Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22

Ton minutes later band OF youths
dashed Into the hut and dragged me into
sort OF court before 1t. And now had ar
rived the the most terrible moment OF all
my life, for this is what my eyes beheld;
In the center OF the courtyard stood
thick post about twelve feet high. painted
and decorated in the most gaudy fashion
At the top was fastened hoop. from which
hung many scalps, the long hair floating
like a fringe. Indian hair, usually, but in
two cases the soft. fair hair OF white
women. Some wild music was going on,
and a throng Of Indians stood or squatted
about, wrapped in their blankets, while
women and children lowered about the
outer edge OF the circle.
At first the crowd about tho post was so
great that ! could only see It's upper half
above the great. blanketed forms Of In
dams. much taller than most Of their race.
But as this human screen fell away my
Mortified gaze riveted itself upon a figure.
bound hand and foot and fastened to the
post sight to ourdle the blood in the
veins OF one who knew these savages, ter
rible beyond all description, as / recog-
nizod my soldier, They had taken from
him his coat and waistcoat. He was in
his shirt sleeves and baro-headed He
could only turn his beautiful eyes toward
me as uttered his name
ARTHUR Arthur Oh, my lovel oh, my
daringl-"
aAN NANAAta Ht hiieMtItls ne Gnu
has come; courage. my darling, cour-
age
Il have courage" answered "Your
last gift shall save me from the worst"
Amen he cried. shut your eyes
You cannot bear what they will force you
90 SEQ, IL viii drive you mad"
heard the voice Of Scream of the Eagle
uttsrinE come words.
The young men then lifted me to a great
stone and stood about me, and now the in
terpretcr stepped forward and addressed
me.
The anger Of the great warrior. Scream
of the Eagle. lB aroused" he said. He
bids ne say hat he would have be-
slowed gifts and delights upon the beauti-
iul white squaw II she had been Obelient
but now she shall see bis power The
white soldier shall die by inches before ner
eyes
1.-THE young men shall torture him with
the knife but be himself VIII cut out the
heart that dares to heat FOR the wife that
Scream Of the Eagle has chosen"
Even &C the moment felt sure that this
fine speech was by no means q literal
Translation Of Screams gutturals. nut that
It was a true statement OF his Intentions
terror.
Psrched on the rock whore they had
placed mn watched what followed; saw
the tall, slender 1ndlar youths each with
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