The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-10-03
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s0ne summer about eleven years ago,
when | was out IN Wyoming said the
colonel 20 N. X. Tribune man, my
younger brother, who was then q
college boy, came out TO spend his
summer vacation with us. VIII gave
the rough men out there n great deal
OF amusement with the ideas Of how q
man should dress on the plains. But
he wasn't bad fellow. for he had no
little spirit and was always willing 10
do his share OF the work
III you ever met Shoshone Indian
at that time you know what perfect
type OF lazy. peaceful. whisky -loving.
harmless redskin he Is. We used to
consider that the Shoshones were born
to be kicked about, and / am afraid
many Of us lived up 10 our beliefs.
A man would never hesitate II there
had been any petty fhieving around
the camp to walk four or five miles. gr
into an Indian camp singie-handed.
and kick things about or drag the
mighty braves from their blankets un.
I'll he had found his saddle. his bride.
his rifle. or whatever It was that had
been stolen. Having found ID he
would sling II on his back aud stride
off amid the disappointed grunts OF the
dirty braves.
but VIII. fresh from the east and
never having seen an Indian before.
could not understand this boldness.
When there were Indians in the camp.
begging for whisky or tobacco. he was
always suspicious of treaebery. At
such times he kept an anxious eye ON
the guns and watched every movement
of the visitors closely. while we used
| never to think of such thing
I'VE left him In charge of the camp
one day and started for the mountains
after deer. Finding ourselves several
miles from camp that night we arted
fire, broiled steak oser the wood
Goals. aud gathering some leafy
branches for beds and pillows turned
In and slept the sleep of the just.
"As we drew near camp the next
evening we saw sight which sent ~
into roars OF laughter. viii was en-
scored behind barricasle which he
had made Of saddles boxes. bedding
anything he could fnd. He was
standing there with a pale look ol
| agony ON his face. all the spare guns
| and six-shuoiers carefully arranged
around him. Two hundred yards from
the hreastwoks sat a half-slozen Shos.
homes. looking utterly nonplHssed aud
disgHsted. Coming up To The Indians
first we tried TO find out what the
trouble was. From their gruBts and
grimaces, gestures. and snatches o.
broken English. we learned that thej
had come to pay Us visit on the pre-
ceding afternoon. They had caught
the young tenderfoot Mapping. and III
had not noticed their approach unfi
they were within few feet of him. A,
soon as he saw them coming mp silent
IL, rs Indians always do. he seized hi
rifle and frantically waved them back
Nor would he rest until they had faller
back TO the position which they thel
! held.
! when we failed TO appear tina
night. the boy Immediately decides
that we had been massacred and hastily
began to throw up fig hreastwcrks
, The Shoshones role themselves il
their blankets and went TO sleep. bu
/, Will stood guard all that night an.
watched them with eagle eye until W,
returned the next day. Even then. hel
we walked toward him. the Indian
following us in solemn wonder. he wa
for shooting. but We laughed at him ;
immoderately that he threw down hi
! rifle sulkily. As for the braves. thei
/ opinion of the boy Was shown by th
, action of one big. ss,lemn-f.leed buck
i | who. going mp to viii. touched hin
! on the forehead a.ld even then Wi
started back The buck lnssSed at hir
| a momenf-we ready 10 burst into roar
: again--tapped his own forehead slow
I ly. shook his head grayely. and turnin
away said Ugh!' 10 tones of the deeI
est disgust
I'm the opinion of that Indian onl
| an insane man could believe that ther
was any fight in a Nintah county She
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