The Republican., 1890-06-07

camp saw that / had them of
their guard: They iOoked upon m8
more ds a curiosity than a prisoner;
and this very fact bred d new dan:
ger. After eating l sat apart from
them to smoke and mediate, and I'd
give them opportunity to compare
notes: It did not take THEM lung td
satisfy each other that l Was d "bad
medicine." and that If THEY carried
me to their village my preseheB
would b+ing disaster. THEY urged
that he killed; but then tame the
question 0f WHO SHOULD do it. Eaeii
was afraid that the deed %odld bring
wrath Upon his head, and so fat rs I
could make out, each one refused the
task. While they were talking
moved carefully backward To the
earth. and by and by 1 HAD twenty
feet between me and The heafest fhah:
All the Horses wefe loose iii the tim:
ber 10 browse. 1'hs Rhns #ers on
the other side OF the fire where t
coGld not hope to reach them: just
when the five got their heads tngeth-
er to discuss something they did not
wish me to hear. arose and stepped
backwa out Of the light OF the fire:
and believe was a hundred feet
away when they missed me. Every
mai sptahg to his feet with u yell
and rushed for the point where was
last seen:
had meanwhile dropped to my
hands and knees and was crawling
to the>left toward the gums. As the
rush came l dropped beside d log,
and one of the redskins leaped square
over me as he cleared the log: I
heard them scatter and beat about;
and while they #ere hunting for tne
/ crawIed along and got my gun: 1t
was Winchester and a new thing td
thetn. and it Had been left behind
wheh they snatched UP their rifles.
l crept away out of the circle of the
fire and then got the shelter OF the
tree. The Indians beat around for i
good half hour, and then all came in,
chagtined and disguised: A quartel
took place at once, one blaming the
other for my eseape: But something
like peace was restored by tie leader
Saying I could not 60 f.t on foot,
and that they wculd tecaptute fn5
next day. In such event 1 was to
be put to the torture at otice:
Something now took place which
the reader may farsflv ctiticise.
While 1 could have Gtept away t
would not. Gouid not havs sethfed
ftiy horse. and to be alone ahA aft'oS
In that couiitry meant suffering and
pefiI. / hatt beefi d scbdt for several
years. had been ambuslisd. shot
at. pursued and wounded: Two of
my comrades had been hacked to
pieces by this same tribe, Travel al
l could that night they would be-
likely to overhaul me next day; and
If again captured they Would burn
and torture me. had all these af:
guments in my defense as 1 lifted my
gun aud took fair aim at the leader:
He went down as my rife cracked;
arid was followed by Il second and d
third. before the surviving two totiId
comprehend what was going ON:
Neither stopped for his gun; but
both sprang away In the dsrkness. I
fired after thetn; and, strangely
enough. shot one through the hip:
He travelled with his coiipahiot
twenty miles before he lay down to
die: The fifth warri0f headed to the
East, until he got among the ttlOHE:
tains. and. after having time to re-!
fleet, he decided not to 90 back To his
tribe. The loss of his four cothpan:
ions and of Ills ehtire outfit Was
something he could not explain sat:
isfactorily. and he was fearful Of be-
lUS iIlduc Tie FICtl" VI ttlc CIII0L . dHs
ger. He therefore renegaded ii the
Chickasa~s, and was with them
when he gave the his story.
1 stood guard all night. and when
morning tame was satisfied that the
two who had escaped had no idea of
returning: After a scanty breakfast
caught up the six animals; packed
UP everything Of yaltie. ahd then
searched the dead. The three had
about $40 in gold and silver ,mang
them, aud one had White mans
scalp which had been takef1 Within
two days. When ready to start /
neade,! toward the Southeast for the
river, ana at three O'clock rode right
into the camp of thc party, which
mad settled down fer sport it'd mad
given ne no thought. N4%t tag Il
party If g. r"nt '.N'.r 40 4tV~ rtu.-l
Ie> II ui"I, rni, H.. CO.'S, rl.n. -. "a
found On each uur a ~;IV'.f H"Trf !.
neuI ~ dial. given ilf, Ia durina b.,
eoiiI's first tenn, hs "gOnt luui%''>
Ny,,, Wall G,H,.