The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-09
THE RIVER PR S.

Tong Hop Lang Foo received a telegram
from Virginia City this week, stating in sub
stance that bis Celestial brethren Of the 80
cial City had q big fight on Sunday, and that
two Of their number were killed. We endeav-
ored to Interview Tong in order TO obtain
some information of the sad affair, but with
only moderate success. He explained, how
ever, that, "Teleglass yesterday had big
fghtee over there. One 1eemason- dam kille
two Cinnamon, all sanee Mclean man. Me
no sabee, me see bymeby.
4 gentleman from Benton tells us that the
feet OF the ladies in that place are 50 large
they cannot toop over to pick up any article
Which has dropped and they may have need
OF. He says, and the statistics show" that
the smallest lady's shoe ever sold or manufact-
ured Tor sale IN Benton was two-that is, it
took two full-sized calf skins to furnish the
leather. -NorMaoest.
Deer Lodge ladies never have to stoop.
They go on until they reach a derrick with
which to raise their feet, and then pick the
article OFT them, for nothing they drop ever
reaches the ground. We acknowledge that
it only takes one calf-skin to measure the
imprint of q Deer Lodge damsel's shoe in the
mud, but it must be manipulated in the same
manner as the bullock's hide which tradition
has it was used in laying out the town-site of
ancient Carthage.
The recent incursion of the noble red man
IN town has caused more or less uneasiness
on the part of some Of the fairer sex who.
have decided to call the river metropolis
home. A good story is told of one lady who
expressed some fear Of being left alone in
her rather secluded residence. She was told
by husband, however, to take a rife that hap
pened to be in the house, and point it at any
aborlglne that might appear, and that they
would vanish like mist before a June sun.
Happy thought, and after the departure of
her liege lord, the lady double locked and
bolted the doors and window. Shortly after,
two Indians stuck their inquisitive but classic
features up to the window and smiled in upon
their captive. The lady, with that rare cour-
age women so often develop in the midst of
imminent danger, calmly picked up the dead
ly weapon, and putting the muzzle of the
rifle to her shoulder, took deliberate aim
with the stock of the gun at the intruder.
The red man. seeing his danger, fled to the
Bear Paw mountain leaving the lady victori-
GUS and happy. Such rare presence of mind
is seldom shown by the hardy frontiersman.
On Sunday evening last occurred a case of
mysterious disappearance, which so far has
eluded every attempt to elucidate. There is
a belief, however, more or less well founded,
that some Of the maurauding bands Of In
dams were connected with it, and many nave
gone 50 far as TO locate the participant in the
lonely crime among the Piegans, whose
camp is not far off. There has been great
CONSERVATION in the family where the event
occurred, and the little ones are kept close TO
the mother fold for fear that they may be
spirited away. It was while the tones of
merry voices and the loud hugag were ming
ling with the musical quiet Of the ebbing ey-
ening, and joyous hearts were giving vespers
praise for blessings profuse and sorrows few,
that the destroyer came, and while two
little ones were resting out on the doorstep,
enjoying with quiet zest the spirit of the
scene, the destroyer came and spirited them
away, and they were never heard Of more.
While the patient youth, who was erst max
ing deo0Sas to lovely maidens, took his leave
with sorrow in his heart, and vengeance in
his brain, for it was his overshoes they had