The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-19
captured a white hunter suns journey


dier"
"I have come from his friends to buy
his liberty. They will give Red Moon
more silver than he ever had before"
~ spit upon the white mans money!"
he retorted. "The white man has killed
my young men, built his forts on my
land, and would drive us away IL he were
strong enough. would not take food
from his hand il was starving
named the price which we would pay
for the Doctor, and tried to make him un-
derstand how many guns and blankets
and other things the amount would pur-
chase, but he grew more and more ex-
cited, and finally shouted:
"Does the white man regard the Co
manches as squaws that their heads can
be turned by soft talk1 Only the Dog
Indian begs for mercy from foe or takes
presents from an enemy. Were you to
offer all you had would not give him
up. He shall die. have said It'll"
Finding him so obstinate and deter
mined, mentioned that had come
alone and placed myself in his power,
trusting to his honor to be permitted to
return in safety.
''Did Task you to GOMEZ" he thundcred.
care you not here to insult met You
shall see the other prisoner die, aud then
you shall suffer the same fate! !"
began TO protest, but was hurried
away to lodge, disarmed, searched, and
very roughly used. Before being left
alone my hands and feet we're
tied, and the buck who did
this gave me a good day in the shape Of
a slap in the face which made my teeth
rattle. was left alone until just at dark
when a boy brought me gourd of water,
and helped it to my lips while / drank. 1
thanked him, and inquired where the
Doctor was. He replied that he was con-
fined in lodge about two hundred feet
away, and that he would be put to the
torture next day. All the tribe within
call had been notified to be present. |
asked him about my own fate, and he
said it was understood that was to die
the day after. If there was any doubt
about this IL was soon dispelled. The
boy had scarcely disappeared when old
lNN' fl'bh hllD'NlIhs llt was HOh lhllN
dressed rs a chief, and had on all his
dignity. l was lying on my back, and
he stood over me far n moment, glover
ing down upon me with savage expression
before he said:
"Docs the white man think the CO.
manchc dog that he can come into his
village and insult him?
son the contrary, the white man
knows the Comanchcs TO he brave" I re.
piled, land no chief is greater or Drawer
than Red Moon"
"But you come TO buy us of. ="
"Thc white man captured by your
brave warrior is neither soldier, hunter
nor scout. lie is man of peace, living
far away. He has never harmed you.
lie is great medicine man among his
people. For these reasons his friends
hoped the great chief would sp2;s' his
life. We wished to make you az pies
ent."
"Whitc dog, you lie!" shouted the
Chief. ''You wish to get us in trapn'
argued and protested, and again APP
pcalcd to his honor in my own case. He
heard me through, and then gave me
several hearty kicks in the side, and cx-
claimed:
"You shall die! You were fool to
come"
The kicks made me mad and feeling
that had no hope of release | opened
on Red Moon in the choicest Billings
gate Of the West. | called him cow
ardly paltroon, squaw, buzzard, and
everything else mean could think of.
offered to fight him in any way he
wanted, and boastcd that | had on one
occasion charged five of his bravest war
riors and killed two and run the Others
into the woods. Igavc it to him straight
from the shoulder for ten minutes with.
out break, and he did not interrupt me
by word or gesture. When | finally
paused for want of breath he said:
"Thc white scout is not dog, as
thought for lie is brave man. llC
will not cry and beg for his life wher
the fire is lighted at his feet. My young
men shall let it be known ut the for:
that he died without being woman"
"And that's more than you can say foI
any of your warriors" flung back n
| him. 1.-The Comanchc whines like dog
when he is hurt. He cannot stand fire
When his feet get little warm he be
comes a child"
He pulled his knife from his belt
thinking to end my life then and there
but on the second thought he replaced
and walked out. Directly he had gon
two warriors came in with liberal sup
ply of food, and my arms WIS united ant
| was given chance to eat. They ap
peared good naturcd, and as the thong
were being replaced one of them said:
"Thc white man is very brave. lie wi
hold out long time"
At last two guards were placed outsid
my tent, and knowing that had N
show for escape, | made myself as CON
fotable as possible and soon fell asleep.
may be thought curious that perso
could sleep soundly under such circun
stances, but as matter of fact did nj
/ open my eyes until long after daylight
r There was considerable hustle in ii
| camp, and in few minutes my breal
, fast was brought in. Arms and legs wei
5 now united, and one of the three bucl
{ who came into the tent informed me tin