The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-07-23
would rum on With me be was led b.

would run of with me he was led by
q lariat
At noon We made halt OF half an
hour and was given about half a
poundf OF jerked buffalo meat as my
share OF the MONDAY meal. My
arms were unbound that might eat
but the whole six constantly kept
their eyes on me. When we set of
again l was bound as before. and we
rode ut a gallop until 10 o'clock at
night before the village was reached.
1 understood the Sioux lingo very
we'll though / did not let on to- and
the talk rs we rode was anythipHl but.
pleasant TO me. 1t was agreed that
would be put to the torture and that
1t would be made to last as long as
possible.
When we reached the village was
placed In u tepee and my arms un.
bound. They refused to cast the
lashing oil my legs though three oil
the bucks stood guard outside. was
so stiff and sore with the ride that ]
could not have taken five steps had
they turned me loose and told me tG
go. l got not q wink OF sleep that
night and 1t was not until eight
o'clock next morning that my legs
were freed. II was village OF eighty
lodges and the one occupied wal
almost In tho center OF the collection.
i couldn't have escaped had they left
the tent unguarded.. but they took nc
risks There were always two and
sometimes four OF the bucks squatted
outside OF the lodge. and outside oil
these circle OF squaws and children
" 1t was the third day after. my cap
ture before, was disturbed. Their
most OF the warriors having returned
to the village on purpose to witness
my death. was led out nj three
o'clock to undere o. the preliminary t.
actual torture. This is running tn,
gauntlet There were as near Us J
could judge sixty men and boys in each
line. and the lines were four feet apart
Had each one been armed with
switch to strike me IT would have beer
punishment enough but they were al
lowed to use clubs and sticks and tom.
ahawk handles When l looked dowr
the line felt that there was no show
for me to mako the run. and yet
must make the attempt You may
ask why did not obstinately refuse,
and let them do their worst then and
there. Because was hoping for then
to show me q little mercy. TheI
would torture me- but not so cruelty
as II refused to run.
/ Unt no nood raodu 4 ox,,1l -;
when the signal came sprang away
ut the top OF my speed Blow after
blow fell upon me while the savage
shouted their pleasure. and to my
great surprise / at length reached tn,
end OF the lines. There / fell in
heap and they gave me about ter
minutes in which to brace up for tn,
run back. made only half the dis
lance this time being struck such
blow over the head with club that
sank down unconscious. When / hat
recovered my senses they returned
me to the lodge where lay for many
hours expecting to be taken out fol
torture. They would have finished
me but for the fact that the wife O.
Little Feather who was in another
village fifty miles away. had not vel
arrived. She wanted to be in at the
death and so further proceedings were
declared off for the day.
The squaw arrived soon after mid
night My ankles were tightly dashed
and could not sleep. She was for
having me out at once. and came and
looked into the lodge to see that was
safe but she was told that / would be-
put to the torture after breakfast in
the morning and long after she had
turned away | heard my guards gloat-
ing over the prospects. 1t wal
agreed among them that was game
man and would hold out for several
hours and give them lots OF amuse.
ment
Half an hour after daylight the vii
lage was astir and at sunrise a oquaw
brought me some breakfast and the
lashings around my ankles were cast
Off learned several years after that
1t was intended TO oblige me to run
the gauntlet again. ] was eating the
meal the squaw had brought when a
sudden excitement arose outside.
There was great shooting followed
by cheers and the report OF firearms
and the next minute the two hundred
frontiersmen who had been raised In
Kansas and Nebraska as an indepen.
dent force charged into the village.
1t wasn't five minutes before the Hee-
ing warriors rallied for defense. but
before that time was safe. M Quad
in the New York World.