The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-10-11

see if you are brave"
White Lodge had son named
Black Hawk. He was young like the
Yankton Sioux, who came "to DO
good things"
Black Hawk heard wha; the Grave
boys said to mis- father. The young
man spoke up: You young people
have done right. Your grub tastes
good. I know of you. You are
straight young men respected with
your people. Father does not know
you. l have ono white child. I'll
| giveis up, for we are starving. Let
others give up theirs"
At last they concluded to trade the
| captives .for the ponies. The boys
wont to their camp and brought in the
| horses.
They were conducted to the Gems
where the women, girls and little
children were guarded. BIrs. Deely
had her children, but Mrs. Wright's 8
baby had been murdered by q young
savage. -.
The captives sat 10. a row and were
nearly naked, and in most pitisbIe
plight. Each one was separately
traded with hardest bargaining and
jookeying, until they got to Mrs.
Wright. and the boys were traded
out Of all but one horse and four
guns. . ".,~'.
! White Lodge refused to le. Mrs.
Wright go. Rlaok Hawk proposed at
last to get Mrs. Wright away for the
remaining horae and he would do it
secretly. 49,. '..,:,. 49,.
| When the brave boys started with
the captives they were hundred
miles from home without horses and
without food, in the midst Of a Da-
kota winter. The massacre took
place on August 20 and this was No.
vember Goth. The captivea were SO
bare of clothes that these brave boys
took off their blankets for them.
The first night out the fear Of
White Lodge was so great that these
boys walked all night round the group
OF desolate, nearly frozen women and
children. .::,.= .%..:.s,.. -. +. H.: T.:
| Next morning friendly Indian
came along and they traded their re-.
manning guns for his horse. They
hastily fixed 9 sort of sled, to which
they hitohed the horse and the chill.
dren could ride. The youngest child
rode on an Indian boy 's'back and the
women walked. {: III .1. s PM F: :.
Mrs. Dcsiy had no moooasins, 40
Charger, the spokesman and leader os
the boy band, took off his aud made
her wear them. .. :... ..,, ] :, ;.,: !:
/ Five days Of such travel aud White
Lodge With five warriors appeared'and
demanded Mrs. Wright. But the
boys bluffed him and finally he left.
They stFuck another friendly Indian
and traded their last gun for ians old
cart: Mrs. Deeiy and the children
then rode in the cart and Mrs Wright
rode the horse. The boys secured
some food i and mocoasins from Other. i.
friendly Indians and next day they
walked 81 miles beside the horse and
cart sometimes pushing the cart TO
!: help the pony along. AZ Hat they
/ reached the river opposite their own
i home, bnt they walked sall day and
nightto make the:trip at The Last I. 81, & 4; 4;
|. There was 8 & trading post near 5by
and the owners pnt blankets on the
naked ones: and carried them S1t, across rsps
The river and one. half breed ! took
Tho daptiyes 10 HIS home. and a kept co,
them three days. ss3.;jz $5 /;
The nesreSt militarrr$$: p,ost & yas a Fort
Randall and fnally they we're taken iai il ID
i Wagons to that; place, and Tie oo s..
i mand dant Col. ] ohm Pattss, kept them. iul
in3 hias quarters With his wife 4 aud
danghter and i aent q message to theis:
i friends. n 5tWenty days latarS. they;
were carried Ito Stlisir home l, 81;
/ the eleven brave 2boys ssaysp n ~ are m
atill living. They are men sof2 aistitie;s
/ tion!in reserva alton d en8 ghaeyananisE
river, but vixen eirs earl sWers
iaevad TO the resclaa cae 5off hose sretchs
lied capt. yes they ii ad 5np: $sok opl ine,s
wsrse bssonds sthe ina ausnos oa sasi ssiona
sries Fithout B AZ M reward asi t$
tsptotnp psed 8pnly tby TIE inssip psts aoffS
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tc Appropf 800 a tos sis Il pay ! u thossEl m
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