Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-12

at took me Bout two year to find out
that Sue Cobb, the third from the Oldest,
was the one that suited me best.
well, as l was sayin, the Injun war
broke out, and one day when no one was
! eXpectin it the Arapahoes come down the
river, drivin the Pawnees before em like
mad and, as was their habit when on the
war path. scalpin every white man they
come acrost, jest to keep their ornery
hands in.
The fust we knowed of it was when
Bob Cobb and all his family 'ceptin Sue
rame a-gallopin in. The Arapahoes had
showed up the night before, and in tryin
to 'scape in the darkness he'd lost Sue.
when heered that felt cold for a bit
down to my toes and then my har stood
up on en-.
THE Herndons wasn't never much on
the stand and think when there was work
Btarn them in the face. In less than
minute we was all in the saddle, with the
two Cobb boys, and dad at the head
though he was siXty-owo.
at didn't matter to us now how strong
the Arapahoes was, we felt 'bleeged to go
for 'em whenever they showed up; and I'll
FAY right har they was too strong and
sassy bout that time to think of hidin.
married to the oldest Cobb gal in ten days
and Jim was tough one in them days,
and it'd take Il man to handle him now.
"Well, we rode all that day, till we most
broke the bosses down, without jumpin a
lniun. We halted after dark and rested
the critters, but no one thought of sleep.
Just afore sun up we saw bout 200
Arapahoes, not more'n half mile away.
"'Them's the fellows we wants, said
Jim and dad to onct, and before you
could say 'skat' we was all in the saddle.
There was no need to give orders. All
dad ever wanted his boys to do was to fol
low his example, and we was willin to do
1t then, you can bet yer bottom rock.
"The Injuns saw us bouts quick's we
saw them, and from the way they acted it
was clear they wasn't skeert to hurt.
They galloped on to meet us, and we could
hear 'em shoutin and laughn at the easy
Job they'd have in cleanin our little gang
out.
"Wa-al, they hadn't rid far afore they
: changed their tune. Eleven rifles inst riz
and flashed like one, and that ar Arapahoe
line stopped suddintlike and turned back.
Jim was ready for this, and with dad by
his side he pushed his horse. loadin as he
ran, and we follerin suit. We dashed
. tHrOu5u strliS VI luJuHs oleeuih VI lhe
ground, but as they was dead we had no
more use for 'em.
I'VE gained on the sneaks at every
jump, for their ponies was no match for
our bosses. We hadn't rid in pursuit
,, more'n mile when we dashed into hol-
low, and looLin ahead what did SEE but
Sue Cobb sittin tied ON a boss, and half
naked Injun a-hurryin the animal to its
quickest with Il spear.
Somehow, that sight took away all my
senses, and from the way they say my boss
acted | reckon he must have lost his
; senses too. The fust thing | knowed !
was away ahead Of all the boys, shoutin
like mad; and then | ran slap in among
The Arapahoes.
II felt them hittin me with their spears.
heard the bosses BLOWN and the arrers
. whizzin; but | saw nothin but that al
lnjun ahead of me, pokin Sue Cobb's boss
: with his spear.
: "My boss 'peared to grow faster and
stronger at every leap, 50 it didn't take
long to come up with that 'ar particular
lnjun. He saw one comm, and tried TO
git away, but it wasn't in the wood. He
fell from his boss as my pistol flashed agin
his side.
II come alongside o. Sue and got holt OF
her bride. but soon seed her critter was
. peggin out. For the life of Inc | can't just
say how or why did It. but as the Two an
imals ran neck and neck | caught Sue
, round the waist and swung her before me
! on my saddle Then gave shout and
! heard the boys a-cheerin behind me and
the rifles poppin like mad.
| II took look back and saw the lnJuns