St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-25


pose. Then we tried to catch him
with our long rope. We unrolled and
extended our rope, and at it's end
we made slip-knot We then threw
around it some corn and came
back to our horses. This time he
came to eat the corn, put one of his
fore feet in the moose; / drew the
rope and he was entrapped. He had
to stand upon three feet and could
not move. We then went to him.
L caressed him with my hand, he
shuddered a little, and then he APP
peared totally reconciled to me.
We saddled the horse and 1 got on
horseback; my companion did the
same and went before. When going
down a hill near the river my horse
went on so slowly that TO make him
go a little faster L struck his back
with my right hand. The horse was
surprised, and made such a motion
that / was thrown over his head,
the ground, and having my two
feet entangled in the stirrups. The
thought passed through my mind
like lightning that / was to be
crushed to death in moment under
the feet of my horse, and judged al
the tribunal of God, which caused
me to cry out, 80 God, am dead
have mercy on met These four last
words were in my mind, but L did not
utter them. My horse did not move
or rather he went back one step or
two, and against all expectation my
feet got out Of the stirrups. l rose
up, and my companion came to me,
took care of the horse, and / walked
toward the river 70 get some water.
While going 1 became blind, and
lettering in the path to the river, 1
reached it, drank some water and
recovered my sight.
About the middle of August / left
Fort Pierre and went aboard the
steamer. We mad a pleasant Voy-
age during three or tour days. and
then great mishap. Our boat struck
a snag, the steam pipe was broken
by the conclusion, and trey cried
AL IIlt- pttSStIlScIo IAN "
the rear of tha boat. / was then
writing in a small room, opened the
door, saw the smoke, ran also to the
rear of the boat, found it crowded
with men, advised some of them to
jump down to the second floor, or to
allow me co pass in order to get
down. They let me pass, and L
inn, tn
saw a thick smoke, took off my coat
to be ready to leap into the river
and to swim to shore, as soon as I
would see the flames. There was a
great quantity of powder in the
boat, and an explosion to be feared
Happily, the fire was extinguished,
and we heard the cry: THE fire is
out; no more danger" Two or three
persons were scalded; one only lost
his life. He suffered the most ex-
cruciating pains during six or seven
hours before he expired. He was a
gentleman about forty years of age,
well built and no less than six feet
high. He was one of the owners of
the boat. Remember, o man, that
dust thou art and to dust thou shalt
return
The boat was repaired The cap
tain, however, refused to proceed
farther, and gave orders to return
to st. Louis. We stopped at Fort
Pierre, where three or four Sioux
came aboard. They were to be land
ed at Old Fort, few miles down the
river. When we had started, a gentle
man from st. Louis told me that he
had been informed that the captain
would not stop at that place, that
we would see there on the bank of
the river large number of Sioux
to compel him to land, and to give
them presents as compensation for
the privilege granted to him to
pass through their country. and if
the captain would refuse to comply
with their order they would fire uD-
on the boat and endeavor to stop it.
He advised me to remain on the
west side Of the boat, in order not
to be exposed to the balls. When
near Old Fort, we saw standing ON
the east side Of the river the, Sioux
in great numbers.
Inc captain rang the bell, and all
preparations were made as if thew
were to land. They sounded. and the
water was found too shallow; they
went on little farther, and sounded
again; but again the water was too
shallow. They continued the Same
stratagem, until they were far
enough to fear nothing from the In
d1ans. Then they landed the Sioux
who were on board, and proceeded
farther.
AT Vermilion baptized a Sioux
woman who was very sick, and two
children at Council Bluffs. Arriving
at st. Louis Sunday, 1 imnediateIv
went to the cathedral; when
reached it high mass was begun.
was for one day the guest of the
kind archbishop of ST. Louis. before
going aboard steamer bound for
the upper Mississippi, and a few
days after 1 reached Mendoza.
A. RAVOUX.
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