Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-07-12

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men malesas mistake stheE madssH
when theys sizeas BrInyS ayss the way
they dill. ! When "tkey found out
their error, however, they acknowl-
edged their fault and from that time;
on treated him like the man he was
up to the hour of his untimely death.
:, QneIwiite ''B,inyimatle. a successful
trade, with the Fiegtn. indians, who:
were hunting and camping along the
f, Missopri river in. the vicinity of Cow
Island. The. ice being. very sthickTaud
strong, he concluded to. drive mp the.
river with his load 'os iurs. to the tort,
iusteads ofstrateling over the cold, bar
rem +prairiel where neither wood nor
shelter was to be found. In those
times men not inaptly called wood
hawks were strung along. the, river at,
convenientSIpmss sen peialaJ the Moot,
of long rapileandanad easlfs4 4liheod
by selling fuel to the steamers which
piled up and down the stream during
Ithe high. water Of spring and early
summer. The Ioodhawks~were< "a
rough set of men and their occupation
hazardous in.,r the extreme, for they
were constantly exposed to the at
tacks of warparties from the surround
ingtribes, especiallylthe Sioux, Assint
beins, Gheyennes and f0rees: WOOD
,costS20 J >leorM anaSmore, Sand where
money is to be made men are always
to be found to make it, regardless of
the risks involved. It was a very
common, oeeurrances-felsa steamer7to
land at woodward and find the own.
ers scalped and DEADLY the smoulde I
ing ruinstof their cabin. >NTrav cling
along on the ice, then, Briny. reached
tie yard Of couple 81 acquaintances
one afternoon and camped, with: them
for the night. The woodhawks were
glad to see him, for not living soul
had they met since sthe, preceding
summef.s { MoreoveGJ BfnsShad sbeen
: at the fort tw6 months before and
could give them many bit of news.
It was late. when they, retired, after
eating a seecna isappep Of buffalo Ibis
roasted in front of the wide fireplace.
The wooahawks arose cat an early
hour the next morning, Briny re-
manning in his bed until breakfast
should he ready One of the men
went to the river for a pail q. water
while tile other began to chop some
splinteys from dry log.- some-=fsty
yards FROM the cabin with which to
start the morning fire. In the, early
light Of dawn, orperhaps some time
during thea night war party Of six
Sor ssven Assiniboins hatlaztliscovered
4he lonely little cabin and laid plans
TO kill its occupants without any risk
to themselves. Choosing places in
.ne dense brush within short range,
they lay concealed and patiently wait
ing for the men to appear. Every
thing happened as thsTwishsd. When
one OF the men redched@ the river and
tthe4other$the' logstheS opepsd fire, and
spoot &Joe Hines fell dealt on the ice.
Briny was aroused by the shooting
and rushed out of the door, Winchester
in hand, just in time. to, sect three As
siniboins flushing All t6wafd lie b 7l5tihNehr lo5tiher
woodhawk, Arnold 81 hose leg had been
brokenSby5 the Totley. In a. second
or two more, thes, would hare been
upon the unfortunate man; but befare
they realized what was up Briny
dropped twosofrt rthepr,T ,TTaptlg 'thiytt
ran off intoths lHfsh east BIZ stte cabin,
Briny then ran down the path toward
the liver and,Nsaw the othr, Indians
gat6 srstsab bostt po oorsHi es, ~ lioms Il
We're proceeding to scalp and disrnem-
Der. Two of them fell 9tt 7 his first
shot, and the rest ran across the ice