The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-04-12

me on, oi bis sqaiety little -6lsck eye,
Ne wsni bise1it Ma.l hsvs bi.cnil.
fss, ! have hiscoi'. .nsueted ss
pullei up The a,p Of the tsrr.ultn snd
showsd bim hall dcEsn thsi had been
Gewly baked.
Uskl Me want bisealt. Mas, have
biscait. efnu,ed Colorado ss be stepped
forward 10 cellar the whole batch
gave him shove aud stood between
him and bis prey.
No. you c,hi have biscuii I've got
plenty Of biscuit, but wOH', sive Colors
do one. Colorado Is ttisf
The Indian stepped back aud looked At
me-. IL had blood 10 hia eye, Tor bad
bnmilisied tin before the ether buekG
VIII have hiseuill be sIeIsinel as be
lrrched forward again Kill White nsn
II no slve bisonit,
At he same time be made reach for
his eue, which be bal laid down on the
ground. pulled ont mi cir shooter aud
beld II right 10 bia face, The l9disn
than looked al ma in astonishment. !
told him TO lay down his gun, and be did |
il, Then be commenced to laugh.
Colorado DO want biscuit. he ssii as be
gave q cultural ohcekle, Colorado only
Joke. Heap friend Of white msn.
saw that had him guessing for mo
meni, but knew that he was only wait
ing Tor = chance TO kill me. As be turned
way saw the hooi OF deer sticking ont
rom behind his blanket stepped Tor
Rsrd. took bold OF it and gave II sn awful
snk. | pulled down one OF the finest
isuncbes OF venison you ever saw. Colo
ado vas so sstonisb.d that be did not
lave sense enough TO even speak
venisoni | cried. l want yenison.
iust have venisop.
Indians, IS . rule, never laugh, lesst OF
II at their suptriors, but l saw M ire
ressible smile on the lips OF the bucks
tho composed the rect OF the party.
hey did not laugh outright. for II they
sd humilisted Colorado by msking him
diculons be would have had oil their
,.lps within o week,
Colorado, however, saw that the Joke =
AS on him. aud be told me to take sll
le venison wanted. did 80 for we y
I'd not hsd any fresh meat since we had '
zen up 10 the mountains. Colorsco and =
e rtet OF the crowd lett shortly after, -
ID when they went away gave them :,
me bi cults, but l let them know they
uld gsin nothing 10 the future by try =
& TO run over me
Shortly after that, perhaps two weeks '"
Ter, was out prospecting, ! was going "
)ng q narrow ledge that overlooked o W
ecipice with Q sheer fall Of 600 feet. W
was the only trail over the monDtsin. ="
hen people wanted TO pass one another y
9 had to lean up against the wall OF the
ecipice while the other went by. ~
jast got about bali way across the CT
|ee when / saw party Of Utes headed OF
Colorado coming in the opposite di pe
'tion. / made up my mind that l would nm' m
pass on the outside, for ! was afraid ~
It Colorado would revsngs himself for ~
lest humiliation by throwing me into ''o
, canyon. When they came up to me un
dorado called ont. ~
stand here. be SAID as be pointed to the OIL
ce on the outside, Wv
'ou stand there. | answered as | pointed
+ sgsinst the wall Of the cliff Ell
colorado grew ugly IN . minute and 'ne
" bis kpiie. whipped ont my old no,
I snd aimed IL at his head,
on stand there, said ss pointed 10 =es
out eide. All your men must stand 'p'
re and lei me pass on the inside, sn
le did as told him, and the rest fol 'o'
ed suit went on home withou hsvt W
any trouble with them. p'o
fter that Colorado seemed thoroughly "''
dued. He knew that was not afraid 'e
i'm, and he knew that | would tell him "
truth. He treated other men rs mean
yer, but several times be did me nav
rs that be would no, have done for oer
her Indian, sni ! always laid II 10 o.
fact that l had treated him 10 the rso
per msnner the fret time had any spo
iogs with him, p'a'