The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08

isAas ln.O ehelr Darphrons hands, how
5ese.' Docelveu ny . voice ! thought ia,
g. ml n ana me pronunciation Of g word
= 1.ns,lsn' liollowed . trail, and luredi
On ~ Sne superstition that was on the
srack o. friends from whom we had
peen separated, anu M might have
come Dack 70 the rescue, l went eau
uously forward, but suddenly found my
sell among I party OF Indians, who were
80 engaged mat, L suppose, iI had had
presence OF mind, l might have escaped,
ioe enlnk tney dld not see me.
thinking the boldest
o m sne pest l Immediately fred at
.lo foremost ana In another moment
.ney were after me like a pack Of
s aanas TOOK advantage Of some
.a.,eu Jumper trled to dodge them,
ano 20 hioe among the underbrush, but
m umell cunning aeteated my purposes.
10y ulvlceo INTO TWO parties, and rode
a.onh VI el'ner ! u OF the timber, beat
.ns ~ up arlV'ng me out at the oppo-
DUO emu where stood an enormous saw
aee Will q Aneeo tomahawk. just as
lo voc aooie ~ strlke me 10 Inc earth,
announcer indian equally pow
gu. in'eu ne as II L mad been q
.oa'nei' oue u tne way 0 I the descend
ns o1"na"h was a prisoner, and
ooi-seu " MAKE ene pest OF IL. You
10y ~ lmsine wha' tnat pest was"
= sfanoia'ner crled Margery,
n NV VI" you 9
INV uio 1eeis rush how could
W 'ool Will 'en 1aooerlng savages
80. ~ e"on one looking o. II ne
an GOV ~ "i'noue pepper or salt!"
nue nave oeeh q Trying me.
"e axy, 1ala
w., n"iA as 'iyine as wnat followed,
,op.4e s am oio man. shaking MS white
I sA lney mu''efeo 5nelr OUTLAW
a:sn siooeiisn III my race making up
niaoec nioa'ns' expressive OF their IN.
'euse ,seus Oh me n my race They
snooA 'ne scalp OF poor Willis before
10y very eyes, ana L aont doubt wanted,
20 serve nine IN the same way. Then
leaV,ne me helpiessly tied, they went
W. " ca'en 'ne norses' Ihe difficulty
Wi'n WHICH 'nis 1eat was accomplished
n'aoe tnem wilder man ever, in their
rage agalnst me. saw them deliber.
ate ma knew ny their. gestures,
tney were reservlng mo for some fear
iul doom. AT last a tall Indian went
w1tnout the circle, and succeeded in
leading IN one OF the horses, a fiery,
VICIOUS animal that had given me great
trouble and who, in his looks and
movements, seemed almost demoniac.
close TO mo they led him. 1 felt his hot
oreatn against my face, and more than
once his hoof seemed about to crush my
toot TO Atoms. l thought that in some
way they intended my death by that
monstrous gray horse, n so they did.
Out 1 a notcalculated for the extreme
cruelty OF which they are capable.
what was my horror when [ found that
they were going to bind me to the ami.
mai. torture him and set him Free"
~ grandfather! you are a second
Mazeppa, cried Margery, listening,
with intense interest.
4 distinction for which 1 paid
cruelty sad the old nun, folding his
arms ana gazing into the lire.
Anen cnen lliced me upon the horse,
he al ne "nlle rearing, backing,
snorting, ana seating me with my face
,oWafo .he GALL tney tied my feet under
nun. Inns MADE them great trouble,
lol 'ne noise was almost unmanage-
aoie' u 1of every annoyance
ne gave 'ne" 'hey pala me IN blows,
VI S'lshC wounds With then Knives.
lucy 'nen are" rope about my arms,
drawing ana lashlng me back on the
ahihia'' announcer round my neck, tieing
'i,a' 10 'he neck OF the horse, from
Nnence IL was carried TO his TAIL max
,ne u USE 'ne purpose OF q crupper. In
'hiS way .hey secured M to the frantic
oe's'' anu oil Il Whlle the demons in
cafha'e danced Yelling and screaming
"oou' ine, 'es'ilSlhg thelr internal de-
IN Tile anticipated sufferlngs that
was W over'ake me, and with
snou's tha' sounded like thunder,
turned MN loose. The poor animal
anu 'ne poor wretch upon him were
uusheo lneo tnet hlckest OF the woods.
ne norse' ieellng ms unusual burden,
if"n'ic 10 ge' rlo OF IT, TOOK his way
ione 'ne 'angied unoergrowth' oruls'
ing me ae every STEP throwing me
against projecting branches, rearing,
piunglne, utteflng the widest cries OF
terror iongea ana prayed for death,
iaVec ana sent up CRIES OF anguish
WIN ms. sometimes L laid insensible
ano tnen a dreadful blow would bring
oagohAzlhg CONSCIOUSNESS knew