Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-26
A Tale of Revenge.

acC OF revenge tooK place lndly years
ago, on the fork of the Pawnce.
a party Of four, who had been row
ing for many long years in the West,
all strangers to each other, were one
day accidentally thrown together,
when strangc and sanguinary scene
ensncd.
The men presented striking con
trast in feature.
The youngest was dclicately made,
with long hair and light blnc eyes.
His exposure had given him rich
brown complexion.
lie was Of medium stature, and
made for strength and activity.
There was n dark void over his
features, which told that with him the
light Of hope had gone out.
lie was travelling OH a mule, with
his rifle in his gun lcath IL ut the bow
Of his saddle, when he overlook a man
on foot, with n gun Oh his shoulder
and pistols i'll his belt, who was over
six feet in hight, and had Il deep,
wide scar OH his right check.
AS day was drawing to C lose they
proposed to camp, and hroughtup at
the head fork Of the Pawnee.
Shogsly after they had camped, q
man WAS seen accommodating them
with rife in his hand, and having
satisfied himself that the sign was
friendly, he came moodily into camp,
and after looking stcrnly at tie two
men, was asked by Scar Check to
"comc to the ground"
lie was stout muscular man,
much older than the other two, with
a deep, habitual scowl, long black,
matted hair, and very unprcpossc:sing
i features.
Some commonplace remarks were
made, but no questions were asked by
either party.
|. Was near lyili.hi when the young
man, WHO had gathered some buffalo
| chips 10 make Il fire to cook with, sud
denly perceived u man approaching
them Oh Il mule.
lie came steadily and Gea earlcSs!y on
to The camp, and casting look nj
The three, said:
''Took yc for Indians
Then, glancing at the deer skin
dress Of the trio, the obscrvcc, cold
feathers, some time out, ch?"
The man was about fifty years old,
and his gray hairs contrasted strange
ly with his dark, bronzcd features up
OH which care and misfortune was
strongly stamped.
lie was only half c'ad in the miscr-
able skins he wore, and rs lie dis
mounted, Scar Cheek asked him,
"Whcre from 2"
From the Kaw, (Kansas)," lie re-
piled, throwing down bundle Of
otter skins.
After unsaddling, and stalking out
his mile, lie brought himself to The
ground, and taking his rifle looked at
the printing, and shaking the powder
in the pan, he added few more
grains to it, then placing a piece Of
thin, dry skin over it to hcep it from
the damp, he shut the pan.
The group watched the old trappcr,
who seemed not to notice them, while
Scar Cheek became interested and
showed a certain uncasincss.
lie looked toward his own rifle, and
once or twice looscncd the pistols in
his belt, rs if they incommodc.l him.
The young man and the stout man,
with tho scowl, exchanged glanccs,
but no word passed.
So far, no questions had been asked
as to who the other was, what little
conversation passed was very laconic,
and not IL smile wrcathcd the lips of
any one Of them.
The little supper was eaten i'll sill
cncc, each man seeming to be wrap
ped in his own thoughts.
IT. was agreed that the watch should
be divided equally among the four,