Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
The Sioux was Enjoying himself
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
had built small fire in a seclud-
ed spot among the hills, and was
toasting bit of meat on the end of a
stick, | hadn't seen signs of a redskin
for two days and felt as safe as if in
my own home. Ali of sudden
felt the presence of some ody. /
hadn't heard any suspicious sounds,
nor had my eyes detected "siens. -
but | just felt that danger menaced
me from behind. 1t came like flash
and before | could turn my head the
peak of the mountain five miles way
fell over upon me. So it seemed to
me at the instant but when opened
my eyes again, perhaps three or four
minutes later, the mountain was all
right and firm on its pins
| was the one who was all wrong.
A redskin, hideoasly decked and
daubed, had crept upon me and
struck me over the head with the flat
of his tomahawk. Willie I was un-
cencious from tho blow he dragged
me TO stunted pine, dashed NV body
to the tree, and then pulled my arms
back EACH side of it and tied them
together at the wrist.
While my thoughts were slowly
coming back he stood and survey ed
me, his face wearing something of
grin. He had done a pretty smart
thing, and it was only natural that
he should feel a bit puff.d up with
Concert. | hadn't made it all out to
my own satisfaction yet, when he
turned 10 the fire and coolly proceed
ed to help himself to my provisions
1t took him half an hour to satisfy
his appetite, and he then went through
my pack. The rough maps, dra wings
and notes he burned up, as also nv
stock OF SIMPLE medicines, but of all
else he made a neat package and laid
1t aside.
He had Winchester, but no re-
volver. | had a Winchester and u.s.
revolvers. While, no doubt. pleased
to secure the ride, he was immensely
tickled with the revolvers, and Il
was plain that he knew how to use
them.
The arms were laid with the bundle
his own rifle added to the pile, and
then he was ready to attend to
my case. By this time had solved
the problem. He was scout from
some body of Indians in the neie hber-
hood, and he would carry me in as
bis prisoner. l was wondering if
there would be any show 10 escape,
when he came and sat down in front
OF me. l could see at glance that
he was just boiling over with cussed-
ness When man gets through
looking a mad dog in the ewes he
wants to experiment on aa Iadian
warrior. That buck" had eyes like a
wounded tiger, and NV flesh crawled
as ne sat there and looked me over. (
"asn't over minute making up my
mind that / wasn't going away as
prsonea The spols of camp, to
which he would add my scalp, would
satisfy hin. That devil was going to
torture me, and knew it even before
ne had made move Such premedita-
ZION and self-SatlsfactiCn never saw
Ia face.
| had on high-legged boots. He
jerked them off, Que after another
and then pulled off my socks KNEW
what was coming. He bad the whole
afternoon before him, and he was
going to begin on the soles of my feet
Up to this time neither of us had
spoken, butt nov determined to Give
him blast. l was a hundred miles
from any white man, utterly HELPLESS.
and was certain to die anv wav. II
preferred a stroke Of the tomahaT to
death by inches
See here you long-legeed, painted
cowardly cur you daren't touch me. Z"
l yelled.
We see, " he replied.
SEE and be hanged. Let me loose
and III fight our whole tribe. Y1u
are nation OF towards. a Sioux win
rua from woman. Bah. You are
& car
1t didn't move him. called him
names, Ireviled the memories of mis-
ancestors. | waded into his father
mother, brothers, and sisters. Irevil.
ed and abused his own character and