The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

| perfect savage and not an expression gave
70 be. revenRefni : in fact he had m AIDE .up his
mind that ne was going to be killed !. how
US. and he, became a valuable scout, No, I
| never heard him mention the incident OF the
@ BY S"p Indnns and When he ESCAPED Ts
| he came hack into camp half starved and mp
pea!rcntly delighted to see us.,,-,,.
old Indian fighter, "wns a time when we had
been in nursuit o' some Indians for several
charged. ! happened to have a faster horse
than the rest Of The boys. and got ahead, and
having gone DOWN an2ther canon. Ahead Of
me were the three Indians and saw, that they
hoped 70 lead me into an ambush. As
shot NV horse. dropped behind him. and the
nrst Indian that reached me killed with my
struck at mo with their knives both AZ once hut
dronned one Of them with 2 lunge THAT went
was e%F much P "nper sRt thGS n" avn p descrbne
an when the last Indian drew of ! was pretty
bn!I, kn2ckci out; but shook my, finger at him
] must say that he was dead game, IA he
turned and rushe tow4ri me with knife up
according to my custom. rushed in under his
guard. His knife came p!ungipg down. but |
shonder narnE Ii. sh ali own nv %yT back
but my knife went Just where | aimed Il. he:
tween his shoulders. and he was dead whom |
Then you kllc! t9res, msn, in a single
well il looks that way" was tho reply. III
do say it, was pretty lively with tho knife
and quick with the gun when was II young
SER SER nnt i vas E, my cool luck ne,Jry, was
got on 10 one. Of the Indians horses and led
the, others. reached emp one Of the sorriest
Tore was around again. never shall forget
how the boys looked when thoy saw mo. The
sometimes get away with them at their own
games ] onc", wns in advance OF the troop
SR n % G@4 9f% ad Ws ' into 2R1
or more Indians without seeing them They
shot our horses from under MS at the first fire.
dropped I-hind tho horses. T using them as a
a6iT sa Tn AN, And brought down several IN;
again began firing at us. and then | lost faith
In tho horse as defence "a the bullets
e. % l aug 9o Nah %ssn the
powder p9d rammine i home with a, bullet,
draw them out raised NV cap on a stick. and
the minnt" It went, above tho animal it was
he Indians came rushing torward as last rs
they could i3r our scalns. We, waited until
,hey Wore T'Mn twe1ty feet and then gave it
Ike sheep. Twice that afternoon we played !
thnt on thrm. then finally we decided to mako
q break fora little arroyo, or stream bed. nifty
feet back OF us: So we loaded and ran for II. |
and when we reached the edge we jumped |
into the bush and went crashing down about
ulh,"y h"Ehn 20 warren Tor the Indians that |
W.. knew wouin tplow. -,,
- We hl'lhs Wen as we couIn, nrinG whenever |
we snw ahNtnlng Nn"plnG II ~, Ihey soon |
nnh uS lnchtau anu ~ moment jim crled ont. !
! hrF We Ent me ran 70 nm Just IN time TO |
Gh'Tn hl'n H. ~ ny arms ms att words were mat
sii9Ilu hlu" nus weapons where me lndlans |
EQUIV cp, no, E,t mem ! Iaid nm nowhi ana was
n apou. GoI"im r mat ny o%n tlmc h4d come
wnen ncaru me reo,inn OF hqrSrs l at llrst
In"Hgn. IL was tne Indiams, nnt 10 kept GROWING
ou.iei anu iouuer. anu presently saw mat u |
VIZ our tro"h coming 10 lo3k us uh. put y
nas L'o iao" ior poCt I'm. ne WIS uehn. ana
l ,y loon me on hot showing where the IN
1nr VIZ" az" irnr,hE an an nuscaqe, me
rien pa" Wv We al wGho GOWN IN 'Iree TO uury my
Innnl' ahu IN hhi nonut the pace we found
,,ehhtV lorty uead lndIans-the result OF our
lEhs. -.. .-,
. 10, vas mover struck bY an arrow; but
hne WI mn an a." ml " once ne indians ln
~, Nv Se.tlGn W't r., aiWtlSS Hut on Icau ana would
sr ahyE hey t4"T re pms S out OF DE-
- ~. 'tn u, wagons. Lioi theil OH ~ lengths
u hbont tourteen inches, and when they came
wing vyn AZ you tho WHIT was IKE rair OF wings
wns otosSihE creck one dhy on scout duty
Im ND On inn,nn un"er cover nred at mo |
i mGneu i1hStlnetFiN. dhu tntuSht / was an
lEHI anu nd'l nor Dctn MT nut WhCn went to