The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-24
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lssi.o ssest l hsvs h1own b~ss ios ie'
Iadssn snd ths government u ve'd hso
acre .senss Ike hir. ue shooid hsvs hsd
t~vs' Insisn ssrs
Af,ss the tfoubls .th Tse-5nits. Nc
Lsr~n hsd ihisss bis osc ssy vish sos
-isaI here Ever beer sbonl shsls mol
We'll. thst happened before ths Wonedfd
K~s- soable .Da soms yssss alter ] hsd
seemed my iisecse ~ sssnef trader
Tnere'd been . cbsnse 10 The sdnini'
traitor, J. shiit % party passr 10 Consns',
sod ss rrsali Ied,sn appropriations ser'
los. and Mel ren bad ran short Of r.
,ioos Tor bis Hlous The Iadisns hera hsdn''
ia.rned much sbont farming yes Tos
hpfI 10 hsd sli been killed oil or driver
.vay, 70 that for time they we're 90
abort ta,ions, hsii-slsrved. 10 fact They
hsd to kilI some Of their poriss for tubsi'
tsnce,
F,nsily Twc-Strike aud his band, 10 The
anmber oi shons three buodred. moved
.cross The agency near TO The edge Of The
cattle range and bepsn 10 hill besves,
This OF course made trouble snd soon .
10, OF cow-men, .. bot - hornets, rode 10
Il the agency 10 warn Mac ,hstif be didn'i
t.ke care OF bi. Iadisns and get them
nome, they woald see sitter them them
selves.
Mac knew what that meso. II Tso.
party we're stt,ched. every man Of
his four thousand sould be np 10 arms.
He said What be could 10 psciiy the angry
and promised remuneration Tor
the smsge done their herds.y
III se. my Indians back. be ssid. snd
very soon.
H. sent courier across the river With .
despatch to the Secretary OF the Interior,
.skiog, not tor soiiiers, bot Tor emerRen
~ supplies. Then be clme TO me-. Aleck.
he ssid. / want you to 40 with ms TO NOR
roy and bring 10 T~o,Strike. You may
a uess bow | liked the prospect o' that
iobl
I suppose / really bad more IL tfaencs
sith the SiouX here st tba. time than soy
ather white msn. I'd been with them 30
long snd spoke their lspeusss readily,
bu. we'll, knew old Tso.Strike pretty
sell, and my faith 10 the undertaking
sssut strong Yet agreed to go and do
what ould to help Mo out.
Tae c.ttlemen bad hsrdiy got ont OF
sight, though, when Sioux ranner came
10 With the news that Tso-Suike bAd poll
ed bis teepee stakes snd cnt loose for the
Bit Linds.
Sill McL,ren diin't wsvar. Aleck.
ae said. We most 60 after them st oocel
Thirty mioutes later three OF the swift
,s, ponies on the reservation were brought
10 for Us. We packed ooe With our blsn
ket rolls aud Ave dsys' rations, mounted
be others. sod set ont on ~ errsnd tbst
seemed 10 me ri,ky std hopeless enough.
Istook o. oil night 10 cross the reservs
ion, and about suoriee We fonpd oursel
YES 1t T~o.Btfike's csmp, which had
been abandoned some t~eoty-iour hours.
Here we gnz,d our ponies End took some
three hours OF sleep.
Tso.Strike had made no attempt to con
cesl his trail. but vas dragging bis lFsv
vies' u hesdlong rnsh for the Bad Lands
We followed the second day in ride
shich covered seventy miles. We we're
eos 10 the hssr. Of big cattle-rsuge. and
lost before sunset ve found near TO their
,rsii the heads and reiuse oi eleven steers,
shich bad been corrslIed and shot dovo
,a . bunch. The indians had csuped
nere and cooked meat within two miles Of
he Honey comb Ranch.
Mao looked sober enough, and ! ventur
ID TO Say inst We misht % we'll turn
back, Tor old Tso.Striks VAS surely burn
,os bis bridges bebioJ, Bot Mao wouldn't
urn back. snd vent on With him. We
.lep. The whole Of thst night. for our poD
ies we're ssdl, Ia need OF rest.
Abou, noon the next Day We came to the
mouth OF the Belle Fourche, where we
found evidence OF another round-up snd
csttle-kiliina
A little later We sss three cow.men
cross our t,sil. q halt mile or 60 10 cd
vance, end ride rspidIy toVGd the loot
oills on our leit, ncLren waved his hst
% them Tor fve minutes OF more. bat they
.svs no sligo Of having seen u.s. Onr
horses we're not 10 o. condition 70 chsse
hem, sod so we rode % alter Two.
Strike.
We rested sssin Of eunset; then, % the
srs,l OF the Ipdisps Vas very fresh end the
stare we're stipioa, ve pushed on. A.
.bon, mienisht aud ct poiot fuliy bali
x,y from our sgepcy TO the Bad L,pds,
se c.me upon the SiauH camp. We ran
,asiust bnnch Of ponies jast d the mouth
i . coulee. sod a. these vbionied snd
.nor,ed . picket Cred tso shots st as be
lore conid rsiss my voice end mste ny
self knosn.
His bullets sang close. snd the man vss
,nrIy and slum whan l asked Why be hsd
drpd on friends. w. rode 10 among the
,eepees 10 6od . 10 % Iodisns outside,
sitn euu. 10 hand. Tbey supposed their
,.m bsi been STACKED, and they we're 10
p. viid sn1 bitter mood.
With Difficulty. smons the mob. ve
tound The ,eepee Of Tso-Sfiks. snd she
cbiei sanding u i,s doorssy.
Have you sect Tor yoar soiiiersi ws bis
6rss question.
No, said NJ Lren hsve messsee to
you from tue Crest Father. H. ssks yoo
10 retura 20 lbe sgency,
EN- gong 10 The ban,lo country.
vhers my people use1 90, s,,rve. We