Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-10

A Dog Proved OF fuest,mablo vaiuo IN n
Crnat rsnteruencr.

Dog Proved OF fucattmablo taiuo In y
Great Emergency.
All this story was being told Of Dick,
tho company dog, way back in that
summer Of 'o9, out in Indian territory.
"fIo came from the east with us,
joined Ia Jersey City. How did he come
to join? Well, TO be honest, we were
waiting on the platform for the train TO
back IN, and when the handsome dog
camo up and made friends soldier-like,
we Just smuggled him ON board. onr
company was ordered TO march to the
next fort and bring down a supply
train. Steam? Not muchl Six-mule
wagons SO one morning OF we started,
Dick with us as usual
'To make long story short, the next
afternoon found us surrounded by 400
or 800 Indians, our wagon animals
killed, and we unable 10 move, in
tronchcd as best we might, with our
wounded as comfortable as we could
make them in the center OF our circle
Safe? OF course we were-that Is, some
Of u. gos hurt Of course, hut they
couldn't break our circle. And no moro
could we move. There we were out on
u WiAI pi0iAAts OnAy u itW OhORt VI
water In our cantecns, and cut from
any way OF getting more. That made
u a question Of moving aud getting
killed. staying still and dying of thirst,
or getting aid from the fort. Night
came and volunteers for water tried 10
steal through the Indian lines. Get
through No, sir. Those plains Indians
knew Just the kind of box they had
as In, and nc man, white or red. could
lave got past them Every man that
made the trial came running back for
his life.
next day it was worse-hotter than
ever-and what little water there was
was kept for the wounded. And the
meanest part OF Il was to look at the
reds, some on horseback, some on the
ground stretched out enjoying them
selves out of range, and all of them free
to ride over to the stream whose cotton
wood covered banks were in plain sight
a few miles away.
Might came again and heard some
body whistle; then Dick was called
softly. After bit every man got
orders not 20 let Dick inside the lines.
A message to the fort for aid had been
rolled up in piece of rubber blanket
and tied around his mock Our only
hope was that he would start off for
the fort aud carry IL, and that someone
would unite the roll and read the mes
mage.
Every now and then Dick would try |
to come up TO where l lay in the circle. |
But it was only 10 be met with clods |
Of earth that drove him off to try TO |
find some friend who would welcome |
him as Of old.
But every mans hand was against |
Dick that night and after a long time
word was passed around that Dick was
gone. Nobody could see him at all /
events But we had 10 wait for day |
light TO make sure the poor old boy was
not lying down little way from us |
waiting for the dawn and the recocni- !
ton we had never failed in giving him
before.
Daylight came az last. Thon every ]
eye was strained 10 find Dick. But he |
was not there. And after the field |
glasses had searched In vain for him
there rose a cheer on the morning air
thut orouBht tue luulauS 70 thelr leet
anxiously scanning the horizon all
around for the cause.
''Well, that little dog made his way
10 the fort over the dark prairies, and |
the streams, until Just after
iaybreak, about the time we were
cheering him back there in the camp,
he trotted up 70 the stable guard at one
of tho cavalry company's stable tired
put
well, it wasn't long after that that
we saw our rolief colning. Aud they
brought Dick with them How we did
pet hint But often wondered what
tho little follow thought that night
lfter We had driven him of. as he
.rotted along through the dark to the
Tort Pittsburgh Dispatch.