Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-22

HUNTING FOR BABY,
Tragedy That Included Even tho Little
Blue Eyes.


Tragedy That Included Even tho Little
Blue Eyes.
At O'Clock in the morning we rounded
the corner of the mountain and turned
into the valley. Half II mile away on our
left and sitting close into tho hill and sur
| rounded with half grown trees was Bak-
ers cabin. The Indians had p hours the
start of us Signal fires had told us that
| they had not gone up the valley, but would
they pass this cabin so near the trail and
restrain their hand already stained with
blood? Tho main body might not halt,
but half n dozen warriors were force enough
TO wipe out the family,
We halted and looked for smoke curling
above the trees from tho chimney, but
there was none. Under n tree in n field
stood two horses, but no human being was
in sight. Presently the horses caught
sight of us and ncighed. Did you ever
hear horse signal his loneliness by II
neigh? 1t is SO long drawn, and there is
| such a sorrowful quavcr to it, that it seems
to ring in your ears for days aftcrward,
Wounded horses used to neigh that way
on the battlefield after midnight, and you
may have heard the sound on the wide
prairie when II faithful team horse had
broken down and been turned out and
left to his fate.
the house Ono of the h, Wy window
shutters was cracking dsn,ally on it's
hinges in the morning breeze, and the
shattered door told of the work of toma-
hawks and hattcring ram. We knew tho
spectacle which would greet us as wo
stepped inside, but how many bodies
would there b.? A settler who came rid
ing down the valley just then joined us ut
the door of the cabin and whispered with
white face:
1T happened yesterday morning. l
heard the firing, but dared not como down
20 his help. Thcro will be Baker his
wife, u girl of 10 and baby boy n year
old-all wiped OUT
After II bit we went in. Man and wife
lay in the middle of the floor, the girl in
n corner 1t was no need to bend over
them to see if life remained. Bullets and
tomahawks had made surc work of it, and
three moro scalps had been added to the
belts of the renegade Indians from the res
ervation. We had carried the bodies out
doors for burial when the settler came out
and said:
Il have looked high and low, but can't
find the baby. 1t must have been here,
but what can have become of it,
We searched the house, but there was no
trace. The Indians would not have ham
pered themselves with baby when on the
warpath. If alive when they entered the
house, they would have shown it no mercy
nor flung the little body out. Tho man
had q winchester tho woman Il revolver.
While they were firing from tho broken
door they had been shot down by warriors
who sneakcd up to the side window.
Look for the baby whispered the set
tier. Baker loved that baby rs his life.
He may have carried it into the woods and
to it,
The hundred men of us hitchcd our
horses, formed in n long limo and swept
through the thickcts in rear of the house
quito up to the foot of the hills. There was
no sign of the child Then the limo swung
around to the right and VIC swept back to
the east until clear of the bushes. We
were just breaking clear when II cry was
raised, and u minute later the captain of
the troop had baby in his arms and was
pushing through the mon toward tho
house. 1t was dressed bit had no extra
covering, and it had rested under ~ thick
bush for 24 hours. The men c.tcorcd and
checrcd rs the officer sat down on the door
step with his burden, but he held up u
hand and solcmnly said:
flush, mcn-hc S dying! We have como
too later
So it was. Whether it was the cold of
the night, the lack of nourshmcnt or the
fear which must have como to its heart Wo
could not tell, but within 10 minutes its
life went out, and With rcvcrcntial hands
the wcc baby was laid beside those waiting
for burial. Just before death camc it open
ed its big blue eyes, looked around &t the
bearded faces bending forward, and hero
was II smile on it6 face as the light Went
out Faces We're turned aside, and it srprr-
l.,
said:
"Wiped cut, even to the baby Men, (
the grass dug and the bodies in, and =
will ride on.
There were tears and muttcrings and
vows of vengeance rs We hurried through
with our Sorrowful task, though but :rw
men there had wives and children. DO
you remember what the philanthroriSts
said Of next days work? We cut OF n
band of 10 of the rcncgailcs, drove them
into ravinc and not u man escaped. |
They shouted to us again and again that |
they SURRENDERED. They throw down their |
rifles and held up their hands, but their |
only answer was the pop, pop of the car
btneS till the last target was riddlCd. The |
took good caro- to state all
that, but it was the soldiers who aftcrward |
told what was discovered when we provided |
among the bodicS-told it in whispers and |
with tears in their eyes. Three of them |
had the scalps of white victims at their |
bclts-thc scalps of Baker, his wife and fair
haired daughter. y fathers love and the
hand of God had prevented babys scalp |
from keeping the company of the others.
We wished thCm alive that We might kill
them over again, and as we rode away we
saw the Wolf and the buzzard making
ready for their feast. Nj. QUAD.
How to Make Kidney Omclet.
Get veal kidney for the best results,
sleeps or lambs kidney may
be used. Trim off all the fat and cut it
IN small dice. Put n tcaspoouful of but
er over the fire i'll n small stewpan, and
when very hot fry in it half teaspoon
,ul of finely chopped onions until Of a
golden color. This must not be allowed
o scorch. Put i'll the minced kidney
md little chopped parsley and stew
or about eight minutes, stirring and
baking occasionally. Mcautima make
N omelet. and when just ready to fold
,laoe the above mixture in the center |