The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-05


! Of anger in his eyes. He swallowe'
as Jack came near.
Its an ambush sure as hell's ahead,
he whispered.
AS they were hurrying toward th'
regiment, he added:
"We got to fight an ag'in big odds
British an Injuns. Don't lei
yerself be took alive, my son, lessen We
want to die az Scott did. But, mebbe,
we kin bust the circle"
In half a moment they met Herkimer.
"Git ready to fight" said Solomon.
"We're surrounded"
The men were spread out in a half
circle and some hurried orders given,
but before they could take a step for
ward the trap was sprung. "The Red
Devils of Brant' were rushing at them
through the timber with yells that
seemed to shake the treetops. The
regiment fired and began to advance.
Some 40 Indians had fallen as they
fired. General Herkimer and others
were wounded by a volley from the
savages.
Come on, men. Foller me an use
yer ~bayonets," Solomon shouted.
"WeIl cut our way out"
The Indians ahead had no time to
load. Scores Of them were run
through. Others fed for their lives.
But a red host was swarming up from
behind and firing into the regiment.
Many fell. Many made the mistake Of
turning to fight back and were over
whelmed and killed or captured. A
goodly number had cut their way
through with Jack and Solomon and
kept going, swapping cover as they
went. Most of them were wounded in
some degree. Jacks right shoulder
had been torn by a bullet. Solomon's
left hand was broken and bleeding.
The savages were almost on their
heels, not 200 yards behind. The old
scout rallied his followers in a thicket
at the top of a knoll with an open
grass meadow between them and their
enemies. There they reloaded their
rifles and stood waiting.
Don't fre-not none o. ye-till l
give the word. Jack, you take my
rifle. I'm goin' to throw this ere
bunch O. l%ightnin'."
Solomon stepped out of the thicket
and showed himself when the savages
the meadow. Then he limped
lp the trail as if he were badly hurt,
n the fashion of a hen partridge when
me has conn near her brood. In a
moment he had lodged behind cover
md crept back into the thicket.
There were about 200 warriors who
anne running across the fiat toward
hat point where Solomon had disap-
cared. They yelled like demons and
verran the little meadow with aston
shing speed.
"Now hold yer freehold yer fire till
give We the word, err we'll all be ct :
Keep yer fingers off the triggers :
ow." :
He sprang into the open. Aston :
he'd, the foremost runners halted !
lille others crowded upon them. The Z
bunch of lightning" began it's curved !
light as Solomon leaped behind a tree !
nd shouted, "Fire!" :
"'Tain't too much to say that the :
over flew off o. hi right thar at the -.
1ge O. the Bloody Medder that min :
.t-you hear to me-" he used to tell s
S friends. "The air were full o. =
l'sted Injun an a barrel O. blood an =
ease went down into the ground. A :
er so that wasn't hurt run back =
crost the medder like the devil were ;,
EN- all with a red-hot iron. I !"
exon it'll allus be called the Bloody c,
edder." 7,
In this retreat Jack had lost so much
God that he had to be carried on a .
ter. Before night fell they met Gen. =
enedict Arnold and a considerable u,
rec. After a little rest the tireless
'lomon went back into the bush with
and two regiments to find the -
Herkimer, if possible, and w
hers who might be in need of relief.
met a band of refugees coming III
with the body of the general. They III
ported that the far bush was echo oe
g with the shrieks of tortured cap VI
res.
Beats all what an amount o. suf- TO
it takes to start a new nation" or
lomon used to say. WI
day Arnold fought his way to De
e fort, and many of st. Leger's IN
and their savage allies were OF
in o. captured or broken into little pl
nds and sent flying for their lives III
the northern bush. SO the siege lie!
Fort Schuyler was raised. .