New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

N keeping with the night that thought gh'
was demanding assistance We were not afraid
bears and wolves; but no man lives that IS I
afraid of a ghost, even though he knows that
such thing exists. There Is point IN every ma
nature at which reason cannot oVertake the sup
stition5 that were blood Of his blood and bone OF
bone when his ancestors We're saVages.
Balser and | were frightened: but when I
answer came | opened the door cautiously. vii
Balser stood with his gun at full cock, Teac, 10
The ghost should one attack In place OF CHE
We found a poor, old halt frozen Indian. lie
most fell into cabin | caught him as ne totter
and led him to the fire. His blanket was like Go
Of ice, his moccasins were hard as wooden shoes
long tangled hair mass OF icicles, and the pc
old fellow almost dead
We asked no questions, but proceeded 10 dlN'
hi1n of his frozen blanket. and to make HIM co
Portable We had several extra hearsklnS winch We
beautifully tanned and very soft and warm.
wrapped these about the Indian and placed n
before the fire He was almost UNCONSCIOUS: Z
when the frost was thaWed out OF HIM. consc1ol
ness returned. and he mOaned out i've words,
eat since two DAYS.
A few sweet potatoes and piece OF corn 20
were left from supper Baser brought these hG
The shelf and placed them before the Indian.
fell on them like famished wolf. but BalSer allow
him eat only small portion. took dress
quail from shelf and was about TO place 1t over
fire to broil but the Indian snatched II from I
hand and ate it raw, bones and all before had til
10 recover from my establishment.
We built up the fire and the Indian stretch
himself out in front of it He lay the floor moam1
but soon after we covered him with bear
skins he seemed to sleep, and we Crept INTO
our bags though for a long time there Wasno
sleep for our ewes. Dogs hate Indians, and
Tige and Prince growled viciouslv at first.
We silenced them with switch. and before
long they became tolerant OF the situation,
though they were not at all satisfied with II.
TOWARD morning Balser and | slept. w
hut, were :tNy. ned Il hF
Indian. who was talking loudly in a strange. So
lnCOherent mixture of Indian language and
English. We hurriedly got out of our sleep
ing bags, and found the Indian trying to
rISe his feet The poor fellow grOaned
and placed his hand on his breast II
great pam. His hands which had been
cold earlier IN the night, were now burning
hot. and we soon discovered that he was
very i'll with a fever. We induced him to he
down again. and tired to cover him with
a soft bearskin. but he angrily tossed 1t off
A sick Indian on our hands was no tritling
matter. though we We're not sorry We had
taken him in. We were glad. Soon
very glad
hold to the belief that everything
Of good man does III this world returns to
INN in some form, and that every moment OF
suffering unnecessarily brings
other Will. soon or late, fall back his
own head
All that day and the next night the
Indian tossed IN a raging fever. Much of
The time he talked in his delirium, and
much that he said spoken in English.
The evening after he arrived he living
a soft bed of hay which Balser had made
1Or him corner Of the cabin. We
had finished supper and were cracking nuts
Tor dessert. The weather had not improved,
and the blizzard was still raging. but We