Evening journal., 1891-03-26

skin they expressed much wonder and rev
ereace.
While / had served as a scout only few
months / knew considerable of Indian
character, and was not long in realizing
that had made a hit. While no violence
was offered US we were disarmed, and our
horses were led behind the ponies Of the
indians as we moved off to the east. We
Travelled until about midnight before halt
ing, and then reached an Indian village on
Soldier creek. As we descended from our
horses, Robinson was led of by two war
riors, while / was conducted to the wig
wan Of Red Trail, subchief in com
mand during Pawnee- Killers absence
had been busy planning during the ride,
and had made up my mind to pretend to
be without the power Of speech 1 found
opportunity to whisper to Robinson to
pursue the same policy, but unfortunately
he had not the nerve to carry out the idea
The fact of his being captured broke him
all up. The recollection of what McHenry
must have suffered unstrung his nerves,
and | heard him begging and entreating
as he was carried away
Red Trail closely examined the mark on
my face, and was as much mystifed as the
Others. | still had a power in reserve.
Having served through the war in the
navy it was but natural that I snould
carry sailors passport On my Jeff arm
was tattoo representing an anchor. This
was seen as two warriors stripped my
bucksl1in shirt of to look for further
marks. Not an Indian in that camp had
ever seen anything like the mark, and
when the examination had been completed
| felt sure that ! was looked upon with
awe and mystery, If not veneration. was
conducted to a tepee and motioned to turn
liz, and had every reason to congratulate
myself on the plan | had pursued. / had
made signs that l could not talk, and the
information had been accepted.
Next morning Pawnee-killer arrived in
the village. He had agreed to surrender
his tribe and 60 on reservation, but it
was bold faced lying on his part. His very
first move was to order the village to pack
up and move back about twenty miles.
This consumed the entire day As we were
ready to start / received my horse to ride,
and my hands and legs were left entirely
free. saw Robinson brought out, and he
was loaded down with kettles and led by n
rope. AT no time during the day was he
near enough to exchange a word but on
several occasions / saw him kicked and
beaten by the squaws and boys
1t was 0 o'clock in the evening before I
was taken into the presence of Pawnee-
Killer. He seemed to have accepted the
belief of the others, and in less than a
quarter of an hour waved me ont Of his
wigwam. may state here what learned
two or three years after. 1t was the belief
of the Indians that | had been struck By
lightning as | slept, and that the fluid had
left the two marks to prove that WIS in.
vulnerable. They further reasoned that I
lost my speech at the same time, and was
therefore an object of veneration. was
in no wise hampered or restricted, but I
found shelter as soon as possible, and was
soon asleep. ] wanted to do something
for poor Robinson, but just how to do it |
could not figure. The treatment accorded
him during the day did not augur well for
the future.
When morning came again had a hearty
breakfast, and then two old men, armed
with only bows and arrows, took me down
the creek about a mile and then sat down
on the grass. 1t was an hour or two before
| could make out the significance of the
move, but then heard sounds from the
direction of the camp which satisfied me
that Robinson was being put to the torture
One of my guards soon left for the village
and an hour later the other suddenly rose
and without word suddenly walked
| away in the same direction. Unable tt
make up my mind what to do, / remained
where / was during the entire day. Ii
later years l learned from one Of the war
riors of the fate of Robinson. His tortures
/ lasted nine long hours. He first ran tn,
gantlet. Then he was tied to a stake, ant
every form of mutilation which the fiend.
could invent was practiced on his pooi
body 1t was with great animation tha
my informant related how the poor fellow
begged and cried and entreated-wha
wonderful vitality he had-how he coulC
have been preserved an hour or two Longer
had not everybody grown tired of the sport
| 1t was Pawnee- Killer himself, fresh from
signing a treaty of peace, who exhibited
the most fiendish spirit.
had a much closer call than / knew
/ The two old men who took me ou
| doubted that was what the others tool
me for. They had some arrows made o.
| purpose to kill witches and keep off ba,
/ spirits, and they were to take me off ant
see if these arrows would kill me. In &C
Il ing down the creek one of them came nea
| stepping on a rattlesnake, and this wa
taken as a sign that they must not shoot
When they returned to the village and re
ported it was hoped that / would go away
| and therefore no one came near me. A
night fell / started off to the west, expect
ing every moment to be overhauled, put
ting in a good twenty miles before day
light | was picked up by a ascouting part
of cavalry just before noon.
II was about three months after my es
cape before the Indians learned that wa
government scout, and that they ha
been duped Red Trail and Pawnee-Kille
then offered five ponies each to the warrio
who should bring in my scalp, and for tn
next year perhaps ! was wanted" NOR
than any other man on the plains. It wa
a curious turn Of affairs that, while Re
Trail had no less than five Of his best wa
riors out on an expedition after me, creT
into his camp one night and secured hi
own scalp lock, rife and pony and gC
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