The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-01-03

round OF blank cartridges. When the
enemy is half wy a"ross the plain ]
will give the order, and at the sound
Of the bug!e we will sally forth.
When within 100 yards Of the enemy
the blank cartridges are to be Il ed.
Taen charge into them and take as
many prisoners as possible Cnly one
round CT blank cartridges is to be sup
piled. and no man is to fire his arm
after that until the bugler repeat:
the charge. l myself will take The
center. Capt. Howard will take the
eft and Capt. Watkins the right
Now, gentlemen, to yonr posts
Il chuckled TO myself as with as
LoniShment depected upon their face:
the young gentlemen left me, and
then to complete my plans I SUN
moned my bodyguard. In those day:
a Colonel on the frontier had as many
men in bis bodyguard as be wanted,
My men were all go3d. loyal. trave
fellows, aud knew that ! could de-
pend upon them.
"'My men, l sal to them, I an
going to lead the center this morn
ing. and I'm going to put you all i'm
mediatev behind me-. in the front
rauh. WduJ you al 10 waLCu llIs
clOsely, and l want YOU also TO Watci
out for d black horse with white fore
legs ar wrl res t.;f OIL rs IRE ssa'
II the rider OF that horse falls at the
first fire, or the second fire, or at al,
l want you to be careful and follow
me and get to the Lody before it is
picked up by any Of the Indians
IN plans now ch1uplete, I had
but to wait l had Tot long to wait
either, for within an hour the war.
riors came forth from under cover,
and behind them came what looked
like a second regiment but what J
knew 10 be the men. It is not
often that the In iisas, | should say
here, take their women with then
when they 10 on the warpath. but
the AIaches, being wandering tribe,
generally had 40 safe place to- leave
them, and so were obliged TO be ham.
pered with their presence.
The Indians advanced and the
bugle sounded the order to mount. ]
rode ont to my place and stationed
my SIX bodyguardsmen immediately
behind me in The rank. For some
while I could not make out the horse
l looked for, hut at last saw it in
the rear guard, and then, as the In.
dians galloped their horses, l saw it
come out from among the women
aud take place in the ranks CT the
men.
The enemy came on now towards
US at a brisk gallop its lines as
straight, as an arrow, and as I tight
ened my Waistband caught sight
again of the horse with the white
forelegs. 1t was in the very middle
Of the line. My Joy was almost com.
plete.
The enemy was now in the mid
die Of the plain, and the time had
come for action. The bugal sounded
and We were OF. slowly and quietly
;oping over the ground at urSt. Then
Is the enemy came nearer, thunder.
ny over the parched earth. Within
gunshot we came and the Indians
opened on U.s. A few OF our men
dropped, but we did not reply. On.
un we thundered, and then line OF
,nsipid, useless tire burst from our
ines.
Il heard cry. I saw figure
he fgure Of the girl loved There
was d rushing and a growing and a
t uudering Of hoofs. We were
among them, cutting to the right
and eft. We cut our way through
;hem. l dashed forward to where
my love lay waiting for me.
~ leaned forward over NY horse.
sci ed her in one hand and lifted
her, with a strength l knew not I
possessed. aud placed her on che sad
lie Eehind me. My body-guardsmen
placed themselves in a circle about
ne, the bugle sounded the charge
4gain, the signal to commence firing,
ind then wheeling, we opened On
hem with saber and carbine.
Through their lines we went again.
my guardSmen about me. moving a
mole for me through the red men.
And the safe in our own territory
once more, Igave my love into the
,afekeeping OF my six faithful fel-
lows and they returned to our camp
With her
us there anything else that I car
tell you' You know the result vi
chat battle, and the Major here is
old enough in the service TO remem-
Der the commeudaJion Of Congress
with which / was honored. The
aght lasted for but few moments
and then, beaten, half Of their num-
Der Gead. their chief, the great Deer
Head, killed, the enemy retreated 10
disorder.
"Wlthout much ado my Indian
siri and l were married at the little
:ezican church in The village. FOR
ONE short, few years We were very
happy, and then the All destroyer
,ook her from me.
Now that you know how great
risks took with the lives Of my men
:or the sake of the woman loved, do
you blame me for pathiZing with
Door wilkins? I was fortunate; he
was unfortunate-that's the only diff
terence. And. poor man, he really
uid nothing. He did not leave Us at
the mercy Of cruel foe. More than
Likely at the time we were comforta-
siY drinking hot punch and telling
stories. And III tell you what I am
going to do gentlemen. am going
write to Washington to night and
give the man fTst-rate character
and take the liberty Of advising the
merely toreprimand him.
What do you think"
The Major and ! flied our glasses