Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-22
CULVER AVENGED.

utMlN MI INC luulhlH HhA ANAN INV 10
cinity Of our little trading post on tho
Missouri 90 pass the summer back on
Tho prairie and along tho foothills Of
tho moantaius We had shipped all our
furs and robes on tho last down steamer.
md now there WIS absolutely nothing
for US TO do but kill time rs best wo
could until another season trade should
begin. Situated as we were some 800
miles from the nearest town, our post
was not very lively place in summer.
nnd onr only neighbOr was q saloon
man who had milt q place 30 yartls
above rs. But with him we had little
20 do. Ho was a surly, unkompt follow,
md thcru wcro generally hanging about
his place n rot Of men who came md
went mysteriously. whom we morn than
suspected were members OF gang Of
horse thieves md road agents that used
TO ply their trade along tho Yellowstone
and Missouri rivera
Ny partner had gone east with our
shipment Of furs 10 dispose ~ them and
order frosh stock Of goods. and was
alone except for tho company Of a good
father. broad and liberal minded
priest. whom had persuaded 60 stay
with me until my partner should ~.
turn Tho bishop u the Saskatchewan
had sent him south tho preceding year
20 minister TO part Of his flock, tho
plains Crccs, who were Ia our vicinity.
Ono drowy afternoon In june tho
father aud l sat out In the shade 81 tho
ovorhanging roof smoking and tanning
ourselves, for Il was "a hot day. In tho
saloon Just above MS poker game was
going on, revealed TO outridcrs by tho
subduod hum Of voices and tho ccasclcg
rattle Of chips As | said, most u the
Indians had gono out ON the summers
hunt but two or three families were
still withus, and presently young man
named Culver came along with his vito
and sat down by the father Ia the gratc.
ful shade. During many years passed
with tho Indians ON the plains, ! think
this wns tho handsomost couple | ever
saw. The woman, much lighter oolorcd
than manga Spanish woman, had sin.
gulhrly graceful 6guru, and her features
were well nigh faultless Her eyes worc
exceptionally largo and brilliant. full 81
expression. and were shaded by long.
sweeping lashos Her hair, neatly braid.
ed, hung In two massive strands almost
otho ground. Quiycr would have served
nn artist for model Of Apollo. What
liked best about him was the broad,
high brow and square cut chin. which
cycn In u savage denotes krcn intclli.
gonce united with force Of character
This couple, Culver and his wife.
Pai.o.tah, had been married little
more than year They were as yet as
deeply In love with each other as over.
On the hunt or In the camp working or
resting, they wou inseparablc. Culver
thought there was nothing good enough
for his beautiful wife. All tho robes ho
secured. all tho beaver and otter no
caught, were traded for hno blankets,
soft and bright colorcd dresses, and for
jowolry with which 10 adorn Pal. tab.
10 wanted nothing for himself except
n little tobacco and fow cartridges for
hisriiic. Tho couple sat with US half an
hour or moro talking with tho father
about Affairs In their own far northern
homo.
Riol, he who later created tho Cana.
dian rebellion, had lately been among
the Indians urging them TO return homo
and wrost their ancestral lands from tho
relocated usurpcrs, and Quivor was
anxious TO got tho fathers opinion OF
the matter. The good man plainly told
him that II was visionary scheme and
could not possibly succeed. lie explained
that the Indians not only would have TO
light tho Canadians, bat that IL necca-
Hary ships would bring thousands Of sol.
diers from across tho salt water. ten
white men for every Indian and half
breed In tho northwest. All this talk OF
war had littlo interest for pai.o.tah,
and finally sho slippod her hand In
Quiyor's and coaxed him 20 70 home.
HAPPY, innocent children. said tho
father. as we watched them 40 UP tho
trail hand In hand. mot a caro- or a
sorrow TO mar their daily livcsp
Al they wore passing the saloon u big
ruiiian stepped out Of tho doorway,
aimed his revolver AZ thcm and. calling
out to some ono within. "Bill, SEQ me
drop that id Injun." fired With
u cry of pain poor Culver fell tn tho
ground. Pai.o-tah dropped her robo and
knclt over him. and with aooarao laugh
tho man who fired tho shot turned and
went back into the saloon.
Tho father and hastcned over TO tho
PROSTATE Indian. Howas still conscious
but his faco had assumed ycllowish
hue, and no said faintlyi 81 am shot In
che back Have pity and carry mo 10 my
lodge" BY this time ono or two Indians
had como over from the camp near by,
and together we gently lifted tho
wounded man, and. carrying him homo
carefully, laid him ON his couch. Sure
enough. the bullet had entered his back
ON the left side and torn It's why through
tho kidneys There was no hops i1- hin.
Leaving the father 20 attend tho poor
fellow and give him and tho heart.
broken pai.o-tah such consolation o.
was IN his power l went back TO tho
post and wrote motto to tho command
Ing officer OF troop Of United States
cavalry oampod some six miles above MS,
tolling him OF tho cold blooded murder
which had been committed and asking
him TO arrest tho murderer. Hastily
sealing tho message, 1 slipped quietly
around to tho Indian camp and gave IL
20 young man who happened 10 hayo
his horse staked near by, charging him
TO 60 with all l1ste and deliver the motto
60 the captain. When | returned 10 tho