Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
The Warriors Gratitude.

peace or war, | never considered him
worth study ing as man. Indecl. III
only one single instance was satisfied
that there was anything to study.
felt that he was to be taken as surly,
brutal, inconsistent, and revenge full
chunk OF humanity, AMI any search for
fine sentiment was tim, thrown away.
This one instance occurred during the
savage Indian campaign which ended
Al Clusters death.
In the fall OF 1866, while l wa, car
rying a dispatch between two temporary
posts on the Arkansas River, and when
midway between the posts and 30 miles
from either, at the hour OF noon, l
came upon au Indian lying on the
ground between two of the monotonous
ridges on the plains. saw him VIII lie
yet 40 rods away, and l knew that he
was dead or unconscious. Before l got
to him l discovered pony tracks, and
know that he Ind come there on horse
back. reached tho body to find it
chat of n young buck about 90 years
old, and for some time l believed him
dead He had been shot through the
head, as | supposed as one side of it
was covered with blood, and whilo
sat on my hors, aud looked dowa on
him dozen or more buzzards were
sailing in the air above US, waiting for
tho feast. l was rather rcjoiccd that
the force Of hosiilcs were reduced by
even one. for every Indian was hostile
in those days, and was about to
ride on when the supposed
dead man uttered groan
was down beside him in moment.
had bottle of brandy and a canteon
of water, and when had poured some
OF the former own his throat and used
the latter to wash off some of the
blood, he opened his eyes and looked
at ME in way to prove that ho had
his senses. l could speak tho Sioux
dialect like one born in the tribe, and
presently asked:
"Who areyou, and how came you to
be in this condition.
''Nhy don't you kill me2" he asked
IN reply. ,.
Il haye n 9 wish to harm you"
I'sBnt tho white man and Indian arc
Sncmies.. We kill whenever we can"
ssslf I found you seeking M lie. l
should Try to take yours. As it is, you
arc almost dead, and ain wiling TO
aid you in any way / can"
He looked incrcdulous, and composed
himself for the death blow; but as
mixed some water and BRANDY and
handed it 10 him, and again invest;-
gated the nature of his wouli he
finally explained ila. he was mem
Der OF Little Crows bind. The
Sioux tribe, as tribe, was
then split mp into half a dozen bands,
each under the leadership of sub
chief. lie would not fully explain
what had occurred, BIZ. told me sufficient
20 enable me 10 supply the rest. lie
had attempted to run off with one of
the sub chiefs ponies. and had been
pursued overialcn and left for deal
The bullet had not entered his skull,
but had ploughed through the scalp
clear over his head, rendering him I'M
conscious for several hours and making
terrible wound to look at Thera wa
water in sink hole quarter of a mi!
away, and fetched some ant
work away at him until
could see the extent of his in
juries. lie was sitting up and, fcclin;
quite strong when l offered to do a, Ii
of rude surgery for him. II, grua.e
his assent, and took needle an | thte a
from my pack and brought the sea-!
together and stitched it in half IL doze
places. 1t must have hurt him terribly
for 1 worked away as ii msnding n ST.
IN an army blanket, but during til
whole operation he never uttered
groan. When had his head in char
L divided my luncheon with him an
was amazed to see what an appetite L
had. AS VIC finished said:
''You are not able to travel, and
you were you are defenc,lsss. VIII,
do you propose to dol"
81 cannot return to Little Grow
band for time, if ever" he repli,
after a moments thought. "a, IL
sShite brother says, 1 am weak al
without even knife. Let him tell Il
bis plan"
al should advise you to lie quiet nc
the water holc for a day or two.
shall return this way inside of tv
days, and then you will be strongc