The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
LITTLE KYUSE, THE BRAVE
THE oRPHAN PAWNEE ON TIE ron
EXPRESS.
bought by n white Wan TOR = Kptre, ne aaV1
the Mnn who saved him ana Took venst
nnce on the sioux VIII Stole Him m
Nonderful Aicrtncasnn nd akIm with the MIA

Ion aud Socr,marto This scrv,co vva. kroy,S
ns tho norv oxnress uorsos a,v,tt and .tronu
and r,dors bravo and enduring ,po,e emrIovc.
and rcl.v stotjons vero got fftv miina anaEH
ncross tho Grc,t American Desort
N, - tbo Iyos, c,os villa AZ That ttr~
many ridcrs wore murdcrcd and tho Ietters AMI
othor valuable articles token ana destrove6
Jndjars ,yn,1d s,ooi mon thoso l,,t,o -st.tion.
tui a., toa,ar. .na o,r-r ,ho hor,o. 49,,
an, u,o,, - M elbow tho uoor- r,Aor .r
It'll ,han, ,os no ouo 20 tobo ~, ,,oon .ra
e. ,a,iro ,n ,no h,,oL r,,rs so- 4 r,or,.re
ho Yvo,,,I n,sh his ,;rod bor.o on toward IN,
,ox, s,a,;nn
a, e., =, ro, ,.., .. ond r,or ~ho wa.
,r;ri,, In tooo thoso droodf,,1 1,dia,a for III.
,ar nyorod Vs.. ,ho connan, and o~onol,v ain
nmI w. 80, ~, ~ III - a., 49, ao,,,,r,
.,.,;,u, g., ,ro,ao, on5 oo,o o. H. ho-.o,
49, an, ;n ,vran,;r, ,horo ,,,,o1 a t-or,~,
,na,n on,r hr a.. norno - Whiraor a navs
ri,,n hin, ". - onr,h,or IN noodu,oa
Sinry ,,ho ho1 n h;aoo,,s - ,nor IN
.ao hn. ,aua O.. ,h,n .anuoun 80, - ~,
,cr,s 5.y Vim n pounon h.hy n.tod and mar
L. frn,cr rho Cioux ,,onto5 70 sou ~. ho,
md ,ho ,ronror rn,o hin, a tnito and kent IN,
ahia rh" - ~. pornaa rras M, n,ora thar
, -. ~, - 49, -. 80, Vt, g.,
% s'"i' VI" "H'" az .'"prei 'ooA hhh -
the savage. warmed him, fed him, and put
moccasins on his little brown feet.
rr.o ,..,,, ,a,,. y-l;,..,. .u.,.. 80 1,~.r ~,
Two years later "hip9"w went to keep tns
station called W hlte hoss Tor the pony express
taking the pawnec with him.. The little fellow
conceive "A bitter hatred for all Indians. One
day some friendly hunters called Mt the station
1ha I,,,Io rod.r;n s,;,nod ont o,;o,Ir cut ~.
nc niue feast,h sIppeu ou' q.,e,ly, eu' .ns
ropes, ana ict thcir horses go AZ hnother tlme
s,ornod nt ,ho doo- hut could not r,iso Tho IA.
Like all Indians he was ever alert. The scratch
Of % lone wolf On n far.off hin would bring him
from a sound sleep. He would hear the hoofs
away, and long before his White master coulo
hear the faintest sound.
do,H ~ pirb, IIc wns an alarm clock for thu
station. and at his warning the rider who waa
acro.S ,ho hack Of bis bronco. and be ready to
ac''os ~ oa n % AZ ~ o,r rrhn - 80
galloping down the trail.
The little pawnee wa. never too cold or too
sleepy to 20 out and welcome the weary rides
and pat the nose of the spent steed. saying soft
iy the while "kyuse' hyuse,"
1t was the boys great fondnessf Tor horses thsa
ca%.sd whipfsw to call h, him "d4t u KySsf" .,.
Kvuse was Known. By reputation atsieast, to
every rider on the entire route from St. Joe to
SarT1rncItO, once ne Ihl WHTneu inc m6u
w Tane % o|F tS SiseP IN iim m the I" s s"n,n the sn Sor rney that haa
NJ me The bow y doines reached headanarters.s nd.ths
President OF the Pony Express Company sent
before he was /; years old he had killed a wof
that:camc TO the station while he was alone.
.,, 1is n II t W " R3saTo ", wq %,,s s1a found the boy
"Kyusei' asked Whipsaw.
\ Kyuse. said the boy. shaking his head
"' aSicen " said The man. hut the Indian shook
lis Esad.
"suthin's goinn' wrong"
What is itf" asked the rider, rubbing bis
eyes. cor,t n.,o ort clear" said v,,nsaw.
but suthin's wrong. This kids cockin' his
ear an when | tell him to lay down he shakes
whipsaw lit a match and looked at his
watch
Long msn tim n e k kHin ~ 'o'' S"AAS nA'
Then thew knew what the child meant. 10
isfe, and . f tho b3y ' Ree Pon that tf Il Was s MaS AL n01'
For another hour the two men sat and watt
ed sdn for a a. sign ign from For.s the fs SSy' T Ppe,a lis3Ens sbs sG Ps ,hs
nee crawled out, put his ear to the ground.
came back and shook his master.
un "dhsHP HUFF it was wai not tse tho Ssyii en 5sp rIds and b sh's :
oa hii, ps k SiSaS e seile SP SIs T pisei Slipped out. and
the two men followed him. To guard againse
f 51aISbss' d Or 1h sna sorf t W 1ha l Z " m naa aug al a ssorS
Nh INH- Nb NI ItI M AAAN "a AiAtAAa AA ia
the cabin, and now, to his surprise. Little
Kvuse planted himself in one OF these holes.
Without IA word the two men took places one to
the right, the other to the left of the boy. and
waited. When the robbers had reached q lit
tie sag in the desert, some 500 yards from the
station. they dismountcd, and now came creep
ing upon the lonely cabin. One came crouch
ing so close to Whipsaw that he could al.
most have reached him with his rife bar
rel. The trapper was sore afraid that the
boy or Bob might open fire, for how was
this child to know that he was waiting
for the band to assemble near the cabin door
before attacking thcmi But Little kyuse was
as wise in this his first fight as a white man
would be at II. The clouds were breaking,
and in the starlight they could see the Sioux,
six OF them. near the cabin door. They lis
tened-one OF them pushed the door open. Now
an Indian went in, came out a moment later
and they all filed in at the very moment that
Whipsaw was about to open fire. Instantly he
changed his plan. They would charge ON the
cabin door and fight the gang, which out
numbered them. even counting the boy, two to
and instantly his companions were at his side.
Bob held his rifle, the trapper laid his upon
| the ground and held a six. shot revolver In each
hand. 1t was to be close and rapid 6ghting;