Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

| utes later heard slight cheer from
the men. / knew then thar twey had
| heard the order, for all the afternoon
they had been itching for good charge.
The command had not been given, for
the simple reason that feared In the
| charge. upon. the Indians the girl l loved
might be routed out and probably either
| killed or wounded.
II sat for long while thinking how
I might capture her, aud, seeing 20
way clear, l was about to turn In des-
pair when l heard cry; the corporal
came in my tent, saluted, and said that
an Indian girl wished to speak 10 me.
My heart beat violently and ordered
the man to show her In.
But it was not my love-not my
] Wood Dove, as she had told me her
name was among her people. The girl
who stood before me was small and
wizened, with weak eyes, and in rags.
WHAT do you want?' | asked her
1.-The Wood Dove could not fly TO
you she replied, so she sent me. They
are guarding her but she will escape
from them. She tells me TO say TO you
that my people will charge upon you
tomorrow morning, and that to deceive
you all Of our women will be mounted
! and held in the rear, Is II they were
| men waiting for their turn TO fight.
! She tells me TO say 10 you that she will
| be mounted on a black horse, with .
star in its forehead, and with two white
| forelegs. She'will be in the front line
when the charge is made, and at your
g.. fo1l hal a
though wounded. You must then
manage to pick S5S body NJ Selore our
/ people 80 SOD Her fSsher Is the chief OF
our people; he was the chief with whom
YOU spoke to-day, and be was very
angry with her when he came back TO
US. She has persuaded him that she
| does not love you, but hates you, and,
| though she is we'll guarded tonight, 1t
is because of the fear Of an attack from
you. 10 the morning she will ride forth
| and take her place at the head OF all the
women. In the excitement OF the mo-
ment she will mix with the men, and
you know what to do then
THE woman left me and returned,
as she had come, to the tents Of her peo-
! pie.
81 was excited naturally over her
story. could not help realizing the
real danger she would run Of being
killed, and l was puzzled for some while
as to what should do Then an idea
occurred 10 me, and, smiling to myself,
l went 10 sleep and rested peacefully
till the morning.
"In the morning called my officers
| about me again.
81 have learned i said, that the
enemy intend 10 charge upon u.s. l have
| decided that IL will be best TO wait until
! they are half way across the plain and
them to sally forth. The chief In COM
mand of them Is the famous Deer
| Head and my orders are 10 capture him
alive If possible. For this reason
! think 1t would be advisable TO supply
! the men with one round OF blank car
tridges. When the enemy is half way
across the plain | will give the order,
and at the sound of the bugle we will
sally forth. When within 100 yards
Of the enemy the blank cartridges are
| TO be fred. Their charge into them
and take as many prisoners as possible.
Only one round OF blank cartridges
is to be supplied, and no man Ia to fire
his arm after that until the buEler re-
peets the charge. / myself will take
the centre. Captain Howard will take
the left and Captain Watkins the right.
| Now, gentlemen, TO your posts.
II chuckled TO myself, as,with aston
| ishment depicted upon their faces the
! young gentlemen left me, and then, TO
complete my plans, ! summoned nv
| bodYguard In those DAYS colonel on
the frontier had as many men in his
bodyguard as he wanted. My men were
all good, loyal, brave fellows, and l
knew that could depend upon them.
"'My men, / said TO them, Il am
going to lead the centre this morning,
to put you all Immediately behind me In
the front rank. want you all TO watch
me closely, and want you also TO
watch out Tor black horse with white
forelegs and a white star on his fore
head. II the rider OF that horse falls
at the first fire, or the second FIRE, or AZ
all. l want you TO be careful and follow
me and to get TO the body before IL Is
picked up by any OF the Indians.
my plans now mplete, ] had bnt TO
wait. / dad not long 20 wait, either,
for within an hour the warriors came
| forth from under cover, and behind
came what looked like second regl-
ment, but what / knew TO TO be the
women. It is not often that the In
dams, should say here, take their
women with them when they go on
the warpatb, but the A pacheSe, being a
wandering tribe, generally had no safe
! place 10 leave them, and so were obliged
! 10 be hampered with their presence.
The Indians advanced and the bugle
sounded the order TO mount. / rode
out TO my place and stationed my six
| body guardsmen Immediately behind
me in the rank. For some while |
could not make out the horse looked
for, but at last / saw II 10 the rear guard,
and then, as the Indians galloped their
| horses, I saw It come out from among
the women and take place In the ranks
OF the men.
THE enemy came on now toward us
at brisk gallop, its line as straight as
an arrow, and tightened my uaisEbsnd
l caught sight again o! the horse with
the white foreleRs. IL was Ia the very
middle OF the line. Ny JOY was almost
complete.
THE enemy was now In the middle OF
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