The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-26
WHITE DETFI.

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uhei p"''hR up an" uv"" 'o'o'' W. N"',a VI
fort Dehahc,. up III inc hVr'h."S"I" p'', "
hr'N"h"' suu"chS ho"'u uo hooi-p'" VI
hotee'
iaH "ho comes ''h'rof rahR out INC
'na'"hgo' nut 'hor' was no answer
u WIS surhEn' hs"'' Two Oh '"r'' nun
urea lr't away me s'hUh'l '"uAhi sEh' Ct"
white horse approaching him az u brisk walk.
When he could see the horse he could also see
wa. " VA" u" i'"''' h''N'S VI WI" "'''''7 """
still wider mustangs were frequently seen
from thr fort md tho q, ntiurl WINS rather
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pl'"S'" u''' "h' "l "i'H was p'ihS "" ny '"Il-
osity To approach the gate.
Tho horse grew whittier and larger ae he came
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feet from the guard. lie WAS tall aud power
fullv hmm ,pnuc hnnpin, niur., to his kn,rs
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hhh thli sweeping 'h' gfouh'i anu ne WIS hs
whit" rs snow Head ny. ears pointed forward,
and eyes opcned Ia their widest extent the wild
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Tue solhi'r 'u''' hie hos'rls "lhp'u' MS tali
moved this wavand that and the muscles IN his
powerful chest and lcgs stood out in bold relief
The soldiers surprise and admiration were 80
great that he stood like "a etntnc fnusk,t ON his
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hiH eyes saw.
SuIdoplv md without nm instnnt's warning
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III" morse spr"hg 'or""rh 10 the "''"'k' '"'h
ing the sentinel 10y the shoulder with his teeth.
hc ruissl him tirur of the t.round und shook
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n'"l r'E.' an" 'c'' ar u nv WIS an empty Er"h
pnte with terrible force. Tho veil Of min ond
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away before tho relief came hurrylng out. They
found him lying in "a heap b side the siuckndc
uurnns,lotl- and ms mn .orm in tgftors There
,,,ls ma ,unufv in -ift- moi avon, Al, Nnif ullId
a.
WIS sounded the drums b.at to arms. and lnr n
quarter Ut an hour the excitement was intense.
every one believing that u large force of Indians
was on the point OF nitk NIX an assault
When the sentinel recovered his senses and
related ny alNrnihrr. ne ON" would believe NJ
and discovered tho hool prints of the horse. II
was. however. such singular niveniur" that
trail ~ the white horse could he followed far
ont ON the prairie: and soon after sunrise IN"
horse himself was diS covered barring down ON
the tort trpm the direction Of the mountain
rance three miles away A. the word went
round, every man turned ont t"tatch sight Of
lie came forward nt u swapping trot. head up,
tail streaming far behind, and his knpp-atlon
IA perfect NJ II he Ind been trained on
tue course for wears. He sw"rved neither 10
the right nor lett. aud never halted until he was
WITHIN pistol shot of the crowd at the Sto'knde.
The sentinel had not exaggerated IN his STATE"
mrnis The color was snow whiie. and such
strength and symmetry no ON" had ever before
seen In u horse The ears wore pointed the
his hide rs il II had been varnish~I For two
or three minutes not u word WIS spoken 10y any
man. Hud the horse did not move "a foot. Then
a scout and hunter, who had como into the fort
about half an hour before. said 10 the COM
mnud"r;
why. that's the boss known among us and
the lnluuS as White DevilN I've seen him
Tour or ilv" times, and I've heard of him NJ least
once week. Tor the last Ave years. Hes the
uslirst. slyrst. AMI most treacherous beast
Stnnding On tour legs
tn" scout related that tho horse before them
when
thi indians made several attempts To- capture
him. H., was singled out from IN. drive and
pursued for srvnril DAYS and in despair of sc-
him So that no one else should secure the prize.
tn" horse was only wounded by the bullet that
WIS meant 10 take his life He Mt once separated
himself from the drove and followed his
former pursurrs ike n shadow. lie dashed
into their camps ut night. attacked their ponies
when he found them grazing, and had on say-
eral occasions attacked lone Indians ANA quick
~ Killed or disabled them
'I'Ii give two hundrni dollars ~ the man who
CAPTURES that horse for me-" said the COM
mnnI.r "A. he noi.d evrry tlnr ,nint nhou, III,
innl-efiranininl
You might lust rs well offer ten thousand"
replied the scout. That ere boss ran pace
trot. and gallon and thar isn't "A wolf in the hull
Sierra ranse which can smell Of his heels I'd
rs quick tax" the job of cleaning out all the reds
that fore foot go npi See Them cars law hack,
He'll charge the hull crowd in loss'n Il
mnutcI
Before word Of warning could be spoken the
horse made n dash upon the men. screaming
out rs n troop horse does when badly wounded
N battle. The soldiers rushed for the pntn
one If the hindermo-t was a private named
oMoary. scarcely up 10 the regulation height.
ami run down los sirknoss until his weight lid
not exceed "a nun lrrd pounds The White Devil
~ei2nd him by the back lifted him on ms feet iv
~ toss and when the soldiers ntNt looked
OMrurv was being borne away with the swift
ness ~ the wind The horse had a firm grin of
clothing and flesh. and keeping his head we'll
MP he swept over the prnlrie with tho soldier
hrd almost perpenii;ularlv before him. lie
was out oi range before anybody could nick M
"a gun. There were a doom or fifteen horses al
the post. and in i've minutes as many men hal
mounted them and were galloping away in pur-
suit
White Devil and his victim had disauuenrrd
over a swell about "A mile from tho fort. As In,
horsrmrn reached thrcr 81 they found the de,,d
body of thnir compnnion on the grass. hittru
and STAMPED and knoa,ioi 10 n hloodv n,uss
The horse -tnnd fnrins them fortv r,d. AWAY
ms If hr had waitrl for ih"m tn .o,n, m. H. H.
remains were iriu.s conveyed tp thi lori soy
raj mlninr. cnnn in and I'm n -hort limo "A
force of twenty mounted mon I'm no t-ntn- IA
ry and effect tho .uptur,, III tho Victims animal
rhe mon md la--1es hobbies ana r,u,,- IND
the iustru ton. were fn driv,.. mo horse from
tllc n,ighh,rh0od # he could moi he, c,tturnd
liv stood ON the ridge and looked down upOu
the band a- il lnu In, FORT Tho f,ur lus-n-
ihrowrr- rode ,iireotly at him. whilcth resi- If
tho mon -runluird and rode to t.tlt of r,.t,,4 iy