Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-29
A RIDE OF A HALF BREED
CHASED AND SHOT BY INDIANS As
He GALLoPED FOR HELP.
Tho Fellow Was Lazy and INDECENT
Around the Camp. but He Was Ready
When an Emergency Arrived, and re
Did His Duty Like an Old SOLDIER.

The Fellow was Lazy """
Around the Camp. but He Was Ready
When an Emergency Arrived, and re
, Did His DUTY Like an Old Soldier
"Ridef" said the colonel, there's moth
ing in the world eau touch an Indian for
, riding. He can ride on II pouy's neck, on
his side, on his fiank-he can ride under a
pony, for have seen him do 1t many a
time
And now that we are on the subject OF
riding I'll tell you about ride that hail.
breed Indian made once. ] never liked
half breeds before that-any more than
like Indians, don't like half breeds now,
but liked that critter Joe.
This was ali down in Arizona Never
been in Arizona, chr Well, it was a nice
country in those days Your scalp was
worth Just about ten cents par value. A
friend OF mine, Will Savrin, was a lieuten-
ant in the --th. He picked up a half breed,
the meanest looking half breed ever saw.
The whites Of his eyes showed every time
you spoke to him. wouldn't have trusted
him il my neck had been in danger ana
be could have saved it.
.Will found some of the soldiers kicking
and cutting the half breed around camp
one day. The Indian was just whining
and taking il all. viii cursed the men off
the spot ard threw two or three of them
over their heels He took the half breed,
warmed him up and gave him something
I to eat He couldn't drive the worthless
( devil away then and so made a kind of a
man servant of him, naming him Joe, but
/ the Indian wasn't worth a rap for any kind
/ of work.
] "Will was an awfully reckless fellow.
| He didn't believe that the Indian lived
who would fight face to face with a man.
| He used to SLY that he would take ten men
and ride through whole tribe, shooting
whatever men he chose, and that they
wouldn't show fight if he could keep them
| from closing in behind him.
"He got his chance one day. He was es-
coriing supply train wagon, you know,
across the plain. He had about twenty in
fantry men with him.
HARAsSEp By REDSKINS
"A swarm Of Indians came down upon
him and began to blaze away. They fired
like n hailstorni. They got the wagon
rounded up aud then tried to make the
Indians come in and fight him. Not a bit
of it would they have. They hung around
like a swarm of bees just out of range.
Every time he got the train in motion
down they came again with a swoop
They were losing mules, and Will was raw
ing. cursing mad. He couldn't make them
tight him
SO there they staid. That night the
red devils led them terrible dance, but
they stuck it out. The next day was one
of those scorching, blistering days that you
get on the plains. The sun was like a
flaming sword, aud the Wind that came
over the bleached plain cut the skin open
There was no water to drink, the mems
swollen tongues were hanging out of their
mouths, and their carbines were so hot
they blistered the flesh on their hands.
And all the while Will was swearing and
swearing and trying to get the devils to
fight him. There was no fight in them.
They had sure thing OF 1t waiting.
In the afternoon it got so terrible that
the men could not breathe. They began to |
faint under the torturing sun. Will want /
ed some one to come out and ride into I
camp for Il cavalry troop. Joe was lying /
In the shade OF a supply wagon, and he got /
up and led his pony over The Indians
were lying off about three miles then wait
ing for night, when they could come in
and make things lively again with showers
of rifle balls
HOW JOE RODE INTO CAMP.
Joe started off to the south on an easy
iope. You could see the Indians move
where they had rested like shadow on the
PLAIN. Then out came a circle like the
curve oil band OF blue swallows Itspread
out, widening and widening, and circled in
again IKE closing fan, after Joe. All the
while Joe was Looping over the white plain
10 the south. They were after him now at
not pace, and viii gnawed his mustache
as he watched his half breed getting smaller
and smaller He was riding harder now.
and the pursuing Indians were between
him and the train! The soldiers could sec
pufs OF white where the Indians were
sending balls after the half breed, and then
The speck of Joe went out of SIGHT and
the band, only a fine cloud of
alkali dust showing where it aoated over
HEM
The redskins chased the half breed Joe
or nine hours. They shot him, too. but
ne boy took off a sash which he wore |.
ma tied himself to his ponys neck when
he got SO weak that he could hold on no
onger. And that's the way the pony car.
iea the boy into camp in dead faint.
mere was no need to tell them what the ,
rouo!e was lt was after midnight then. ..
'"t III twenty minutes cavalry troop was .
,"iiopihg horthward- The next forenoon :,
ne men ID the train could see their sabers
iashins IN the sunlight miles away They
anne over the plain with the sound of I
ight thunder, and the first cries the relief l
leard from the train were cheers thar came
rom the burning throats and shriveled
Fps for the half breed Joe.
The cavalry brushed the redskins off V
lie plain and sent them scurrying in the =
ERECTION that the sun went. The pulled
oe together and got him on his feet again. :. q
ut aiter he got well ne was the same lazy. =
GOD for nothing half breed that he had ,
cen before-absolutely fit for notbing
ina yet, don't you know, / really beIiaSe
spite OF myself that think better of MI y
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