The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
PIONEER GREER'S STORY.
, nPtyr WOHtN AMI HER CHILDREN
nrsty.GID BY FORTY INDfINS.
v.s, Tier Uu.band saw when lie Got "nch
TO the House The '"rb'"r "r""""E ""-
49,, and t.tris shot in the Doorway.

,'.'..l,,, a.o. Both father and son nrc in
~ .t ,..,..i4 com l.iIon. and the reader
1,vH.u.t .- stated that the boy ia
t.t, ,J has % iomnhawk wound In
,.l.,it,r. Wnl. the father has riile bullet
, ..,.,lL,r.a bullet wound in the Lex. a
.I....l.. h. anI d had wound ON the head
,t'..r,.., f.iian .'lAhcd him with a rifle
'r.,.f.yw since NJ. Grccr WAS a citi-
.,f Idaho. hlyng a cabin on the Cottonwood
,,.r near No. mouth. Just whcro the hostile In
=. ,ns have pat 70 their most savage work. llo
i.Inwifc and three children. Charles il the
co'y member OF ,he family now lett to him. The
,,,neer says he was comfortably situated. hav-
o., all the ncccs-arics OF life. and saving up
,.methins lie had a sort Of trading post con-
ppted with his cabin. and was well patronzed
/, Indians aud hunters. When asked what
,tI.,.l the sudden outbreak. he replied;
haven't h'i sufc Tor an hour during the
last five years VI was ike standing beside
/ ..irrwhI II N'u knew would sooner or later
,,tIals W.ilr IN rr had boon no open rup-
... uutl ii - D.uu". tine redsk rs picked oil a
y. ..ts man whenever they could safely do IT,
lhry " r.' always 'ot-i lns oi Wndi tn'y Would
some lay lo. rui fh" longer peace lasted. the
=. ra tIHy -., mod tn he suollng Tor row.
4 f'v id liaa.i- umou4: the tribes wcrc nsninst
y r. AAI uIriT touh-' Is haNo Put II oil until
rhon Won know the war was brewing ~
"Mru, hn.W IT, SIR, tut al we could do was
,.air and lva stock worth s5.nlU. and didn't
vlnt tp lurp inr country uulc-- forced To. Ana
sl- tool on .u-h 70 uvnyNe that the redskins
NH.i p.- i.' jay u lny Nli,.d All lNG r.et' lor
J 'i'l .nl. D. y ~ en- fr'H.l nun" en- proS-
EMS uni irN ~ very w"'u"r son OF inc
rns l,. g. lfuth,r. Thc-c. wounds here are
trr-f NJ 300 Indians gratitude. Il m them"
Whom I-t'l a. detail the particulars OF the
lr-f sut.rrih MIR. Greer said:
Nu, ! ready. ana yet wasn't me
=. .rt.f.t. .Ni.rlus th" store wanted annuni-
! % ani r'nn-, 'ls'i i nHd oNrrh.uIrd ln9
! l-.- N- WNl H. ! r"Hld. knNWlhs mat | would
tu GENET i,'m until hrip could come;
nli uu' nNrun; didn open the store ,ht an.
tHi -.i"n " ring 40 u', nI3Isrs Wn''N Were
t .t ~. " M ,S ,i' d r'yrff oI,s saSf
lH' t.f i' ANS ia llhh- IN no mdtter now
in' l1p g gt.r AMI III t TAX MI, IR' me-
! ury .i AMI an'in : r'y'ivr. ! was in
lnny i.u.r., rHd" my ~ ni M that there
y H.i b" ir,nn' ,"' w. mug II. ii'llhS IYot i
J, .1r. s. IS r. aou.. r1u " tie PAX before 10y
T. Indians. drn wait around mere long,
T. l"ai'l ah 4n.Nu-N' ma wa a'r'ut haii
go nome MN' % i' -'' - anu us hhi
luw That nly I-t iil Poem aul "a; The tran
WIS Mons ih' river. "u' u."uNh sc thc
oi.u- iii CLOSE, on t-rn. VIM was riding
Wat NAN nue. i'Htb thr spencer chrnlnr
tr' NIX NWly nm! @ncN tAat ny Wiie had not
l.u gen ~ sutprls.. ,,,
q. Ne'.s.r' hr went on, ms volre tremllin Gi
iA"r" were ~ i,ast iuily yc.ung devils around
! pace ani roo, rlslt INTO me crowd b.
re- tn"i ~" me-, fiy w,le nav nl 'nr uo or,
,Gos saw tyyc Gani ImtiS. - o 0n ~, W.
krolhl NJ u"snvl W WINE Nuuhici one
vA- crawling AWAY. NY morse was periety
u Out, slr rode hrYuhi thc post AZ least
Nv Tines loppns 81 the lniians ealing u
NV Nl,e' nhu u.ins shot III hni Struck AZ every
'ohl. HYh thihk my VIC revvShl1ru ny
=. as All OF US were y'illns al one. ana
.a"u iounl tht sue Woulih op"h me h.rr,
, made Tor the blun. nan mile away. ~, lowed
ly Owe. hall tn, gang. some on foot and som.
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