The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
WAR STORIES.
1Saln1n ace-The Indian Chiefain Who Was Re,n+ad
Killed Custer.-His Story of the Fight.
y. B. Wood in The Standard


outIon, bu! with tho aid of white pris
uers'made his escape. Before doing so,
however, ne told Tom Custer, in the
event OF his escape, he would cut his
heart out and eat it.
From now on we will let the noted
warrior tell his own story as found in
Outdoor Life of March, 1903:
Il rejoiued Sitting Bull and Gall,
They were afraid to GONE and get me
there. l sen: Little Hair c picture,
on q piece of buffalo skin, of bloody
heart. lie knew l didn't forget my
vow. The next time 1 cav Little
Halr-ugh! I got his heart. have
said ALL"
lndian-like he stopped. But We
wanted to kear how he took Tom Gus.
ters heart, McFadden, who is an
artist as we'll as an actor of note. had
made an imaginary sketch of "Custer'e
Last Charge" He got it and handed
1t to Rain-in-the Face, saying: "Does
that look anything like. the fight?'
Rain-in' 'the-Faoe studied it q long
t'me' aud then burst out laughing.
No. he said, this picture is a
lie. Those long swords have
have swords-they never fought US
with swords, but with guns and re-.
volvers. These men are on ponies--
they fought US on foot, and every
fourth man held the others horses.
That's always their way Of fighting.
We tie ourselves onto our ponies and
light in oirc!o. These people are
not dressed as We dress in a fight.
They look like agency Iudians-we
strip naked and have ourselves and
our ponies painted. This picture
gives US bows aud arrows. We were
better armed than the long swords.
Their guns would not shoot but once
the thing would not throw out the
empty cartridge Shells" (In this he
vas historically correct as dozens Of
guns WeEe picked Up or the battle
held by Gen. Gibbons command, two
days after with the shells still stick
ing in them, showing, that the cleo.
:ors Would &C. #ork} "When ve
found they could not shoot we saved
our bullets by knocking the slone
swords over with our war clubs-it
was just like killing sheep. Some Of
them go! on their knees end begged:
W we spared none-ughi This pioture is
like all the white mans pictures Of
Indians, lie. I will show you how it
looked"
Then turning it over he pulled out a
stump OF . lead pencil from his pouch
aud drew large shape OF a letter 8
turned sidewise. "Hers,'' said he,
lis the Little Big Horn river; We had
our lodges along the banks in the
shape OF tent bow :... -. :. =.
How many lodges did you have?''
asked Henry. - s... s.: 5 -.:i.:; :si}.;
"Oh, many, many times. ten. We
were .G:ke h9=aee es grass fIs;sis es.
t'mated that there were between j, 600 GGG0
and 5000 Indians, hence there must
have been at. least :. thousand
lodges" :*z >z,5 Z 3 =:,. Il; lz;. 8.
:" Sitting Bull had made big ,medi.
cine way. off on a hill. He oame in
with it; be had, it in . bag or a cou,. sun
stick. He made 8 big speech sud
said that Waukontonka (the, great pr, &,
spiriD had come to him riding on Jli, ii,
eagle. Wankantonka had told him
.hat The 'iong swords ~ were 4, coming! ,,,l.i
lut the indians would wipe. them 81 81
the face i OF the earth. His ap,secb
made our hearts glad, h Next day M our m
runners came ia and told Ius tie lslopg,:
swords were. coming. !; sittine' Ball
bad the squaws put .up arnpty 81 dhafk
lodges along HE bend of tha river ]; ss sto
fool h a. the Rec scouts when theys i.s came g
mp and looked down over m In :bluifs.;
The brush and bend hid our ar i Iodrs,sI. &, s
Then Sitting Bill went away ~ y 10 rs make
more: medicine anpd ldidlu.s g como baoK
till Tho tight was over. :s,ssEI :E5:
Gail . Swas q head e shief. n rasy
/ ! Horse led the Ohs3ennes; Goose M stha rs
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