The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-03
A FIGHT FOR A CHILD.

trail from Wolf Point. Montana WHY it
was reachsri originally by anyt,oly is ques-
ton the discussion of which would project a
man into e'rlleSs inquiry. but somebody got
therc ami tn. result was the establishment Of
fort. i,arriosel by magnificent army of
fifteen ntunt,1i policeplen, over whom Maj.
James Walsh. Of much deserved fame, pre-
sides with lisli.y and results.
For long time things ran smoothly, as
they frequently do around post whose peo-
pie are not on particularly harsh warhle
terms with eny other people, but one i'll
starred day a ri party by the name If Sit
ting Bull found his way into the territUy
with some 3,1S companions, and climbing
the sterile side Of Wood mountain, located
himself AMI his lissolute associates at point
about eighteen miles from the post.
II is not difficult tn arrive at the reasons
that induced this Sitting Bull Ia gu there, as
the pages Of frontier history suggest the in
ference that he experienced mu,h trouble
wherever else he went ANYWAY he settled
down on the side Of the mountain AMI in
few days the barren buttes AMI coule,.s fairly
doomed with the buffalo skin lplges Of him
self and his tribe. This man Sitting Bull was
in IA measure c,rcumscrilej On the top of
the mountain were the forces of Maj Walsh,
small numerically, but weighing tons of in
flusE"e, AMI prepared to make him behave
himself with some respect 10 the rejI,ices
OF people around him On the south multi
tu,le Of United States troops were making
prodigious arrangements % thump him dis
astrously should he appear within their laili
wick Tn the east and west alone were fields
for the display of his proves AMI taking adj
vantage OF pressing opportunities, he swash,sl
around among the buffalo with eminent sat.
kfactory effect, and his sluaws fell well AMI
the babies slept sound.
As a matter OF course man Of business
must have a market for his wares, and Sit
ting Bull. who having acquired some prop
erty, 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 were worthless 10 him save in
the way OF trade He dared not not seek a
mart at Poplar River or Wolf Point, lest he
IL knocked TN the head by an indignant
military. and as there was 10 other
outlet he WAS in what might be captiously
termel a hole. At this juncturc up
rose Edwin Allen, formerly an officer in the
police, but who had resigned his commission.
For,sts'ing liberal trade with this MIR Bull,
he straightway started store, stocked it with
hultack. sugar, tobacco. blankets and
trinkcts, and entered upon barter with the
ru1-skns. For a long time he dill famous,y,
exporting valuable furs to the American
side, the proceeds Of which enriched him
amazingly. Finding themselves honestly
dealt with, a circumstance which provided
them with much entertainment for original
It's, the savages patronized him literally, and
Mr. Allen found himself amassing rapidly
and growing up with the country at an ex-
harating pace. Fortune beamed on him
with both eyes, and the happy redskins, who
longed 10 clean him out. desisted ont Of re-
sIect for tho gcnteel manner in which he ac-
complished the square thing At length it
occurred To Mr. Allen that he ought to get
married Years before he had left a yellow
hairtsl. bright-eyel girl in Montreal, and now
that h. had put himself in position to as
sumo responsibility with tina, color of hair
AMI elias. Of optic, he made up his speculative
mini 10 take her unto himself, and, leaving
the store with young man whom the In
dams alYectionately termed Two Bellies
presumably from the phenomenal area of his
only one Mr.. Allen started on his 3.N0-mile
Journey in search of the Montreal lady He
did not conceal much from her Frankly
he told her that the best blood in
Wood mountain society tontside the post
was red instead Of blue, and she dutfully
put her hand in his and sang the German
songs he loved to hear, with chorus loud and
clear-prhaIs that isn't quite so. Anyway,
I've forgotten the rest Of it Nevertheless, she
agreed to go with him, and 50 they were mar
rird "Not much of a prospect for bride
the average city woman may say, Perhaps
not, more especially If you stop To consider
that she was the only white woman tor would
b. when she got there within $40 or 'aO miles
of tha mountain, for at that time old man
Bird was the agent at Poplar River, and he
had no wife, SO the nearest was at Fort Blu
ford, away down east at the mouth Of the
Yellowstone.
After three weeks of pretty rough getting
around she found herself comfortably located
in tn, little log house on the top Of the noun
tain, with squaw for maid, and fine
tanre in that npighborhood The air is ~.
cl,ar Is the averagecty woman's ornplexion,
and Pinto Horse butte eighty five miles from
the mountain looms up like an oyster
in church stew. It's fine place
to live. il one can stand it. A
healthy. clear. bracing atmosphere, days that
commence at . a. M and last till 10 at night
billiards. that howl in the winter like thirsty
dog. and mosquitoes all summer averaging
1,n0,UO to the square inch Maybe I'm mis-
taken about that Perphips the pressure Is
only 1J0Up Anyway, they're thick. and,
moreover, they bite. In spite Of all this. she
got there The troops were glad to see her,
aud the Indians disguised their surprise and
welcomed her with characteristic row in her
honor. Two Bellies" hal COOL account Of
the state Of trade 10 offer, and Mr. Edwin
Allen was conspcuously happy. The world
for him was as bright as a new skillet and he
had only to push onward and upward, sing
ing tra-la-la to get somewhere, before old age
should cut him down in the legs and leave
him burst on the sands Of time. which some
worn AMI weary brother seeing, would take
heart again
Antelope and buffalo furnished their table,
ani they had water from two springs one
enormously supposed 10 po,sess great medical
prolertes, and the other mile and a half
oil There was a neat little bedroom, a neat
lttl. dining room, neat little kitchen and
neat little lcop-holes all around the sides Of
the house through which to poke the finger Of
scorn at such savages Us ne,slel revision and
amendment. MANY a meal have en- joyed in