St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-04

course through the hot sun AN
dust. constantly on the qni rit
rhcS. But not one did we SCI
We arrived safely at the =
tortahly quartcred i'll the cor
Mail Company. | did not fail
Pedro of the needless alarI
caused me. rcmarking that |
Il guide that didn't like to
party if he could.
My statement was immedl
dorsed 10y the ation-keepet
two months after | came to thu
he said. Il laid awake every d
slept with my rifle in my hahd,
ing an attack. But dnfi8e ctk6 nSf
months have lived here h5haFeifsBen
only two" three of thai fadizssr ,a1d e
Observations of a ~ifistfar2 s4ksiig}eats
we're freely INDUCED in By t6e feHafe
company. Pedro quilcly S;ItsAt1fDrie
side. smoking his ''Shuck. and Occa-
>i"nallN Smuggling his shoulders. and
mntteIing. i'll Il significant tone. "Q"'e"
Sdbe." or ,Who knows -
The night passed without ANY signs
of the much dreaded Apaclre>. Break
fast over, We set forth with light hearts
for the Ri" san Simon, where We in
tended to remain that night. The ride
WIS but eighteen miles. The day WIS
Il fine one. aud promised Il pleasant
Journey and safe arrival upon the Ri"
GI:inde.
After getting through the Pass and
out upon the open plain. any lulklm"
apprchen>ioms that 10y amy possibility
We might meet the foe, were speedily
dismissed. and laughter and je>tS he
came the order of the day.
Pedro. who rode IL short distance in
the advance, did not escape without re
rciVing rather more than his share of
the jokes of the men vet his usual
GOOD nature never once deserted him.
Gun route ioI the next twelve miles
lay over an open plain. II WAS strongly
implrgmatcd with alkali. and covered
with uul\ Il few dWatrd bushes. or.
here and there, Il cluster of yuccl>.
scarce two feet i'll height. The country
WAS 81 level that We could see for miles
owe! il, i'll amy direction.
The road which we Wcr" travelling.
however,, WIS covered from five 10 >iN
inches deep with almost impalpahIr
dust. 50 fine Na> this dust that the
/ il%htcS, f""t>tcp. "r breath of air. sent
/ il III clouds above our heads Vet 81
,icn>c WAS it that it completely ruNcl-
"pcd the entire party. making il impo>-
sihlc Tor lis Ia distinguish one auothri
at Il distance even of three az four feet
:" open Was til" plain that it seemed
impossible lnr II foe to conceal himself
upon lis surface. We naturally relaxed
,.nmrw hat the Vigilance. that We should
iavr IN iutaimrd ha.l We been pl~~im.
/ through i rocky canon al 4 Wooded de
tile. The party rode ,.!l,l,~>l\ aIun"
>hrnu.lc,i in dH>i. aiiI moi drramin" %
danger.
SmIhrnk. vithnuI iir i,a>t intima.
.ioi,. three. nr tnnI mi!.kri> aud Il show
e. "i arrows wrur discharged upon II,
from u >rnl scarcely twenty ward,
|:tAaN.
\ clap nt Thunder from q clear SKY
could not have a>tnni>hcd u!,. more
| The thuu.ht that some. one must hay,
i.rcu killed passed Iil, 4 flash of li"hr-
/ iliIi" IilnurlI III, mind. The, ..IoIIl of
,iu-t WI. ,,, ,l,.u>.. that ,pul,i moi iii,
| IiugIi>h friend fl ON foe
hcmd Pcdln'> >mil. rial;nn-iik,
uirr >huutiuw. .Id,Lunfc ddeidHff kom-
/ ErtS - on. ..FoluiIld, furv ard, men =,
Striking my horse. | u"cd him for
ward. Just a> tia, Apache war-u hoop
ilug out. apparently on rNrlN side OF
me.
The spot chosen IN the indians for
ambush VIZ where the narrow road
passed through Il portion of the plain
that was thicklN covered with cactus.
/ ihc terrible thHIuS oi this plant. IN
connection with the stiff, sharp pointed
leaves of The Spanish hay"nct. tu med
Il natural cLrrcdnr-dc- frisc. that no liv-
in" creature could possibly penetrate.
| discovered this at once. and in he
nope of finding either pc,lr" oI my
Other cumpauinl,>. rode blludlI forward
through the thick dust. unable to SEE.
mare than y few feet from me in any
direction.
suddenly | found myself surrounded
,,l tpachr>. One stout. >imcwN fellow.
naked. with The exception OF Il hIrcch-
cloth. seized my hnrS, hv the hits. lore
ing him hN main strength back upon his
Launches. NJ the same instant tw"
~talvaIt >iNa9r>. whose nude bodies
+ irad been we'll >mcarcd with grease
gra>prd me hN both arms In the.
tW.uklin" ct an csc they had my
weapons III their p"s>c>~i"n. and had
ihr"Nn nae upon my back III the dust.
pnr Ell my HS~HllInI> planted himself
>q"'rri> a>'rl'i' me. with Il Knee npnm
each ann. II Mas Impossible ion me to
move. and At once gave myself zap for
lost. rs noticed the wicked. cruel rN-
preston upon the hdc"n>l painted
face Ut the savage, and heard him NUT
ten. through his closed teeth. >nmcthin"
that sounded very like Il malrdiction in
Spanish.
The next Instant | heard the crack of
ilali-t-d"Zem rifles. The Indian gave Il
start. The blood started from his
side.