The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04

STATED Tor tile wllIOWas lDpTe HehpiH shut
| tho heads Off of six grouse. Then jolntlng q
| light trout pole | whipped the clear pools of
| the south fork Of the Teton and was soon
| rewarded Ivy u string Ut fine hall pound trout
| Then came the pleasant walk back through
| the cool dry air. aud over tho ntispy grass of
the north what luxury life was 10 The
| valley of the Tetnnl turned my apoila over
| III The smiling Indian woman who acted aa
| cook Tor Burr. The rect II the day ! apent
| WA horseback. running antelope with lot ~
half-bland Indians. At o'clock supper was
served and eaten. The sherry was brought
out ana scattered on TIM table n handful,
nv last nj Rosa Uonehas that had never paid
dirty. aud "A we sat smoking Burr told me
this story.
"In tho fall nf 1868 | thought II might he
profitable to start II trading post In tho el-
lowstune Wiley. learning from tho Hack
feet that the Sioux were camped on the south
side of the river ! determined 10 ride over
mud ann what arrangements ! could make
with them ! crossed The BELT mountains.
| md riding down the valley was soon nj their
camp. on tho north allie Ut the river they on
| the south. | sat on my horse and hailed the
| nanlp No answer could Eep plenty Of In
| diana walking about ana again hailed. No
anawpr. | ahnuLnd myself huaran, aud the
only notice taken " mo was Ivy MI old buck,
who walked h. the river hank. looked ut me,
made an insulting gesture and slowly walked
OF I went there to trade. and having got
| angry M the treatment, Though we'll knew
| that | ought "a leave tin valley at once, |.
| like a fool. resolved to cross the stream and
| brave tho danger. Hp ! ipftial and rode Into
/ the camp, | spoke To boone, no one spoke TO
mo- The aullen braves turned their hacka on
| no hs ! rode NJ tho street. The young girls
| locked euriauEly nj mo. Riding SLOWLY along
| | apulad rapidly. saw that was not
| wanted aud nj last fully realized that
was Ia danger. dill not dare tO ride to the
south ont og tho camp. nor did ] have oour
| age enough to attempt to recroas the river.
"Belnra mo stood great tent made If
| buffalo alins II was the largest had ever
| aeei halted dHnutinted. aud atond silently
| nj my horaea head. No one noticed me. In
dlaua went past me, apparently not seeing
me- At last a Young woman came and stood
before me- Looking right into my eyes che
| said What do yuu want Y ] looked her
cotdly In the face aud made no reply. Smli-
ing ahe naked. What brings you here Z
Steadily gazed Into her eyes and was voice
lesH She left mo and Disappeared Into the
great lodge. Soon nm Indian warrior In full
paint. with bow and strung arrow IN his
hands, came 10 mo. Speaking Blankfont he
said. why arn YOU In thia camp To him
/ replied i Wish to trade with you More
men came. They took my horse and.
selalng hold of my arm, they led me
Into tho great lodge. Here | was aeatnd
and a council was held. sat and listened
Ia them talk Of what Il was best to do
with 80 presumptuons white man. Some
were In favor of trading. Tho large majority
nf tho Indiana wore III favor Of turturing me.
and they aat and discussed tho many methods.
After two days talk 1t was decided to burn
me- | was In q strange condition mentally.
| would listen To plan OF torture as though
it were some other man they were talking
about, and would comment ~ myself on
that plan IA giving tho chimp but little chance
for his life. But when the dueky brave, who
talked Rlaukfoat. told me that was To die
by the fire tho next day, understood per
frrtly that was the man they had boon talk
ing about. and replied I know It. Clus-
terlnn around mo they asked If had under
ptood all the talk. Yes, hnd.' Then WHY
not anawer Tho maiden when she apoLe tip
you j came not To- talk 10 aguaws, but 10
trade with men No use: could do nothing
by soft talk. and. having played my hand,
resigned myself to my fate,
ii noticed that tho girl who had first
apoErn 10 my III front or tho lodge was watch
ing me- She would quickly glance at me and
then drop hor eyes on tho buckakin shirt she
wns emhroidering with Grow hair Several
tlmcs noticed this, and once replied with
a amlr Tho lodge nmptied. All were gone
| asrrpt the girl. She quickly came to my
| aide. apparently To rnfold some buffalo robes,
| and I'm IL whisper said You are to dle to.
morrow Tonight will have the best horse
| III the camp sadded aud standing on the out
side of the lodge. will have tho tent cut
| from tho outside. You jump through mount
| and ride for your life. You may escape You
| will burn If you stay Then with smile,
| Tho mare IA mine She Ia The fastest animal
| In tho valley OF the Yellowstone. give her
| III YOU She left mo and quickly resumed
| her work. Az ahe wove the hair Of many
| Grow Hcnlplocka into the shirt sat looking
| thankfully NJ her. Sho never looked Mt mo
anain As | Jaw u chance for my life, my
heart beat 80 loudly that | thought IL would
he heard Gained my face and waited !
ate fairly oil supper. smoked pipe. All
were very kind ana attentive to mo. Night
was passing away, and still the Indians lin
Rercn looking ut the man they were To burn
l,ttYliT nEvaitt at fltA
font n, rest myself, when felt hand gently
pushing ma forward. Sitting whstliDg. / felt
| tho point Of o knife come through and strike
my neck did not finch. could feel hehlood
| trirkIe down my back. | could feel the knife
carefully drawn down until 1t hit the ground
| Still whistling. | waited. my heart humping,
my blood on lire waited u minute To give
| whoever cut the tent time to escape. Then
| grasping my heart and nerves Tor an instant,
| / gathered myself and turned backward
| through tho opening. Instantly jumping to
nv feet, yaulted into the saddle that WAS on
| tho back 81 white horse that stood there.
| and in the midst OF yells, Of rifle shots, OF u
pack Of bowling dogs, we rushed out OF tho
| ramp 1t seemed 10 mo AS though n thousand
| hnrsemen were IN pursuit Of me instantly
| We galoped up the river 10 u bend had seen
| Dashing In, we forded It under u fire that
| made the water boil around zig, and were out
| of wafer and ON the level land to the north of
tho river before any Of the Sioux were half
way across Striking the trail to the Boze-
man pass, took It, and knowing i,
pushed boldly on, and though hotly
| pursued my horse outiasted theirs, and
| escaped | never drew rein until
iismounted on the west of the. pass.
| The pirl saved me. With any other horse
| should have been recaptured and burned. /
have not got the girl. The love hnve for
her the marc has instead | returned to my
| post, and made no trade III the 1eiioWStone
| that year.
Again Last winter the snow was on tho
ground in January, and for three days had
| been hunting or running antelope. The sun
was very bright, and my eyes hurt me. |
saw spccks floating about Little chains with
small links were constantly before me- My
ewes burned smartly when | returned to the
agency Daily while hunting had seen the
| low black clouds In the north that Indicate
the formation or marshalling Of the winds Of
the frozen north. Daily the south wind swept
them beyond the northern horizon; but the
next morning found them looming porten-
| tously In the northern sky. Onmy return TO
the agency found a runner had Just got In
from Belly river, In British America. with
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