The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-25
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A BRAVE BOY, INDEED, WAS HE.
A Child of Four That Not Even Bear
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From the Chicago Times.
About l o'clock in the morning the set
tier whose cabin was on the Little Col
orado river under the shadow Of the Mo
gollon mountains aroused me from sleep
and gave me the news that the Apaches
had crossed the stream both above and
below and were advancing on the house.
He and his son. the latter a boy Of Is, had
been out scouting My left arm was in a
sling from a recent wound, but / had rid
den thirty miles the day before to warn
him and others that the band of redskins
were making for Mexico by that route,
burning and killing whenever opportunity
offered
There were the settler and his wife, the
boy above mentioned, girl of 10, another
of 8, and boy Of or g. In addition
there was a little boy years old, whose
parents had been killed by the Indians
about a month before. 1t was decided
that we should get into the ravine in rear
of the house at once. The man and wife
and youngest child went in first. His
boy and the two girls followed, while l,
having charge of the little orphan,
brought up the rear All the children
were awakened from sleep and only given
time to half dress, and there was fear
that the two little boys would betray us
by crying out. Before starting l whis-
pered to Temmy:
The Indians are coming, but if you
keep still we shall get away all right
You viii ride on my back We are going
among the brush and trees. where 1t is
very dark. If fall down or the limbs
switch your face, you must not cry out"
No; me no ky out +" he whispered as
bent down for him to climb on my back.
l heard the CHATTER of the ponies on the
hard road as left the back door, and
was only fairly concealed by the cedars
when the Indians began yelling and bat
tering at the door. The others had such
a start that l could not Overtake them.
And, too, they turned into the first raVine
on the right while l kept straight on. A
dozen times almost fell headlong, and a
dozen times the boy was almost brushed
off my back I felt thathe was crying,
but very quietly. Perhaps he feared !
suspected him, for as / stopped to take
breath he drew himself up and whispered
in my ear:
'"Me no ky out and make Iniuns come 7"
The redskins did not fire the house, as
it would have been a beacon light to their
pursuers, but they smashed everything
breakable, took what they wanted, and
after about half an hour continued on
their way. I reached point mile from
the house, and then sat down on a rock in
the deep ravine to pass the rest Of the
night. After awhile thought he dropped
off to sleep, and I was getting a bit
drowsy myself, when l suddenly heard a
bear coming down the rayine. The click
of his claws on the stones was proof that
it was bear, and his heavy step signifed
that he was a big one. l could not see
my hand six inches away, but pretty soon
/ got the odor of the bear
The ravine was about thirty feet WIDE
and / was sitting close to the west wall.
Bruin came down shifting and growing
and just opposite me he stopped and
doubtless had good square loOlaht the
invaders. | had lost my revolver in the
fight, and was perfectly helpless.
simply shut my eyes and waited for the
attack. 1t did not come. The bear shifted
and growled for awhile and then took a
sudden panic and started off down the
ravine. l was drawing long breaths Of
relief and feeling glad that the boy in my
arms had known nothing of the danger
when he suddenly reached up drew my
head down, and whispered in my ear:
"He went wool wool! woof!' but no
ky out and bring Iniuns!r