Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-08

Frank Guard. chief of scouts in the
United States army, is esteemed BY the
people of Wyoming as more than a
rival of Buffalo Bill. Guard comes OF
mixed French and and Kanaka par
entage. His parents were slain by the
Sioux in crossing the plains, and the lad
fell into the hands of the savages. He
was a manly youngster, and he so
pleased Sitting Bull that the chief
adopted him and brought him up. The
youth in due time went through tho
tortures of the Sun Dance, was declared
brave, and became in all things, save
race, savage of the plains.
Knowing the hopGlessness of the In
dian outbreak that brought about the
Custer massacre, Guard determined to
desert to the whites. lie was detected
and pursued. The Indians shot his
horse as Guard swan river, and
lodged four bullets in the fugitive's
body. Believing that he was slain, they
ceased the pursuit, but Guard reached
the shore, and, wounded as he was, con-
tinued his journey to Crooks camp.
On the way lie read afar the Indian
signal fires announcing the massacre of
Custer and his men. He brought the
news into Crooks camp, and the latter
asked whether GuaId could lead to the
scene of the battle. Guard said he could
if Crook would have his wounds dressed
and let him have a good horse. The bull
lets were extracted, and Guard, mounted
ON Crooks favorte horse, rode away.
lie reached the battlefield to find Custer
and his men lying stiff in their blood.
AS Guard, his Indian blanket about him
and his hand to his forehead, Indian
fashion, sat watching the scene an In
dian approached and asked who he was.
He replied Sitting Bulls brother. The
Indian asked half n dozen other Qurs-
tons, ana finally asked Guard how it
was tina. he rode Craln.fed horse.
Guard replied that he stole 1t from n
white man. Finally the Indian de.
manded his name. Guard. seeing that
the Indian was unarmed, unblanketed
his face and looked him in the eyes.
ugh, Frank" said the Indian, start
ing back and turning to run. Guard
permitted him to get within ten feet of
the shelter of tree and then shot him
dead.
From that time to this Guard has been
true to the whites. Sitting Bull once
offered 1000 ponies for his scalp, and
Guard always knew that should he ever
tall into the hands of the savages death
in its cruelest guise would be his fate.
lie escaped from the savages after hear.
ing them debate as to the most unplcas-
ant method of death for the prisoner.
Upon one occasion Guard, then out as a
| scout, became convinced that lie and the
command, under lieutenant, must ser.
tainly fa.l into the hands of the Crows
unless the troops slew their horses and
crept away III the darkness. The officer
was unwilling to Stay the horses, but
Guard said that he meant TO escape at
once. This convinced the officer, and
all the'hurses save one were killed. That
one was left by fire to attract the saw.
ages, and the men crept for miles on
their bellies and escaped. On that night
Guard, with tears in his eyes, killed the
horse that Crook gave him. According
to tradition that is the only time that
any man ever saw Guard cry.
Guard was the man who finally
killed Sitting Bull, when the old savage
refused to give up his arms. Sitting
| Bull made ready to shoot as Guard, his
foster son, approached, but Guard, with
characteristic quickness, shot him dead.
| When there is a dangerous duty to be
done up about Fort Mckinney, Guard
is the man to do it. He went after a
noted desperate with warrant not
long since, and was met with bullet
from a Winchester. Guard dismounted
in leisurely fashion, TOOK aim, and sent
u bullet through the desperado's fore.
| head.
Guard is now forty-four years old
and if his apprehcnsions are we'll
founded he is likely to have chance fol
further distinction. He believes that the
government has not had the last Of it:
Indian wars, and that another uprising
at Pine Ridge is inevitable. That would
be accompanied by uprsings at othei
agencies and good deal of trouble
Guard has been constantly warning his
superiors on this head.