Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-24

He 1vas Swinging his t0mdhGaUk for a
blOlD ut her.
The carefully prepared trap of the In
dams had failed. 1t was only when the
white man had turned sharply aside,
punched the wagons, placed the spare
horses as safely as possible and began
rolling the powders together for a
breastworks that the red man realized
that he had been sold out.
Then they swarIned out of the ravines
the warriors Of Iron Heart of Red
Eagle, of Black Crow-three hundred
strong, and mounting their wiry ponies,
which had lain as close as rabbits, they
swarmed out and over the plains and
gave vent to their disgust and indigna-
ton.
Had they charged en- masse the little
band CT white men must have been
swept away by the momentum, but they
delayed and every moment saw the
breastw0rlzs strengthened by another
powder. The Indian must feint and
dodge before he strikes. In that char
acteristic he is below the serpent. He
must consult and powwow before he adj
vances. This is to brace him up.
More than half an hour was consumed
IN demonstrations Of bluff before the In
dams were ready to act. Then it was
ID advance his natural weapon first
/ 1t.cherv. 4 white handsome rene
gade and criminal who feared even the
mixed society Of the west and had gone
over to the enemies of his race body and
-a1vauCed with white flag tied to
q stick IS { flag Of truce. He advanced
boldly and impudently, but when within
pistol shot of the breastwOrks was halted
bvthe captain and asked what he wanted.
''See hyar, | feel sorry fur you folks"
he said in reply. ''And | hev cum to
=. i, ye ont Of q bad scrape. Thar's reds
'nu1r we're to chaw We up in five minits,
and twice as many more will be yere at
her. She grew shade paler, but she
shut her teeth hard and threw off the
womanish feeling which would have
weakened her.
1--WE are to be attacked?' she queried
as the wagons were packed and the men
began at the breastwOrks.
cit looks that way" replied Joe, "'but
it may be only buster. You had best
keep out Of sight"
'sBut every one of US will be wanted
to handle frearm. I can shoot with
either rife or revolver. See? have a
l51oiver If there is danger must take
share with the rest"
A moment later her father came up.
He looked very anxious as he said:
's1Ty daughter, fear that our situa-
ton could not be worse. We have ten
TO ore III front of us and we shall pres
en.ly he cttacked. You had better lie
So VI ON the bottom of the wagon"
g. should soon be helpless from fear"
she eplied. LET me remain here be-
hind the rocks. Ii they charge us L can
help ro1 e. them
y Il Il. me ing opened she was kneel-
ing between Joe and her father. Not
return shot was fred from the Enclosure.
Now and then bullet found its way in
between the loosely piled rocks, but the
men had only to hug the ground to be
safe. AS the Indians had to elevate
bnoir guns at an angle Of forty-fve de-
sIee5 20 lire, most of the bullets passed
over, cutting the tops of the wagons, but
ing tie mails unframed.
) WIS vel e0t the band that an old
soldier had command. He took in the
e the ground, made up his mind
; Une dow would Tall anu nOG1-
. every man to be ready for the sig
nal The redskins would soon tire of
wasting their ammunition, and then the
moro entl .,ls;:ostic among them would
land charge.
- Indian IS patient only when over
powered. He is brave enough to face
t. only after he has worked himself
up % iury, The one sided battle-the
" is--sshots, screams and change of po-
sitions--h'' .lloir due effect. Half an
hour !loeslsre shutdown the young war
rie1s We're -e1amorous to be led to the
cl.Iga. The " hite men had shown
their cewardice by Withholding their
ire. 1t was a sign, too, that. they were
short OF cartridges. A rush from
.lunored warriors would carry the camp
and give up its plumber
The renegade white man, whoever he
waG, had some military ideas in his
heed. Rf .xs.s seen hurrying from one
ru:1lt 70 another. to consult, and he Sc
lected the point to be advanced against
Owing 10 the scarcity of material, the
north side Of the inclosure was not as
high as the rest. The approach to this
size 75:23 not steep. One of the dry
enii e ran parallel to this side, and the
charging warriors would have only
three hundred feet of open ground to
cross.
= 1eri the red sun was hardly more
.ilss:i Z hand breadth above the plains the
fr.2g 544..~.a--ly ceased. The captain
h:sl :aen eXpectjng it. He knew whore