The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-06
BY SERGEANT HOLIDAY.

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We mounted our ponies and left III
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struck u Tor the Standing Xix Agency.
Bunton was pretty full and ready for an
emergency. and at the Indian camp h
t--sn
Aounu
We found the lord q mile above tn
camp and forced our unwilling broncho
in.o the rand waters I'm tn the saddl,
80.
SAn1.
Reaching the opposite bank We charge
on a double quick and came to a halt il
H.. ho.,t ~ Tho VILLAGE olmout tear;r,
Gown several iouges'
We saw at once that the young bucks dit
not approve Of our unceremonious entranc,
for they all sprangto their feet at once ant
commenced az excited chattering, hissin,
and prunting among themselves, and Civ
ing .umistakable evidence Of theil
anger, by signs and gestures which we
who were sober, understood meant bust
ness"
Bunton, although pretty drunk, saw 1t a
once and assumed q defiant aud pugilistit
attitude, we at once asked for Standing
Elk and found he was not at home, and il
addition to this information received an
order from a stout young gentleman,
decorated in aesthetic colors 70 "puck-e.
chee!" which we understood to mean
Leave herep But we didn't leave; at
least lust then, but we did conclude Ia
move a short time afterwards, and that too,
on a forced march, with about one hun.
dred Young bucks in our e
We spent a few moments visiting
around among the tepees, trying to make
friends OF wild beasts, but o o found our
friendly advances were repulsed on every
hand, and 10 add to the fires already fan
ned into a flame, Bunton wanted to fight
every Indian who manifested any hesitan-
CIV in shaking hands and giving a hearty
response to his "How! Howl" The crowd
OF warriers by this time had collected in
little squads, all in a fever OF excitement,
rapidly and shooting fiery glances
at us we passed boldly among them. The
Agency building stood near the camp, and
we soon wandered thither. We had hitch
ed our ponies near the shanty, ami Brazie
and myself fully realizing the danger OF
our situation and knowing what would
likely soon occur, united d ponies and
were standing near the door oil the agency.
A large naked warrior stood at the en-
trance armed with sabre which had been
wbetted Ia an edge as sharp "a a razor.
from heel to point. The Indians were
drawing their rations oil provisions and cal
leo: il was the guards duty to see that but
a limited number entered at once. Krouse
was a man who was slow to see danger, but
when he did see It could meet It as boldly
as any person living.
The crowd OF excited warriors gathered
in a solid mass near the agency, and a
yeunp chief had lust commenced to address
Them when the crisis came. Bunton had
for some moments been engaged in a par
lev with the guard over the possession OF
bis sabre. He wanted to see l., and show
Mr.. Indian how TO fright and left Gu" but
the vigilant guard could not be induced to
give il up peaceably.
All this had been noticed by the other
Indians, which increased their anger.
Bunton finally succeeded in getting hold OF
The hill, and in drawing the sharp blade
through the Indians hand, cut his fingers
enoueh TO draw considerable blood,
This was enough. With the first drop OF
blood a great gar.whoop went up by the
guard, which wastaken up by all the other
red skins, and 10 an instant the air was
rent with the d~eafening shouts OF several
hundred painted warriors.
al this instant Standing Elk came dash
ing down the river, his pony covered with
foam, and he also Joined in the chorus OF
the deafrnine yhoops. He had been drink
"fre.water' and was ready for blood.
There was no time to be lost. krouse
had by Ills time taken refuge in the log
house, while Bunton stood for II moment
surrounded by the excited and bloodthirsty
his sabre drawn back at armslengtn
and his Remington revolver clinched tight
ly in the other hand. Thus they stood at
bay, when III Agent appeared aud in their
own language began TO address them. But
he only succeeded in affecting a delay OF
hostilities, during which we succeeded in
getting Bunton on his pony and out OF the
crowd.
Then we started. Pell nell, up the river
we went, followed by the exasperated mob,
some on foot, Others on bare backed pc
nies. and ali armed with bows and arrows,
they let ty at US as we retreated, bui
heir arrows luckily fell short, and only
,eryed TO push us along.
For two miles We were chased, and the
pursuit only ended when we crossed the
in the neiehborhood OF the rancho
md were Joined By a detachment OF troops
Who were luckily in the vicinity. We did
lot fire a shot, for we well knew that we
we're the ageressors and that we would do
veil to escape ~puninhment at h~eadquar-
ems.
When we reached the river at the place
yhere we iorded, Bunton was clinging TO
he book OF his saddle, out OF which he
lad bounced. and his long lees were dang
ipg In The neichborhood Of his ponyTs
leeIs.
He gotta thorough dncking in crossing
he river, and 1t is not necessary for me IL
was almost sober when we came to a
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