The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-14
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woman!" I shouted. Let no young
man hide behind her garment I
knew that would make those young
men brave!
THE young woman was Tashena-
Three Stars. Holding her brothers.
had just been killed in the fight with
Three Stars. Holding her zrother's
war staff over her head, and leaning
forward upon her charger, she looked
as pretty as bird Always when
there is woman in the charge, It
causes the warriors to vie with one
another in displaying their valor," he
added.
The foremost warriors hal almost
surrounded the white man and moro
were continually crossing the stream.
The soldiers had dismounted and wee
firing into the camp from the top of
the Cliff
my friend, was Sitting Bull in this
fight?" I inquired.
81 did not see him there, but 1
learned afterward that he Was among
those who met Reno, and that was
three or four of the white mans miles
from Clusters position. Later he
Joined the attack upon Custer, but was
not among the foremost.
When the troops were surrounded
on two sides, with the river OH The
third, the order came to charge! There
were very many young nen, some of
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war club in hand, who plunged int
the column, knocking the men over
and stampeding their hor 'es.
The soldiers had mounted and
started back, but when the onset came
they dismounted again AMI separated
into several divisions, facing different
ways. They fired as fast as they
could load their guns, while we used
chiefly arrows and war clubs. There
seemed to be two distinct movements
among the Indians. One body moved
continually in = circle, while The 9th
er side directly int } AMI through the
trocrs
Presently some of the soldiers re-
mounted and fled along the ridge
toward Reno's position; but they
were followed by our warriors, like
hundreds of blackbirds after hawk.
A larger body remained together at
the upper end of a little ravine, and
fought bravely until they were cut to
pieces. l had always thought that
white men were towards, but had a
great respect for them after this day.
ut is generally said that young man
with nothing but war staff in his
hand broke through the column and
knocked down the leader, very early
in the fight. We supposed him to be
the leader, because he stood up in full
view, swinging his big knife, (sword)
over his head and talking loud. Some
one unknown afterwards shot the
chief, and he was probably killed also;
for if not, he would have told of the
deed and called others to witness it.
So it is that no one knows who killed
the Long Haired Chief General Gus
! teri
after the first rush was over,
coups were counted as usual on the
bodies of the slain. You know four
coups Tor blows) can be counted on
the body of an enemy, and whoever
counts the first one (touciles it for the
first time) is entitled to the first fea-
ther.'
There was an ldian here called
Appearing Elk. who died shor. tilhe
ago. He was slightly wounded in the
charge. He had some of the weapons
of the Long-Haired Chief, and the IN
dams used to say jokingly after we
came upon the reservat n tina. APP
pearing Elk must have Killed the
chief, because he had his sword!
However, the scramble for plumber
did not begin until all Were dead. i
do not think he killed Custer. and il
he had, the time to claim the honor
was Immediately after TIL. fight
Many lies have been told of me.
Some say that killed the CHIEF, and
others that cut oat the hear; Of his
brother (Tom CUSTER because he had
caused me to be imprisoned. Why,
in that fight the excitement was so
great that we scarcely recognized Cur
nearest friends! Everything was
done like lightning. After the battle
We young men and women pundered
the bodies; and if any mu-i:atins was
done, it was by the old men.
Il have lived peaceab!y ever since
we came upon the reservation No
one can say that Rain-In-The-Face
has broken the rules of the Great Fa.
Their. fought for my people AMI my
country. When we were conquered
l remained silent, as warrior shoui-
Rain-in-the-Face was killed when he
put down his weapons before the
Great Father. His spirit was gone
then; only his poor body lived on, but
now it is almost ready to lie down
for the last time. Ho hechetu! Ut is
well)"
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