The Red Cloud chief., 1882-03-02
TIE EIDE or PiUL TENdREZ

Paul Ncuarcz heard them say. in The frnntior
town. that dHy.
That "A band of Rcd Plurnc's warriors WAS
upon tn" trail Of death:
Heard them tel! of murder done: Three men
Killed al Rocky Run.
"Thcy'rc in danger up AT Crawforl's," said
Ncnarcz, under breath.
-Crawforis"-thirty miles away-was a set.
Element, thai lay
In a green and pleasant valley of the mighty
wilderness;
Half 4 scurc of homes were there, and in one
a maiden fair
He'd Tho heart Of Paul kcnar,Z-"P Paul We
HarcZ little Boss
80 no wonder he grew pale when he heard the
settlers tale
OF IN" men n" had seen murdered yesterday.
al Rocky Run.
~NDta soul viii dream" ne said, "of the dam
ger that's ahead.
by my hove for htti" Bessie, | must see that
something done
Hota moment he delayed, when his brave ~
-uIy" WAS made.
Why. my man. ms comrades tod him,
when they knew his daring plan.
"You ar going straight L. death" But nc
answered: save your breath.
MAY fail :" get To- CrawfUreI'-, tut I'll do
thu best | can
Ger the forest trail ~ sped, and his Thoughts
flew up ahead
To IN" Irtic i.iud ut C-awf"rI-. thinking not
col 'lstilGft ii'.ti-
"Dh, God hip Tc save" cried he, " little
HrSS." And fast and free
TnI~ty Neil h"rc ou this her" of the fur-away
frontier
tuw and lower sank the sun. He drew rein at
Rocky Run.
" Her. lh.~r men met Death. INV Nellie" and
hr ~trrk',i hI~ horses mlur;
" 50 Will they W" 20 I" warn, ere the breaking
Of Tho morn,
five fa4l. God help rs, Nellie" Then ne
gave ms horse the rCln.
starI and keen a riflcshot woke the echoes of
Ihr pot.
ON N,lIr. | am wounded" cried Vcnar-
-. with 4 moan,
And IN" warm blood from his side spurtci out
Iu a rcd tad.
And h, + embed i" the saddle, crd his face
bad a~hy %r"wn.
will say" them vet" b" cried. Bessie
Lee shall know | died
For her sake Aud then ne halted in the
shelter of a hill:
from hi IuckSkin shirt he took, with weak
hands. Il little book:
And h" tore IA blank leaf from it. This
SAID h", shall b. my Will"
From a branch "a twig he broke, and he dipped
hI~ pen of oak
In III" rcd tlo,-i That was dripping from the
wound below his heart.
Rouse h" wrote, before too !ntP. Red
Fiumr'S warriors lie in wait.
G~pihy. I!"S-! God bless you always" Then
b" i"l; the warm tears start.
Thou he mad" his message fast, loves first let
ter. and its last:
To his Saddl'-how ne tied IL, while his lips
were whit" with pain.
"ls'.ir my message, if not me-, safe TO little
lrSS," said he,
Then "a" l,anci down in the saddle, and
clutchci hard the swcaty name.
Just NJ dusk. n horse of brown. fiockcd with
foam, cam" painting down
To-th" settlement AT Criwfuri'S, and she
stopped AT I,,SSIC'S door.
Eut her rider seemed asleep. All, his slumbcr
waS 50 deep
HrsSi"'s voice could never wake him, if she
called forcycr1nurc.
Y"u Will hear the story told 10y the young and
hV TIA" old,
In IN" settlement nj Crawf0rIS, of the night
when iict! Plume came:
OF III" sharp AMI bloody fight; how the chief
frll. aud thc Hight
of the panic-StrickrH warriors. Then they
speak NcnarcZ name,
I'm IN aw.~l ani rcycrcnt way, rs men utter:
"l"t IA pTry.'
As We speak tn" name Of heroes, thinking
how they lived and died:
80 his memory i kept green, while his face
and Heaven between,
Grow m" IlowrrS Bessie planted, ere they
liIi her ly his side.
-EhsH r.. Esrford, IA Youths Companion.