Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21
LEWIS Nj. GRIST, Proprietor.

got them to try once more, but it was no
90; we were encouraged and fired faster
and sharper than ever. AS they turned to
go, they fell back slowly, yelling and firing.
| try one more shot at that -Whiskered
| fellow 1T amt any use,' said the old
soldier, The is Mormon, and he has got
suit of clothes on that will turn any bullet
WELL says I, I'VE will see.' You had
better hurry up, then,' says he, for he is
going off with the rest of them. Let him
CO. said, as carefully fixed the sights of
nv rifle. Il am going to take him as he
comes up on that knoll, for I can calculate
just how far that is.' got my gun fixed.
Hurry up says the old soldier, and as
the other had stopped firing, they joined
in the cry. You be quiet [ says to them;
and have the whole body to drop on He
had kind of rested in the hollow, and
when he came to the top of the hill he stop
ped, as though he hated to give US up. Now
l was not given to prayer in those days, but
shut my eyes for moment and asked the
Lord to help me shoot straight, as. he did
David, when he hit the giant. So opened
my eyes and took careful sight and fired.
They were all quiet, and for moment after
the report there was not sound, and then
there was wild cheer as we saw the man
spring into the air and fall fiat on the
ground. Somehow we all felt the same,
for at once we began to climb out over the
wagons and start for that body. The 1ndi-
ans had partly turned back, as if to get the
body, but when they saw us coming they
turned and ran. l got to the body first and
turned it over, and there | saw the bullet
hole. had hit him in the back of his neck
and killed him instantly. AS the old sold
ier came up he said, He isa Mormon, sure,
and he must have left his underclothes off
or you could not have hit him. With that
down to the underclothes we found that ne
had the Mormon fiXings on. WELL said
I, what do you think of that?' Il don't
know said the old soldier; it seems it
amt true, but all them Mormon fellows
think that they are bullet-proof when they
have them clothes on, and they never 60
without them. Il tell you,' he said, they
stick close to them things and have to be
buried in them, so as to be all right on the
other side.' WELL said I, I will fix him
on that so I stripped the things off of him
still smouldering and burned them up. The
soldiers came up and helped us bury our
dead. / was cleaned out of all my goods,
but did not care then. I only cared for
the loss of my chum. had learned to love
him. The soldiers stayed by US for week,
and we had no more trouble. This is
good deal more comfortable travelling than
it was in them days. Somehow, though l
have been a-living it all over again to-day.
Yes, gentlemen that was my last shot in
a fight, but if this Mormon trouble ever
comes to fighting you may count me in for
another shot. 1 haint forgot my poor
chum, and I haint forgiven them for burn
ing my wagon. Indians, did you say" he
said, turning to one of the passengers who
had suggested that it was Indians, not a
bit; did not tell you that he was Nor
mon a-leading them. May be,' he added,
suddenly, you are one of them fellows.
eff so, he said, drawing his revolver, lust
say your prayers" The traveller begged
him to put up the revolver, assuring him
that he was not Mormon. He assented
with some reluctance, and as at this time we
reached station, he forgot his purpose in
the hurry for dinner. But though the talk
after dinner drifted on to other subjects, we
turned over and over in our minds, 1.-THE
last shot," and wondered if such blood
stained curse as Mormonism would in the
future hear other shots, and find at last the
same fate as that Mormon leader found on
the plains-the burial of dog.-Boston
Tfdreler.