The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-23
4 Romantic Episode i'm the Life Of
a ErOntierSman.

IOhIitlCc' n Itil, compete, natural
romance, one that has never been in
print. The old man lives to tell it.,
and the main details have been fully
corroboratcd by others. His romance
is as follows:
a few years ago Jimmy was loiter-
ing about Fort Laramie, receiving his
five dollars per day rs Government
scout and interpreter. One evening
the post was startled Ivy the report that
an emigrant train had been mastered
about two miles and half from the
fort. Worse than all, Il white woman
Miss Mary Brand, had been carried
on by the Sioux. Ramon volunteered
rs. guide for Il company of cavalry. At
dark the cavalry halted for the night
in ravinc about ten miles northwest
of Fort Lamarie, on the Rawhide trail.
All the white men in the train ON the
Platte had been maSsacred, and no one
had been left TO tell the story except
an lrishman, who died soon after be-
ing found. He had been fishing with
Miss Brand some distance from the
mann camp when the Indian attack
was made, From him Ramon learned
enough to satisfy him that the Sioux
chad gone over to Rawhide River.
There he resolved to go alone and
ahead Of the soldiers, and if possible,
effect rescue. He reached the In
dian camp about midnight and secured
his pony to 4 bush in the valley, and
soon aftcrward crawled into the Indian
camp. His long residence with the
Indians taught him where to look for
the captive He was soon lying fiat
ON his belly in the rear of the lodge
containing Miss Brand. He found
one old squaw sitting in front of the
lodge, humming a doleful dirge, and
on raising the edge of the tepee or loGge
he discovered another old bag seated
near a small fire feeding 4 feeble flame
with straws. He also saw the captive
white woman lying with her head to
the outside of the tepee less than two
feet away. He whispered words of
caution and cheer to Miss Brand, who
started up in alarm. This startled
both of the squaws, and the one on the
outside walked round to the rear of
the lodge where she met Il sudden
and silent death at the hands of the
old scout. The other squaw, suspect
ing something wrong, gave the alarm.
Quick as a flash Ramon raised up the
edge of the lodge and drew out the
captive, and throwing her upon his
shoulders made dash out into the
darkness. The camp was soon in an
uproar. But Ramon made his escape
with his horse, although an arrow had
pierced his boly through He took a
course eastward down the Rawhide,
while the Indians started toward Fort
Laramie, which was due southwark
from their camp. Finding himself
getting weaker from loss of blood,
Ramon drew forth the arrow which
had passed through his body and pro-
jected in front, and filled his buckskin
shirt around the wounds with wet mud
and then continued his flight. At day
light he found himself on the head of
Dry Cottonwood Creek, twelve miles
from Laramie. But the Indians were
between him and the fort. He kept out
of sight and saw them meet and ell
gage the soldiers he had left the night
before, and made his way half dead to
For laramie without being discover
ell by the Indians.
The result is soon said. Ramon
was taken into the post hospital, and
his nurse was Miss Brand, tb9 rescued
white woman. She stood by the side
of the prisoner until he recovered, and,
being without friends or home, all
having been taken from her in the
massacre, she married the old scout.
Mrs. Ramon lives in Heytcsville 4
station ON the North Missouri Rail-
road, where she waits longingly for
this cruel war to end. Jimmy Ran
non Is now with Gen. Crook, and is
one of his most trusted scouts. He is
the last survivor Of the massacre of
the Alamo, where his parents were
killed. His early life, up to the time
he reached the age Of manhood, was
spent with the COmancheS, who, with
Santa Anna, massacred Ddvy Crock
ettand his brave band at San Antonio.
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