Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-18

Indians seem TO get more amusement out
of it than any other part.
When morning came Halls arms were
cast loose and he was provided with
hearty breakfast. The Indians knew he
was game, and they wanted him to keep
his full strength and last as long as posi-
BILE He also had an object in view ana ate
all they brought him. 1t was about y
O'Clock when he was taken out to run the
gantlet All his lashings were cast OFF,
rope tied around his waist. and he was ex-
ercised for fifteen minutes to Timber him
ND. There were about 400 bucks in the
lines as they were presently formed. In
most instances the warriors are allowed to
strike with clubs, the handles of toma-
hawks or their hickory bows, but in this
case only switches were used.
Hall was swift runner, and his plan
was to make bolt for it when he reached
the west end of the line To his chagrin
he found a dozen mounted warriors placed
to head off any such attempt. He made it,
however. Running down the lines at the
top of his speed and receiving cut from
almost every warrior as he passed, he
broke out on the prairie and ran for his
life The pursuing Indians could have
killed him, but the idea was recapture.
He got two full miles from camp and
lodged them for an hour before this was
up and down the lines four times, after
which he was returned to the tepee for an
hours rest. Being stark naked, every
blow of the switches had raised welt and
he was SCARED from head to heel.
The next move on the programme was
to bind him to a tree and throw knives and
tomahawks at him. The idea was to tor
ture his mind, but some of the weapons
slightly wounded him, and those who
threw them were laughed at as bunglers.
The lobe of one ear was split by toma-
hawk, and the rim of the other carried
away by a knife. Hall won the admira-
ton of all the warriors by his display of
nerve during the trying ordeal. At noon
he was taken back to the tepee and given
another hearty meal. 1t was about 1
o'clock when he was brought out to be
bound to stake to undergo the splinter
torture. The old men and boys had fur
nished great heap of dry splinters which
were to be stuck into his flesh and lighted.
AS four stalwart bucks were conveying
Hall from the tepee to the stake something
was happening on the eastern edge of the
camp. The Cheyennes had about 600 ponies
in their herd, with fifty or more captured
horses and mules. The herders, anxious
to witness the torture, had come into the
village, and Halls mule, which was a
vicious animal, took advantage of their
absence to raise a rumpus. The whole
herd had become excited, when an old buff
falo bull, pursued by wolves dashed into it.
With the rush of a cyclone the whole
herd broke for the village. and so sudden
was the alarm that everybody was for the
moment upset. The idea was that AZ
tack was being back by soldiers The
frightened horses, followed by the below
ing bull, ran over everything in their way,
and Hall and his guard were knocked
down like tenpins. The instant he was
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and ran with them, hanging to the tail of
a pony and yelling to keep the animals ex-
cited. He was carried along for a mile or
more, and then, as the speed of the herd
began to sfacken, he suddenly caught
sight of his mule. She was as obedient to
his whistle as dog, and he was soon on
her back. AS he circled around to the
north the herd followed after. and it was
not until he had put five miles behind him
that they slackened up and finally stopped.
hundred warriors had pursued the herd,
but before they could get IA mount Hall
had a long start. He was riding without
saddle or bride, but that was no trick for
a scout. He headed away for Fort Wal
lace. and though pursued to within a mile
of the post none of the Indians got within
a mile of him.
After the red men had been thorough
ly whipped and returned to their reser-
vations Hall and | one day met four
Cheyennes who were out hunting. All
four recognized him at once, as all We're in
the lines when he run the gantIet, and
two of them had hold of his arms when
the stampede occurred. We sat down for
a smoke, and, after inquirng about Ro-
man Nose and Black Bird. Hall observed:
You were having lots of fun with me
that day, and have always felt sorry that
l had to leave you so suddenly"
I'VE are at peace now" replied one of
the warriors, as he drew his knife and felt
OF its Keen edge, and | will tell you some
thing. Before you were burned at the
stake l should have used this very knife to
cut out your tongue and cut off your lips
and eyelids, and ! would have taken
muscles from your arms and legs to make
bowstrings for the little boysr'
'Thanks-have n drink calmly replied
Hall, as he passed over his flask and arose
to go.