Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-29

in the direction of the point. When he
would get Il certain distance, keeping
in sight, q second would start, and sc
five miles from the main army was
made, each to look out for Indians and
give the sign to right, left or front by
hanging a hat on bayonet-erect for
the front and right or left, as the case
might be. To raise men to go ahead
was with difficulty done, and some
tried hard to drop back, but we got
through safe and found the place de-
serted, leaving plenty Of Indian signs
9 dead dog and several Sc2lpS taken in
EtilIm2ns defeat, as we supposed them
to have been taken. After this, the last
CT General Nhiteside's futile attempts
h returned to the battlefield and
thence to Dixon, where he was Joined
by Atkinson. with the regulars and the
long coveted and much needed sup
plies.
THOR to this, however an old Indian
found his way into the camp, weary,
hungry and helpless. He professed to
be friend of the whites and ventured
to throw himself upon the mercy of
the soldiers. But the men first mur-
INJURED and then broke out into fierce
cries for lis blood. 1--WE have come out
to fight tie Indians,: said they, "and
We intend to Do it, The poor old
Indian now, in the extremity of his
distress and peril, did what he ought to
have done before; he threw down be-
fore his assailants a soiled and crum-
pied raper. which he implored them to
read before his life was taken. 1t was
4 letter of character and safe conduct
from General Cass, pronouncing him
faithful msn who had done good serv-
ice in the cause for which this army
was enlisted. But it was too late. The
men refused to read it or thought it a
forgery and were rushing with fury
upon the defenseless old savage when
Captain Lincoln bounded between
them and their appointed victim.
Men," said he, and his voice for
moment stilled the agitation around
him, this must not be done. He must
not be shot and killed by U.S." "But,
said some Of them, ''the Indian is
cussed spy" Lincoln knew that his
own life was now in only less danger
than that Of the poor creature that
crouched behind him. During the
whole Of this scene Captain Lincoln
seemed to rise to an unusual height
of stature. The towering form, the pas
sion and resolution in his face, the
physical power and terrible will exh1b-
tied in every motion Of his body, every
gesture of his arm, produced an effect
upon the furious mob as unexpected
perhaps to him as to any one else.
They paused, listened, fell back and
then sullenly obeyed what seemed to
be the voice of reason, as well as au-
thority. But there We're still some MUIR
murs Of disappointed rage and half
suppressed exclamations which looked
toward vengeance of some kind. AT
length one Of the men a little bolder
than the rest, but evidently feeling that
he spoke for the whole, cried out,
This is cowardly on your part, Lin
colnr' Whereupon the tall captains
figure stretched a few inches higher
again. He looked down upon these
varlets who would have murdered
defenseless old Indian and now quail
ed before his single hand with lofty
contempt. The oldest of his acquaint-
ances, even Bill Green, who saw him
grapple Jack Armstrong and defy the
bullies at his back, never saw him so
much aroused before. eff any man
thinks am a coward, let him test it."
said he. Lincoln" responded new
voice, '.you are larger and heavier than
we are" ssThiS Won can guard against.
choose your weapons" returned the
rigid captain. Whatever may be said
Of MIR. Lincoln's choice Of means for
the preservation Of military discipline,
1t was certainly very effectuai in this