Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-04-22
COWBOYS
TO THE RESCUE.
How WILLIAM ROsAMOND WAS SCALP
ED AND HIS WIFE SAVED.

How WILLIAM ROsAMOND WAS SCALP
ED AND HIS WIFE SAVED.
On the morning Of JGly 3, 1872.
I was sitting in the shade of ouI
adobe ranch building on the bank
of the Sonth Platte, when l motto
ed a man staggering along the
dusty lrail 10 tle north Of the borse
clrral.
Some drunken pilgrim from Jules
burg l thought, for although
Julesburg was nearly one hundred
miles distant, l know that more
than one tramp had there bought
enough 'tauglefOOt, to keep him
drunk until he either reached Den
yer or lost MS scalp on the way.
regarded the man lazily un'il
lie came 80 near that his head and
features began 10 takt definite
shape. Ti~n | saw, With alarm.
that bis halesS head was literal
ia the color Of bloId, aud that hl'
slj1 n mt WrS m 81 KEEL VITA ddrt
freaks. | 90 up aud hurried ia
meet Ml. T. NJ horror, mp ~ '
, al apnroach, disco cred lhal
ur nau nor only been Aouuied il
he mead. Du had bee actual,
>calped!
wilt not ait. mpt to describe
MS tusnliul condi lon. Vt l'
II d tnll control Ot his fcudleN
nd hegau rapidly t~liln. his sad
story es put m, arm abou' h'n
10 eodA his walk.
He had been travelling toward
Denver from the EAST, drN lug d
hghl wagon, which contained only
himself. his wife aud a few hon~e
uOld articles and PROVISIONS. The,
had camped on The river, about 1--WE
miles below our ranch, the nigh
before. About da, light, Just al
they were getting breakfast, they
bad been pOubced upon by
part, Of mounted Indians, wh'
rode ont from the mouth of gnlcl
close at hand, aud opened fire upol
hem.
Il was frying a pan of bacon,
sald the man-his name WAS VIII
liam ROsamohd-'whe suddenly
heard them yelling. l looked up
and Just got a glimpse Of them
dozen OF fifteen, l should say
when they began firing, aud L fel
what might have been a stroke o.
my head, and no more. When
woke mp l was the way you Sc
me. The wreck of my wagon va
there, but my wife and horse
were gone. And so staggere'
away; and here am, aud whethe
| ought to thaua God | dldu't Sc
my wife lying there dead is NOR
than | know. l suppose theS'S
carried her away a prisoner.
At the sight Of the poor ma
there was in me a fury of desire t
punish the iends who had S
mutllated him; aud when b
begged me to go at once to tn
nearest post for help to resnce hl
wife ! said: There's no need. A
there were only twelve or ffteel
veil try it ourselves
,, 'ROUsel rousev | shouted to IN
7 men 10 the hut. Fortunately, thel
were in 1t FIVE of them asleep.
They aroused INSTANTLY, and wei
as surprised, Mortified and fierce
myseIf at the dreadful plight
Rosamond. While set aboI
washing aud dressing his ~oun'
p ed head they bOlted some food al
coffee, saddled horses. and deela
cd they would follow the lndia'
any where If only their trail cou
be struck aud kept.
The bullet, | found, had stru'
Rosamond on the temple near u
left e, e, aud lad not penetrate
the skull, but had passed aroui
nnder the skin aud come out Q
You'd the ear. The scalping knl
had barred the skull on top in
circle about four inches in diaI
eter. soon had the wonn'
dressed and bandaged; then,
tue urgent request, We left Il
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