| Show nH nu 4 u Campfire Stories L Early West lest I T T TALKS TALES TA 1 lu lii 1 aw are a I J not ot overly numerous Title Thi III I l II I perhaps became th tile the pioneers p who oboes chose eho to keep p cooed 1 of o their hr t de do da rInse came r after the tb Mg big b game me had fallen Into the th hand han of Smith slid mid Id h U who on Utah Uth lake Ink I k or wr ww captured cur 1 by Ca Capt t I Ashley lf and H a nd hl W Ida lt bunter huntera or o hy by I Kit KII Car or o John J Weber We and their kind r m Young Jr the oldest eldest oel son 1 of sit Young YOI u to hove have bv a good story tor WI to II tell tel of the lh hi way In lit which Peg Pea PeaLOR Pia Leg LOR ll Smith got 11 hi hili venison on Bear Bar lake when the B Bear r lake lako monter story atory ta had hd hadnot hadnot not yet t receives received vt the t trimmings trimming recent recently Int recently ly Iy added by ly N and ant his hi collaborators collaborator on th tIn I recent addition additon to literature Smiths work ork was waa to get Rt time the I Indian camped near smear UM the th take lake ke to I Is come om III In and ad bait bail bl the mono mon monster I her ster le with wih venison leg lews IC each night Smith himself him stripping the hooks hook a little IHIe later ller in the night AN AX INDIAN INDAN ADVENTURE William 11 T Horm lay Ii ha h b recorded some Mime 1 of tit U the fine stories loriN on 0 record r and a nd they th came cm to I u him from flom Ida mountain companions companIon on o q a hunting hunU trip lu iii h 1 the told lold to 10 while wb away awl t th U the time tl on un rainy rall days dM and on 01 days day when hn I the th hunting heistIng party was waa too loo 10 tired to t via ven venture ea lure ture tu out oUI Mr r recorded r 14 his hunting experience In ID a recent volume volum olt from fr the ti press p pro and anet evral chapter eblI are a gien n over r to t the tb camp emp empI I lire fire tale alec of hi bil hiss guides guide e One On of f them I la is by Charlie Chrle n it first quality mountain man mal who wb had bad killed many mountain goats gont aut In the I crags er and 11 many on un n the rook rock rok rockslides slides ld of or the lbs Ih usa One 01 night II hi Ia etory ran rn I wa was camped j In Drews valley In us II the An Aim Al rod roe up UI to lii I my lily I nl He ii H reined tn lit Ma hIs b hors horae bo and sprang n to the lbs Ib ground aund giving v ving a grunt by way wa of salutation He s 1 wad d two I Wo noises 11 and Ild hail had ha been 1 riding one on and ald leading the other oth Tiny Tb y were both b with perspiration and amid Ild seemed mf ready to ts II drop broIl In thir truck tracks Ir ck He H asked uke me no n for Home silme m irate rM for hi horae burea hut and a I 1 told Ild him hll I any ny to 10 spar N It Jt have hav done don them Ihm ilm m any al good 10 eve e eIt evem If It I 1 had ba l lied had a 1 ton toil 1 tn ti give them thet Ih f foe or orthey they lh wire were C just JUI rUI ruu M to t They y stood aloud up only a It f few ew uM before daylight one 11 of lr ii them hm t was waa dead TALK TAi This The TI Indian wa a in his u 1 buck buckskin bu skin akin shirt ami 1 simi 1110 a h heavy vy rc red l blanket WHO was I ii 1 mom ii nuil hi his 1 I WM W wa i i rin and ani nI my ny I ril rid whiCh I 1 alway kept kP near ner nw mc 11 was tucked Lucked Under t r the tM M edge of 0 my IY bed b by b my n side aide le A cold raw rt wind wi was blow I lag Ing In and aa as the Indian turned tu Inin to warns warm himself by hy th the fire fro the thc wind I I caught the I lb h corner of hil hi red r blanket ansi and al bIa It I up to I one ue aide Id To Ti T my ny ns perfect horror I saw 1 a woman ml walis 1 banging front from hi his Inside bait t a whit white woman woun 0 scalp Ip with wIt light colored tore hair over uter a foot rt long longI 1 I cant begin to tn ii tell n you YOI what A feel feol log Ing that Ihal sight 1111 sent nl through me III nh It I wa a like Ilk Ik a it I of 0 electricity and lind I 1 fill felt It I clean al down to tu the Ih wilds ld of my I toe IO Like Lk a flash luh I knew that tb t the th Indian was a murderer that I bt he hi h had ha killed kl come ome wits wife If and n probably the tlC fans fan fant ily t ii stolen Iolen their ho horses horse and was wan being followed y somebody am lIven Even an Indian wont run a good pair pIr or ot horses horse hor tn to death for or Just JUKI nothing Without topping for or an al Instant to 10 think what I was 1 doing nh I 1 grabbed my I rifle rIft cocked It Ii I and brought It to bear br on the Ih Indian Lay Ly howls down m I I III Il shoot hool you UI OLi I fair fairly fairby ly Iy yelled at him Ill never forget fOI t Ute the look lk of ferocIty tI Ity U and fear he ho gave pe me rn He lie 1 obey Ob the ta order at a once but hut glancing over oer 0 hla hI shoulder he be gald You Ta know knot BAST ate BASTI I 1 said No So I J dont know k you u ansi ami amiI na naI I dont dt want too ta either Me M It Tom aava Well Wel 1 I Bald aid ec I 1 dont dt give a cu how bw savage you are re It I you tv 01 dont do doa d a 4 I esy y Ill 1 fire fr your hide Je so ass full tun or Of hole bole boa it I wont bold hold baled l hay h cod aud all old better aU not argue the th point leEng 11 that I 1 had my gun un levelled II ve nare at t hi bl his heart b he I is dropped to th th the mound Now I 1 laid ald a turn tum your back baik bk to 10 tome tome me m arid and If it you yo attempt to t turn over ovir or get pt up sip or look at me ae tonight Ill tIl Il kill kl you 01 right whir where 1 you lay After Aner the t shock bock bk of my m stir sur surprise prise pris and ld horror I had worn oil off oi I did W I some mighty hard bald thinking I 1 was wa in ina ina a mighty uncomfortable position The T main mIn causs u ot of O my I u n was w thai the pine lne logs log Ic might burn bm out before morning and iid that might ahl force tO mo mc to t act aL aLAnd l lAnd And so a 0 I pent pl the long loR bitter blUe night the longest I ever spent 1 Along loU shout about but S I In i the tho lh mula a as 1 Hat there th and 1 I 1 I noticed ii th I h ho HUM I S a il slight start atari ia und Id is lid then to In I o lit lie I Intently hIlly I i Levi I ly lis listening 1 I ii 1 I I ti m my earl I tinnIng honing lio e that 1 hil some Oh settler II iii 1 II iii i S nine i I n ii I 1 MI I hv Iv that I time In I I 1 hud ic r solved HOlved that If Ii did not tome come noon n I 1 have h to put a ball bail bal through the Ih head be A m iso brand arid and nt leave leuc 1 him In be ber roa l t Tn T r m my git i t relief rIf I soon u it nunI of sit r i at al a 1 sharp gallop gillos ii ion 11 is the Ih hillside from time the Ih west pt AH Ass thi Ih came Hm nearer and nearer the Ih Indian to 10 beg bl nw use 11 to let 11 him go goIt goIt Io It II was waa w the tho Ih time Um he ha had hod h spoken t II ti me nis 1 utter after telling nw in hi name lm In th tb the evening but I 1 ordered him to 10 He lie le still tI In lii a si tnt few minutes minute A n lieutenant and four rup rupI nile I of ot the Ih regular army trotted up lip II to Iu my 1 camp amp lr A the In command Un sits U mounted hi bil glance gln e fixed fie upon tho ibis blanketed party in tn runt front of the fir Ind he h took look lok In time the whole sItuation lulUon le He went up and nd poked the Indian hi bl his foot tol sod and ad aa as 1 the 11 savage h head d and au looked lok at him hint he Its said Raid t td Ih lie cheerfully Well Vell 11 stranger youve sot t tUI our us UI bud bird hd here her Weve Veve been I til Iii fellow 5 Very Ver ery likely oMen officer I 1 said MId anti Jr you showed for another hour houra yu wj up I a would have been hea bat more halley than handcuffs handcuff a i iThe The Tue Te lieutenant told toM me in this was waa an outlaw a Bannock who had made ade e a sneak on an n Isolated saltier IUIe end and ad killed him his hla hi wife Ife and nd his Is child chidle He le was waa taken tn to Fort rt tried for fo murder and hanged bant The 1 Tb tale is III I sandwiched In between adventures ady with 1 and lda hid rock rk In winter and nd all allot at of them thel make mal aa as admirable a collection of ot mountain ato aa as hue have survival the tb day of ot settlement and ld h |
