Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-20
AMONG THE BLACK HILLS.

AMONG THE BLACK HILLS.
g1s3bY AeEesalseA isn:l cnArnEI d d 3,
IL was the next year after Clusters de-
feat and tragic death that my ;brother
Charles took it into his foolish old head
to try his fortunes in the Black Hills.
which at that time sent their glittering,
dangerous invitation throughout the
world, like the far-famed diamond fields
Of Africa. - -
was thlrty.seven-a confirmed old
ma,d-and sincelny sister-in- laws death
had presided oversny brothef'si house-
hold to the bestsof my ability. ( L
Besides Charles and myself the family
consisted of his daughter Nellie, win
some lass OF fifteen, and as he was we'll.
to- do in the world there was not tile
least excuse for going on such a Wild
goose chase. W -
And SOL told him; but, ,sbless Won. I
might asswell have talked to that rock
over yonderl The PiersonsS always were
a set race, and Charles was worse than
any of the rest.
=. w nS "ouAu t1uu ~ no uAu, huu mel
lie and ] went with him.. although we
4 did SO against l.he; horrlfied entreaties of
our friends in Maine. ssae
1t was rough-of course we expected
that-and We coon made that rude log
hut put n;sucha homelike look that It
became the resort Of the better class of
miners in the place.
shall describe none of-,them; how
ever, except Fayette Lse.% Fate, the
other fellows called him, and such he
became tous when ne knew him bet.
ter. @s e ~
liked the boy from the first. He
was still, earnest, kind and obliging.
Like ourselves, he had come toseseas his
fortune in that dangerous, hostile land,
Fand like ourselves heGlooked forwasG to
o peaceful home in the east, when his
"pile should have bean made. ~ n
Nellie liked him also, and Isoon saw
that the gitlish affection would event.
ually deeptn into maidenly love- 1 =, 2. e
But when 1 spoke to Charles ab out it
he only laughed and said, What was
to be would be-" and he was glad it
wasn't to be anyrworse ;,for, you ses, she
liked the6lad, ,too.A ~ SSA ~ "a.
SO rested coutent in the days that
folloWed-content to watch the young
couple as they cantered through the set
tlement sideabseiae, " ~ -
Lee, On hss naagniic black Gayard
(the one thug &c posssesedi in the world,
and which she would net@willineiy part.
with), made a splendid contrast, 10 his
dark, glorious manhood, to our email, ,
girlish Nellie, seated on her little, snowy
pony, Sprlte..
those young hearts while Tsthonght, re-.
gretiully. of another briRh love.dream
among the far-away New England hills,
and prayed for 70 happier ending
to theirs ees |: I shed hiient & tearss
thinking OF the green messy grave by
the bank OF the sparkling Penobscot,
where slept the fond lover Of my youth.
The horse also grew to know aud love
each other, and were never SO well
content as when feeding among the lux
urious wild EfasseE eide bS side, nid at
any time, and from any place, loud,
shrill neigh from one would call the
4 otherstoitssside.
One other friend should be mentioned
with these two, for to them he belonged
Bravo, ,,lny pure bloodhound. without
whpse faithful w&chfulness u would
snsver have passed ] singh nishtlin that
remote region. snr
rs One day Nellie mounted her little
pony, and Hanntefed dowa gentle rise
to the mouth OF the ravine, where hung
crimson and yellow autumn leaves that
seemed beckoning her with their bright
: beauty.s 81 q S xTYs 90 ~
For days we had heard nothing OF, In-
dians, and believed them far away.
sat by the wind Jow. watching tie
glimmering Of her light steed and long,
golden curls, when 1 sawsber start with
wild cry of alarm, and whirl her pony
toward the settlement; but swift as she
was, another was swifter thansshe, for at
that instant came shrill, blood-cUrdling
war whoopysthe TERRIBLE, yarswheop, Of
the cruel Siolx--and' q single Indian,
mounted on magnificent black horse,
the veEycounterpartof of Fayette's, issued
from the month 81 the srayfte, and half
rising in hiss ddle, swept the long, cir
cling rings Of o lasso around his feather
bedecked bend, and launched them
straight at Nellie's pony.
Another instant and the moose had
With shrill neigh OF terror the pony
unwlllingly turned and followed his cap-
i tor down the s.aeps desliyity atia break
In ah Instant his' plan was apparent to
me. Had he returned to the ravine the
miners would have overtaken him, en-
numbered by his captive and impeded
byths, ,sengh asssoeay gssaspgneae ssss he would
BY making circuit of Custer Hill, as
we called it, ne would have at least ten
miles the start of them and be safe in the
mountain fastnesges before the pursHers
could reach him.
a. Istsrted to my feet. and pointed Wild
y ly 10th flying pair, but pthef ears,than
mine had heard that wild neigh of ter
= ror, and Bayard. Rho. .saddled and. brii:
died, was feeding In an inclosure near
the house, tremblisg in every limbswith
q excitement Bounded 6yef tho low fence
and galloped to the mine where Fayette
worked.
In an instant. Fate was in. the saddle,
revolver grasped lin -eithef hand, and
the horse, guided by his own unerliog
instinct, rushed, with one exultant
neigh. madly after Neilie's white pony,
now nearly to the foot of the hill.
As he. passed our house,. Bravo.
81 ussd by the.noisey looked BleepilyI up
from the sunny porch where he lay, and
with q. deep bay that echoed aud Ire
echoed along the slope OF the mountain.
sprang into tho road by Bayard's side,
and with his nose to The ground, joined
in tho chase.
On. oti, down The steep, rocky path
Bayard went with gigantic strides, that
showed plainly the power and endurdncs
of his ancestors. ~
q sysQl spsst ssesep i.recipices, where 8
fohihg btone OF d 'fnisstep w6nid bur
selthem instantly ssintoa etarnity.s Nerel
~ Dauf iaceuf turning ahide.S Hnf with hi,