The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-07-24
rs OF ADVENTURE

ADS OF ADVENTURES
.,,,c INCIDENTS AND DARING
e 5:1s on LAND AND SEA-
s.out.s Curious Experience
sra.' PARTY of Hostile Indians IN
a california Eancher H''i'
a. . Hill into LIONS Embrace
,,..rs aro there hourished In
q ). scout who had an extraer-
as,,i,ment for his occupation n,
all, strong man, well built
's;a one respect; his feet grew :,
.s = vav, his toes pointing back,
~. ss,sa Of forward. This would
y : serious drawback to any
went much on foot; but 1t
,l,st no drawback to ' "Cln1f 90
l PRACTICALLY he never ', went VEL TO. on
.Fn He had a saddle with Stir
h.al ~ to his deformity, and
II. a horse as we'll as any other
4 =, an expert at trailing In
Nj seldom had to dismount in
p distinguish even !, the E smallest 3.
\ indian "sisn." His keen
'.St in everything from his seat
y, s.il to have known personally
s.1nahns from Fort Berthold to
r X Agency, and was equally
t limo, to them. But he was
.n,mv, and they were his enc
The war was apparently re-
sbstTeen them
NE dead Of a certain winter,
k,pars ago, Clabfoot George had
E;ap 10 go from old Fort Browning
Y. poufou, He was alone, aad
n camp overnight on the way.
famous scout sometimes makes
Ea,t,, and George on this occa-
klobbled his horse, rather wllo
iFphty animal, SO insecurity that
night it got away, and started
ID Fort Browning.
ne morning, therefore, Clubfoo'
had to confront the necessity
hiking to Fort Benton: 1t was
npleasant thing to do, since il
atsks even a good walker about
hFs to cover the distance, ano
Not Georges speciality was no
hs; but lie started out manfully
ass snow.
th,d walked until about the mid
4 the afternoon, when party O
IL Indians, out for white mems
came upon his trail. Hi:
pVere plainly visible in the snow
aeourse they pointed in the op
i direction from that in whic!
Is was going.
lac was nothing about the track
bow that they were Clubfoo
lsas; and besides, the Indians
ii they knew George we'll, ha'
before seen the print Of hi
So they started pell-mell il
Erection in which the tracks led
hing for this white mans blood.
y when they had followed tn
10 the spot WHARF George La
sl the night before, aud foun
hail Of the horse and the evidenc
some one had come SO far 0:
sback and then lost his horse, th
hs looked at one. another in as
anent, until one Of them said
lblootp Then they all inspecte
" the tracks they had been fol
10 says that Indians have n
Roihumor? No one who know
hFs4.. These Indians certainl
ldr they roared with laughter
sh the joke was on them. BIZ
determined to transfer it to th
! shan.
shay turned back on the trail an
tuiously al the rest Of the da
4 part Of the night, until the
atoa placewhere the queer hee
staSk vert over a bank. The
~ the Indians lay down on h:
aud called over the edge Of IL
N hisswn language:
l'abfooj ore you therew
les I ON here! Is that 20,
fling bg?" !, -, ......
saas ould be done with such
! lie Indians were already INC:
aalmollified toward the scout
sgoyment Of the extraordina1
'at he had, quite unintentio
payed on them; and when,
!. ess Of humor, George invite
!. . come down and share h
sad make themselves at HON
| Mso, aud never molested biz
! @ Unexpected friendliness mu
maze an impression on Clubfo
\ " lorthe chapters of his adye
sAa with this incident. He ga
s'!ns, and ever after lived
l shllite.
\ alfeW Clark's Presence of Mind
4 aMrew Clark was once on top
( sOaldmg in London admirinn /