The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-11

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and was determined to stick to IL. While
urging us to save ourselves. she re-
fused to leave her wounded nd.
and she couldn' be moved from her
determination. although knowing full
well that It probably meant death 10
have easily escaped. travelling by night
through the timber. Then I deter
mined to stay with the family until
daybreak at least, n see II there was
not some other way out Of the trouble.
when daylight came 1 went out on
q rise OF ground and sized up the situa-
ton. The first thing I saw was about
400 Indians coming along the road. For
tunately. there was a friendly Indian
ahead. one whom I had known and who
had eaten many a meal at my cam0
fire. He told me to get into the brush
Immediately and hide myself. for theT
would surely kill me II they found me.
wouldn't kill her. Mrs. Manuel added
her pleas to those OF he Indian.
Tn q m they will not kill me-
You save yourself
Finally I consented. and getting my
horse was soon making PAGES down the
gulch. But IL was no use. Luck was
against me. The Indians saw me and ]
was headed on further down the cam
yon. Having no arms. I was at their
mercy. covered by their guns. They
went through me and took everything I
had, including my coat, which was tied
IN behind the saddle. They wanted to
kill me and would have succeeded in
their purpose had not Mox-Mox. the
friendly Indian, interceded and pre-
vented It.
There was another lot of Indians
coming along and Mox-Mox advised m
to hide in the brush until they passed.
They passed without seeing me In mS
hiding place. but as luck would have II.
they soon came back and made their
camps around the spot where I was hid
den. / laid low. expecting discovery to
come at any moment. At last night
came. but there was a bright moon. I
began to lay my plans for escape and
three times during the night I attempt-
ed to crawl up to where the horses were
tied, but each time ! was driven back
by the Indian dogs.
when morning came / expected the
soldiers to put in an appearance. and I
had not long to wait. Soon there was a
warning cry. like a night owl, from
the Indian outposts, and soon tho
troops put in an appearance. But only
a hundred Of them, and the Indians
made a charge and attempted to sur
round them and take the whole lot pris-
oners. The troops after a few volleys.
seeing that they were outnumbered,
broke and fed, leaving many dead on
the field. ! tried to get to the soldiers.
but 1t was a vain attempt. as the In
dams were me and the troops.
Colonel Perry was in charge of them.
THE Indians came back to their old
camping ground. That night they all
got drunk on whiskey they stole frorz
plundered stores and a number of them
went up to Mrs. Manuers house and
killed her. ~stabbing her in the breast
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baby. The girl i'm some way escaped
with her life, but was seriously wound.
ed.
Just before daylight / heard the girl
crying and sobbing and. creeping out
from my hiding place, l o found her.
Her arm was broken and she was
wounded in two places from arrows
mother was killed. / brought her back
to my hiding place in the brush and
covered her with my shirt and tore my
undershirt into bandages for her arm,
which I fixed up with wet clay. She
suffered frightfully, but I did all ]
could for her. little as it was.
Thus we stayed five days and five
were almost consumed with the hunger
fever. Maggie, that was her name, was
crying and begging for bread and I had
none to give her. To forage for 1t meant
death and probably torture. But ]
couldn't stand the sight of her suffer-
ing. Finally I told her that the next
day We would have plenty of bread and
tried to cheer her up. 1t was time to do
something desperate. Looking out from
walking around by the house, and max
ing Maggie promise to stay still where
she was until I came back / went out
to meet them. They did not hear me-
coming at first, their backs being turned
towards me-. and when they heard my
footsteps they turned suddenly al il
fearing a surprise. I threw up my
hands to show that I vas unarmed.
advanced boldly to the old chief. White
Bird. and told him I had had nothing
to eat since the war began and that
wanted something to eat or to be per-
mitted to go where I could get 1t.
They scowled and didn't seem ia
take particularly to my request The
old chief aid that they had killed II
wagon loads OF white men yesterday
and were going to kill all they could
find. ! put on a bold face and told
them that I should not be made to suf-
fer for the misdeeds of bad white men.
I talked to them in their own tongue,
I told them hat I had been in that
country for II years and had never we,
wronged an indian. As the result OF
my talk, TWO OF tne Chiefs, luCluulue
White Bird. were for letting me go, but
the third was more bloodthirsty and in,
sisted that l be killed forthwith or al
least hat my right arm be cut off sc
i could not return n fight them. They
were arguing the question n 1t wa:
beginning to look pretty black for my
chances. 1t appeared as IL / o bt
held a prisoner. IL not killed immedi'
ately, which would be much preferable
Dottor tn ho doad than a nriSnnar in TN
hands Of the Indians. Old White Birt
had a ~six-shooter at his side. I saw 4
and suddenly stepping forward anc
pointing to 1t / barred my breast anC
said:
"'Come. no more of this talk. Kill m,
now. / am ready
That was enough for the old chief
He reached out his hand and shool
hands with me and said / had a grea
and noble heart like his and told m,