, 1891-01-10
A CLOSE CALL.
Senator Williams secOnd Adventure
With the Indians.

away, and while we of the present age
appreciate their many dangers and hard
ships. their hairbreadth escapes, 70 the
coming generations their exploits will be
little short of fabulous. Apropos of this
subject and of my former letter concern
Gen. Miner aud Hon. F. o. Williams,
is an incident which took place within a
day or two of the one related in hat let
ter, and which l trust the senator will
pardon me for telling. 1t will lack the
tense language and the impressive gos-
ture OF ITS narrator, but, robbed of all
these, it still presents fascination enough,
to my mind, to be placed in print. At
the time Of which | write there was not a
sligo of the beautiful city of Laramie, nor
had there, as yet, been a single survey
or's stake driven in that lovely expanse
known as the Laramie plains. This incl
dent occurred but two or three davs be-
fore Gen. MINERS timely appearance,
and IS given, as near as may be, IN the
senator's own language.
After we reached camp With our load
of timber, on the day we encountered the
Indians, w felt comparatively safe,
though the Indians were encamped but a
mile above ms They left for tho Park
next morn;ns but r,tbor ,bipt ,bev
met a baud of Utes up there hat we're
too much for them, for they returned the
next mor,ing and cama down N orr
camn in a bodv Had wa known ,bar
what we knew shortly oHtarword thew
vopld never have been allowed N enter
our camn with hovs and snesrs IN bs,d
IF an Indian il friendly he will, leave ~,
weapons behind
They had op their war main, and 7
noticed that from manv n lanco dsncled a
scalp-often three or Eour One sc,In in
particular attracted nv attention II had
| Iovelv auburn hair n mil v,rd IN lonc,b
and told ito own beart- bresL;ng s,or,, ~
rsvisbe5 he.u,v and brnt.I mrrdar and
bronoht IN ms bov;sb heart . r.nc that H.
had never felt before What tor,ure the
noor GIRL h had worn Il w.s nm, N M
ono sara ,bo norno,r.,ora u;u 90 Lnou
Te.nnoe
ia, Tndaa1 hoa~. - ia -
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and Lin woro ho,h oa1,eS5 unnnaoJ
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Wo had in tbe c.mn o1,,nn,on,s -
m;n I'D o,o Ind;.n asLa5 "a oh,s;aaI
narnisg;on - - aog.omLiaLL ~
had in bis var b,r In ,bo ia w.so
srh ob;of oh won, H., ~ T.
and ~ snor,od - r. aal uLa
oonId t.IL 80 nood E,.l;.L II.
;nsolent and norsis,ad; in ,rr;nn - antor
the tent when 6nalIv , how by Tho name
ot Re- hoooui,r L,o.Lo5
him 5own nth = A. -. - -
inc N his too, lin draw his s.br. "a
,r;od uT am III Ia -
Opicker than tbo,,b, .vorr T,d,sn-
,boro voro .bor, Gnr-drom ~, - a,5
wo wera s,rro,,dal rr;,h - oFfa,a,
Nth al.a,;nc da,;Esb - "a g.
d;s,or,ad h, -mrrda,o,s nass;on NJ, -
Etbat time I had fe,, craa, ,,m,a,,v ,u,
rho fe,rfnI s;ob, mo5o ms, o-ros s,ooI
I had NOT n tbongbt of ever Iiv;pg 70 500
another sun rise. Every not of nv iG.
passed in array befor,. NV m,nd's ovo
swifter han tho livbtping's f.sb. I, "a
happened. that I s,ood mar ,ba Indian
who was sitting m the gronnd orindin q
coffee. and beside him Law an nv In dos.
peration I c,upbt mn the ax and no;sod i,
over his head determined n take at least
one Indian throupb the door or death with
me, He glanced nm at me ovor b;s
sbouIder and We hath ,oolad ovor tbo
awfnI nrecip,ce or otarpity Ton ana toor.
ful moment. when hc ~ouietlv pnlled his
blauEet over his head and awaited tbe
blow that was :, cIeave his sLpu Rnt :,
never fell The head chief TittIo Rio
Man. was standing n III, tie vavs snart
talking m ore of our man He s,v ,be
sitpation and volled m bis man n do0,s,
Instantly every box was Iowerod II tales
a long time IN tell this bpt !, all occprred
in fonr or five secopds and v.s for mo
frauobt with moro ner;l han 7 evor well
tn know again 7 have Iivod in hi.
COUNTY e'er Sinee' anu nave trou every
ROD oil 1t In moccasins, and L have been
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