The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-06-08
VOL. III.
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hand was laid on his shoulder, and voice
whispered in his ear:
"Bear the insult for my sake =
There was full minute in which no
one moved. Joseph's face looked ghostly
white in the gloom, and they could see him
tremble.
"He's q coward, inst as thought !"
said the Texan, as he turned away. The
others followed him. some feeling ashamed,
and others surprised or gratiGed and by
and by the word had reached every wagon
that Joseph and Joseph.s brother were
towards.
Next morning, when the wagon train
was ready to move, the captain passed
near Joseph's wagon on purpose to say ::
"Ifthere are any towards in this train,
they needn't travel with Us any further"
Tt was cruel thrust. Joseph was harnes
sing his horses, and the brother was
slowing away the cooking utensils. The
strange mans face grew white again, and
his hand went down for his revolver, but
Jos1 Ihen voice cailg' gu,
ION ! nina ~ '0'eP" We II " u
alone"
1e 'Fa.n move" 0l' "'''.o''A '''5''.' 'o"'s
O Inc g"lo-h"n'sfs ''0i'''ns any oh''s'
ano others 1eaFl"I tha' 'De '"o "o"i0 =
putcheFeo 0y '!'e lil'i'','o os'ol' 'l'N 20
was over y" men the "n'e'oPPe' wagons
were SO f"r away tna5 'nsy sesn'90 ~
larger th"n MS hano' 2 JoSet'n i10Eeu ",o''s
" the 'Iaii' - IT, ''ell'' So. "
with ms thoughts tha' ne o'o No' near 'l'o
eohso''ng "oFos
Never mlno' Joseph we are 'I9 I"s ~
DO right"
That night "hen the wagon 'tain = ~
9oia ,nollfeTS went 'il'o ea"i5' 'i'e9 'o''o
not see the lone wagon, though many OF 'ne
men, ashamed OF thelr conouc.' looNeo
long and earnestly TOT II lhey hao seen
indians affair Oft, and they knew that the
rcd devils would Pounce down upon q slh-
gle team as soon as they slghted H.
Darkness came midnight came, ana
the sentiiteis heard nothing but the stamp
ing OF the horses ana the hoWls st the
coyotes. At two O'Clock the report OF lll1es
and the tlerce yells OF Indians hoafed oF
} through the little valley, ana 1he camp
was aroused IN a moment
"Ihe devils have jumped ~ on JosePi
and his brother Whispered one oi fhf
men, as he stood on knoll ana Dent BIS
head to listen
Good nutf CoWards have no business
out here I growled the Texan.
The first speaker wheeled, straek the
rufian sledge-hammer blow IN the face
and then, running fir the horses, erie'
out:
"Come on! come on A dozen OF Y
5 can be spared Tor the rescue T
Sixteen men swept down the valley llk
the wind The firing and the yelling con
hnued, proving that the man who mao pee
! called coward was making a heroic light
II ten minutes they came upon tEe ION
camp mace l!sli' - o'y - '''e 0u1 - :
: wagon Fifty t. ct from the bonfire an
hemmed IN ny circle OF dancing leaPihs
bowling saTages, was JosePhs brothe
standing over JosePhs : oeao oooF' -
7 gold hunters heard the pop pop pop 9
the boy 5 revolver as 'hey burst INTO view
and the next moment they were eharg'n
: down upon the demons, using rifle an
revolver Wlfh terrible erect = "
minutes not 2 llTe lndiah was y s1ShF. =
! sePhs orolheF s1ooo over 'he m noa5' q
: empty revolver IN ms hana' ne me
! cheered wildly as they 1ooheh afoullo' -
the boy looked up lR'o sne1f 'aees "''hoo
i, exulta'loh' surprise q g'ae4ess' II,
! mere "eFe 'ntes ue' n"ui''''s Dss''
the wagon kllieo "'lere 'ne y = corn-ns,l,
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