New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-11
THE RIDE THAT 4 H1LFBREED MADE.
CHASED AND SHOT BY INDIANS AS HE GAL
1oPEp AWAY FOR REINFoRCEMENTs.

CHASED AND SHOT BY INDIANS AS HE GAL
LoPED AWAY FOR REINFoRcEMENTs.
aRide?, said the Colonel, there's nothing in the
world can touch an Indian for riding He can ride
ON pony's neck on his side, his fank-he can ride
under a pony for have seen him do 1t many tme'
And now that we are the subject Of riding III
tell Won about ride that hafbreed Indian made
once I never liked harbreeds before that-any mere
than like Indians don't like halfbreeds now but
I liked that crtter Joe.
This was all down in Arizona. Never been In
Arizona. chi Well 1t was nice country in those
davs Your scalp was worth Just about 10 cents, par
value friend Of mine. Will Savrin, was neu-
tenant in the til. He picked up a haf-breed the
nearest looking halfbreed ever saw. The whites
Of his eyes showed every time you spoke to HIN.
wouldn't have trusted him If my neck had been In
danger and he could have saved 1t. VIII found some
NJ the soldiers kicking and cufng the half breed around
camn one day The Indian Just whining and
taking IL ALL VIII cursed the men of the spot and
threw two or three of them over their heels lie took
the halfbreed warmed him up and gave him something
10 eat lie couldn't drive the worthless devil away
then aud so made a kind Of man-servant OF him.
naming him joe but the Indian wasn't worm rap
for any kind of work.
"WIu was an awfully reckless fellow He didn't
believe that the Indian lived who would fight face to
face with lie used 10 say that he would rake
ten men and ride through whole Tribe, shooting
whatever men he chose, and that they wouldn't snow
fight il he could keep them from closing in behind him.
He got his chance day. He was escortng supply
train-wagon, you know, across the plain. He had
ahout twenty infantry men with him. swarm Of
them came down upon him and began 10 blaze away
They fired like a hailstorm. They got the wagon
rounded up and then tried to make the Indians come IN
and fight him. Not bit Of it would they have They
hung around like swarm OF bees Just out OF range
Every time he got the train in motion down they came
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VIII was raving cursng mad. lie couldn't make them
fight him. I,
so there they stayed. That night the red devils
led them terrible dance, but they stuck 1t out. The
next day was one Of those scorching. bstering days
that Won gcS on the plains. The sun was Ike
Naming sword, and the wind that came over the
bleached plaln cut the skin open. There was no
wafer 10 drink the mems swoolen tongues were
hanging ont Of their mouths, and their carblnes were
% hot they b,tered the flesh their hands. And all
The Willie VIII swearing and swearing ana
irving TO get the devils to fight him. There was no
tight I'm them They had sure thing OF II waiting.
in the afternoon it got so terrible that the men
couId not breathe They began to faint under the
torturng sun VIII wanted some one to come out ana
| ride into camp for a calvary troop. Joe was HIhs
in the shade of supply wagon and he got up ana
led his pouy over The Indians were lying on about
Lrae mile, then waiting for night when they could
come in and make things lively again Win s"o"c's
u jos started off to the south on an easy
lane You could see the Indians move where
tbey had rested like shadow on the pam,
Cbrn out came circle like the curve OF band OF biur
swallows II spread out, widening and widening ana
ci~ccd In again He closing fan after joe All Inc
willie Joe was looping the white plain 10 the south
They were after him now at a hot pace ana VIII
cn.wed nj, mustache he watched las nal DWtd
getting smaller and smaller. lie was riding harder
now and The pursuing Indians were between MN anu
tho train TIE soldiers could sec punS OF whlte where
lie indians were sending balls after the han breed ana
hen the sDecl OF Joe went out OF sight ana aierWafu
he hand only A fine cloud Of alkali dust showing
where IL noated them. =
sThe redskins clas the hall breed Joe ior
nine hours They shot him, too, but the boy
TOOK of a sash which he wore ana ted hlhiSei
IN his ponv's neck when he got so WEAK ln h
hc could hold on no longer. Ana IhatA vi
Tay fhe pony carried the DO, Into camp In uean
faI9t There was no need 10 tell then What tnc
tronhe was 1t was after midnight then, bat in tweny
Minutes a cavalry troop was Saloplhs norltNaIul.
Thn next forenoon the IN The train coud see teil
sabres noshing In the sunlight miles awaY Tley came
over trc main with the sound OF light tlunner al
the first cries the relief heard from tile tram wers
cheers that came from burning thrOats ard Shrivclcd
unc for The half breed Joe.
ma Tho cavalry brushed the redskins on the pam
md sent Their, scurrving in The direction that the sun
went They pulled Joe together and got nm on MS
fec again but after he got well he was the same azy
GOOD for nothing halfbrccd that lie bad been bclore
ebsoIutav m for nothing. And yet. don't you Know
reaJy believe I'm spite Of myself that think better OF
ali Ia n breeds on account 81 that boy.
~ Gentlemen Will you drink TO the half-orecd' Joe =