The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21
A FIGHT FOR A CHILD.

Wood mountain is airily situated in the
British possessions, about lis miles north Of
Missouri river, and reached by an Indian
trail from Wolf Point, Montana, Why it
was reached originally by anybody is a ques-
ton the discussion of which would project
man into endless inquiry, but soneisoly got
there and the result was the establishment of
n fort, gaIrisoned by a magnificent army Of
fifteen mounted policemen, over whom Maj
James Walsh, Of much deserved fame, pre-
sides with dignity and results.
For long time things ran smoothly, as
they frequently do around post whose PEG
pie are not on particularly harsh warlike
terms with any other people, but one ill
starred day red PARTY by the name of Sit
ting hull found his way into the territory
with some 5000 companions, and climbing
the sterile side of Wood mountain, located
Linsf and his dissoluie Associates at Il point
about eighteen miles from the post.
II is not dificnlt to arrive at the reasons
that induced tins ssitting Bull TO go there, as
the pages Of frontier history suggest the in
A'iS''' 'b-'' no i0iiNNi i'iNi' u
wherpyaT clsa h. went. Anyway he settled
i,wn on the side of the mountain, and in a
| 'rw days the barren buttes and conlees fairly
| hloamei with the buffalo skin lodges of him
VII and his tribe This nin Sitting Bull as
in measure Circanscr'ihed On the Ton nf
tiIa mountain were the forces of Mai Nalh,
SNAIL numerically, bat weighing tons of in
| iuenra, and prepared to make him behave
lInSnif with sons respect to tn ursiudi2cs
| Vi people around him. On the south malti
| Jude of United States troops were maxim
| proilgious arrangements to tlmrp him ii
| astrously should he appear within their bali
wick. On the east and west alone were fields
Tor the display of his proves, and taking nd
vantage OF pressing opportunities he swashed
around among the buffalo with eminent sat
isfaatory effect, and his siuaws fed well and
she babies slept sound.
| As matter of course a man Of business
| INST have market for his wares, and Sit
ting Bull, who having acquired some prop
srtY, should now be recognized as Mr. Bull,
found large quantity of robes and skins on
his hands. He could eat the meat but the
| hides and furS We're worthless to him save III
the way of trade He dared not not seek a
mart at Poplar River or Wolf Point. lest ha
| be knocked on the head by an indignant
military, and as there was no other
outlet he was in what might be captiously
termed n hole At this iuncture III,
rose Edwin Allen, formerly an officer in the
lpalice, but VINO had resigned his commission.
Foresaeiug liberal trade with this Mr. Bull,
he straightway started store stocked it with
| tnaG tobacco hIanlyata md
tlinkets, and entered upon barter with the
red skins For long time he did famouSIy,
exporting valuable furs to the American
side, the proceeds Of which enriched him
amazingly Finding themselves honestly
dealt with circumstance which provided
them with much entertainment for original
| ifY, the sayagcS TstrOniZed him literally, and
| Mr. Allen found himself amassing rapidly
and growing up with the country at an cx-
hilarating pace. Fortune beamad on him
with both eyes, and the happy redskins, who
l0nead to clean him ont, desisted out of re-
spc.t for the genieel manner in which he ac-
cOmpllshad the square thing. Al length ii
occurred t. MIR Allen that he ought to get
married Years before he had left yellow.
haired bright-eyed girl In Montreal, and now
that he Ind put himself in position to as
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.ongs ba loved To haar with chorus ,oud and
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r,sd ..Yn+ muab of n nrosreet for n brido $
tba a,.ara,.a citv woman may cav porbo1,s
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