The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-18
INDIAN GRATITUDE.

came upon an Indian lying on the ground
between two Of the monotonous ridges
on the plains. saw him while Jet forty
rods away, and l knew that he was
dead or unconscious. Before got to
him discovered pony tracks, and knew
that he had come there on horseback.
l reached the body to find It that Of =
young buck about % years old, and for
some time believed him dead. he had
been shot through the head, as sup
posed, as one side Of Il was covered with
blood, and while sat on my horso and
looked, down on him dozen or more
buxzards wero sailing in the air abOutuS,
waiting for the feast. was rather re-
joiced that the force Of hostiles was re-
duced by even one, for every Indian was
. hostile in those days, and was
about to ride on when the'supposed dead
mAn uttered q groan.
was down beside him In a moment.
had bottle of brandy and q canteen
OF water, and when had poured some
Of the former down his throat, and used
the latter to wash of some Of the blood,
he opened his eyes and looked ~ me Ia
. way to prove that he had his senses.
l could speak the Sioux dialect like one
born In the tribe, and presently asked:
"Who arc you, and how came you 10
be in this condition.
"Why don't you kill mei' no asked in
reply.
"But the white man and Indian are
enemies. We kill whenever we can"
"If found you seeking my life
should try to take yours. As II is, you
are almost dead, and am willing to
aid you in any way can"
He looked incredulous, and composed
himself for the death blow; but as l
mixed some water and brandy and hand
cd it to him, and again investigated tho
nature Of his wound, he finally explain
cd that he was q member of Little Crows
band. The Sioux tribe, a. . tribe, was
then split up into half doaen bands,
each under the leadership OF . sub-chisf.
He would not fully explain what had
occurred. but told me sufficient 70 enable
me to supply the rest. He had attempt
ed to run off with one Of the Sub-ehief'S
three wives, and had been purEued, ever
taken and left for dead. The bullet had
not entered his skull, but had plowed
through the scalp clear over his head,
rendering him unconscious for several
looT ~
took needle and thread from my
naok and brought the ocaln tegethsy
and stitched it IN half a doxan nlace.
n pnust have hurt him tarr,hIv 1or
worLed awav aa n mend,rv = si,t in an
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nv luncheon with bim and 70 anaZed
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