The New York herald., 1879-11-01

they had killed nine. At first they said ten, and
escaped. They asked me how many, and
seemed to accept my statement Us correct.
BAD NIGHT AND UNPLEASANT WAKING.
They spread some blankets for me to lie on,
but could not sleep The moon shone very
brightly and everything looked CHASTITY. In the
morning went to Pursune's tent and sat by the
cept calico dress and shoes. / sat there
weeping-I could not help it-with my little
boy in my arms. The squaws came around
and talked and looked at and laughed
and made fun of me. ! didn't understand
what they said, only occasionally word.
After time some of the men came in and
talked to the squaws and looked at me and
laughed. The Uncompaghre Ute, in whose
charge seemed to be, went off after his horses,
and said Mt noon he would be back. He came
about half-past twelve and brought two horses
with him and told me he was going to fight the
soldiers. He put on his saddle. tied two
blankets behind put his cartridge box,
containing good many cartridges, and
took his gun and rode off. He said
he would send squaw after me, and should
be moved from that camp and remain until lie
returned from fighting the soldiers. One of the
| squaws brought blanket and gave it to me.
went along with her. and they told me then to
60 to work and bake some biscuits. had them
build fire and bring water and l baked bis
cults, made coffee and ate pretty heartily my
| SELF the first I had eaten since l left the
agency.
| A MORE COMFORTABLE NIGHT.
About an hour after supper old squaw
ordered me to go with her to another tent to
sleep, so went to Henry James tent, where
I sat down. They had no fire but made
one, and the squaws crowded around. Henry
asked me q few questions. He said he felt very
bad for me. He said he told the Utes not to
murder the people at the agency. He had been
assisting the issuing clerk and acted
interpreter. He said they were friendly
and he liked them very much. He
said the Utes told him he nothing
but little boy for refusing to kill the white
men at the agency, but when they called him
boy he said it was too much for him. He had
no more to say after that. He asked me if 1
was going to stag all night in his tent. said
the squaw had brought me over there to sleep.
He said, "All right; you stay here all night"
| So his squaw made me very nice bed of about
ten blankets went to bed and she tucked me
in quite nicely slept well, got up, washed
myself, combed my hair and felt pretty well.
Henry's squaw cooked breakfast She made
bread and prepared some coffee and fried veni-
son and there was another squaw who brought
i'll some fried potatoes
| ate breakfast with my little boy in my
arms, and presently Chief johnson came in,
looking very angry and troubled. He said
| gruffly, "Hallo woman y and shook hands. He
sat down and presently three more Utes came
in. johnson got out his pipe and they all had
| smoke around, and they talked about the
| soldiers and their big battle.
TIE WOMEN BROUGHT TOGETHER
Henry said to me, "You go with John
son to see your little girl, who is with Jose
phine." So mounted the horse behind Chief
johnson and rode about five miles, and when
came up to Douglass camp I first saw
| Mrs. Meeker, and went up to her,
shook hands and kissed her and felt very
badly for her. She said:- M
| "Don't make any fuss"
Josephine and my little girl had been to a
brook to get drink. We sat down and had
| nice talk until the squaws came and told me l
must 90 to Johnson's tent and the little girl to
| Persunes. Miss Josie went down to Johnsons
| tent, where they put down Mrs. Meeker's com.
| forter for me to sit down on, and asked if was
hungry. l told them yes, and they went to
| work and cooked some dinner for me.
INDIAN BRAGGADoCIO-A WAR DANCE.
| The next day we moved from that place to
| another camp. 1t was very nice place. with
| grass two feet high, a nice brook Of clear, cool
| water flowing through it. The Indians had
killed many soldiers and were prancing around
in their coats and hats, putting airs and
initiating soldiers and making fun of them
while going through burlesque drill
and making believe they were the
greatest warriors in the West. They took n
great fancy to my little child and wanted to
keep him. They crept into the tent after him,
and when they found they could not steal him
they offered three ponies for him. In the after
noon about two o'clock, they cut lot of sage
brush, piled it up and spread over it the
clothes they had stolen from the soldiers.
Four of the Indians then began to dance
around them and at intervals fell on their
knees before them and thrust their knives into
them and went through u mimic massacre of
soldiers. Other Utes kept joining tho party
| that dancing until ring was made big
as u good sized house. They would first run
| away, then turn and dance back tho other way,
yelling and following like frcscoed devils.
They had war suits, fur caps with eagle
feathers and they looked strangely hideous.
They wanted Miss Josie and me to dance with
them. We told them we could not. "We no
sabe dance"
now THE WOMEN WERE TREATED.
| That afternoon Mrs. Mccker came over and
| we had an old-tashioncd talk. She told us her
| troubles They had threatened to stab her
with knives, she said. Charley. Chief Doug
lass son-in-law, soon came around in very bad
humor, and as he could speak good English we
didn't dare to talk much after hc appeared.
Mrs. Mecker said she felt though she might