The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-26
A cauEsoMG WAR oAsCE.

We vsn esnpsd 10 lbs tbish siliess
90 The Lssp nrst bsisssn Tiussf Cfsst
srd tie Cedar sod bsi besu eat ihfss
asrs. Tbtrs va slrssiy considsfsbls
ssov 90 The sroasd. more tsd fallen dar
log the tisbt. 90 that ihs ssltiss vss
vsiy bad
Ga ihs norriss Of that third d.y 80 ssi
81 breakfast disaGssins Easrs OF edas'ns
10 The tso deer sbish Afeold bad killed
tie evening before. II vss Iast thsn tbsi
this Iadi.n cana dovn tts river and tuto
ID into osr camp.
A. soop ~ 10 hsd hired hin 10 carry
10 one Of the deer ss oil sst out tossther.
Attsrs iong search Arneld tcaud zoe OF
his deer where be had osehsd IL 10 amos
drIil The Iatisp pronissd to est into
camp With IL beiors DARK. We vent 90
for Tho other deer witch Ne found and no
de,tock - carry TO camp. packing !, taru
sbout. The snos sss 90 deep that loas
b.fofe 10 got 10 vs we're 90 tired that ss
we're 90 tired that ue could Garry the dtsf
bot = lev reds Of 9 iins However, We
did nasliy get TO camp si dark snd there
found three Indians wsiiiss for Us Tss
other deer bad not arrived.
Wbils prspsripg supper We both ihrsv
our bslts. knives and pissols upsu the bed.
After ss hsd fed our visitors they told ~
that thsy we're csmpsd serois the Cedar.
up the L,up . very short distance. 30 81
ter supper vs decided to 60 With them and
sss ii the Indisn had got that isr With the
deer. We went sithout arms.
There vas DO moon; bat the stars and
the snow covered ground made II quite
light. The three Iadisns went shssd.
breaking the trail. and ws followed. They
r.vslsd very last for some time; than they
broke isto . troi, which grew ersduslly
faster aud f.ster until 10 found il slm ost
im possible to keep up with them. Final
ly We lost sight Of them end begsr to sus
pect sonsthipg was wrong. However. We
concluded to follow on. They could not
hide their trail 10 the dep snow. and ws
eonld always dad our wsy back TO camp.
After while one Indian struck for the
bill. Masking . large trail, seemingly to
lead q, after hin. The other two went on
up tho river We we're surs their camp
was cot 10 the hills, 30 70 followed tho
. -. kAV tpa lar
large, turned into the bills; bat " fellow
Cd the rsmsining man ap the river,
After q short distance the third trail
tursed into the bills. We stopped 10 The
cold and the starlight TO talk over the situ
alton. Fsrsw4y from over the hills came
the shriIl, whining vail Of the lone coy ots;
then oil was client
What should w dof Evidently the 10
iisus had net intended TO take us 10 their
camp. We we're only the more dstsrmi
ed to Gud it, For We wsfs now satis6sd
that the Iadian had stolen onr deer and
hsd taken it 10 the Pawnes sncanpnsnt
We turned down to the river aud vest
on the ice. where the walking wss u nuch
better. The snow crunobsd under our
stifI boots cold wind sighed past our ears,
snd the sddying hikss 6ew into our iso
es The bright cir was dsliciously fresh.
but on the snow.clsd stsr-lit prairie meth
ing appeared to break the Silly whitsnsss,
10 tell us which way " should tarn oar
However, we Travelled up tbs
river several miles, until W we're we'll tir
ed cot, and we're about to give up the
search, whom We AsArd . fsr-distsDt nuf
fed sound. Tarnins bead in the river,
ss saw two glowing tests lii mp With great
firss within.
The Isdisns vs-s csmpsd 10 the willsws
% the vest side OF tho river. Between a.
vas large cir rift in the river, kept upen
BY the svift ssrent. We fousd . long ,
Ios which vs threw across the dangerous
hole. Then balancing carefully ~ walked |
over. To have fallen meant ssitsia dssth
uuder the lee, We found no trail 30 ~ 4
pushed the willows spsrt sad crowded
10 the clearing " discovered
several other tsa,s. most Of them seeming I
y deserted. Ths one nesrsst ~ vas we'll
lit up. Namsrous moving shadsvs played 4
On ito side. Much talking sad laughter .
ssms from l.. We vent to II. rsissd TIE
q ,p and slapped in. The noise snd talk d
'soppod instantly. q
The cir sss close and smellsd Of cooked 3
neal. 10 the center . large Ore rosrsd,
o. II vas great boilisa kettle Of vsnison
We looked steund. E,eh Iodisn bad . =
nib Of deer. A iesst vss on. We knew
.hsx we're eating our dset
Alter tims I ssksd, Whoss tspse 10 |
,hii A large ht 10 'iss struck hinssli q
% the bresst and ssid. !; 10 mine, .
Atpsld rscosniz d him ~ Doctor Big .
Bear, snd shook bslds with him. The
,ihsr Iudisns then resumed thtir fesst .
Hs gave as ssst, ussr himself and wo ssk .
"a sbout onr deer. Big Bear admitted .
bat IL vss oar dsei, eIplsiniss that 1t
sss oil right sbsot tho deer, that be and
'uold we're last like b other. told him A
30 stonlI b,ips the part Of the deer not
,1oksi. The bile. snd . good blsrkst 10
,nr camp sad |, would be yell. Olher
siss vs would 60 10 the White Father. The
[odisp agent, vto vould send the thisi q
10 Big Bssr TO Onsbs 10 irons. b
Ths doctor smiled. then be sid 10 Paw
Zee, Whose deer Ia III Did yos hill iti I
Ilola him that Arnold killed the deer. d
bot ~ usrc ban,ips together - one mao. b
Toe docier turned 10 Arnold. sho could
,ot undsrstsrd Psspee. and ssii 10 Eoe d
ish, Hsssy. ba-rhoot,lsn
G.yya,siv A,Gold ans0ers1 Yes. ySg