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the man I had with me. We were
all mounted. An incautions remark
made by one Of the Indians with
Spider started row and lively gun
play Immediately developed.
An Indian In my rear had pulled
his revolver to shoot me In the back.
Spider was in front OF me and facing
my way. Suddenly he whipped out
his revolver apparently covering me.
but realized in q flash that his aim
was over my shoulder. Very slowly
1 turned my head and saw my predic-
ament. There was nothing to be
done, and, matched as the parties
were, the fellow behind me decided.
with marked deliberation. not to
shoot. laughed. Spider approached
me quickly on his pony, with his
hand extended As though to shake
hands. How. how" he said. But
was q bit distrustful. and I suppose
showed tho might have seised
my hand. pulled me over and stabbed
me in the back. 1t was equally
dangerous not to meet his friendly
overtures, especially after what had
Just happened, 30 seised his hand
with a hearty How. how. Spider
hay" Placing his other hand heavily
on my shoulder. he pulled me toward
him. you laugh" he almost yelled.
You laugh when they are going to
shoot you! You laugh, chr Then.
drawing my head close to his face, he
said in . hoarse whisper: Sioux
going out to fight. Sioux just left
soldiers. Come hght with US. give
you ten ponies and two pretty
squaws-one. my daughter.
mo, no. Spider. can't do that.
have a squaw far. far away and
little papoose I've not yet seem"
Drawing himself up in his saddle. he
waved his hand with q Good man"
and trotted OF with the Sioux that
were with him. They did break out
that summer. and Spider did not return
to the column. After 1 got to know
the Indians really well and could
talk with them and understand their
minds 1 often felt for them in their
troubles. curel though they were.
A T one time the column was passing
"A over the rolling. semi-levsl coun.
try north Of the Big Horn when I
noticed some twenty Of our Indians
pulling out with Baptiste. our guide,
who was half Indian, half Canadian
French. Soon they passed out Of
sight. As there was nothing especial
to do 1 made after them on my horse
lin fact, in those days no one went
anywhere in the field on foot. Pass
ing over one hill after another. !
saw them at q distance. all squatting
down, Indian fashion, so came up
and promptly dismounted to sit down
with them. A pipe was being pass
ed around. took my pun or two and
passed it along. Then l noticed that
they were all extremely serious. Some
Of the older men had tears in their
eyes and Baptiste wore the same ex-
tremely unhappy expression. spoke
to him in English: whats the mat
ter with them. Bat?" He only an
swered by waving his hand in the
direction Of the broad and beautiful
prairie stretching out beyond us for
miles. Then. in q rather dramatic
tone. he said: "once all Indian. Many.
many tepees. Black with buffalo,
antelope everywhere-no white men!
Now look. all white men. no antelope.
no buRalo and Indians nearly all
sone!
WAS placed In no very enviabls
light right thon. but I f,atter myself
that got out Of it rather skilfully.
And soon the pipe went around again.
After that was in some mighty
tight places with Bat, and . braver
man never knew. Three years
later saved his life through a
surgical operation Of . very serious
nature. and he was . prince Of graft
tuds ever after. later on doing me .
good turn.
Along in the early SOS Ijlsft the
Department OF the Platte. and was as
signed to duty in Washington. having
been placed in charge of the section
Of comparative anatomy In the Army
Medical Museum. then situated in the
old Ford Theater. on 10th street. Fur.
ther, by Prof. Spencer r. Baird. was
placed In charge Of the section OF
bird skeletons at the emithsonian