Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-14

getting ratiOns. and not only refused 10
give Information, Int threatened ven
goancc II the boys were arrested.
at was timo TO show bold front
There wcro enough hungry warriors
waiting for ratious TO destroy us all V
they should so on tho warpath, and
every ono was armed.
agent piorson saw trouble ahead.
lie mustered all the force Of irdian po-
lice and scouts he had. and called for
detail Of cavalry from the post. was
ordered TO take my company, and the
entire force, numbering 100, was put
under my command subject to the
agents. orders.
"Whon wo rode into the village there
was not u soul In sight We made first
for Lone Wings tcpcc The old chiof
ttalkod 10 tho entrance when Reagents
messenger spoke to him. lie said that
his people were still friendly, but refused
to toll whore the boys wcro.
"'Thcn we will search every tepco,'
taid the ngcnt.
81 saw from the chiefs looks and tho
fro~ns on tho glowoiing faces showing
now IN the doors Of tho adjacent topccs
that thofc would be trouble " We tried
10 do that. Finally the chief said II wo
would give him IN hour ho would tell
whore the boys were. ! advised tho
agent 10 nccopt this, They cannot get
away on their half starved ponies IN m
hour. said. 30 Il was decided % wait.
when we went hack Lone Wing was
ready 10 receive ms.
whore are tho young thioyosr de
mandod the agent
"'Tho Great Father drives his chill
dron from their hunting grounds 70
anryo ;hon, aud thon calls Thorn thieves
for not being willing 20 do Ike rabbits.
The young braves nro not hero. Tho
white chiefs will find Thorn Ia tho hills
Whiting Tor them
"'Tuoy have lot the rcsoryniony cx-
claimed the agent, hia blood hot Pat
spurs. captain. and ovor'nke thoinl Bot
Ter son1 some Of tho traitors ahead u
find which way they have noakod oa.'
81 had pretty good idea whore wo
would ind the boys, and said, i don't
think trailors viii be- needed Ia this caso
They nro not far on
"'why. snid ho, where do you think
they have gomez
II pointed toward the hills whore two
faint spoci;s showed, and handed him
my glass. lilo looked aud put spun to
his horse
"'No need to hurry lfaid; they arc
not running away
"And YVES right Whom We got near
enough 90 nuke them out clearly. thoro
stood the two littlo fellows in warpaint
aud feathers, their ponies by their sides
and their rifles in their hands
"'What do tho rnicals meant aaid tho
agcnt.
"But understood II well enough.
"Thcir Indian blood wouldn't lot them
suiIor imprisonment or possibly whip
ping, and rather than thus DO degraded
In their own cycs and those Of the war
riots Of their tribe, they Ind resolved 10
court warriors death alone, outside
the reservation, and thus shield tho rest
of the tribe from sharing In tho punish
mcnt.
when we were within 800 yards ~
| them they mounted their ponies aud
hundished their rifles, api | could hear
their shrill. boyish voices In defiant
! tones shouting the war whoop Of their
/ tribe. Before any of rs could get our
breath they leapcd 10 their ponies backs
and charged down toward rs at a iuri.
Gus gallop.
| 81 think II was moment or two be-
foru any Of us took IN tho Rudacity Of
the thing-two Indian boys charging
right into the ranks OF 100 armed white,
but when they got within rifle rang,
they opened our eyes 10y lying fiat on
their ponies aud shooting straight ut ~
"'Giyo the young imps a vollcy. cap
tainr cxcitcdly directed tho agent.
81 hated 10 do II, but There they came
riding us down and shouting like al
possessed. Aim high; fire. command
cd tho men, for couldn't bear {,
slaughter the brave little chiefs. on
they rode, unhurt OF course, right int,
our tCothl
"'Opcn ranks?
"They shot like wildGro through N
and were out OF reach before we coul,
halt aud reform.
81 supposed all we would have 10 d,
now would bc 10 chnse the little rascal
bacl, into the camp aud deliver thou
over Gs prisoners Of war. But bless IN,
stars II they didn't wheel rs soon u
they could, bringing their ponies TO
dead stop, and with another whoop o
defiance came charging back up the hill
ntus.
at was the most desperate exhibition
Of courage had ever witnessed In hu
man being, red or whitc-a cool an
grim determination TO keep up the iigl
until they died fighting.
"Popl one Of our horses was hit.
"Popl A cavalry man dropped hi
Winchester, hit in tho arm. dare
, not spare them longer.
"'FiroH
"Tho smoke Of our second wolfe
, cleared away TO show rs two prostrat
forms and u pony kicking its last o.
, the earth. shut my eyes, did no
! want TO see what know must zee,
, leave thom to the cOyotcsr growlo
the agent. No, drag their bodies bac
10 the old VOLTS den. I'M teach then
lossonr
g "'Not by my command, Mr. Agent
1 said. i never faced any Drawer On,
4 mics. They shaN bo buried with tn
"Oh, I'm 70 glAd you were in con
a mand, Cnclo Jack, little Ted cried, HI
4 lips quiyering with sympathy, "Whcr
a did you bury them then, Unclo Jaci
b. Not where the wolves could