Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-30
FIGHTING REDSKINS.

/ think ever wus SO completely upset as L
WIS when We captured the camp On Little
/ S'wanoochee, said Capt jun Storne as
! be pulled cloud of smoke from his old
/ black pipe, and leaned back in his chair
/ under the low shed IN front of his home
/ knew that Capt jim had one OF his
numerous adventures on his mind. and /
/ prepared for the worst
( Ye see. NE y Mner7 Floyd WIS alters
great cronies We used to swap terbaciler
an berry each Others knives, al Ginerl
I'D cusS right afore me. sare's eff nobody
want aroun' i ter we got though the
Okeetenobee we heIt a council o'war, an
alter it was fn1y greed that rher' want
no injuns inside o the swamp. the cues
ton wus, 'whar ARE they? Some thought
that they'd gone TO the every lades- others
helt 10 the idee that they wer' hidIn
out 'mongst the ponds and bays an II
the creeA swamps Ike passed. o var
nlints-
At last. howsonbedever, Giner1 Floyd
says TO ne. says G.
''Jim"-allers called ne Jim for short
''whar do you think they sirey
Well, ginerI," says /. EFF I'm not
badly QUIT it, the dod rotted villyuns aire
sreakin aroun in the Dig thick Oh
Swanoochee-"
Well. bedurned,- says e. "ef jim
haint got more sense than the whole drap
shot gang, you may have ny years for
heel tap, and God knows they &c tough
enough since these dad blasted galIinip-
pers We atoul of en- Boys, we'll go over
thar al drive Big Thick. an see if jim
amt bout half right"
Ye see giner1 liked the warlike man
ner in which / spoke fur he saw shat eff
came across en- Ingin hiU'd be Katie. bar
the door" with that savage | had fully
made up my min TO shoot down without
quarter every diuged one OF en- that
came across
Ginerl Floyd had al old niger named
Sawuie what he called his body servant.
but Their wa ut much servant bout II.
Tie old rascal had done fo'got everyt hing
but how TO steal al be WIS as dif as
post. al so nort'ly Internal lazy that 10
matter what time day 1t wus his shad-
der WIS alters in front Of In Jist SO
burned lazy that he couldn't keep up with
il.
Eff they wus one thing old Sawnie loved
betuer'n con ticker. it WIS to set on log
an fish he DIDN'T keer fur jack an
trout an pike an red bellies. They WIS
too brisk fur i'm, but mud cats wus his
glory. becase they tuck their time bout
bitIn'
Wed broke up camp an we'd marched
up the S'wsnoochee to pint bout mile
blow whar the Big Thick begins a. Gin
erl Floyd halted US an told Us TO be very
keerful, as we WIS in the lnjins' kentry, an
they wer' Ii BILE to pop up in the most on
expected places. He ordered Us to see
that we KEEP our prinin' ready. our dirtS
well pecked, an wen the time come fur
action to be ready to carry fer and sword
into the camp of the hos tiles. He wound
up by akin US, in bold, big words, TO
'trus' in God an jackson an keep yer
powder dry"
Well, sir, sot on gyard till bout mid
night that night, an then | rousted Big
jawed John Langford an .ole him 20 take
my place while | tuck a nap.
recl1in slep' mighty SCUM, an Ger
tainly sIep' the sleep o the jest, for
dreampt | kilt seben Injun warriors at
one fer, as they sor Oh barrikin log, an
was Jest afxia' to load nay ride when l
walked up
Jim, Jiml" come voice, an opened
my eyes an seed Bigiawed John astan'in'
over ne.
'ot you want, john
"'Shl The Injuns amt quater Of a
mile OF / hearn turkey sobbie down
the creek jest afore day. alter I'd ben
ad0ziu 8 WHILE
'F'orter not aben dozin' on picket,
John; hits agin orders, an We better 10,
say nothin mo bout that.
Well, as / said hearn a turkey, an
/ thought I'd have a crack at i'm, but BY
the blue Jehosephati as | was s-creepin
long down the creek happened to l0ok
down q path that he'd tn ough opeDlu IN
the thick. whar the creek bends. al thar
sat Injun with Is gun cross Is lisp. an
could see a dozen mere heads nongss
the bushes. | started 10 shoot, but q ter
| saw that the gyard didn't see NE |
thought I'd better como back an rouse
the men an we'd sroUU en- | tell ye,
Jim, ait made ny hare rise an ny blood
TN cole to thLnk what = naIrer resk We
WIS a-roUnln.
Hit was mos sun up, bat thick fog
hung over the swamp, a. ye couldn't sea
very far ahead. but wen we toll Gen.
Floyd bout the diskivery he sprung up
an ordered US to git ready 20 march thous
maxim any noise. al the camp was up
By this tine, an we helt council OF war.
Langford sejested that we throw up
breast works an let en- attack rs fust.
hut we younger ones was dead s+zia that.
We was afeard they'd 81. sway fon Us,
an we j:st ruled i'm right out
We'll hadn't We better gin ne gyard
10 stay with the baggage an protect itT'
says e
No. we'll Let II take keer Of itself" said
Gen Floyd steruiy, we want every man
TO DO bis duty today"
Wei, we was soon ready an Giner1
Floyd rected C.s to take one squad an
cross the creek al 90 down t'other side.
VILE hin al LAnsford tuck tie other
side
Boys" says e, as We parted, we ARE
agwtne into a Gespert fight, an ye know
IDjuns hstnt got 10 mercy We don't
know what Ice odds are, but We do Know
ia. no true Georgian Il tal to do IS
duty Some Of Us may fall. but the res
mustn't finch Go cautiously, now, an
les steal q march On the yaller devils
Trust In God az Jackson a. keep yer
powder dryi'
Well. I've doue heap O tough things
In ny day an tine. but tAst vas the
hardest Eaornia's work % nv Life. WAS
young al ambitious an I'd alters been
sthi-ka' ocs how I'd sck ef | wcs 70
come into rale war. That sperit OF nine
WIS wat made en- 1ect ne cap'r Of uih
tia. an low that | was acuEin' face 70
face with the Wild ssvicses NY heart
sweIlsd up 50 big that the collar OF nv
huntia' shirt was 700 SnAu- a felt hot
. oold al over.
Slowly a. keerfuly We crep' along tell
an IS re esc oroers % III en oUs sos
the seuers N the main body. on s'ofher