Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-24

packeu up TO the stout stare INV t,ana.
ana Ieet tied TO 1t by strips Of green hide
una then they were ready to beotn b,,st
ness' ! saw them getting their knives
"ld tomahawks ready to throw al mo
anu ~ my desperation and despair rallied
~. at them, speaking the first words
s,uce my capture. i reviled and cursed
ene'h ana dared them to do their worst
III WINE was speaking the sub-chief
mho was the head OF the village and WHOSE
u nalne was Spotted Horse, threw up his
arms and fell back dead.n
me chief was no doubt prcdisposed tn
,,earl eisease. He had been In the saddle
,or Elk or seven hours, laboring under a
49,, oIn eAcieeinent all the time, and it needed
H., ~, w" Increased excitement brought on
a. ' ~, iiuh.ers pronunciation to precipi
800 .ne ,atai stroke. That the Indians
,sa, IL an act OF divine vengeance
was pain In moment. 1t was scarc.lv
known that he was dead before Tor, ~
united and conducted back IN tho ioda,a
and the village ut once went into monrn,
Ing. Anouin
1T was two days before thew hur,oa
nm, said Tom, 'and meanwhile I was
wen treated but closely guarded. On the
.nlrd day was taken out again. 7 had
hearu the reds discussing the matter from
aii standpoints. Some commended that I
was ah evil spirit, aud If not permitted To
lepart would work them some terrible
,aiahilty, while others argued that must
70 burned and my ashes scattered to the
m,nds 10 propitiats Ia evil one. Those
VINO neid 10 the latter opinion were in the
majority. was lot 70 be tortured. INIT
burned alive.'' Do'
ne was Tied to the same stake, and the
taggots heaped around him, but lust "a
they were being lighted he broke ont in
nerce raillery again. His words affected
Inc whole crowd, but he would no doubt
nave persisted had not nature come IN bis
aid. The hush which had fallen upon the
village was broken by far off roar and a
moment later a cyclone swept into the
valley from the east like a raging lion. II
came and was gone in sixty seconds. and
q SAD wreck was left behind. Every lodge
was down and many Of them carried
away, while many OF the people were
hurt, and two children killed outright Inv
falling limbs and flying debris.
never saw Indians lose their heads
as those chaps did," said old Tom. az
was left quito alone for the next quarter
OF an hour, while those who had ESCAPED
unhurt were running about in childish
way, IL was just growing dusk when an
indian pony was led up to the stake by
the head chief in person. was cut loose
by warrior, lifted upon the pony by two
Others, and told by the chief that / was at
liberty to go. l was too dazed to under
stand, but they gave the horse slap and
away we went. For the next ten minutes
was no better than an idiot or a crazy man.
put my senses finally returned and saw
through it. They regarded me as an evil
spirit and wanted to get rid of me- NV
rifle was strapped to the saddle, as was
every other article they had taken from
me, and they had given me one of their
best horses. Inside Of two hours 1 was
back at our camp, but only to find the
party gone. They had become alarmed
and moved about thirty miles up the
| stream, where found them next day.
| Tom not only had the Comanche out
| lit to prove the truth of what he said, but
the next year. when the chiefs of the tribe
| held powwow with government com
mission, the entire story was told anew BY
| the Indians, and many inquiries were
made as to what had become of the white
mans deyil.-New York Sun.