Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-12-25

~ nl11S sxals vas alas ~ suYmeunt, b
tAe IA - ) line AAd On inprovised utnd-
hs1Ifer 1 few handisd fsss Of ~ mes'
1als4 eax1ent.
- ~ bsfors Christnas was thus On,
pIoyed; md late that evening they tied
up r. tAe shadow Of some lofty manau.
- MI trses, % The bank Shove the
fapld:. ~ bsiag much fatigusd from n,
The night was warm and there vas /
bright noon, the silvsry radiance from
whi0h fell through The foliage OF tn
branches Of the giant tres which pro.
4eeted out over the water. No Indians
had shown Ghsmsslsss during the day
and after : hearty meal the tired sxplor.
ers turned In, their arms, - usual, beina
81 fssdy for instant mes both fore and
We soon fell sound asleep. Nj. Marin
relates. into that overpowsrine slumbe,
which m from heavy toll, and will
hold . peFson tn ito embrace for ten hour
without waking. But not long after mid
night I was reused by An indefinite kind
Of noise which I u hrstthought was made
BY the wind causing . branch TO scrapl
the top Of III iron cover.
Il was about dozing on again when Z
~. - ~ s
- |. ~ s1is'u o'srneso' se' me D1oso
.Ms .n...,... a. -.
ever. thought that IL might bs some
small Wild animal that had either fallen
or lsaped out Of the branches which over.
hung the boat, and 20 lay still, listening,
for some moments. thinking, too, what
On odd Christmas Eve It was and how
different from anything I had ever pre-
Scos.y caPes.enceG
-,.S.Ss 49,, ! 1s.u !. cuIaous .nser,
+ lns- .n,.s . ~ 4I ~ s' A., " me trees. waacn
4 scnrS.d :. W. ,sconh ~" -. a.no; yes
!. ~ - tn0ugn = OF more large
n Oncnes HelS swaying heavily. That Z
kkrst srrm,sa. ma ssssppn "vs. W, ~ my
Icy surMlse' sn0 rising quietly from my
o.n. : sCo. w ny gun and snen Peeped
~s..Unn I.i II - w. lnaJw.ngn. "n1ca
I ccn,d d!s4sn ar,.h n.s ~ s.r. Du'
;r~ shs4 - -.s s.nhaLI. ~ sapPv.-
~ IL = =. ~. paoIaoiy ssao'n " y "a'd-
:r MI scs~ass ~, ,o.,;,;,.
t,,s nssss.0 1eo..n.ng pos
splash IN liz vster. ON the onnos;ta s;1s
OF the boat: and a fev moments tier .tha
little craft tipned n~ercantibIv To hat s;de
AZ IL Z yerv heayv man ma .iannad .uI'
denly aboard.
Immediately, too, I heard a grating,
scrapinc noise vhich began nm iha s;Jo
Of tie boat nesr the ona5ds and nas.ad
over the iron sheetinc Of he cover "a -
: big havser va being hauled nthwart
us. The sound waked M. Luth. Who
stsrted suddcniv from s,.an into . .,,t;nU
position.
Sowing to the MOONLIGHT Il was not
yerv darf' He nanssI a moment thar
savm ma sittino mn and wh;snarsd .Wh -
Going on outsideS'
sDon't knov, 7 said. SANTA c,aps
perhaps: hard sleddinc in this conntrvr
sThe scrapino. crinIi sound moved
forward.
ITS Indians. 1 believe, mut,sred
Luth. trying to get a bio line ON US. and
haul us sshorep
vet somathin0 In Tia strsnns nrst;m.
noise that %stronoiv sncossted r. h.arS
Rackett or sows of oth.r. H. ha1
their bnnts father forward ronss M =.
n To listen. Than ths sornS naval 81
aoain. -
.T -
I =. IsMeu Aol ms gun u then
s.epPea 20 me wlndow, out instantly
ss"l.yu DAcA WIN an OF as.
so ~ OF al.rm, ano saw what 1
~ !oE ~ MUM . neaa and neck APP
~ IN !ne mooni aperture, ~ II trying
20 lGoA .,,.
-h,sns smla n .nnn gnn-cccts GiSk, ana
whispered, .Dont snoot; Tor / thought,
possibly this Indian is only peeping about
10. mere cuilos.,y. 80
s99oC'' youIsetL. ana DC quick! why,
NORM. dons You see that It's . tremend-
ous espens
neIoie MS words were artlculated, the
clessuIe . neSd VAS thrust IN at Inc little
lnoov usfAenin8 II Win tnas We
nosn lalsea our pieces and hred, and
men ~ Musua! mPu,se ran AROUND the
enS,ne 20 inc ~ OF the Doat.
osckets vas Tying TO itRhs mis- lantern;
1nlie tne TWO eanchos, crying ont,
.s .nn.h .s "alsoIa e.anas, lsnake! pig
snsAs.1 .nleM aown one Oh INC shutters,
sar1a.aH Sn = No.. .ne nsses, ws"eo ssnore'
.Trdssd % 49, rot : i;++,. ;,.,;,.a
N AZ ~ .am. sS;1a ~ sro,~ tha ..nI".
AZ T. Vac avi5snt thot tha rert;is wes
.hoara.ns md tnwh,;nc ahc,t anil ~.
hnnLs and ~hatha- nnr shots haS Az
ahied Il "a conid nn,v surm;ss r. ~.
thrsshino .ronna nd -. al, h.rn"S
acainst The engine reneotaSiv e0"
Eat length Sackett cot his lantsr m
hnrninc and r~rt,;r" thae =, ~ 80 "t :.
l,lkAsnnlA- VIA thrnat tina 1i0hA hnck 10
rar1 tSs amin. ~ a;s.e-n ei Sc uo..;hIs
where the snnIs lav and oat orn.he.
riot NJ n '' ~
sEor soro. momer.. - r.or.a ohon.
yentnrinr baci = little way' Int failed ~
act sioht 81 Il. thonsh re st;ii hsard -
movino snSdsniv S.crett v.i,.J Il. =. - =
Va crevlino undsr ths meas tahsa ,;.ht
beside u.i RsSore va conid bsch ~ H.
hsad 900 al hIcodv srom a. 49, w.
had Are at it, behind the table. and Il,
jaws snapped close to our faces!
"Luth and Sackett Who stood a stem
behind me. promptly leaped backwards.
and disappeared through the aperture
which tho eauchos had made by removing
the side shutter: and /. obeyinR my 6rsf
impulse Of horror. sprane III. around the
engine.
asactett had dropned hi. ,.r4o,r and
tho only ION nov On hoard VAS the dim
moonlieht that came in A. tha .hnttar
me- fnrvsrd ana rs. I;44I. v;rSov Mrcr.h
800 .s1oS s1.01t,