Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-05
An indian
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unusual attention throughout til coun-
Try were tie Custer massacvs and the
Aodoc wax. during which. General
Candy was subjected to the traditional
treacbery Of the Indians and murdered
while In council with them. Today ~
that h6s passsd; the white man has
swept Over the continent from the M
souri, 10 The Pacific ~ he had swspt
from ths Atlantic to the Missouri.
| In one Of those Indian wars Of later
days littls Indian bog was captured,
and since there was no practicable WY
to return him to hi people, he was
taken b the headquarters Of the CEN
mand In Fort r. There he was treatsd
- kindly that be grew to love Tie
white people.
Tommy. = the boy was called. how
ever, inherited the nature Of his red
forefathefs- He loved to hunt, to F1de.
to 1--we out IN the open air, and time
came wien he employed that talent for
strategem, for which the Indian has IL
ways been distinguished.
l
Tnb came ABOUT Wnen the Iorce at
the fort, including the women and chill
dren. were In peril OF their lives. Tho
Indians, who had been showing s19ns
Of restiveness, suddenly broke away
from all restraint, and settlers came
running into the fort. saying that they
were burning and massacring the
whites. 1t was soon learned that they
were advancing to attack the fort
Everything was got in readiness to re
oeive them, but when they came 1t was
In such numbers that 1t was evident
! they could rot long be resisted.
Fort II. was two company post. and
at this time the enlisted men num-
bered little more than hundred men.
The post was besieged by some 1900
Indians. and II overpowered 1t was GER
tain that every one in 1t would be mas
sacred. The commander. Major Mac
Rae. was chiefly concerned for the wo-
men and children. 1t was terrible to
think Of his men being murdered. but
they were soldiers, whose business 1t
was to die. while the women and chill
dren were noncombatants and must be
cut down without defense.
Major MacRae knew that some thirty
miles to the south Of him were four
companies OF cavalry, with light can
non suitable for Indian warfare. Tho
commander Of this force, II news could
be carried to him. would come at once
to the relief Of Fort r.. and the saw
ages would not likely be able to
stand against the combined cavalry
and infantry and especially the nrtil-
lery. But the Indians had formed
circle about the fort, eand no messenger
could get through their lines. There
| was despalring sternness on the face
Of Major MacRae when Tommy ap-
preached him and. snluting, as he had
learned to do from the soldiers, said TO
him:
IN take message through TO tho
cavalry
The major turned, looked az the poy
and said: You cant get through NO
one could get through. linen, tnlnK-
Ing Tommy meant that ne would 80 AZ
an Indian. ne added iney "ouio toF-
ture you for renegade.
i won't 80 as an inoian- rIve mo
tne s"iites' NURSE ~ lug
There's NOT q morse s"1t enough 70
escape their ouhets. -,
Tney wont snoo. tne morse
show you what WI 90
the major produced .ne noIse auu
Tommy directed Una. ns ~ Dounu - ns
horses oeiiy WIN ms nsao p,o'luns
between tne ioreiees. a tesoses ~
thrust In the boys DeiI anu lne oslale
reins ne held IN ms hanos- Inc na1o.
wrote rev nnes On papel' anu
tommy put y lns.ue IN sra-
| Inc major aooed 10 ios 70
wee Dy sending OUT tne earlon "
make oriet assault on tne inoans.
Tommy and MS morse Demg piaceo ~
the center. DurinS iusliaoe tne Wy