Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-17
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- EC0tokC InkSt
But let the old scout, Pakadoshen, re-
sumo the story.
Sudden Attack was Complete Surprise
"Hanh! We let the soldiers get up
close to us, then-"Aye-aye-yah'-we
gave III war cry and charged them.
When our fire struck them they went like
this'--fanning his ten fingers wide open
and pushing them forward-in all direc-
lions. Some went this way n some
that. Some OF them did not take their
guns on their shoulders. but Just pulled
the triggers and fired them up into the
air as they rode.
They were too surprised. Their
brains seemed to go like thiss-Pakadosh-
en- twirled his forefinger around his tenn
pie.
I'VE circled around and around them,
firing into them m circling closer and
closer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "Whee-
hagh-ha"-horses make cries like that.
Indians whoop; white men shout. Big
noise all over the place. We fight hard
Bluecoats falling everywhere. Bugle sound
again.
"Bluecoats get of horses and run up
into ~ravines: other bunch follow Custer
on across the river.
Followed Troops Into Death Ravine
1--WE put bullets and lances to those
In ravines and then ride hard to catch
Clusters men across river. When they
come out on other side Custer lead them
to left down the bank, and then they
turn to right and go u Of sight be-
hind some buttes. We follow into
buttes. Find Custer and his soldiers all
In line for battle; rady to fight hard IN
good fighting place-buttes all around
make 1t good shield for b~luecoats.
There on highest butte we see Gus
ter and his brother (Lieut. Thomas Gus
teri and six Of his big chief officers all
IN little circle on top this high butte,
ready to fight Indians. Custer he shout
ing loud to his men below. He stand up
around him squat down and shoot from
knees.
"'Bluecoats all firing at us now. No
longer do their heads go round: they
fight strong. Make Indians glad-good
fight now-lots OF sport. Indians whoop
louder and fight harder.
Custer Fought Like Big Indian Brave
lone bluecoat WAS a big brave. All
the time he run up and down in front
OF his soldiers, shouting something to
them. He had long black hair and was
all covered with dirt. He had stripes on
his arms. His medicine" wa good-he
would not fall for bullets or arrows. We
had to get him with a lance. One blue
coat almost got away. We saw him rum
going u OF sight, one Indian took long
aim and got him through the head. That
was the last man
Nov we had to get Custer. He was
fighting like big brave. But we must not
kill him for Sitting Bull. We had to
charge In and kill his chief companions,
any one we could-with knives, arrows.
lances and bullets-not many bullets.
.though-we were afraid we would hit
Custer.
when his officers started to fall Gus
ter got down behind a deal horse and
started to fire at us that way. He had
his long hair pushed up under his hat.
went on killing the others.
HE fought bravely and got six OF II
chiefs-we left them on the river bank
in a funeral tepee.
How Custer Died BY Own Hand
"'Just as we finished all the killing
and were going to make the peace sign
to Custer, and then go out I'M get him,
We saw him tand up and peer hard all
over the battlefield, with one of his
hands shading his eyes. Lots OF smoke
and dust everywhere, and he was trying
to see II there were any live bluecoats
left. When he realized he alone was
alive he put his gun against his body
and pulled the trigger.
He was dead right away Sitting
u went up to where he lay ano
stopped down and picked up his pistol
and looked at it, and then he strapped
1t around himself and came back. Sit
ting Bull did not say anything then, but
when WI got up to the Land OF the Red
Sun (Canada) he used to be sorry that
Custer had lone that.
HE had lots of sorrow because he
believed that Custer had died there be-
cause he thought that he was spared SO
thai the Indians could torture him-like
they used to do sometimes. But some
OF us believed that Custer died there be-
rp1lgn he wanted to die with his man and
did not wan TO return to his people
alone"