The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-08

hundred yards Of 1t, the .tree-tops havip,
prevented his seeing 1t before a party Of
Uncapapas, as was subsequently learned
from the Indians themselves, was camping
there for the purpose Of cutting off scouts
from DeloW or above, cC,ygtr A.y,r,.,
Starbird might have turned back, ant
probably would, If, he had forcseen what
was to follow. But on the spur Of the mo
ment he determined to give theiii the stge
BY" Striking off toward tic further bank
he shot down the river like an antelope
AT this point the Missouri is from three
to four Hundred yards in width. Starbird
had'veefedaoff SOFAS to put rather more
than half the width of the channel between
himself apd, the, right shore. Before he
had got down fairly opposite the smoke q
loud whoop: followed by a chorus of Sioux
yells, told him he was seen. r.r a .
| Seven or eight redskins dashed out OF
the bushes, down the bank, with their
4 gnnsrandscr came shots upon the air.
/ and"bullets skipped past Starbird's legs,
and screamed along the ice.
Every Indian shot at him one after the
other; but he was lunging ahead soSswiftly
| It Is no great wonder they failed TO hit him.
'inshalt n ;,l aSminYteShe was @faEspast them,
ahdinot a little elatcd isvvth$his feat lie
4
Ethen'in a;iiye]yfashioha shI Si# N'
A proionged sswh6opimg answered. asv adl thfs
signal of defiance. There was a long
straight stretch ahead, down which Star.
bird flew at full speed, thinking himself
sale from that party atyleast.. ~
But he did not knowEthe ground as well
us the redskins knew 1t. Glancing back q
minutesl latcrs he saw ythats four or five, of
them had crossed the Ice and were liur.
ricdly mounting The bluffs Aof the other
Dank. Yet he did not at once mistrust
what they intendcd (which was to cut him
OF at the fiext chow" %1
For some three or four miles below, the
river turns north again, sweeping round In
a majestic bend. By running overland,
not much more than two miles, the Indians
would reach5lthcE tiver,l whereas rStarbird
mad to skate more than seven miles TO reach
.the!samc point gyRIA y t.t
Not knowing this, andS seeing that sthe
sayagos We're not in pursuit on the ice,
sStarbird Vent on foGa couple of miles, and
then rested for ten Or fifteen: minutes, and
took breath. " -
10 his surprise, just as he was starting
Out IRON the bank to go on, he saw 1.-TWO
hach h"dlnng g fGigg after him 81 81 sqtcs mile
- He watched their skating a moment or
TWO, and concluding from their movements
that he could keep out Of their way, he'
strlck OIL again at an ordinary speed.
they did not gain on him. On the con-
trary, he saw that he was leaving them.
-Four or five miles were soon gone over,
when, to his CONSERVATION, he saw three
Indians run out on the ico from q thicket.
not La hundred rods ahead. Ho realized
the situation at once. He had been
BRAae SsfHAt. end there c IT too e." rrr
For one instant he was on the point of
cutting his skate straps and taking to tho
bank. But knowing the redskins would
have. the advantage of him there, he re:
solved to remain On the ioe anq,bore down
toward thcln.@ ESa a VIZ LIN
&'SiMatout,g broder's (hold upySbrother).
the wrctchcs shouted to him, and then
returning his ompliment-twinklcd their
fingers at him with a whoop of derisive
laughter.
But Starbrd had no thoughts of holding
up. AS he drew nearer the savages pre-
sented their guns; but he dashed toward
them, till1'he was within two hundred
yards, WHOM gliding round he darted back
up stream.
Thinking he now meant to try his
chances with tho two Indians on skates.
all three fired their guns at him, as lie
dashed away, and again the ice screamed
with the sound Of bullets. ,-.-.,,
Two Of the savages who stood together
clubbed their guns and ran to meet him;
then, catching sight Of his revolver, they
turned and ran for the bushes, and began
loading IN haste; But the other, who was
further out on the ice, dropped Oh his knee
and took aim.
Starbird. then saw that this one had
double barrelled gun, with n reserve charge
init. Tacking from him on the instant,
lie dertcd off toward the further bank to
get past him on that side. 'ts IS 8 .#
c&The savage jumped up and ran to head
him off, holding his gun ready to shoot.
Starbird was now within hundred feet of
sAiM, and.,teelingsahe should certainly be
'wingedif'Re tried to skate past; he dashed
directly at the Indian, and at the same
time firing his pistol. '''''~ '.''.''
/ Either the shot upset the redskin or he
slipped Down he went on the ice, aud
bang went his gun.i Il Starbird cooked and
fired another shot at him, as he, flew past,
and was off before the other two Indians
could finish loading their rifles.
But he had not gone far when he felt
the strap OF his right skate give way, and
On stopping to tighten it. found that it was
worn dearly otfcldse to the WOODY 1t hung
only BY aSshreds ,Fot moment he was
appalled,, then thinking OF his-belt, he
hastily pulled 1t off, and with his knife, on
tho ice, cut strap from it.
!oY But thoughIl1e ohurfiedE as Jfor life, }tRis
occupied several minutes 4 and, before he
could shift the buckle, the, sharp cut of
skate-irons caiue to his cars and with o
throb Of terror he saw, one Of the, Indians
glide round point scarcely a'ddartdr Of a
mile behind.
| / He had sulD the ,holesi for the buckle
tongue to cut in the new strap, with the
point of his knife Knowing that his life
depended on his skates, he worked away
| at the .styap,.s the Indian coming nearer
every 'secont:a 1T callcd for all his cool
ness,
tHc cut the holes, thrust in the strap,
and buckling 1t tightly, started to his feet
AS he rose up ho heard the Indians, gun
snap not twenty yards behind him. But