The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-09

not only difficult but dangerous. DiI
ticnlt because the command w.,
known to be at least thirty miles dis
tant, and the intervening country t
be as Scared and ragged IT.: the fac,
OF u Volcano dangerous on accom-
OF the small war parties of Indian
that were scattered all through tn
district. OF Course Cody un;icrtooI
the mission, lca' ing The >tcau:rrs a
3p. m. He returned shortly aftr
midnight with counter ,;iSratchc
from the twin commanders, and :,
great had been t'c rxelt:un that Gen
Hhlst'rr's marc died during tn,
night hiding TINT fresh batch o
orders must To sent forward. Cod,
insisted upon carrying them. as II,
had already crossed the country aul
cou'" make better time. At o'clock
after only three quarters os an hour.
re"t' liz 'startcd of upon a fresh
horse int" the black night, for it wa,
raining, and the darkness seemed i'm.
renctrable. At IL o'clock ur*t NOM
ing ne appeared mounted upon ;
tfl'rd horse, for the second one ais,
had broken down. His face looked
haSgard, and bis step was weary Il:
ne came across the gang plank to b.
greeted 10y rouSinS cheers from rank
and file but he quietly handed owe,
the dispatches and said, "If you dom,
meet me longer, General, III take 9
nan" Within six hours he was III,
again, apparently as bright and FRESH
Is ON the previous day. and that af
ter riding mole than l2O miles owe,
Il land that is truly named 'UoL-for.
saAcn.'
HOW BUFFALO BILL 1OUEc.
Cody is a sp\cndid-lookiny spcci.
men of humanity, over six feet in
hight, weighing nearly 200 pounds,
and admirably proportioned, while
his arnn||ine features, somewhat outyt
hair, which fall ia masses of curls
over his shoulders, make him cen
ter of attraction among the puny
dwcllcrs in cities. A couple of an
crdotes, as told 10y him to the present
narrator, told over the campfire and
vouched for by gentlemen present,
will give fair idea OF the life this
adventurous man has passed, of his
endurance in time Of Suffering, and
desperate courage in the hour Of dan
ger.
"Look here. WHIP said one of the
officers as he kicked the glowing EN-.
btrs into blaze, "spin us yarn
about yourself and shut up I'LL about
other people," The request was
unanimously approved, and one of.
tircr remarked "Tcl' them about
that rough spell on the Republican
for they have probably not heard it,
Will shook the last drop out Of his
canteen Git Was only alka! waite,
with dash of lemon in it) and said
"l'm not much Of Il hand at blowing
this sort Of trumpet: but if you want
to hear
HOW ONE MAN STUCK TO ANOTHER
when he was on the ragged edge, II
tell YOU how George Hanson stood bI
me. In the winter of 80, and it ira!
winter; George and | were trappin.
on a branch Of the Republican River
The Indians were petty much friend
~ at that time, and it was too colo
for them to be browsing around mucl
anyhow, 50 we felt coy as pie in ;
little dug. out we'd made in the sid,
Of the bluff: One day while George
and l were skylarEiug on the ice
fell and broke my leg, or rather
splintered the shin boue. That sort
Of thing isn't the pleasantest in tho
world, even you are at a pos,
where there's a doctor to look out fo,
you, and when it happens on til,
plains in mid winter, You feel like
saying your prayers. George took il
very rough, almost worse than | did
and he just hustled around me as
though I was a baby. He made som,
splints, aud set the bone as we'll as
he could and then he got a lot of fire.
wood aud piled it in the dugout, lait
in a supply of meat, and as mncl
water as we had cans to hold, ant
he said: II must get yoa to the set.
tlemeuts, old boy" Our horses saw
nothing for them to eat t|ereabout
50 lad wandered away some time
before, for there George piled ou1
blankets and pelts together, and lail
me on them, and then he took Il pull
at his belt, picked up his rifle aud
Started outta-foot. TO say felt lone
ly wouldn't express it, but you SET
| knew he oughtto be back in twelve
days, and just counted the hours
The twelve days passed, somehow O
other, and then came the thilteenth
but George didn't tnrn "r. All TIT
wo,d 7 -suiu get was gone 10y this
time, so l couldn't melt tho ice o.
cook the meat, and had to he conto"'
with raw flesh frozen and icicles OF
snow. Day after day passed, ant
still he didn't come, and ] knew hi
was dead or had come to grief some
where, for that sort of man dom
leave a friend in the lurch, cost VIVA
it may. l tell you, gentlemcn, yo'
can hear the wolves now if yon listen
but you are used to it and don't thinl
of them; nor did until that time
but when my fire was gone out they't
get around that dug-out at nights
and howl like dogs over their .dca'
masters. 1t wasn't cheerful at tn
start, and didn't grow more comfort
able as
THE DAYS TURNED INTO WEEKS.
But You sec q man hates to die like
wounded bear, SO just held on fo
all | knew. Twenty days and night
had passed, and | began to rect"
up what l had done in this world an
tho time | had left to stay in it,