The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-09-06

young bucks from doing me injury.
was taken directly to Red Moons
tent, and my reception there was any
thing but cordial. He was anything
but noble in speech and look. He
was dirty, unkempt and out of sorts,
and had no sooner set eyes on him
than l knew my mission would be
failure.
''Why does the dog of white man
come to my camp" was his salutation.
-Four days ago some of your war
fiors captured white hunter n suns
journey to the west" replied.
"They did; and tomorrow he shall
die"
II have come from his friends to
buy his liberty. They will give Red
Moon more silver than he ever had
before"
II spit upon the white mans
money!" he replied. "Tho white man
has killed my young men, built his
forts on my land, and would drive us
away if he was strong enough. l
would not take food from his hand if
were starvingH
/ named the price which we would
pay for the doctor, and tried to make
him understand how many guns and
blankets and other things the amount
would purchase, but he grew more
and more excited, and finally shouted:
docs the white man regard the
Comanches as squaws that their heads
can be turned by soft talk? Only the
dog Indian begs for mercy from foe
or takes presents from an enemy.
Were you to offer all you had 1 would
not give him up. He shall die. /
have said itr
Finding him so obstinate and de-
termined, | mentioned that l had
como alone and put myself in his
power, trusting to his honor to be per-
mitted to return in safety.
''Did ask you to Gomez" he thun-
dered. Are you not here to insult mea
You shall see the other prisoner die,
and then you shall suffer the same
fatew
/ began to protest, but was hurried
away to lodge, disarmed, searched
and very roughly used. Before being
left alone my hands and feet were tied,
and the buck who did this gave me
good day in the shape of a slap in the
face that made my teeth rattle. was
left alone until just at dark, when a
boy brought me a gourd of water and
held it to my lips while l drank.
thanked him and inquired where the
doctor was. He replied that he was
confined in q lodge about two hundred
feet away, and that he would be put
to the torture the next day. All the
tribe within call had been notified to
be present. | asked him about my
own fate, and he said it was under
stood that | was to die the day after.
If there was any doubt about this it
was soon dispelled. The boy had
scarcely disappeared when old Red
Moon appeared He was now fully
dressed as chief, and had on all his
dignity. was lying on my back, and
he stood over me for moment, glow
ering down upon me with savage eX-
preston before he said:
docs the white man think the Co
manche dog that he can como into
his village and insult him"
ION the contrary the white mar
knows the Comanche to be brave" l
replied, land no chief is greater Or
Drawer than Red Moon"
But you come to buys us of.
"The white man captured by your
brave warriors is neither o soldier
hunter nor scout He is a man of
peace, living far away. He has never
harmed you, He is great medicine
man among his people. For these
reasons his friends hoped the great
chief would spare his life. We wished
tn make Won n OpoSpnt
white dog, you lie!" shouted the
chief. You wish to get us in trapl"
l argued and protested, and again
appealed to his honor in my own case.
He heard me through, and then gave
me several hearty kicks in the side,
and exclaimed:
"You shall diol You were fool to
Gomez
The kicks made me mad, and feel
ing that l had no hope of release I
opened on Red Moon in the choicest
Billingsgate of the west. called him
coward, poltroon, squaw, buzzard,
and every thing else mean l could
think of. l offered to fight him in
any way he wanted, and boosted that
l had on one occasion charged five of
his bravest warriors and killed two
and run the others into the woods. l
gave it to him straight from the shout
der for ten minutes without break,
and he did not interrupt me by word
or gesture. When I finally paused
for want of breath he said:
"The white man is not dog, as I
thought for. He is a brave man. He
will not cry and beg for his life when
the fire is lighted at his feet. My
young men shall let it be known at
the fort that he died without being q
woman"
"And that's more than you can say
for any of your warriors |" flung back
at him. 1.-THE Comanche whines like
dog when he is hurt. He cannot
stand fire. When his feet get little
warm he becomes child"
He pulled his knife from his belt,
thinking to end my life then and
there, but on second thought he re-
placed it and walked out. Directly he
had gone two warriors came in with
liberal supply of food, and my arms
were united and I was given chance
to eat. They appeared good natured,