The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-21
wen. how many are there, Walt,
and how are they armed? 2" interrupted

wen. how many are there, Walt,
and how are they armed?" interrupted
the guide
II counted 40. A few carry old flint
lock guns, but most OF them have only
bows and arrows and tomahawks and
knives" replied the boy, who, continu-
ing his narrative, said: "When the fire
had burned down to Goals. the Indians
threw a great many strips of dried
buffalo meat on 1t, and then gobbled
them up like hungry wolves. They
held some OF the meat to my mouth, but
was too much scared to eat anything;
80, after awhile. they all laid down and
went to sleep. They'd concluded,
guess, that none of you men would be
foolish enough to come along before
morning.
"Wen, l sat there, with my back
against the tree, and I couldn't help
crying when ! thought Of Hugh and
my brother and all of you, and knew
I had to die without ever seeing any of
you again. But after long time-it
must have been two o'clock in the MORN
ing-I got very sleepy, and was just
dropping into doze, when felt a hand
slip over my mouth, and heard Hugh
whispering in my ear: Don't stir,
Walt Keep quiet, and I'll save YOU
and in quarter of a minute he cut the
deerskin strings that was tied with,
and put my own revolver In my hand!
II could hardly keep from shouting
out with Joy, but, knowing that we'd
both be killed If did, never spoke nor
moved till the numbness had gone out
OF my legs. Then we crept up the side
of the canyon. into the bushes, and
would have got away without waking
any of the Indians, II one Of us, when
we were 40 or so yards off, hadn't
stepped on loose stone and sent it
rolling down the hill, right among them.
In two seconds afterwards shower
of arrows fell all around us. One Of
them cut that big cash in Hugh's knee,
and thcn glanced of.
Eve were awfully frightened, but
neither Of us made mite of noise. We
just laid still for more than an hour;
and the Indians, not knowing how long
I'd been gone, and thinking, maybe,
that bear had rolled the stone, dfdn't
try to follow us, because it was so dark
among the green bushes that even their
sharp, wicked eyes couldn't have seen
thing.
"As soon as they'd quit their angry
growing and had gone to sleep again,
we crawled away, quiet as two snakes,
but hadn't gone very far when Hugh's
knee got so sore and stiff that he
couldn't walk another step. He tried to
coax me to leave him and save myself
That was the first hard word he has ever
said to me In his life. knew he didn't
mean to ineult me, though; so made
him get on my back, with his arms
around my neck, and by resting every
little while, we were getting along pref
ty we'll when we met you"
But, good gracious, Walter! didn't
you know that you were travelling due
west, right away from our camp?" ex'
claimed Dave Ingram.
"Why, no." said the astonished youth
II thought we were making straight fol
1t. How could we meet you folks If we
weren't?"
Easy enough" rejoined the guide
1--WE made big sweep and came in al
the west end Of the pass, so as to take
the redskins In the rear. You boy.
must have got completely turned
round somehow"
After a short conversation, we de
cided not to attack the savages JUS
then, but to get the rescued boys t.
camp as soon as possible; for MS ingram
observed, q knee-wound like that mus
be attended to right off,"
Therefore, forming rude litter fol
Hugh. and keeping well clear Of thu
pass, we kept on our course, reaching
the corral ut three in the afternoon an,
finding all well.
Our amateur surgeon pronounced tn,
young hero's wound very serious on'
indeed, as he skillfully dressed it. But
by being for the next few weeks tender
| ly nursed by his chum, the boy was abb
10 be about again before we reached
Sacramento City.
The stolen horses? Oh, we recoveres
them the day after the events herein re
lated, but as our manner OF doing s.
would not be edifying reading for m.
younger friends, I will merely stat
that none Of that particular band 0
Apaches ever attempted to repeat TIL
amply punished outrage.-N. Y. Ledger