young one I ever did see. Got
no father nor mother, eh 1? Going
west with your brother, eh Give us a
kiss, there's a DOLL"
In an instant she leaped TO her feet.
Child as she was, she resented the
insult that had been offered her with a
womsn's offended pride and anger.
"How dare your che cried. "Go
away. If you touch me, I'll call my
brother" =,
"Ab, now, Young one, YOU re fooling,"