New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
VHY HE HAS NO FAITH IN INDIANS.
TELLING A DIsAGREEABLE STORY AND Apollo
Giving FOR IT.

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GIzNG FOR IT.
Perhaps he said as he leaned back in his ciar'
towing with the slender stem Of his glass; i UNI
naturally prejudlced against them. rhe party "er'
talking about Indansl But ii is my opinion that IL
is hard to make white man out Of an indian
You seen he went on Strengthening up suddenly
as he became interested and his eyes flashed. can't
very easily forget casetI know of. Ihcy vert
all a pretty rough lot, but good fellows OF that KIM
went in those days. There were four OF theh anu
they had picked their horses and were all AROUND
the camp fire. Jack Wellen was making coffee, ana
no doubt il was good coffee, for | have tasted MS
coffee many a time and knew it to disappoint
me- lie was bending over the Goals and the others
we're lying there smoking when it happened 1t ddlt
fake long. There was a rush. The cmbers were
scattered TO the winds. a halfdozcn Shots mana
to-hand clinch. a struggle over the saddles ana on
the ground and the fight ended. only one OF tho
boys got away and pity it was that amy OF them
went down like that
"A party Of fifteen went over the prairie al a
hard gallop the next day, wInchescrs across their
saddles and carefully loaded Colts III lhcl
belts. They rode three days after the asSaSsihS
and when they found them they were worse
than the Indians had been. They caught the REQ
devils I'm camp and shot them down faster and suTer
than their friends had met their end. Only one OF
tho Indians got out alive, and she young Squaw
Now rest Of this story isn't nice, but IT'S al goNpe
truth and carries its own moral. one OF the boys
swung his lariat around her neck. lie drew IT mp
taut and led her behind him. You see IT was vengeance
with him. He was in the saddle and he frosted her
over tho lands for hours don't think he knew what
he was going do with her finally, but his blood was
hot and he hated the whole race. She was ready To
drop when he took pity on her and slipping of his
saddle knotted the around her throat and fted
her into the saddle He only a barbarian himself
you see. but he couldn't kill woman that way IN
cold blood
We'll. when they got back to the ranch he got
collar and fastened it her neck and tied her so
that she could not escape She was handsome woman
not hit copper coored and had clear eyes and a
dazzling skim lie kept her tied all the time. feeding
her a. she wild panther and she got 50 tame
that she followed him around as far as her tcthci
would let her 60. she used 70 pine when he was on,
Of her sight and crouchcd at hi, feet when he was
around That is the way with sGuaws. you know.
Ills heart softencd In the end and one day he
took of the collar and told her 10 go. She wouldn't
move. lie couldn't drive her away. lie offered to
send her back her tribe but she sat right down
and refused TO move an inch. He didn't know
what 10 do. lie coaxcd her aud begged hen
and threatened her she Just eroveihd There on ne
put her behind him on his broncho, and rode sixty
miles To settlement. lie married her there and
1T was les than SIX months after this that the
devils came down on us again He was IN his cam
with her sitting before the fire when he heard ne
started % bar the door There on the wall
and She pulled it down and followed him
ready - die for him. They came bursting into the
cabin before either Of them could reach the door.
They were all around him. yelling Ike demons
and bIandshng their tOmahlwk~ above his head
He Jumped back into a corner. drawing her behind
him TO protect her. There was fighting in the door
for the other boys had come over on the run when
they heard the noise. Her eyes blazing and ~h"
was in a tremble then But when she heard the yell'
a, the Indian, went down before the rcvOlycrs she
turac like a tiger on her husband. lie fighting
Ike 4 mailman, shooting with one hand and clubbing
with the other. He defending her when she raised
the axe and killed him. She got away with those
that survived The fight I'm the room. don't know
whatever became Of her. bat when ! him 20 down
with groan II surprise and grief AZ her roachcry
said An Indian once. and an Indian always And
mind ypu all fighting for our lives
This isn't pleasant story and I'm sorry tod
Il. hut you understand me now when that
believe in the old saying about the only good INDIAN