OCR Text |
Show AN AFFAIR OF HONOR. TWO DIOH-TONED INDIAN'S K.QHT A DUEL. Sunding Rock, D. T., Oct. IS. A eomewlint exciting event occured here yesterday. It was no less than no Indian duel. On tlio cast bank of the Missouri river, just across Irom this post, about 500 Indians and squaws were yesterday ongnged in butchering their beel 100 head oi fine fat cattle, just received from the beef contractor, Col. Paxton, who was present, at tho time, at least, until the allair of the duol mado it too hot for him. Wild Bear is a scout at the post, enlisted regularly into tho military Bervice. Ho ia rattier small in stature, but muscular and agile as a cat. lie is as brave, too, as any man can be, and, as far as I can learn, is mild, quiet and inoffensive. IIo was engaged in butchering his buet, wben Crooked Neck, another li)iii:m, ttuinted him with being Ihe frit-nd and servant of the military, and an enemy to his own race. He said to him further; "You ought not lo tunic here to get our beef. On to ihe military to get your beef. You liclptd to get Kill Kigle to come in .u. d 111 r render." W ild Hear turned to Col. Johnson. A "ting Indian agent, who was preamit, and remarked: ' I don't liko what that Indian says to me." j "Well," gaid Crooked Neck, "how iare .ju g.iirii; to help yoiirsrll?" 1 don't know what reply Wild , lie..r ni;iU- to this question, but, in a j very f 1 w setoudi, lie and Cro-jked I Neck L.:d cf .wd to butcher he.-f, and wi-ie fiigik;'d with greit determination determina-tion in trying to butcher each other. They tt (.i tare to face, alniut fifteen paced apart, each with a good Winchester ri lie. Crooked Neck g"t in two sliobt before Wild Hear, find, and advanced on Wild Uear wbiletin-latter wbiletin-latter aim ply daticJ, or jumped, lirat to the right at:d then to the lett, toavnid the shoLj ot Cro-.kcd N-ck. Wild lier tir.-d twice witiioiit ttl-ct, but the third hh.nl waj a liit. and Cnjjk.d Ni .-k f. !l ti t! gnmnd. ild Bear ndvanceil on him, and fired a second shot inl-j his bjdy, and then rufhed uii to bun nnd limt a r ', , , r,T ;,,t,. 1 . 1 1 Crotikid Nick had the n-putatinn o( h'.-Mig a qu.irrel.- nuo fellow, ar.d ll.o 1 mi 1. m gf iicrally consult r hit d. atb a r: l liuico. He wm crt in!v ubravc MUw. .t,: ever. Wild Ikrl riiinu hie at to tl.e ml nnd lludrf-u-Ml iiMi.sc.f, then niarciM-d iu ftonl ut h: li ui.il invited till tiiu friends u! L'n'l' J N'.i k to come up ar.d I re vi 1.;., ft.-c. ..'dn.g t. tl..- It.di.1t1 , ciMtmn. He mm l.r-.'iii;iit U-l-,ri 1.1- n-r.il t'jrlm t i mL:e l.. tat- ne:it, 1 which w.1,1 m ('.iinws: " Imve done omc tiling th it I wn n .t onlerol to ih , 1 I it I li.irik I w - J' iMili'd 111 dmng It. 1 f!- U'intt-d in w.tii l-;tig u.e trii; l nl t:iu winle tnti, t'.e Krunl u( ti,,--o.dier, and wl'i l--i:g itntruin'-t.t j! in f. tlin K 1 ! I K ig i to tit r tend 1 r. I , t:.;r k I d. l r.g it, n I to 1 wiii 1 tke U? --imc vu. w of tne tn.ittt."i Alter a frw g-i ruimrki nti the bid ; I" V of ki.nng g-i.. r .i.ly, li..; ah.r ' mil:! nty r m 1 n 1 n J er. t ien r.i! Varim, I" d Wl.d II. ir lu go to mi l.-alge at;d ; riwiail r. - nl: a. A aiiiiir allir . "-tirnd ;i iu .liln ngo. ('I.n-tnj |