The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

savageS set fire to the barn and sOmt
of the hay stacks near it. The flames
almost instantly reached the Negro
quarters. The Indians raincd bullets
and arrows against the dwelling, and
kept up such a series OF wild yells that
the white people concluded that they
were attacked by the Whole tribe Of
C0manches. Women and children
were screaming, and in the uproar
and confusion hopeless despair seemed
to have seized the Stoutest hearts.
Barison and Il few Others, who had
faced dangers before in many forms,
were making desperate efforts to re-
store order and infuse a spirit OF c0ur-
age in the men and assauge the fears
OF the women, when suddenly great
light flashed over the yard and it was
discovered that the roof Of the house
was sheet Of flame.
Barison then performed an act which
entities him to be forever remembered
as a hero. He stepped into the yard
and asked for Lame Wolf. The old
man answered him. Then in the
Comanche tongue young Barison told
the chief that he would surrender to
him to be tortured and burned ut the
stake to make a COnanclle holiday II
he would permit the remainder OF the
white people to march away unmo'
Tested to their homes. lie was an.
swered by "A volley OF bullets, one Of
which struck him. He was not badly
hurt, and, springing into the house,
he ordered the men to form in two
lines, with the women and children
between them, and march out at once
The Indians sent shower Of arrows
and bullets after the little column,
but the whites succeeded in reaching a
little point OF timber, where they
made a stand for moment. The In
dams charged them and Barison was
knocked down by spent bullet.
The white people then fled in con-
fusion. Miss Menefee ran to her lover
and attempted to lift him up, hoping
to be able to carry him away on her
shoulder. A giant savage knocked
her down and made both of the young
people prisoners. They captured and
killed many of the women and chill
dren, and, after burning several OF
the settlers homes, they rounded up
bunch OF horses and started back to-.
ward the mountains.
BarisOn, who was not seriously
wounded, was lashcd to the back Of a
pony and the animol was turned loose
with the herd and driven as II he had
a pack on his back. The Indians
knew him and they frequently struck
him with their lances, and laughingly
told him OF the fate in store for him
at the stake. After march Of sever
al days the warriors reached their vii
lage on the Llan0. Here the prison
ers were given little food and tied to
trees near the camp. On the next
evening, while the warriors were hold
ing council to determine the man
ncr of torturing the prisoners, a lot of
young bucks galoped into the village,
driving large buffalo bull. They
had several ropes on the animal. and
Barison learned from their talk that
they had struck n herd of buffalo, and
that after killing all they wanted,
they had roped one in spirit OF devil
try. The Indians had been puzzling
their brains to devise the most fend-
ish, inhuman, possible torture for
their captivcs, and when old Lame
Wolf saw the buffalo he was suddenly
struck by an idea that pleased him
immensely. He told Barison that he
would give him and his white squaw
a ride. They lost no time In exccut-
ing their design. The prisoners were
unbound and led near the buffalo.
The hOrscmen had strung the animal
out between two trees by the aid OF
rawhide ropes attached to his legs
and horns. Using stout strips OF raw
hide, they securely bound Barison and
the girl to the back Of the enraged
animal.
They fastened strips OF the rawhide
around the bulls neck and body, and
to these they tied the prisoners arms
and legs. Old Lame Wolf and his
daughter danced about in a perfect
ecstasy Of frantic joy. The whole
tribe mounted their ponies, and at
the word from the chief, the buffalo
was cut loose. He made desperate
lunge at the horse nearest him, and
then started down the valley at the
top of his speed. Now, the Indians
had no idea Of letting the bull and
their prisoners escape. They follow
cd the animal yelling like demons
and raining arrows on their victims
Fortunately for the prisoners 1t was
late IN the evening, and the buffalo
ran into q thicket, where the savage'
, soon lost sight Of him. Bricrs, brusf
and thorns acerated the flesh of thu
, pnor boy and girl, but somehow ra!
7 Of hope sprang up in their bosoms
! The bull never slacKencd his speed
, but tore ahead through the brush
and finally II grew dark and the vic
> tins no longer heard the savage yell
) Of their pursuers. After q long tim
I --seemingly years to the young peo
plc-thc animal emerged from tn
I brush and ran out IN the open prairie
They were saying TO each other; Nv