New Ulm weekly review., 1879-06-18
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That night the ndians encamped on
the banks Of the river, and IN the
morning they prepared tor return with
their unfortunate prisoner. Some lit
tie time elapsed ere they Succee ded in
atching all their horses, and when at,
.lenght they did succeed, they deter
mined to torment sttll heir captive in re-
turn for the trouble he had occa-
stoned them. They cordingly se-E
.lected the widest and most restiYeI
horse Of the number, and commenced
to bind him on his back. Their mode
of proceeding was as follows: a rope:
was first passed around the under jaw
of the horse either end of which was
held by an Indian, and, even with this
advantage, it required the assistance
of others to control the vi
cious beast, who seemed determined
not to receive the burden. Kenton
was first seated upon his back with
his face toward the tail of the animal,
and his feet tied together under the
horse. Another rope confined his arms,
and went round the horse, drawing
the prisoner down upon his back. A
third was secured around his neck,
and was fastened to the horses neck,
and thence extended longitudinally
across his person to the tail Of the
horse, where it was secured, and ans
Wered for a crupper. In this way he
was securely fastened to the almost
wild and frantic animal beyond the
possibility Of escape. 10 make the
matter sure against contingencie they
fastened another rope to his thighs,
and secured it to the one which served
as a girth, and then fastened a pair Of
moccasins upon his hands to prevent
him from defending his face.
During the time they were thus pre-
pairing him for his Mazeppa-like ride,
they tainted him by asking him if he
wanted to steal more horses. They
danced around him, yelped and scream
ed, and in every possible manner ex-
.hibited their Internal delight at the
anticipated sufferings Of their victim.
With stripes, and yells, and thunder
shouts, they at length turned loose the
almost savage horse, who bounded a.
way on his aimless and err;ttic course,
anxious only to rid himself Of the bur-
den he bore. Frantic with fright, the
noble animal darted through the woods,
rearing and plunging, and inflicting up
on his tortured rider countless wounds
and blows us he endeavored to dash
him against the trees, or rushed through
the tangled brush lacerating the flesh
of both with innumerable thorns and
briars, until, with wasted strength and
trembling limbs, he returned to the
spot from whence he had started, with
his almost inanimate rider, who longed
for death to release him from his tor
ture. His sufferings had barely com
nenced, and death, even in it's most
terrific form, would have been mercy
when compared with the ordeal
through which he had yet to pass. TO
feel certain to death, to count the
fleeting hours as they pass, and know
that each is but 4 step toward a fear
full doom; to feel that doom
impending, and yet to see it
postponed from hour to hour, from
day to day, to suffer continually all the
anguish the human frame is capable
of bearing, and above all to know and
feel that hope has fled beyond recall,
and all this suffering, all this anguish
but leads to inevitable death, is ter.
rible indeed. The trial through which
he had passed was but the opening
scene in fearful tradegy, in which
he was destined to perform the lead.
ing part.
Worn out with fatigue, and satisfied
of his inability to rid himself Of his
unwelcOme rider, the now exhausted
horse took his place in the cayal cade
which had already started for theil
home, which they reached after three
days of intense suffering on the part OF
the prisoner, during which his exhaust
ed frame was rocked aud tortured will
the most exquisite pain.