Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-11
FIGHTING REDSKINS.

Well. sir. I've seed q heap O. ups n
wns in my day an time, but ! don't
nix ever wus SO completely upset as
b when we captured the camp on Little
Sanoochee. said Capt. Jim Storne as
puffed cloud of smoke from his old
ek pipe. and leaned back IN his chair
Her the low shed in front OF his home.
knew that Capt. Jim had one of his
merous adventures ON his mind, and
pared for the worst.
Re see, me II Ginerl Floyd wus alters
ut cronies. We used to swap terbacker
Horny each others knives, an Giner'l
cuss right afore me, same's eff nobody
MT aroun'. Alter we got though the
Defenobee we helt council o'war. an
b it was finly greed that Their want
njuns inside o the swamp. the ques-
WINS. 'whar aire theyY' Some thought
they'd gone to the everglades. others
to the idee that they wer' hidin'
'mongst the ponds and bays an in
creek swamps like q r..ssel O. var
It's.
4 last. howsombedever, Ginerl Floyd
to me, says @:
Jim"-allers called me Jim for short
bar do you think they aire?''
We'll, giner'l.' says |. "ef I'm not
ly QUIT it, the dod rotted villyuns aire
kin aroun in the big thick on
hnoochee.
We'll, ! bedurned," says e, 'ef Jim
1T got more sense than the whole drap
gang, you may have my years for
tap. and God knows they re tough
ngh since these dad blasted gallinip-
We atoul of EN-. Boys, we'll 60 over
an drive Big Thick. an see il Jim
z bout half right.
70 see. ginerl liked the warlike man
In which spoke. fur he saw that ef |
be across an lngin hit'd be Katie, bar
door" with that savage. had fully
le up my min to shoot down without
rter every dinged one of EN- that
6e across.
Iinerl Floyd had an old niger named
enie what he called his body servyant,
ther want niu..l nS.vy ant bout 1t.
old rascal had done Iu'got everything
how to steal, an he wus as diff as a
q, an SO mort y Internal lazy that no
tier what time q day it wus his shad
wus alters in front of I'm. Jist so
ned lazy that he couldn't keep up with
4 they wus one thing old Sawnie loved
FERN con ticker. it WIS to set on log
fish. He didn't keer fur jack an
~ an pike an red bellies. They WIS
brisk fur i'm, but mud cats wus his
~. becase they tuck their time bout
fed broke up camp an we'd marched
IL
~ whar the Big Thick begins an Gin
f&Floyd haltedAus an told us to be very
c<rfui. as we wus in the Injins' kentry. an
~ wer' li'ble to pop up in the most on
Epected places. lie ordered us to see
~ we KEEP our primin' ready. our fints
~ pecked, an wen the time come fur
Stfon to be ready to carry fer and sword
~ the camp of the hos tiles. He wound
BY akin us. in bold, big words. to
rus in God an jackson an keep yer
pNder dry"
Well. sir, sot on gyard till bout mid
W that night. an then | rousted Big
|H John Langford an tole him to take
r rince while tuck nap.
H4ckin slep' mighty SCUM, an GER
24ly slep' the sleep o the jest, for
ppt / kilt scben Injun warriors at
YER, as they sot on a barrikin log, an
A14N Jest afxin' to load my rifle when |
I'D up.
I'm, Jim! come a voice, an opened
Ives an seed Bigjawed John astan'in'
~ me.
W'ot you want. John?"
Bh! The lnjuns amt qua'ter of
of | hearn a turkey gobble down
- creek jest afore day. alter I'd ben
IQxin' a while
'orter not aben dozin' ON picket,
,hu$ hits agin orders, an ye better not
y pothin' mo bout that.
Well, as | said, hearn a turkey, an
thought I'd have crack at i'm, but by
"A Niue Jehosephat! as | was a-creepin'
1nR down the creek happened to look
yWu path that led though u openin' in
. thick, whar the creek bends, an thar
4 lnjun with is gun cross is lap. an
pQnid see a dozen more heads 'mongst
- mshes. | started to shoot, but q ter
eaM that the gyard didn't see me |
loQght I'd better come back an rouse
~ men an we'd s'roun' EN-. | tell We,
"a hit made my haire rise an my blood
- cole to think what nairer resk we
" a-rounin
Hit was mos sun up, but thick fog
ing over the swamp, an ye couldn't see
~ far ahead, but wen we toll Gen.
|oyd bout the diskivery he sprung up
! drdered us to git ready to march 'thout
nkin' any noise. All the camp was up
\ this time, an we helt council of war;
kAngford sejested that we throw up
'pastworks an let EN- attack us fust,
y we younger ones was dead agin' that
- vas afeard they'd git away f'om US,
1 we jist ruled i'm right out.
well, hadn't yc better gin me gyard
9tay with the baggage an protect it?"
" e.
mo, we'll let it take keer of ITSELF" said
e. Floyd sternly; I'VE want every man
4 % his duty today"
Well, we was soon ready an Giner'l
lloyd directed me to take one squad an
QSs the creek an go down t'other side,
bile him an Langford tuck che other
Boys. says e, as we parted. we aire
yN'1ne into desper't fight, an We know
GUNS haint got no mercy. We don't
now what the odds aire, but we do know
lat no true Georgian il fail to do is
1tE Some of us may fall. but the res
llsnt finch Go cautiously. now, an
2 steal march on the yaller devils
rust in God an jackson an keep yer
1wder dryl"
Well, I've done heap O. tough things
my day an time, but that was tho
Ardest mornin's work of my life was
)Qng an ambitious an I'd alters been
'hinkin' out how I'd aclS eff l wus to
me- into rale war. That sperit of mine
~ what madc em lect me capn of mill
= an now that wus acumin' face to
ee with the wild savidges my heart
ypiled up SO big that the collar of my
1ntin shirt was too small. an felt hot
n cold all over.
Aowly an keerfully we erep' along tell