The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-04
HELEN AND DOC.

ON which the government rnaii yeas car
risd," said Dos Middleton the other day
to the writer, "and many man has given
up hts dear old scslp to tho Indians and
then been roasted alive.
~ remember" said Doc, "sbout 20
years ago, when was working on the Half
Diamond Z ranch In the White river valley
About ave miles below the ranch was tho
Sioux warrior, who was killed In the
Wounded Knee battle In 1890. His camp
was in the brush about two yards from
the trail, and the weary traveller could hot
SEQ it until he stood before 1t.
1t was In June and the night was dark
and cloudy. i was on my way home from
the round up, and as 1 was riding slowly
through the woods heard peculiar cry
that came in the direction OF Sitting Bulls
camp stopped and listened for mo-
mont, and then l plainly heard the voice
Of a woman, 'Helpi Helpr I knew what
was up but I was yet six miles from the
camp, and unless would be there In a
very short time it would be too late. I
spurrcd Jaronamou (iny horse), and on,
on, few like tho wind, When I caIhs out
Of tho woods, and over little hill, oynld
SEQ the camp FIRE Of Sitting Bull and hoard
tho warcries Of thousand Sioux war
riors as 1t sounded to mo.
~ gave rein to Jaronamou, and spurred
him once more, and in few minutes
stood within 90 yards of tho warriors. Be-
foro me were several thousand Indians
dressed In war paint, all sitting in cir
Gle I stopped and watched them for o mo-
ment. Sioux chiefs were holding con-
sultation, while tho warriors, Z, 900 braves,
were awaiting instructions from the man
of war.
"In the center Of the circle there was a
largo bonfire, and beside the bonfire sat a
beautiful young damsel. She had perhaps
seen is summers. / had stood there but
few minutes when she saw mo. I gave her
signal that would save her. Just then
Sitting Bull arose and said to his fellow
warriors, Oh, ye warriors bravo, tho Mes
siah has sent word to you and to roast
this palefaced devil before the dawn of
day
81 did not wait to hear more as there
was no time to lose in order to saye the
life of tho fair young maiden, and as they
thought the Messiah was near them it
would be the best chance to save the girl.
gave rein to Jaronamou and spurred him
in the tanks, and in n second was rush
ing madly toward tho girl. / grasped her
by the arm and raised her to the saddle.
their amazement was riding swiftly over
the prairie with the fair young maiden in
my arms.
II kept up this quit until thought 1t
would be safe to rest for q little while. l
rode about ten yards away from the road
and dismountcd. / was there but few
minutes when l heard the tramping OF
horses hoofs and tho warcres of tho
Sioux, but 1 was in the ambush, and /
know | could not be seen by them. In a
minute moro they were dashing madly by
us.
after they had dashed by us the young
maiden said In a voice SO meek and mild,
Doc, are We safer
i" Yes darling. We are safe, said I,
'but how came you TO know my namcT
Well, Doc, don't you remember the
timc when we used TO play in papa's yard
under the large shade trees down in Mis-
sourla
why, Helen Raymond, is 1t your
Yes, Doc, 1t is INC, and when / saw
you / knew l was saved for this is th'
third time that you have rlsked your owr
life TO save mine
Now, Helen, tell mo quick, how die
these cruel Indians get you away down IL
Missouri
We'll, to mako long story short, Doc
standing on the yerandn of my father
house when Buffalo Bill and about q
scouts rode by. One of the men turnct
and came in our yard. He asked nc 70
drink. l won't into tho house and go
him glass Of water. When l handed
TO him, he pointed six shooter at me an
said, "lf you uttor a word, you arc dead.
He grabbed me and swung mo on the sad
die and rode away Mt brcakneck speed
After riding few hours VIC came to
camp. Here tho man took a camping out
fit and drove for three weeks, when we III
rived at tho Niobrnra river. 1t was abou
sundown when we got there. We wer
there but few minutes when we saw
band Of Indians riding toward us. II
knew IL he should stay that he would /
killed, so he mounted his best horse an
rode in tho opposite direction from the wa
the Indians were coming. The Indian
took me and told me that they were goin
to tako mo before the man of war, an
that l would soon be killed 1t was tw
days riding. When we arrived at Whit
river, or tho man Of wars camp, it WI
about half an hour before you came.
"'Do you know the name Of tho ma
that stole you away from homer l said.
"'1cs. He told me his name was DaV
Tut
''0h, yes, know him we'll but whe
; we meet it will either be Dave Tutt or ID,
Middleton. But we must lose no mo
time hero, as it is yet 20 miles to Fo
Sheridan, and we must be there by dawn
II mounted Jaronamou and took Hclt
5 in my arms and we arrived at Fort She
: idan at o'clock. Here We were met
0 Helen's father, Mr.. Raymond. The nice
A ing was indeed happy one. Mr.. Raymor
, had tracked Dave Tutt to the Niobra
:, river. There he lost his trail and aecide
tally came 60 Fort Sheridan.
= Mr.. Raymond handed me roll
Q bills, but l told him l did not care for &
money, as such things as that often ha
. pened in the west A few days ago win
O was in st. Louis l met Miss Raymon
g and she is now the wife OF II wealthy ban
A or at St. Louis,
:, 'Sitting Bull was the man Of war
. the great Sioux tribe ever since he was
Il years of age, and his daily prayer To t
Il Messiah was to meet his companions
k the happy hunting grounds, and since
( death in the Wounded Knee battle I
IL great Sioux tribe has been unable to Il
# a man us brave us Sitting Bull, and
N meets every full moon and prays to the Nj
=, giah for his return. Chicago Tribune.
Items From Billville.