Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

ccpt the contents Of its paunch and .
few splashes of blood Then. each
one carrying \ share Of the slaugh-
tered animal, they climbed to the sum
NIT Of the rough. bowlder-strewn
mountain, still in single file. and
building a score Of little fires that
made no smoke to betray their pres
ence from distance. they roasted and
Toasted and made merry
soon word was passed that a white
man was coming down the canyon, and
party Of them descending the noun
tain again waited behind the bowId-
ers- The man was on foot, and as he
came nearer they could see that he
was wellformed. handsome young
fellow. over six feet in height. and
that he carried an ivory-handled six
shooter Slung To the cartridge belt that
encirclcd his waist No one knows
exactly what happened next. but il is
certain that he must have been star
tied out of his presence Of mind per
haPs by their disbolical yelling. or
perhaps by an arrow whizzing past
hin-and failed TO use his pistol. Tho
tracks in the sand Indicated that on
coming opposite the ambush he start
Ell TO run west across the canyon. and
that hfty or more Of the savages took
after him. catching him under the
cliffs on the opposite side. This would
never have happened IL he had pulled
his pistol and faced them They
would have been compelled to shoot
him dead. and thus he would have
avoided the awful torture that FOL
lowed The APaehes delivered him. a.
is their custom. tn the tender mercies
81 the squaws. and what agony he was
forced - endure before death re-
leased him Is fearful 70 contemplate
George Taylor. the eighteen-vcar~
old Son u the superintendent Of
smiths mill. mad been dispatched 70
Lambiey's ranch that morning to at
tend to some work on the EuIne which
delivered water - the mill and IA
turn on the water for the first mill
run r. W smith. the mill owner. had
brought him a. far a. the ranch in his
buggy and bad gone ON To Wicken-
burg intending 20 call for him on his
return that same evening. After conn
plotting his work on the hufne Young
Taylor had decided not to wait for
Smith hut - return on foot a. there
still remained several hours II day
Light. though Lanbley. vino liked the
boy. urged him strongly N spend the
remainder of the afternoon and the
night at the ranch. That was tbs, last
seen Of him alive.
In due time smith stopped at Lam
bieys in his buggy. and learning that
the hoy had gone allowed himself Ia
be persuaded into spending the night.
The next morning at smiths mill Nc
Donald. one OF the mill men. had IN
go to WiclSeubur,. and saddled his
horse at sunrise lie never came back
Death still lurlxed behind those fatal
powders. and as he passed opposite
them on his big gray horse there was
whir Of arrows. and he was sent tn meet
tius Swain and George Taylor That
must have been about seven o'clock in
the morning. for at eight o'clock
smith came along in his buggy. and.
discovering the two dead bodies. did not
need u be told what was wrong. but
turned his horse and hurried back To
Lambley's- That he was unmolest-
Ell was proof that the murSlerers had
I departed
/ The next dav party started ont tai
bury the bodies and 10 hunt for young
I Taylor OF mis- remains. also 10 not.
/ which way the Indians had gone and
whether they were still lurking in the
vicinity The party was a small one.
+ for there were not many men in the
{ settlement. hut il was not their inten
/ ton to attempt an engagement with
~ large body as this was known To
/ be-. However. n swift courier had
been dispatched At once to the mill
tary post At Date creek. forty miles
from Wiekenburx. The party on reach
ing the scene Of the murders followed
the weli-worn trail leading to the
mountain top. whsre the Indians had
eamped. and there, surrounded oy the