Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-03-01

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sary signals In order TO disturb their accu-
racy of aim as little as possible, ! was request
ed 10 stand half way between them, and two
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danger Of being hit by such marksmen rs they
we're In my right hand | held II lance, from
the point of which danglcd n red flannel
slreamer when ! raised ii they were TO aim,
and when ] lowered they were to fire
And then he waited for Red Cloud, the chiel
of the tribe II was an impressive scene
TeXcan leaned his shaggy chin upon his hands,
on the mu2Zle of his long rife and with a
CLEAN of malicious triumph, glared fercely
across at his foe. He was reckless of his own
life, and felt sure Of his prey, for his aim was
death The young Indian seemed to read his
thoughts, but standing erect, With graceful
and careless Indifference, gaZcd dreamily off to
the southwark, where the long blue lines oil
timber were lost in the misty beauty Of the
horizon. His ewes soon sofiened with a tinne
of pcnsive sadness Was he thinking of the
happy hunting grounds? The other four mem
bcrs Of our party stood in II cluster little Ia
the lcri of Tcyican. aud narrowly watched ali
that transpired. for the American savage i.
proverbialy treacherons.
Presently Red Cloud emerged from n rude
lodge near by. and clad in a long robe of flrs.
moved with stately presence to the front line
Of his reople. With a dirnifed wave of the
hand he spniGed his presence that the traced !
should Ee,in. Each nrincipal recalled hi.
Thoughts. examined Ibe tube of his rife and
nodded 10 me. raised the lance they stern
| Is took aim. lowered tue lance quicEly. and
two sharp report5 instuptaneouSy followed
| The Young warrior spranc wildly into thpnir;
| flung his wenpnu fail twenty feet away. and
| druppcd dead at his most The bpIlci had
crushed through his brnin Texican thodded
! The hutt of his rife ON ,hc ground and oavf
vent 10 a boarse mockino and half demoniee
cry Of triumph and revenge: then he tried ia
! steady himself Win Ma vernon Int STAGGERED
| hcplessly backward lIcrudon and Indiana
ran nm. cap,,ht him In tbnir arms His red
/ shin rnpiIly dernenrd in bue md n dreodfnI
alarm sri1.d ne SIN he Ianoled boarscly
and tried TO peinr 10 The motionlcss corpse Of
his adversary We hurriedly pnthered around
him. and tenderly- ms children laid him down
upun tie solt precn prigs. Tearing opep his
shirt. veeound Il scl RI i snot ON his left broast
close to his heart, None Of ms were vcrscd in
surgery: we could not state in scientific terms
iusl what particular veins and liraments had
been severed bnt we knew by the location of
the wound and Nv his pnrehed Inns and pallid
ct,lufruunrc thai death vaq npon him
said, for lie was growing much weaker every
moment; 'but / We paid cm han lsomcly for
it, Give my rife to Collon-I ALWAYS liked