The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-18
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II was : Geld cherries nlEht 10 the
Water OF ISIS, and Aileg seeing thAt AL
Of Der s,ock was safely heessd frouI ms.
rsadiag an Imal.. We hsd gathered around
tie Gre ID oar border hoae 10 Wyomlse,
when The doos was oAatiously opeeed
sad 81 Indiaa entered. Amer loekiuE
Eroand be spoke 70 .hoss oHtside and
eight Others hobbled into lbe room, say
ing, Hesp frcsEe, hesp hungry.
They we're utss, aud bad returned
from q fght With smother tribe in delAob'
ed parties, Aiter having The EorEt Of the
battle. Their feet were bad
" frozen. three were wounded and Al
we're hengry.
We bound up their wounds, bTopghl
water 10 battle their frozen feet, gave
them food, sprsAl haiiAlo robes upon the
door for their beds, snd kfadiy cared for
them in their distress. onrs was not The
only house visited that night Scarcely
dwelling II the telilemepi but bad lis
dusky guests, aud sll were treated with
kindness and hospitality
Fot years ws had lived among these
wild scenes, and, with the exception Of a
farm, alt oorearnings were Invested in
horses and cattle. We had suffered pri-
valions aud bArdsbips, bat we bad 50 far
snbdaed portion of the wilderness as
10 possess comfortable homes, aud TO fat
ter ourselves that our loved Wyoming
would ooe day rival the states OF the
east.
The 1nmmer was past, and the first
DAYS OF October found our winter proyis-
ions safely stored, and ourselves In anti
cipa,ion Of peace aud plenty, when one
night, after we bs5 retired 10 rest, there
came furious pounding npon The door,
and voice shouted, Fly. to Rawlins for
your liyesl Tue U,es are numbering and
plunderipg the settlementsl
The Utes2 said my husband, surely
they would not murder rs; we treated
them with all possible kindness last win
ter In their distress.
So did the other settlements. Get out
OF this quick unless you want to trust
your lives to the gratitude of the savages-
What do you think that light meansa away
yonder3 he asked, pointing TO 8 red
CLEAN upon tie sky to the westward,
where the reflection OF burning buildings
lit the clouds twenty miles away.
o The poor settleni | groaned, faint
with terror, as | saw the REDEEMED clouds
above the doomed dwellings.
start ID them for Rawlins tUo houri
ago. That fire hasn't beea b2rning
m. ore than thirty inmates. / saw when
Il wal fret reelected. Give me iEest
horse . goon and warn other settlements
He IN, ued bis exhausted animal loose
and taxing our fieetest horse rode away
while NV h, 'sband was hsrnessing The
team. pather, d up a change of clothing
and our boy turn ed the cattle from sh'
corral, and drove them out upon th'
prairie, in the hope t. vat they would scat
ter, and thus some mig ht be saved'
We were about severity miles .,'o'i
Rawlins, and from the stoi = OF the scout
ii was evident that we won d have about
three honrs the start. We d.'d not dare
70 sncnnber ourselves with n.,necessary
luggage, and leaving the hard earnings Of
years behind us, we started in our race
for life.
II there were no other bands securing
the country to intercept us, we might
reach our destination 10 safety, but you
who cit reading this story in your safe
eastern homes, imagine our feelings when
we came TO deep rsvlnes, where for ought
we know an unseen foe might be am.
bushed, ready to spring upon us with all
the ferocity of their savage nature. But
yon who have never seen ono Of these
hideoos and cfpel monsters, wilb deep
scars dishgnring the naturally rcpusiye
features. and realized that they would re.
gard your helpless brood in the same
light that an eastern sportsman would
look upon flock Of quails, cannot under
stand the horrors OF a dreadful night.
In remarkably short space Of time,
hundred families are on the move, and
we heard the clatter OF their wagons com.
u Z from difIsfent parts ot'ahe settlement
= nacy dSoysfufiously over The prairie
road. There wasa deep gorge TO cross,
to which every one having any knCwl.
edge Of the route, looked forward 10
dread. The wall hung heavy snd dark
on each side, covered with brush 10
which the savsges might completely con-
ceal themselves. Every parents heart
sbrsnk from taking the helpless little
ones into that dreaded gorge. Finally
those in advance halted and waited for
the others TO come up, and council was
held.
1t was about three hours before day.
liehi. Some pEoposed 10 remain where
We were until sunrise. But Il The indians
wee Alrcsdy 90 .he tnii, those three
hoars mig ghs proycio ke slIihat lay be.
tween us and death. At length one OF
the men volunteered TO ride through alone
aud II be reached the other eide In safety
to give a signal to the rest TO follow. In
spite OF the Tears and entreaties Of bis
wife, be started.
There wss an interval OF torturing sus-
peuse, and then the bow ofs wolf repeat
ed 10 sBch exact imitation IS TO deceive
the ear OF even the froniiersmsu, long