Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-06-30

| Iul IneH were SOIcly JcIuptcu anu Dc
came sick at heart. At night the en-
envy used to be often at the south end
at speaking distance and we used tc
revile each other. We were called
the cursed rebels who speak evil OF
the fathers and mothers to the third
and fourth generation. We would
call them ''sons of dogs and shout
"Allah bou rou Gehenna, we rebellious
ones; malediction on your fathers; de-
part to Gehenna;' and they would
make answer: 'Ye are slaves OF the
infidels; ye, too, are infidels, as you
do not believe in our book. We will
eat you up and wipe you from the
face of the earth of Allah" Thus and
thus did we call out to each other
during the long night. The English
stayed too long at Metemneh; per-
haps had they gone on at once the
gates would not have been opened;
but still 1 tell you treachery was plan
ned long before. The rebels came
over at night; or at any rate before
dawn, when Tenza and another
opened the gate.
"The last river trip was made up
Tujerar Mahaba. He had on board
two Krupp guns. He started at z a.
No.; at 10 he met a nugger full OF
rebels. They had a gun. They fired
at each other for an hour. At last the
rebel boat sunk. He was still under a
heavy fire until he reached Shembat.
At Bou the rebels had one KrIpp gun.
four guns higher up, and one mitrail-
leuse or Nordenfelt. He ran aground.
Here he is; he will tell you the story"
A tall, stout black here entered my
tent and kissed my hand. He wore
naval uniform-three stripes on arm
and GOrdon's medal. Hal" l said,
referring to these, "you at least have
kept yours" The others had been
selling their lead medals given by Cor
don in camp. l deprecated this much;
but the reply l invariably met with
was-"If l don't buy it some one else
will" II, " said the captain Che was
the chief of all the boats), "would not
part with mine for f1,OO0." He con
tinued: 1.-The last words Gordon said
were, Bring the English when you
come back, if only three or FOUR bu,
l was never TO see him more. l have
LETT my wife and children at Khar
tOum! He has told you | sank the
rebel vessel. Well, was fred at from
all directions. l rammed her. l haC
$50 soldiers on board; she had plenty
Down they all went-it was glorious
sight. None escaped. On passing
Rezaree l was fired at by $50 ritlemen
but continued my voyage till l got tC
to Gebel- -el-Sheik- -el-Taeb (the gooC
sheik). The shots fell short. On the
river, near Mashed el-Hamak (don
keys pasture)-six hours from Khar.
toum Il went upon q rock then three
mountain guns opened fire on me-
Three hours afterward the steamers
came, the Boudain, Telehoweah Te.
pagny, and Sophia. Troops were
landed, and we killed many Arabs.
used to be captain of Hicks Pasha's
ship, and flew the pasha's flags.
Many times I've taken you down to
Omdurman, and l saw you up at
KOwa, but you were on shore. Gen.
Hicks was very kind, but / was a
small Seiss then. If Gordon had lived
L should have become as high as this
tree-pOoh! have left thousand of
GordOn's notes at Khartoum with my
family, and all my clothes.
'.Latterly the chief men of the town
were traitors; all were concerned in
opening the gates. They were afraid
of starving. This / tell you, and / do
not lie. All the white and the black
women are now made slaves. NV
poor wife, l shall never see her again.
When l say white / mean also those
whose mothers are Abyssinian and
fathers European, and there were
some Turkish ladies who wore the ach-
met, wives of officers; all will now be
slaves. / have finished. l must leave
you"