The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
Written In BLOOD.

We arrive at the crossing OF the Niobrnra
River ut o'clock in the afternoon. and were
then so far behind the Indian band wo we're
pursuing that 1t was determined to give up the
chase and wait there for Capt Fraynes de-
tachme emit to como in from the west We we're
making camp when dog came out Of thicket
on our right and began bowling. Everybody
saw at glance that 1t was q settlers dog. and
everybody realized in an instant what his &C.
tions signifed. Every man Of the 200 stood
looking at the animal when he ceased bowling
and came forward. He was a gaunt. fierce
looking beast and many Of the men held their
carbines ready to shoot as he came trottinR up
and halted at the feet Of the Major. After q
long look into the officers face the dog threw
up his head andthowled again-a long drawn.
quavering howl which sent chill over every
man. and even made the horses look up from
their feed.
follow the dog, said the Major. as he turned turn .,
to the commander OF troop. think there's
pioneers cabin on the far side Of the thicket:
q man return and report, and will send out a
As we caught up our horses the dog ceased
stood. As we mounted he trotted away at the
head Of the detail. and led us straight for the
we passed through, it we saw the cabin
Wheeled into line opened out in sEirmish
Wien halt the distance had been passed. We
cabin and run for tho brush covered hillside.
moment later two great vultures which
took wing and dew heavily away.
There are dead men in there, whispered
the sergeant as we came to halt See thorel
that trickle q blood under the doorii,'
then threw up his head and howled dismally.
We must use this log to break the door
In cSnt T. Sn. the The, serGeant The lndisns
where the wolves have licked the blood of the
grass There has been ., terrible aKht here
s.two"threee the door gives way j"
We dropped the log and retreated q step or
two while the EXCITED dog sprang into The
that m.s @
the first to look In. but he hest.
Hnf 0ay sSs s
the rough floor as II they had crawled to-
gether to die. were four mon. a woman. and
old respectively, 1t was a log cabin. with
boards instead Of sash and glass at tn. win
%d it's way oI How ''I long the nsht had lasted
We could not determine. but all there had been
80 You can see how 1t was" said the sergeant
after sending of man to tho command.
Three Of these men came down the trail
ahead of the Indians fleeing for their ivos
and warning other settlers. When they turned
in here the, red devils, were close after them.
and tho only thing to do was to fight. Look at
the bullet holes! see how many wounds each
ono hasl The Indians fred from every direc-
ton. even down through the ROOF. 1t must
have been an all-dny light. and tho last man
or two was able, to handle q gun when the In
dams got the alarm and left. There was the
husband anu father. In his dying hour he lay
down his rifle and crept over to his dead wife
and an, children and flung his arms over them.
What's that ON the floor?"
We removed the boards from the two win
dows to let in more light. and on the white
surface OF split log used as floor board We
splinter which had been used as a pen. and
within six inches OF 1t were the fingers OF a
lead man. In the semi- arkness OF day or
the gloom Of night his rude pen had painfully
,, Over POO InIuls. All wiped out but me.
IN hard hit Send word to"
That was all. The splinter fell from his
hem burial in the grassy valley and burned
the cabin. and MS we broke camp the dog went
with US. fierce. wild-eyed. and woldsh. but
knowing that no was among friends.