The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-14
As We charged along, Tom Granger

As we charged along, Tom Granger
six fcctthree inchesin height, strong |
as bull buffalo and swift Of foot as a
deer-left the rest Of us behind, and
raging like a maddened tiger. over
took two of the savages ere they could
gain shelter. One fell with bullet
through his brain, but the other sud
denly turned and struck with venge-
full knife at his pursuer. Swiftly
swerving, Tom avoided the deadly
thrust, caught the fellow up in his
arms and contemptuously shouting:
s.rll not waste lead on your carcass"
dashed him down with terrific force on
a piece of rock. killing him as sudden
ly as might thunderbolt.
BY this time not live Indian was
to be seen; more than one-half the to-
tai force lay dead upon the ground,
and many others had limped away
more or less wounded. So, giving up
the useless pursuit, we turned to free
Bill Somers.
''That was q mighty close call.
boys" he coolly said as we lifted him
up. (Which of you fellows laid out
this raid?"
ABE johnson did; the Lord bless
him; / never could have planned it,
generously answered Granger
"Well, Abe, I'm everlastingly be-
holden to ye. The Oldest Indian-ighter
in the whole west couldn't have done
1t better, and all the boys backed you
up like bricks. I'm real proud of the
crowd. The sneakin' varmints came
upon me just as I'd found good pass.
Not thinking there was red here
abouts, I'd been careless like, and the
first thing knew, l walked up right
here, tied fast hand and foot
EXACTLY as I guessed" rejoined
| Abe. Here, Bill take pull of this"
handing over his flask
"Well, Pm mostly teetotaler, Abe.
but this is rather an extra occasion;
So here goes" and the old guide took
hearty drink, which. in such case,
was the best possible restoration.
On looking around. we found fifty
three ponies knee-haltered in grassy
hollow a few rods away, while all the
lances. war-clubs and most OF the bows
and arrows belonging to the routed
savages had necessarily been left be-
kind.
about twenty-five Of the varmints
have got away" said Somers, as ne
was hungrily devouring some hard
tack and bacon, "but as they've moth
ing but knives left, we needn't bother
about them. All creation couldn't
coax them to pitch into this party
again. Make a bonfire OF all the
weapons, boys, then we'll mount
pony apiece, lead the spare ones and
push right through the pass to camp
SIT isn't more than two miles away
and we'll make it before it gets rea
dark. OF course, the reds'l be watch
, ing us. and that's the best of the joke
| fer they can't NEEDLE with us, and thu
siphtll be worse than poison to them
Tomorrow we'll come through here
. with our whole train just as safely al
; along st. Louis street, and IN tel
days we'll strike the Big Colorado a.
right"
The ten men left at the corral hat
. heard the firing and were extremeI.
anxious about us. When, therefore
, we arrived with the rescued guide, tn
string of ponies and without seratcl
; on any of ourselves there was per
t feet jubilee of rejoicing.
On passing through the detile mex
day not dead warrior was to be see
all had been removed during TIL
nipht-nor did we the remainder o
our journey see single hostile In
dian. Best of all, while making on
) way to the then small town OF Sa
. Francisco, we sold the whole herd @
$ captured ponies at a good figure. Al
lanta Constitution.