Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-08-14
CULVER AVENGED.

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Inc winters trade was over, ana
nearly all the INDIANS had ieit the VI
cmity Oh our ii'tie cradihg post on inc
missouri 10 pass tne summer DaoR on
the prairie anu along ehe ioo.h,iis Vi
the mountains we had shippeo MI our
furs ana robes Oh 'he i,is' ao"h steamer
ana now there was aDsoiubeiy mourning
Ior US 10 40 put XIII Vime "s pes' we
couid until announcer season trace shouiu
begih' situateo az we were some ooo
miles from ohe he"reso 'o"n' our poSo
was not very hveiy place III summer
ana our only helRhDor was Salooh
man VINO had bullo place oo yarnS
ABOVE us' but WIN MN we hao NUS
TO 40 lie was suriy. unkompt follow,
and there were goheraiiy hanging ABOUT
MS place SET OF men VINO chiho anu
went mysteriousiy' whom we moro than
suspected We're members OF gang Oh
horse thieves ana ROAD agents that used
to ply their trade along the yellowstone
ana missouri rivers
MY partner had gone east win our
shipment OF furs 20 dispose OF tnom ana
order fresh STOCK OF goods ana was
alone except Tor tho company or good
father broad ana liberal MINDED
priest, whom had persuaded 10 stay
with mo until my partner shouio fo-
turn Inc bishop OF inc Saskatchewah
had sent MIN south the preceding year
TO minister 10 part OF MS hook' the
plains Crees. VINO were IN our vicinity
ono drowsy afternoon III june the
father md / Ant ONT III the HhnUN OF tho
overhanginB roor smoking ana RAINING
ourselves, Tor 1t was u not day. III inc
saloon just above us poker game was
going on, revealed 10 outsiders by the
subdued hum OF voices ana the coaseiess
rattle OF chips. AS SAID, most OF the
Indians had gone out on the summers
hunt, but two or three families were
still with us, ana presently young man
named QuiVer came along with MS wire
and sat down by the rather III tho CRATE.
ful shade during many years passed
with the Indians on the plains, l think
this was the handsomest couple ever
saw, The woman, much nBhter coiored
than many Spanish woman had SIN
guiarly graceful nBure, ana nor features
were well nlBh inultiesS. her eyes were
exceptionally large ana brilliant fuil OF
expression, ana were shaded by long,
sweeping lashes. Her halr, neatly braid
ed, hung III TWO massive STRANDS almost
to the ground. Culver would nave served
an artist for model OF Apollo. what
l liked best about MIN was the broad'
high brow ana square cut chin' when
even In savage denotes Keen intelh-
gence united with force OF character
This couple, @uiver ana ms WIG,
Pai-o-tah, had been married little
more than year. Thoy were ~ yet as
deeply In love win each other az ever.
| On the hunt or III tho camp, working or
resting, they were inseparable. Culver
Thought there was nothing good enough
for his beautiful wife. All tho robes he
secured, all the beaver ana otter he
caught, were traded Tor line blankets,
soft and bright colored dresses, and for
jewelry with which to adorn Pal tab.
He wanted nothing for himself except
little tobacco and few cartridges for
his rife Tho couple sat with us half an
hour or more talking with tho father
about affairs in their own far northern
home
Ricl, he who later created the Cana
dian rebellion, had lately been among
the Indians urging them to return home
and Wrcst their ancestral lands from the
relocated usurpers, and Culver was
anxious to get the fathers opinion OF
the matter The good man plainly told
him that it was visionary scheme and
could not possibly succeed. lie explained
that tho Indians not only would have to
fight the Canadians. but that II neces-
sary ships would bring thousands OF sol
diers from across the salt water, ten
white men for every Indian and half
breed In tho northwest. All this talk Of
war had little interest for Pai-o-tah,
and finally she slipped her hand In
Quiver's and coaxed him to go home.
Happy. innocent children, said the
father, AZ we watched them go up the
trail hand In hand. Not u care or
sorrow to mar their daily livesP'
AS they were passing tho saloon Il big
ruffian stepped out or the doorway,
aimed his revolver at them ana, calling
out to some one within, "Bill, SEQ me
drop that ID Injun, fired. With
e.ro,',d Pai'a,al, ,1r1,nnod bar roho and
I'll, nvcr h;ro aud ,yith a coorso Iar,i,
Tho man Who fired tbe sbnt tnrned and
, Ymu hacr into thc aaloon
ut TSa S,tLar a,,d 7 has,,,,oa ovor ,,, ito
,raa,r,,o Ind;an To s,iiI conscions
r., h,, Sann had assnr"d uniIo,yisl
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