The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-07

lion and cut out and eaten his liver while
still alive, and therefore feared nothing
living. ! could see that they were badly
puzzled, and that they had no idea Of
offering mo violence, and ! increased
their wonder by saying, as ! finished my
breakfast:
Come. II is time to go. We have a
long ride and am anxious to see your
country.
whistlcd up my horse, and had him
nearly ready before they moved. They
had taken my rife and revolver, and |
did not seem to notice the fact, but
strapped my blanket to tho saddle,
lighted my pipe, and waited for them
They came together out Of earshot ana
had confab, but apparently did not
arrive at any satisfactory conclusion.
When VIC were ready to go | said:
Two Of you must ride ahead and
three behind. 1t is an honor due me,
and you can not show me too much re-
spect"
They looked at me in wonder and
amazcment, and continued:
1sAnd II we should encounter any
white men, avoid them, as do not wish
to be seem
That last observation drove the peg
home. When we set out two rode in
front and three behind, and no Indians
were ever more puzzled. In later years
| mot one Of them, and he told me that
their plan was to torture me as soon as
i awoke. Even the one who was to have
the honor of scalping me had been des-
ignatcd. and the plumber had been APP
portioncd. And after they had con-
-cluded- to take me prisoner to village
one hundred miles away they meant to
tie me on my horse. They were beat
out OF this by my queer remarks, in
tended just for that purpose. We
moved to the west about five miles,
then held to the north until noon. After
noon we turned to the east and figured
that they were 7flanking the camp Of
the white party by this maneuver We
rode to tho cast until nightfall, and
then.went into camp in some timber
alongside creek. Several times during
the day had expressed my Impotence
at our slow pace and asked them-to get
on faster, and when VIC went into camp
] saw that | had them off their guard.
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o'her ior my escape, pu. something IKE
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'hey wouiu rocaptare me next DAY In
such event was :" DC put to the tor
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eo9iu noe uaVe secured my morse, and
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wouhuea' Two OF my comrades had
ocen hacked 70 pieces ny this same
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night ehey would De likeiy~to overhaul
me nextday, and II again recaptured
they would burn and torture me