The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-07-19

caps and three or four bars Of lead.
be seemed to be satisfied. and then
took me out doors and said:
Bad Indian no come to-day, but
come tomorrow. Get plenty Of water
in the house. Make rain on the roof.
Il lad Indian come shoot him.
But | can't understand l said.
"Whvshould we be afraid Of Indians"
Indians heap mad look out" he
replied, and with that he stalked away,
and would net turn his head when /
called TO him
[ don't believe [ should have rea-
lied the full significance Of his warn
ing had not an older head come to my
assistance. Mrs Webster, our nearest
neighbor. whose husband had also
gone TO be a soldier. but who had not
gone with him to the station. came Oy-
er at noon to borrow some flour. v hen
[ told her what had happened she was
very much alarmed. She had heard
whispered fears Of an Indian outbreak.
and she argued thgt Long Walk would
not nave done as he had II there was
not imminent danger. She had no
children, and was only few minutes
in deciding to remain with rs until
mother returned. went to her house
and got her double-barTeIed saDj1un
and ammunition. as well "a q bundle
Of clothes. and when returned We be
gan carrying out the instruction Of the
indian.The spring was only hundred
feet from the house. | got on the roof
and water was passed up to me, and
1 flung it about the slabs would soak
III no more. 4 bonfire on the roof
would scarcely have ignited them.
We had two tubs and several jars.
These we filled and carried into the
house.
1t was four o'clock in the afternoon
when we were through. ] had then
moulded over a hundred bullets for
the rifle and revolver, and we could
think Of nothing else to add 10 oar Sc
curjty. Whatwas very unusual thing.
we had seen no Indians that day, eX
cept long Walk. This, as much as
anything else, satisfied Mrs. Webster
that something unusual was going on
foot About i've O'Clock she deter
mined TO 90 TO her cabin TO pack mp
and bring away some small articles.
and she returned two hours later IN q
state Of great agitation. She had
caught sight sight Of several Indians
skuikiug about, and on the road had
met a squaW' who had spoken to her
in an insulting manner, and tried to
take the bundle from her hand. Ii
was not yet dark when we shutup the
house and made ready for the awful
tragedy which was to be played on the
morrow.
[ don't think Mrs. Webster closed
her eyes that night, although nothing
occurred to disturb MS, and sister and
slept for many hours. It had been
daylight for an hour when we aWOke.
and we were then aroused by the voice
Of Mrs. Webster saying:
Children, Children. The Indians
are coming"
While [ was dressing | heard the
yells and whoops Of Indians about the
house. There was a gang Of about
forty, and as soon rs | looked out
through a loophole [ saw a great
smoke from the direction Of Mrs y eb
sters house. Just as | was dressed
there came q pounding at the door.
and the voice Of an Indian called out:
Huh. Somebody here, Open
door, quick
What DO you WANT asked Mrs.
Webster
Indian hungry want food. In
dian good friends with Miss Bliss"
! was watching the crowd at The
door and | saw that all were armed.
Two or three were crouched ready to
spring at the door the instant it was
unbamed.
"Go away-F0u can't come a." re
piled Mrs Webster
Indian want food"
w have none for vOu."
Indian want whiskey."
There is no whiskey IN the hoUse.'
Then Indian want to talk"
Nv ell, what do you want 2"
They expected to take us by sur
prise, and the fact that they had not
upset their calculations for a
time. They retired d short dista nee
to talk it over and during the inter val
we made roady for what was coming
Making as little noise as possible, siS
Indians laid down their guns aaC
picked up piece of four by four scan
Ting, which father had intended Il
use as one Of the sills for dairy house
over the spring. They were approach
ing the house with this battering ram
when | fired from the left hand win
dow and Mrs Webster from the right.
both Of rs using shotguns. fired at
the mems legs and she at their heads.
| had but one barrel, while she had
two
As all six went down [ thought at