Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26

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an it's hurt me, fur I knowed We war a
good man. We bin hopin' all the
time that somethin'd turn up to give ye
a.chance to show 'em jist wat kind Of
material yer built of. and SIGH chance
has fell right inter yer hands tonight.
While I war out lookin' after the stock
tonight I run onto four or five O. the
sneaking cusses 'sleepin round O fire just
over that knoll up the creek thar, an
now, iist to show the boys that they've
misjedged ye, I'd like to see ye take
yer rifle an go up thar an wipe out the
hull mob. I war goin' to sail in an kill
'em myself, but the thought struck me
that var was chance fur you to prove
to the crowd that yer war what you
claim to be, SO / sneaked away an left
'em."'
The old braggart began to look wild,
but he knew it would never do to "craw-
fish" at that stage of the game. His
voice trembled perceptibly as he asked:
Chow many are there, Baker,"
"Only four or five. I know it's no
crowd fur a man O. your fightin brand to
tackle. but small as it is it II show the
boys that you air game. Git yer gun an
go fur 'em. Don't leave mothers son
Of EN- to carry the news O. the bloody
massacre back to the reservation.
I'll do-don't feel very well to-
night, Baker, and they might
How many do you say there are 2"
81 said thar war five OF six around
the fire. Thar may be more, in the
bush, but guess that's ALL
The old fellow sat there staring at us
in perplexity. Baker again urged him
to make haste and wipe them out, and
in few moments the old coward arose
very, very slowly, and, moving yet more
slowly toward his gun, said:
"I'll 60, Baker, but you men must get
there's more Of EN- il the brush [ can
have help"
mo, not one of us'il go. Go alone,
wipe out the blasted critters, an show
these fellers that yer the man 7 take
We fur
He picked up his rife, and, approach
ing the fire, examined it carefully over
and over, consuming at least five min
utes IN the operation. Not Until Baker
again urged him to hurry up did he
make move toward the adjacent camp;
then he started very slowly, with fear
| pictured upon his face. As he moved
away he said {:
eth go, bat won't you gentlemen
please follow me up, as a support. you
know, [ case should happen to be over
| powered?"
"Not follow, Jedge. That would
Spite the Eull game"
He moved about ten feet toward the
knoll, then stopped and peered eagerly
forward into the darkness. About ten
feet further he went, then halted, peered
again, and then turned and came back
to the fire, saying:
"How-how many age there, Ba-Ba-
ker?
"I've told you twice thar air five or
six of 'em. Skin out lively, now
81 tho-thought you said eight Or
eight or ten. and was afraid II didn't
have cartridges enough
He started again, and, after getting
! some fifteen or twenty steps from the
fire, again stopped and peered into the
darkness. Thus he stood for fully ten
minutes, until Jim became impatient
| and told him to 60 ahead. Instead of
doing so, however, he turned and re-
traced his steps to the fire, where he
again closely examined his gun.
oval, watts the matter now?" asked
Baker, somewhat angrily. Air We 60
in to kill them Injuns Or air We not !?
Air ye goin' to substantiate yer claims or
air ye goin' to prove yerself lynn cow
ard?"
CHOW, don't get SO impatient, Baker.
Of course I'm going to kill 'em, but I
| just wanted to be sure that this is my
gun. I'd hate to trust myself in there
with a gun that I'm not used to, and,
you know, it's best to be sure you're
right always. I'll go now, but say, I
| think you fellows ought to come along
| and see how do the job"
mot burned bit Of it. Well take
your word for it. Just light out now,
and plug yer men.
Again be started, and, when aboat at
mis- last stopping-place, halted and re-
sumed his gazing into the blackness
ahead. As he stood thus, Baker picked
up a small stone end threw it over his
head so it would alisht in the brush be-
yond him. With a yell OF fright the
man wheeled and came bounding back
| TO the fire with lively leaps.
They're coming mem They have
discovered us and are right on rs. Oh |!
we'll all be dead men in less than q
minute
Baker walked Up 10 him and said
sternly:
"Look var, Jedge Amsaen, I'm be-
ginnin' ter think as the boys do that yer
'tarnal coward. Yer skeered at a
squirrel a scratchin' chunk O. bark
off,n bush. Now, If yer goin' to kill
them Injuns go an do It an let's get to
bed. I'm tired o. this foolin'l You amt
afeared, air ye?"
Afraid? OF course not, but you
know yourself it's scaly work tackling a
mob Of Indians In the dark"
"'T'ain't no SIGH thing. They air
asleep, an you can plug the hull outfit
afore they wake up. Skip out. now, an
stop foolin'."
He left the fire, and this time actually
went out Of sight in the bushes. AS
soon as he disappeared Baker seized his
rife and glided noiselessly as snake
into the bushes and circled around the
destroyer Of human life. In about
three minutes we heard several rapid
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