Richland beacon., 1881-12-24

iAr !,r i's own llfS, hut fought wI'il q
",Wery 81 A4S- Ito a,ilni,ast,n oi NJ!
Sho Sawit. The Indian guides brought
back to their Chief tie story of Living
-'"t,N val"r, and. as the Indian prizes
ching 80 highly as bravery, SD
~ from that moment looked upon Liy.
nis-i"ne aS Il great hero. and thus began
ollc - hose friendships which nothing
''ut o,0'i can s,,nier.
i'jme went on. and tlen crrrt INTO
IL '~InIiail's life tie old. Oh. tory
"f - pain and sweetness OF ~reas
love.
L:cc'. Ei,rs-tuAe Insisted %, an.
.'- according to both the eites =; the
e. - ahd The tcd man. and accIdirg
4" r.. ~1incny Ut those Who knew the
"ortiea jt WAS consumMatel. In the
m""'.tiiav rrunor, with her ,houssnt!
tongues. spread the stcrv far and side
i-i' 4 r,@"hci the .huInr. e - - .rg
-t.'re ia New York. The / icr!' ua,t's
.ii''r"r wa~ plunged ruio m el,..s. uf
-..a.nc 9Hi iLh.-,astiOi s. l..r sons ..on.
.-'- . ;"c ;..t..tr ii',i ~ III oi lno>; ur.-
ie'''t.:Cc rage, and tie valiau, nIl
's.a -:|Iied tor the West. determined
" push on iur Fort Laramie. wha,ey-,
lbs Or in,ian~ lay III his path, and Pie.
F.. I'l> n.as; unnatural AMI (iangaroGs
..la n"in ycIns tulthcf. Ou' On tie
i'- !:tatiui stories Of iidian naass.
.l.- rld border troubles can, to iis
Hss, enl tilc old t-i'.w hurried bstk to
...si ,9t civilization.
Beyond the Rocky mountain, ,he
.'r' 'arunic ldyl was ncafing its end.
=. months oi happine welit by, the
c,% 'A,e' loving the y6rr: man rs his
.v.. ~" daughter evidently tipdin. MI
.tth. l..ira,lise with Eer soldier lover.
.isrc We touch the shadow of n srea,
niy,tcrv. Was her husband true ol
t:.,r? All the soldiers know is that II.
aIH",niN lett the garrison with a scout-
i.,- iro;Y. Was 1t to obey the cell of
]ltv. ~ uai he ,ir,l # his Indian bride
FDr the rest Tie old chief SAW that his
i,~u'..ul prairie flower was fading. The
RS, i soon told. In a few short months.
in gi,inc birth, to heantiiui child with
-" S3uctity OF great soirow resting on
! '''''--' '''''' Ala anout
''i, ''''' ''', N"'"P iie fefi'led
..I.i:., ''''''''' H''"S VI the
a.. 80 '''''.'"
iim,'. and the whole Story Of pa,,lne's
'''''iii WAS 'ininoNli 20 th,m. L. ya, in
,he heautitnl iays ri -arlv autumn. and
the rare cuci.,,ni!ucnt ii y uaicllcss
Indian ,iimmor lay over everything. In
tic diving p,5ii,5 ii rarely beautiful
dfE IN the toll oi lN.i- tll, aoi,iiyis werv
returning 10 the garrison. As they a,-
preached its familiar ..,r,u,.,',.l ,.l,. ,,,A,,.
We. ~,,rr,is,1 -, s..;,oa t.,..
curse Of other s,,,li,r. !, ti,.. .,,,.tS.
mustered arcnni Soma oh;o., In,r
ticv. v.d,@coverea tho. nanny i,a;,,. ro
IN the -;.tty. and thu,,,ht that so,,.-
thing of an Unusual character y, rs, ho
!
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,l ;.,'...
o,,,,ica,c. rs -, v..,r., a.'. .'T
...1 TT =, =, '''' !"'
80, ,,.,,...,., A., ,..,
a. /
nd h.r r'ilci. -.
81 buttons oi the soldiers, miuRic;f 80.
be ip9'qstic attire and picturesque dis-
pa y color shown i.v 'he trnves, the
wiling oi the lu,iian wonXp. aud the
iunclal rites, made all the more soiemn
and Impressive to the mind oi the sol
'sI,rs from the novelty aud mystery ccu-
H,cird with them. These ceremonies
Wy" |ai"hlH;cd on small elevation ur ,
= M"'iid' Ia the soldiers ceremony al