Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-05-24


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That night. whss the vsspa tsais q
the gold hsntesy eane into camp, tlsy
could not see the lens vaeoa, thoagh
many Of the mes, sshamsd Of their
conduct, looked loag md sarnsstly Cor
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They had seen 1udisas ! faf a, end
they knew that the rcd devils would
Pounce down nPsn q single team - sosn
- they sighted Il.
Z .Darkness came; midnighG came, and
the ,sentinels heard sofhiag but the
stamping Of the hosses and the howls sl
the coyotes. At two o'clock the re-
ports Of rites and The fierce yells Of In
dams hoated through Ne valley, and the
camp was. aroused IN . uoment.
1.-The devils have jumped in on Jo-
seph and his brother p whispered one
Of the men, as he stood On the knoll and
bent HE head 10 listen.
"Good 'nuffl Cowards have no bus
mess out here |" growlcd the Texan.
The 6rst speaker wheeled. struck the
rufian a sledge hammer blow in the
face, and then, runnisg for the horses.
cried out:
"Come on! come. on! A dozen oi
US can be spared for the rescue ~
Sixteen men swept down the valley
like the wind. The firing and the yel-
ling continued, proving that the man
who had been called coward wss ma
ing heroic fight. In ten. minutes they
came upon the one camp. made light q
day by the burning wagon. Fifty feet
from the bonfire, and hemmed in by a
circle Of dancing. leaping, howling saw
Sges, was Joseph's dead BODY t
The hunters heard the pop ! pop I pop!
Of the boys revolver =, they burst into
view, aud the next moment they were
charging doen-sPea tks@aemsss, asias
rife and revolver With terrible effecS.
In two minutes not . live Indian was in
sight. JosePh's brother stood over the
body, an empty revolver in his hand.
The men cheered wildly 40 they looked
around, but the boy looked upinto their
faces, without sign Of exultation, surprise
or gladness. RS = f2~.-.'r-
There were three dead sIaaians beside
the wagon, killed where the fight COM
menced, and the corpses in front Of 10
seph's brother numbered more than the
victims of the sixteen men.
''Is Joseph badly hurt p asked one
Of the men, as he halted-h horse By
the boy. ga = fa
ale is dead" whispered the white
face defender. ~ sffae s,. ia nc
"He ISL God forgive me Tor the part
| took last nightp' uC ,--
"You called him a coward !" cried
Joseph's brother. ''and you arc to blame
for this Was he q cowsrds Lcol,
there !! and therei We drove them
bsaksfrom the wagon-drose them clear
out here Joseph 10 dead! You are
his murderers 2"
Every man was near enough to hear
his voice and 10 note his action - he
picked up the rife Of an Indian and sent
bullet through bis owh head. With
exclamations Of grief and alarm trem-
bling on their l,ps. the men sprang from
their saddles. The boy was desd--dead
- Joseph-andbot corpses were bleed
ing from dozen wounds. 7
swell carry 'cm up to the train and
have burial in the morning." said one
OF the men, and the bodies were taken
up behind two Of the horsemen.
They did have burial. and the men
looked into the grave with tears in their
eyes, for they had discovered that Jo-
seph's brothesr was . woman-yesr .
wemsnJ With the !, whitesj throat and
sofsest hands. II might have been Jo-
seph'a vide, or sister. os sweetheart.
No one ce,,ld tell that: but they could
tell how they had wronged HIM, and
they said, % they stood around the
grave: str i@
.:we hope the Lord went lay il up
agin us!" r
- "Cene and join n. /" said apnom-
ineat temperance man yesterday. on