Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

NAp'"AiiVh my escape from the Indians.
ami then they treated me better
They picked me- up and carried me 10
q small house some distance away
When they entered the house an In.
dian woman, who proved to be the
whe OF one Of the men, assisted them |
10 put me on few skins spread upon |
tins iioor. A halt-breed girl, tall and |
handsome, about II or s years old. |
the daughter. was in the house, and
PAID scarcely any attention to my
entrance. ! was teyerish from hunger
aud wanted 10 gorge at once, but
they give me food in small quantities.
For two days did not stir from the
4 house. In my delirium | must have
/ talked about the claim had staked,
/ for as soon as | became lucid | motto.
/ ed that a change had taken place in
the people. ! resolved 70 play deliri.
Gus IN Oirer 20 discover their plans.
I ! rayed aud talked incOherently and
finally cried out III come back aud
Z work my claim
The two men were present. They
looked az each other and one said.
That settles il; II he doesn't die OF
fewer be must never leave here alive.
He'll have "a thousand people here
~ less than . month.
The other responded cody: Yes;
we'll do him up Il lie happens 10 get
well. am sorry We didn't leave him
10 de the morning ne found him.
"Well, that talk settled me / re-
solved 10 escape that night. could
not because found that ! was
prisoner. The Indian woman re.
mainel awake al night AZ the door.
ia the daytime they frequently lett
mo alone, aud then managed 70 get
1T the food and rat enough 10
strengthen me. The second night the
husband Of the Indian woman kept
watch. The next day was natural.
~ sleepy and slept soundly until
noon. 'lhrn aWokr and rayed IN a
weaker tone OF voice. a. Il were grad.
uAlly sinking The hAli,breed girl,
noticed, Vas sleeping all the after.
noon, But before sunset she awoke.
aud the mother said 10 her IN Sioux
language, which ! understood Ia.
COMA, the stranger may diegomor'
roA Tonight you MIL have 20
watch him
Tacoma replied ooh. why not
get rid OF him tonight We do not
aish 10 be- bothered with him further.
They then discussed IN detail my
chances 81 getting well. The girl pick
rl up a iarsc hunting knife and looked
, Rt nc. uor mother moiioncd her q
put the kniis down. believe ! would
have bceu settled tnra and there but
Tor the etrl's mother made up my
mind 10 escape that night, no matter
/, II hal 10 Gshl my Way out. ], wa
, q bright moonlight night, and ] lei
, that l stood good chancc 20 have
rifle bullc, put 10 me AZ Ions range u
making a dash for liberty and life
Tho eirl took scat near the door ant
, the Others soon fell asleep. My rili,
uhNEtnndins Isl the corner and ny
lary.c hunting knife was on the pallet
, WIS they loft the knife 90 near me !
A uyktsry. unless they expected M
TO yikr Il when eating lcrkeh bev' lac
ona's death watch on ~
hr.nn al 9 o'clock. 10
Two hours snc scarcely move'
In her chair aud appeared deeply en-
, crossed In thought. ] remained pes
/ lccliy quic; and a. long Intervals
! groancd !ccbly. A. i my end WeF
! near. Between ! and 2 O'Clock 80
:. rose and looked at me. ] dared no
o,p-p NV eyes. Then sic turned an
: walked stcAithily 70 the door, and Z
!. uv Great joy, opened i and went ou'
= Ia n second WAS on my feet. secure
= 80, lido aud had my knife ready 10
= action. With catltkc tread ] rcache
2 the door and stepped OUT INTO ~, w.
3 h,aad Glare al the Toonli9ht
J. r,rl Was nowhere 10 be seen. ! ma
y r,.snivcd 10 level my rifle aud thtea'
q .,to shoot her II che made an GU
u cry or tried 20 prevent my escape.
I, turned TO ,ht right q the hol.e ~,
:, reached the corner, intending W ~
= down 20 the creek. Tacoma te'',l'e
p nc corner from the other diFee' %.
10 ;nst ns did. and We colildei' ~
= ssi,ei mo aud gave q loud yen,
y We iii too sudden tor me TO renee
p f,r,nt she was woman ana pun
4 -. e,ifc 10 the hilt in her bosom
K Al ~ ioll spraus over her body an
- t, IN No creek, heard the w
Re 80, .,,,ip, and knew that eon'
4 MAJ cacapo them by flight. J got y
~ Mind ,he banks OF the creek ana sue
g. . H., hotn down before they can
y WITHIN MIN, INV yards o. me. do n,
q tnow 20 this day whether they al
d 'e During the night fed to the SC s.. u,
Is ,,d when daylight came ! was MAJ ~
40 miles away. II that girl laeoi''a q"
ID - canyon Joe's sentence was heL q,
10 eni"bsi The hali.breed scout WI
% hod listened intently, without no (,
n , ~ !. muscle, TO the cold blooded =
10 W., 1i,,i aorans over the FIRE that sep9,ra
| ~ Nh, from Joe and buri'd ms iar
b ~ r''i knife to the Hit in the nc NEE I,
"a tbs man who killed. the peau'''
nc n cor loo expired without without
! ir aoU,' and before any Of us could
% .srnose the fcout had cut ms s'''
~ clean from his head .;s,,
err ''f r'ac,,ma was his assassin's s's.'
he ,,a rs explained that Joe mu URGE
+, W. NJ II y cold blood in the day time
ne o ,r, TO make away with tno ria ~
in 3 3nas IN a, The house. The grieistr,l',n,
N, Gu5v : pursued and was shot, ou' =, =
We , ,", It,s brother, who was WI