The herald., 1895-12-22

the creek and got into the timber on
the west bank
Two million dogs began barking at
theml
There was no mistake about 1t: they
were dogs, not coyotes, disturbed at
feast over the carcass of buffalo.
Both felt, at once, that they had
strayed into an Indian camp.
And they had!
Soon human voices, mixed with those
Of the dogs, and lights could be seen
not fitting to and fro, az in SOL
diers' camp, but set to glowing from q
score of campfires. Right we'll defined
in the moonlight, too, appeared a
silhouetted group Of Indians-not this
time ''elk antlers"-and they gave "the
view alloo" as they took ''snap shot"
of the paleface trespassers.
"Prairie Dog" Dave and compsdre
wheeled about their horses and took to
the sand hills, as never did the Israel
ties to the sand fat on the borders of
the Red Sea, as related Of old.
Two men fled on travel tired horses
before double score of savages
mounted on fresh ponies. Is it any
wonder if the Canadian was looked
upon as the river Styx, and that the
moonlight was regarded as an Internal
illumination that guided and directed
the Indians on their course?
And to add to the "dessndus in
averno," General Miles black horse be-
over-reaching as he was speeded
through the sands, and shoe hitting
shoe, there began ''click-olack" which
helped the Indians in their pursuit
,ha he LIANT kn ho do
of the sand dunes to hide the fugitives
from the pursuers.
But the Indians gave DER, but not
before the lieutenant, chafed and tired
out, had pleaded with "Prairie Dog"
Dave half dozen times "to make a
stand, die"
Keep up, lieutenant" was the scouts
adjuration, never once believing "life
was failure" though death 80 near
impsnded.
The pursuit abandoned, after ten
miles Of yelling on the part Of the In
the part of the white men, a detour was
Cor divids) on the left or north side OF
Walls became again the objective point
of the expedition.
As morning came on, away on the
of half hundred camp fires were dis.
rible thought obtruded: "The country
is full of Indisnsp'
Fearful of discovery, scout and COM
rade sought cul-de-sac among the
breaks, and the waiting until full
IorIiOhf int toll fhrnn n N
'the glasses" at the camp.
"The blue of tro ops" WAS seen, and
"old glory" in minia ture as cavalry
possible achromatism, and bee line
was made for the camp.
1t was Colonel Buell's command Of
the Ninth United States cavalry.
After hearty reception, a generous
breakfast, during which the adventures
of the night were told and the prox-
unity Of the Indians reported, prairie
Dog" Dave and comrsde left, departed
for Adobe Walls. Colonel Buell. put
his command at the same time after
the Indians who had 80 murderously
pursued his visitors the night before.
A ride of thirty-five miles, unevent-
full, and "Prairie Dog" Dave and CON-
rade dismounted, or were lifted off
their horees at Adobe Walls, Colonel
Herbert NJ. Bristol and Lieutenant
Hobart K. Bsily, Fifth United States
infantry, being the reception commit
tee.
At II o'clock in the forenoon the ride
begun at II o'clock the day before wes
ended-120 miles travelled.
Next day General Miles black horse
died
The lieutenant is believed to be still
alive.
"Prairie Dog" Dave "died with his
boots on" several years after his ride
while trying to make one like it for
General Miles in the northwest.