The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-14

thought O anythin' but pepperin' 'em
but Jest at night they stopped shootin
and went back inter the bushes; every
thin war still as death. an then we felt
bad enough, fur we hadnothin' ter think
about an everythin' looked black ahead.
We'd been SO mad at we hadn't
thought O our ammunition, an we now
found it war purity near gone; when that
war done, we had nothin' but ter run for
it; SO we made up our minds ter hold
outs long as we could, an then make a
dash; we didn't expect ter get away, but
ther wer chance If We tried it. Purity
soon arter dark we heard suthin' over
our head, an lookin' up, we seen some O
the varmints atween US an the sky; we
didn't shoot at 'em then, fur we wanted
ter see what they war up to; we found
out mighty sudden; shower o big stones
came tumblin' over the edge O. the .ock,
but it hung too fur over, an they all fell
outside O. the wall. Sam gin grown, an
then we KEEP quite still. The imps
thought we were killed, and came over
the clearin on a run, but we gin 'em
volley from our rifles, an then our re-
volvers, that keeled over half a dozen,
an sent the rest howlin' back inter the
bushes. Arter awhile the moon rose, an
then we felt easier. One big painted
heather tried ter crawl in an set the
bushes afire, so't they could see us. But
Jake caught sight O. his top-knot, as he
war climbin' over ther wall, an wiped
him out purity sudden; another feller
tried ther game arter awhile, but he
showed his feathers minute, an I
dropped him. The night seemed ter drag
along orful slow, and all the time they
war tryin' thar games, but they missed
their aim every time
Just afore mornin' we seen 'em comm
all together, and we knowed at the time
ter fight had come. We seed they had a
big stick o timber ter batter the wall
with, an fred volley at the fellers at
carried it. 1t knocked few of 'em over,
but ther war SO many at they didn't drop
it; they come at the wall with a
rush, an tumbled it all in. We emptied
our revolvers at 'em as they came
through the breach, an then it war ev-
eryone fur himself. I seen Sam knock
big heather over with the but O his
pistol, an then Jake an I jumped over
the wall right inter the middle O 'em. l
knocked couple over with the butt o
my rifle, kicked another at jumped at
me an struck for the bushes.
Another of the varmints sprung ter
meet meet me as struck the bush, but
he stumbled over dead horse, so't got
away. I couldn't see any O 'em near
ME, an war jest considerin' what I'd do,
when Jake come up beside me, l war
right glad ter see him, an war jest tellin'
him 50, when the imps caught sight O us,
an came at us with yell.
1t war no use dodgin' in the bushes,
fur they wur no highern our shoulders.
So we put our best foot forward, and
streaked it over the ground at fine
rate to'rd the other side of the prairie.
They follered us purity close, but we KEEP
our distance from 'em, arter runnin'
awhile. turned my head to say suthin'
to Jake, but he warn't thar, howsum-
ever. .
Isee they'd nearly all gin up the chase,
but three O the red imps still KEEP arteI
me, an 1 war gettin' purity near tagged
out.
war sure they had got Jake, but ]
couldn't help that, 30 I kept on as fast as
could. ! had been runnin' straight
ahead. an hadn't thought o. anythin' bu,
gettin' away from the varmints. But ii
Jest came inter my head then at I war
runnin' straight at the gully, at you seen
ter day, an / could take my choice o
tumblin' in, and breakin' my neck, or gi,
catched and burned by the rascals at wal
after me. But thought jest then O q
plan to sarcumvent 'em.
knew at they wanted me alive, and
wouldn't shoot me if they could help it.
so l slackened up an purtended l wal
orful tired. let 'em come most up tel
me, an then KEEP 'em at that distance
When we came to the ravine, right on
the edge, I caught the bushes an turned
ter the left quite sudden. The varmints
couldn't help themselves, an two O
them went headforemost inter the hole
an war dashed ter death on the hare
rocks at the bottom. The other one
cotched hold Of the bushes an savec
I himself. turned on him an tried tt
knife him, but the rascal gin me the sliI
an got away.
). heard somebody comm through the
); bushes behind me, an was jest goin' t.
pitch inter him, when seen it war Jake
i; 1 war mighty glad to see him, an WI
Travelled on together. When i lost hin
he had branched off in another direction
an got away.
4 We felt right bad about Sam Coils
!; for we war most sure he had gone under
\ Jake said he seen him fightin' with thre'
!; or four of the imps when he left. W.
could not go away without KNOWN
], somthin' about him, 50 we determined tt
4 go back an see if we could find him; an
| # he war prisoner, help him ter ge
!. away. We elm up the rocks, an conn
around above the redskins. Half 0
them wer huntin' after us, but the res
;. war carrying away the dead warriers ant
t howliH over 'em. A good many horse
I'll ,,,ov Ia x,;py r<>,,nd hut thhv didn't meddl