The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14

KNOW who they we're, for they ali
Looked alike. diiu't see Long
HAIR theu or afterward. We heard
the kees singing their death song
they knew we had them. All, dis
mounted and every fourth man held
tho others ponies. Then we cloaed
oil around them. We rushed like a
wave does at the sand out there"
(this interview occurred ct Copev
lsland,) land snot the pony holders
and stampede2 the horses by waving
our blankets in their faces. Our
fquaws caught them, for they we're
tired out.
Il had sung the war soDg-I had
smelt the powder smoke. Ny heart
was glad-I was like one that had nc
mind. l rushed 10 and took their
flag; my pony fell dead as took it. +
cut the thong that bound me. I
jumped up and Drained the long
swords fagman With our war club
and ran back with the flag to cur
line.
The long swords blood and brains
splashcd in my face. It felt hot, and
blood ran in my mouth. could
taste it. I was mad. I got fresh
pony and rushed back, shooting, cut
ting and slashing. The pony was
shot and I got another. This time I
saw Little Hair. T remembered my
VOWS. l was crazy. I feared nothing.
knew nothing would hurt me-, for I
had my white weasel tail charm on"
(He was wes1ins :hs charm at the
time he told this.)
u don't know how many I killed
trying to get at him. He knew me. I
laugh at him and yelled at h:m. I
saw his mouth move, but there was
SO much noise l couldn't hear his
voice. He was afraid, When I got
near enough 1 shot him with my re-
volver. My gun WAS gone. I don't
know where. I leaped from my pony
and cut out his heart aud bit piece
out of it and spit it in his face. I
got back on my pony and rode of,
shaking it. was satisfied and sick
OF fighting; didn't scalp him.
II didn't 60 back on the field after
that. The squaws came up aft. rward
and killed the wounded, out their
boot legs off for moccasin soles and
took their money, watches and rings.
They out their fingers off to get them
quicker. they hunted for Long yell
low hair to scalp bim, but could not
ind him. He didn't wear his fine
oiotheS.' (Uniform.} :.H;5 A=:s
had been cut off, and the Indians
didn't know him" This oorroborates
what Mrs. Custer says about her hus-
band having his long yellow ourls cut
at st. Paul some weeks before ne was
killed '''.... =, : -
"That night we had big feast
and the scalp dance. Then Sitting
Bull came up and made another
speech. He aaid: 4 told you how it
would be-. T made great medicine.
My medicine warmed your hearts and
made you lrsve.' He talked a long
time. All the Indians gave him the
credit OF wiuping the fight beoause his
medicine Won it. But. he wasn't in
the fight. Call got mad at Sitting
Bull that night. Gall said: we did
the fighting; you only made medicine.
It would have been the Same way
anyway. STThhs;z hearts s#s.e had to-
wards each other after that always. 81; II;
After that fight We could have
killed all the others +: ON the: s hill
(Reno's command, j ''bpt for the omar. Is.
rel between Gall ! and Sitting Bull:
Both wanted 70 be head chief. s Some;
Of the Indians said Gall ~, vas right and j.r
vent With him. Soma said Sitting!
Bull lWas. didn't .oare. 81 i Wa was nv 3
own chief and haa my: lhesaa lhsa y, ynnHni G,
men; We would not obey 4 either 4 81! 81
them & sSss5 $; i.
feared us. IS: &s::. f3 }|
!: - ;Wes: sick of 6 igh,ing: II had had.
enough. wanted o.: q aaanc ce.5;s'N
heard more long swords ,,ie were "a, coming d.
With wheel gums illery. .GatIin,sstss,J
moved $aam,Ip !, north s. q hes foI.3
forUnd rnan I, 1 ~. 4;iI gs ~ y.