St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-27

own good. FORSYTH WAS again wounded.
this time in his left lee. the bail break
ing and badly >hattcIing the bone mid
WAY hetwccn the knee and ankle.
/ About the same time. DIR. Movers. the
Surgeon of the party. who. owing to
the hot fire of the Indians. WAS unable
to render surgical aid to his wounded
comrades. had seized his trrr>tN rifle.
and wa> doing capital service. was
shot i'll the temple by Il ballet. and nrv t.
or spoke but one imtclli.iblc word
/ again.
Matters We're NOW becoming dr>prr-
ate, and nothing but
cool. STEADY FIGHTING
would avail to mend them. The hills
surrounding the Immediate vicinity of
the fight with women and children.
VIII" were chanting war-Sung> and I'LL
/ ing the air with Whonp- and wells. The
mcdicimc-mrm. Il sort of high-prc>t>
and Older warriors rode around outside
of the comhatamtS. being careful Ia
/ keep ont of range. and encouraged
/ their Young braves 10y hcatim" Il drum.
| shouting l.Idi:m chants. and uI-iI" de
| II~iVc words toward their adNcr>aric>.
/ whom they cursed roundlN for >kulkimw
/ like wolves. and dared to come oIIt and
/ fight like men.
Meantime the scouts NcTc SLOWLY but
/ surely "c"umtimg game. and more than
one Indian fell to the rcal badly W"uud-
cd 10y the rifles of the tiumiici>mcIr.
| Within an hour after the fight liz, Imdi-
ans were fairly tr"thm@ at the mouth
with rage ut tn" unexpected resistance.
/ they met. while the scouts had now
settled down t" earnest work. and
uhrNcd to the letter the orders of For
/ syrh. whose ott-rrtclatrd command
WAS. "Firr slowly. aim well. keep \ our
selves covered. and. above ali. don't
throw away Il single cartridge"
Taken in all. with very few c\ccp-
ti"n>. the men behaved >uprrhIN .
4 Ohcdirmt /" every word of command.
/ cool. plurky. determined and fully rr-
ali/im% the character of tlrl t"r~ they
were = match iur thciI enemies rhil~ far
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morning.
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