Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-21

tent, and my reception there was any.
thing but cordial. He was anything
but noble in speech aud look. He
was dirty, uukcmpt and out Of sorts,
and | had 10 sooner set eyes on him
than | knew my mission would be a
failure.
why does the dog Of n white nan
come TO my campo was his salulatlon.
-Four days ago ON of your war.
riors captured a white hunter n suns
journey TO the west" | replied.
They did; and tomorrow he shall
der
Il have come from his friends TO
buy his liberty. They will give Red
Moon more silver than he ever had
before"
Il spit upon the white mans
money!" he replied. ''The white man
has killed my young men, built his
forts on my land, and would drive us
away if lac was strong enough. /
would not take food from his hand il
| were staryingl"
| named the price which we would
pay for the doctor, and tried 10 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;
Does the white man regard the
Comanches as Squaws that their heads
eau be turned by soft talki Only the
dog Indian begs for mercy from a foe
or takes presents from an enemy.
Were you 10 offer all you had l would
not give him up. He shall die. |
have said it,
Finding him so obstinate and de
termincd, | mentioned that | lad
come alone and put myself in his
power, trusting To his honor 10 be pei.
mittcd To return in safety.
Did | ask you to Gomez he thun-
dcred. Are yuu not here To insult mci
You shall sec the other prisoner die,
and then you shall suffer the same
fateI'
! began TO protest, but was hurried
away To- 4 lodge, dlsIrmcd, searched
and very roughly used. Before being
left alonemy hands and feet were tied,
and the buck who did this gave me n
good day in the shape of a slap in the
face that nladcmy teeth rattle. ! was
left alone until just at dark, when q
boy brought me a gourd of water, and
held il 10 my lips while | drank. ]
thanked him aud inquired where the
doctor was. He replied that he was
confined in n 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 10
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 n chief, and had on all his
dignity. | was lying on my back, and
he stood over me for a moment, glow
ering down upon me with savage ex-
preston before he said:
Docs the white man think the Co
manche a dog that he can come into
his village and insult himF'
"On the contrary the white mar
knows the Comanche 10 be brave" /
replied, ''and no chief is greater or
Drawer than Red Moon"
But you come to buys US Off"
THE white man captured by your
brave warriors is neither a soldier,
hunter nor scout. He is u nan Of
peace. living far away. He has never
harmed you, He is n great medicine
man among ms people. For these
reasons hls friends hoped tie great
chief would spare his life. We wished
TO make YOU a present
white dog you lic.' shouted the
chief. you wish to get us IN a trap!'
] argued aud protested. and again
appealed 10 his honorin my own case.
He heard me through, and then gave
me several hearty kicks in the side,
and exclaimed:
you shall diet You were a fool to
Gomez
The kicks made me mad, and feel
ing hat | had no hope of release |
opened on Red Moon in the choicest
Billingsgate Of the west. | called him
q coward, p%oltroon, squaw, buzzard,
and everything else mean | could
think Of. | offered TO fight him in
any way he wanted, and boosted that
| had on u 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 a break,
and he did not interrupt me by word
or gesture. When finally paused
for want of breath he said:
"Ihc white man is not u dog, as ]
thought for. He is a brave man. lie
viii not cry aud beg for his life when
the fine is lighted at his feet My
young men shall let il b. known at
the fort that he died without being a
woman
And that's more than You can say
for auyoi your warriors y lung back
ut him. The Comaucbe wlIincs like
a dog when ho is hurt. lie cannot
stand fire. When his feet get a little
warm he becomes a child
lie pulled his knife from his belt.
thinking 10 end my life then and
| there, but on second thought lac re.
placed il aud walked out. Directly lac
had gone two warriors came in with a
liberal supply Of food, and my arms
were united and / was given a chance
10 eat. They appeared good natured,
/ anI 10 fla tbnuuu uara l1tnrr panlana1