Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-25
ESCAPE FROM MASSACRE.

Our family, which consisted OF IA
ther, mother, myself and sister, had
been living in Minnesota nearly two
years when the indians initiated that
murderous and historic uprising. l
was l6 years old and my sister Mamie
was IL. We were living on a 100 acre
farm. six miles from any village and a
mile from any neighbor. We had a
snug log house, barns, sheds. etc, and
about fifty acres in cultivation. Three
days before the outbreak my father
had marched away with a company Of
recruits for the army, and this same
company had taken almost every able
bodied man out of our ncighborhood.
The crops were 10 he left for the wives
and children 10 harvest. ami the idea
of trouble never entered any ones
mind. While Indians were more
numerous than white people nobody
had reason to fear them. They were
under care Of tie government. and, so
far as anybody knew. were perfectly
satisfied. and entertained friendly feel
ings toward the settlers,
Ny father left home the day before
the outbreak. and mother went along
TO see him oil. This was the ease with
several other women IN our settlement.
They left early in the morning. intend
ing TO return neyt day. Sister and |
were left entirely alone. but at about 2
o'clock iii the forenoon an Indian named
Long Walk made his appearance. He
had often called M our house. some
times staying all night. lie had Il bad
sore on his leg. caused by the bite of a
do, and mother had made and given
him an ointment which was fast heal
ing il up Father had mended his gun
for him. mother had mended his clothes,
and Long Walk was indebted to the
family for many other kindneSses. He
wa a mar of about 40, very intelligent,
and, as near as We could learn. had
never been married.
was cutting hay about a quarter of
a mile back of the house. and Mamie
wa spreading il TO cure when the In
dian appeared. He had been Il the
house and found father and mother
gone. When he came down TO us he
queried
Where fatherg'
Gone with the soldiers +" replied
Where MOTHER
she has gone 20 sce father of"
He looked anxious and troubled, and
when ] asked il he would have some
thing t. eat lac replied in the negative.
He sat down in the shade of u tre and
had nothing 10 say for a while When
] repeated my inquiry and Mamie
offered 70 cook him some breakfast he
rose and replied
Come along TO cabin.
When we reached the house he took
a long look up and down the road II
was sixteen miles tothe railroad station
FROM which the soldiers would depart,
and Long Walk seemed 20 be wonder
ing Il he should advise US 10 set out for
that point. After a time be seemed 10
think il wouldn't do. and turned and
entered the house Our cabin Was a
two roomed affair. with a garnet above.
There were two windows IN each room
below, but none above. Long Walk
examined the windows, then vent out
20 a pile Of luuberin the yard and said
Get saw-get harnmer-get nails
get boards and fix window. Make
everything good today"
But why ! naturally asked.
Suppose bad Indian come ty-mor.
row he quericd In reply,
BIZ. rhe Indians won't hurt "
DOM know. Indian heup mad
Indian drink heap whisky Indian may
Kill white folks"
His more thaB HE words
made me feel that danger menaced u,
and ] got the tools be asked Tor aud
began Nurk at once. He measured
for the windows, and ! sawed % sOIue
pieces Of plank. He then asked FOR an
auger. and before the pieces were nail
ed up we cut loopholes in them, two 70
each window. We then removed the
saShes from the windows and nailed the
planks on the inside. Long Walk ex.
aanined the front door, which wa the
only one, aud by his direction J reen-
forced il and added a second bar.
When this had been done he asked
How much gun In the house,
We had a rife and a shotgun, to-
esther with a revolver. which belonged
10 young man who bod worked for US
no the spring, and was then Oh a farm
about ten miles away. ! got these
axus together. and Long Walk exam
insd them with great care. We had
tvo pounds Of powder. a lot Vi shot
Hnd caps. and three or four bsn Of
lsad. He seemed 10 b. satisftsd. and
flasn took me ouf doom and said:
.nad Indian no come today, -