The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26
HOW DEL0S LOST Ills SCALP.
IN OLD TNDTiY ITGHTER's DFsCRIP-
TON or 4 BITTLE
Trying Corciuxious VITA Black Kettles Hand
In the His Horn valley u"w squ"ws
Fight \ Hig Indians Biu0dy Trophy.

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III MIRA, aug N'-Dcl"7 u 7""p'' 's"n'
who lives in Monroe county. Is an old lndI"n
nEht'r, ana ono oi inw persons VINO nave poeh
seaprd, and live to tell how Il ich. On tlc TOP
oi ms hcad Ia a Hat re-, bare SPOT uI' Hl"' "I
man hand' showing where vi" sap was cut
ana torn OIL AihCuSh several years nave
passed. w" Spo' Is sun thu'r ana '''Ns raw
hat bald spot VI never I me forget the Inst
battle was in with the Indians. reckon" he
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with his s'nplnv. was with Custer III t'. IN
The infantry Wr'l b.,n eNuo,tto' To coma on
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iur some days. we kh W"d th'y was 'hn'r"h
s1mnWhcr, IN tho Big Horn valley EnIy one
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morning " wis JUST s''.'" "t"' W. tv'
sight OF 'cm in the wiley. from an tie high
,.i,.., a., ,,r,rr1 Tho cavprv we Ind with IA
r''''O G. ", .,r
WIS noT' " NM '" ,"o run sum :" ou'
b' i In r.' ,rom 10 ,brr sidc We want more'n
VIZ i"'''' ''' ~ W "'"' " ~ ,,i
eighty rod from ihe c"-seh sh"kee' anu ny iuh
daylight was ready to pit N into EN-.
"Tb. nrip, commenced ON botn sidcs OF 'em.
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anu. comm from pom ways " klhu mixed
'cm No for mint or Two. But when ole Black
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N''u' came '"Ih u'"i 10 '"o '''n' ''"'' 7''"o
place in the rock. yrllin ana g'Nlh "rders
they soon rallied AMI commenced Citing in
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u''ir lN"'l'' P'l"""S' b"'''" ''"' w u''''
] Kin see MIN now Wis lace panied with red
and y,ller streaks longthway- and rrossways
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i"n~ S"'nE '"",'.' "''',' "N Wv" ~,
greasy bare back, and him tearin' up ana
d ,wn on his min pony whoopin' and yollin'
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Il don't think them crsses was n bit moren
two n,iniis II huntin ulu..s bnhind rocks an
49,. ., 49, al a., ,,, ,,,i,, ono
r'rs i' iiIr Iylni an, ,",m wv '" a,,ui
NOR thrra IN nes OF an M MN hiiy ,,'
ih,N we ''lhI,ll III th' n" W,tm ,hpu Mon ,,h
So" mead or any piece oi mn IN ~. lhrrr was
l"hiy "iniWs ani young d'NilS' anu We
alln maf any rn,l,r iw'NI ,h'ln nu .o ,n1
~ w. W. hli any other red thiri. Damn en-. ~
,hy M'sn in} snmaWs ,I''y W"uh III =, ,s
and 4rtllci-. soaedod INN tighter llaways
- IN Tor 'l'"nin out the wi9lr gang. m dnn
know "s" nor -.N. You Il N'l "a sh" fattlr-nakg
an young ra,u'snhN, ~ lul,N ~ you W',n.Y
am N.H u" fellow WITH tw"lN" rutii"s. M"ulih
you we'll raul snakes Is ahte's Iohs s'ueo
lIinn.' ot.,.. :, ., M 49,.
Airr nfih lh.s way i"r q Sl'ii W" sp' "'tnvIS
to rnnrS down IN. nv r,En, , t l'' v ai,n
- bad ~ any % N" devils We was ishtlh
Their tent, was gu siahoHn an there WIS
plenty o. lmins round 'rm an IN EN-. We
-'ppt.d along the allcys on til" douh' -Qulck,
prgglu away an usin the hAEn t., lM1iy soon
it l-pt 90 be- "a general free fight Oh Black Kit
Tie held his red thieves right To tho spot an our
charge on en- only brought rs right nung "m.
soldiers. lnjin-. sguuw-. ani php'os's al was
fur two mile hy the cav Try that WIS comm on
behind US. ltwas in the winter. yen know, an
'for, they was II good many dead soldiers and
dead women and dead young ones from year
Old up. lAyln about in thni snow. prpmisrus
H., nni-mebbe} Qu We hesri e. reg snow' W sl,
TINS snow was red, but not thu KIN rcd that
youNe hcerd Of 49,
Well. m" an another soldier named Nag-
nor was iightin' In one edge o the ihickest part
of the village. in a narrow alley. All Of sud,
dint Wrong went agun ir9m behind ATM an,
WHO nredthr shni sprans out rlS.it IN 'front.'
me-. with his tomahawk raised III n sent my
bay net clean through his greasy carcuss IN an
other second. ut an Internal squaw ket'heu me
round No neck, hni noppcd me az dul'k 'is
out - IN" hands an there w"r" NOR" twenty
sinh"S AMI pa, 'oses jumPlh hni yeIilh
around IN" ~ less no Time nAur u sfrihE
10 X" w , a 1ii'lrVa' ~, e i ~, XII XXI,
hai shoi wasn"r, who laid dead not mora q
loot rom me- net 'ii"i up my gun. ana ,eiurplh
1t. wha'k-i m" over "a" h"ud, II ne hadn been
nnnn inol ne cud ~ as Wen -tu X IA, pay ne,
thr3uEh me- II yoi tiiLk up oN',r tHe hr r
WIN, ne nutt ~ a heaNy army lnuskol. ia IN"
nhndI "i nam n7 hi; 9s Two g9u' IN
any beiior fun than chawn' your heart out
shy ~ You t ,i y VOL mhAo You lovl s'ch;
ddnn, ynu or|r nnN1 II lr,i ~ y9u om ue IN
hluh max ~" -"hs"'-- pul Irl' az over IKE ne
wan l'ot IS Mn'h u "Si''Pit r'N'h VIZ
iAmh siuhw nhlh q geeh A." HolIlh inn uoWh
posses Wa7 p"uni'n an klrkln IN" IN thaa
iaee, ~ 1i EN- a Ye'lh dAe rt"S ~ an, !
/ 'N tt'.' - ~ ',t't'
with an INN! An YOU I'm SHOOT ne II |
w.Hln rut my ears on an eat en- raw
know d !u-i rs We AZ ! know'd ANYTHING
mat my h9lr were inlh !, ne rals,l ~ .'@s n
N s,n'hns uhlIS9 scum ,n" oY> Eth , ,S ~
hr.rl soi.." " ~" nnys elNn Il snwu', az Nmrw
nv va, H'hlrrlh noils ula slnnW7 "il'i ynuus
! once that som" % en- were u comm nrrrd a
sh't am S.l W an ~. s4HhW tnN ial yanA-
~, me Il 'Wh i'I ltal Wln ia.i mr. "mml ~ iie
ih"bls lhJlh was gam" anyhow. re klckcu
,hV us"u sqi"" Oh u -, al'l t,l'ii FL, oir ~ NJ
i'.t ON NY i!itSI Il" NUM- l,T.ln hn'. aliil,'s'
GIN on W. MN, M N' Niln' ~ w. az,
- ~ WI man V"7 "ns S"'iV :"
s,ni',,m ,sr' u'n' ~ m, al , tn, t t''t
snvl'Is "hr '"lillh i"I ~ ~ In H. nm ~,
i,l' y.siu' % Wta ION - IN 4 Va, NJ u,,
M, t,',i' 4" 49, az M 1911 - - a."
~, w., ~ ~, ,,'"- "'4' '''i '"' - NN''''' ''' " "
| IN tles,aInln,k Lord nnw h" ISrSnd / shut
/ nv eyes. Then II felt rs II some one had ripped
gasn WV, M, u uh va ,hen nr,pnd az NH