The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-10-27
araer MIN. Ramanee.

Old Jimmy Ramon Il the hero Of a
romance. A real, complete, natural
romance, one that has never been in
print. The old man loves to tell il,
and the main details have been fully
corroborated by others His romance
is as follows: A few years ago Jimmy
was lettering about Fort Laramie, re-
ceiving his So day as government
scout and interpreter. One evening the
post was startled by the report that an
emigrant train had been massacred
about two miles and half from the
fort. Worse than all white woman,
Miss Mary Brand, had been carried
of by the Sioux. Ramon volunteered
as guide for a company Of cavalry. AT
dark the cavalry halted for the night
in a ravine about ten miles northwest
Of Fort Laramie, on the Rawhide trail.
All the white men in the train on the
Platte had been mastered, and no one
had been left to tell the story except
an Irishman, who died SION after being
found. He had been fishing with Miss
Brand some distance from the main
camp, when the Indian attack was
made. From him Ramon learned
enough to satisfy him that the Sioux
had gone over to Rawhide river. There
he resolved to go alone and ahead OF
the soldiers, and if possible TO effect a
rescue. He reached the Indian camp
about midnight, aud secured his pony
to bush in the valley, and soon alter
wards crawled into the Indian camp.
His long residence with the Indians
taught him VIII 1re to look for the cap
tive. He was soon lying fiat on his
belly in the rear of the lodge contain
ing Miss Brand. He found one old
squaw sitting in front of the lodge, hum
ming a doleful dirge, and on raising
the edge of the tepee or lodge he dis
covered another old bag seated near a
fire feeding 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 a sudden, silent death
at the hands of the old scout. The
other squaw suspecting something
wrong gave the alarm. Quick as a
flash Ramon raised up the edge aud
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, al
though an arrow had pierced his body
through. He took a course eastward
down the Rawhid,, while the Indians
started toward Fort Laramie, which
was due southwark from their camp
Finding himself getting weaker from
the loss of blood, Ramon drew forth
the arrow which had passed through
his body and projected out in front
: and filed his buckskin shirt arounc
the wounds with wet mud, and thel
continued the fight. AT daylight h
found himself on the head Of DIR,
: Cottonwood creek, twelve miles iron
Laramie, But the Indians were be
: tween him and the fort. He kept on
, of sight, and saw them meet and en-
+, gage the soldiers he had left the nigh
I before, and made his way half dead I
t Fort Laramie without being discovere
4 by the Indians.
r The result is soon told. kanno
e was taken into the post hospital, an
e his nurse was Miss Brand, the rescue
n white woman. She stood by the sid
i of the prisoner until he recovered, an
S being without friends or home, all hay
0 ing been taken from her in the mass
n ere, she married the old scout. MIR
4 Ramon lives in Keytesville, a static
; on the North Missouri railroad. jim
II my Ramon is now with Gen. CrooI
+ aad one OF his most trusted scout
# He is the last survivor of the massacl
n of the Alamo, where his parents WEI
d killed. His early life, up to the tin
y he reached the age of manhood, wi
e spent with the Comanches, who, wit
r Gen. Santa Anna, massacred Day
y Crockett and his brave band at sa
e AntnniO