The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
A CALL TO ARMS
Hunters Rest Captured by the Way
ow Tribe Of indians

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Once more We are confronted with
an Indian war, the first time in near
ly one hundred and fifty years.
As the proprietors OF Hunters Rest
were taking an early morning rest
at 3 p. m, July 9Th they we're sud
denly and violently awakened by
sundry wild whoops and yells, most
! ly yells, that seemed to eminate from
all around the surrounding valleys
and also hills. Mai. Plunkett awoke
and looked for his cannon. II was
gone, no hope. they were captured. .
death stared them In the face. A
council OF war was held and Major
Grant decided to surrender. providing
they were not to be put TO torture,
that Is made TO drink water. The
tribe OF Woyows who recently escap-
ed from their reservation at 9TH Ave,
and 18th street. New York, after a
pow-wow, agreed TO the terms, and
all was settled by smoking the pipe
of peace. The pale faced Cd togeth-
er with their captors then folded
their blankets around them and went
to their wigwams
All was peace and quiet until chief
Yost decided that one scalp was his
Idue. even though that scalp was old
and tough and almost entirely devoid
OF that capillary substance that us
ually vegetables on Uranium that
contains ordinary brains. Chief
Yost, with that cunning that is learn
ed by constant intercourse with the
Tammany Tigers. stealthily crawled
over the foot OF his bed or slab and
with stealth and caution did slowly
crawl and wiggle along until reaching
a point on the rock ribbed hills about
fifty feet above the sleeping pale
faces and their captors. with a run
and jump and unearthly yell h'
plunked himself upon Major Plunke
and seizing him by that portion o.
his anatomy. which In a human be
ing, is called a neck did forthwith
proceed 10 strange, chicken and By
diverse other means. render said Ma
ior Plunket. unconscious for the sol'
purpose of obtaining his scalp. whiol
In the opinion OF all furriers 4
worthless as Il Is out OF season.
Major plunkett, being OF an cas-.
disposition decided that Il would b
of much less exertion to die than 4
make q noise. but Chief Yost In twis
INK his neck caused TO emlnate iron
/, the major. slight squeak. Thi
y was enough to bring Col Grant {
: the rescue. Major Plunket and Co
Grant escaped clad only In moor
light 10 Fort Mallory. where the
are more strongly entreached benin
barbados which were put up by IN
Fitzgerald Bros. Ia 1910 and ar
c considered the strongest OF the kin
lin Woodford. but reinforcement
q must be had or they perish.
Il IN the mean time the Woyow Trib
Il are making things hot for the poe
IA lhedgehoga and other settlers Ia tha
II Vicinity Chief Medicine Man Ochs
n the tribe Ia wallowlng In the Roa
IL Ing Branch aud calling on all th
4. spirits OF the departed red men an
also other spirits to help the chief
" Wood. O'Bren and another chic
N called Muslck Wood to capture u
ID escaped pale 60 faces.
"A Volunteers. who can handle a rif
X flask or other canned goods vi
lie please report to Camp Mallory befol
IT Saturday next as the situation is de
tx perate. one OF the Indians, Chi
D. Wood. has only left the oivllizing
4. nuence Of Vermont less than tv
months. yet see what that length
time will do for any OF them. 4
soon as they get on their huntlI
grounds ON the Great White VIZ
"A they Immediately revert to sava
cry Major Grant Harbor q G. \
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