| Show LEAVES FROM THE BIOGRAPHY OF DELA DELAUN UN MILLS COX continued from last week wack pernu purnu tho the summers when delaun was ms 71 7 8 and 0 years old ho he herded sheep for hla his father about ono one mile and a halt from balanti iio he would start out ou in tho the morning with his lunch tied ina in 0 white sack back and thrown over his shoulder lie he would soon be joined by his friend lake shoemaker Sho omaker about a year younger than himself who wg also herded a small email bunch of sheep for or his father the sheep would graze graso together during tho the lay day but u when w on they ey returned honjo homo in the gyp evening nl ug each bunch would go to its oy own gorral though tha days daya wore long lone and lonesome as E a rulo rule two boys can caa bo be figured on to find somo something thIng amusing to do these two were no except exco on and usually had all the fun that was coming to them they had some troublesome 0 experiences ap orlon coo also especially after the indiana began passing their hordo herda frequently PAO day tho the boys wore met by a boung y oung buck who was vas carrying a bow and several arrows la in his bis hand do jan laau a ono one especially fine arrow boa beautifully uti tully painted nud and feather tipped pla boys heart was filled with desire desera for A say he bo said his bis mind immediately mado made up will you sell arrow give you biscuit tor for arrow and he quickly drow a biscuit from tho the lunch sack back knowing the eight blent ot of it would tempt tho indian it proved to bo be the case tor for after looking longingly at the arr arrow ow he bo passed it to the boy and taking his biscuit rode away after about a halt an hour tho the indian returned more biscuit lie he demanded curtly another arrow bargained the boy no same earne arrow and ho he reached for Do launa dinner sack delaun stepped back quickly drew another biscuit from tho the sack and passed it to the indian who again rode away whon when delaun saw him returning tho the third time ho he said to his bis companion lake lets leta eat cat dinner ph oh its too early its no more than eleven well got get hungry before night it I 1 wo ve eat cat so BO early well get hungrier it we watt wait till that indian gets back and demands my last biscuit im going to eat 11 which ho be proceeded to do in all haste 1 tho the indian approached this time lim air ot of bravado more biscuit bla cult heap more biscuit ho he blustered gono gone nil fall gone eone and delaun showed allowed him tho the empty dinner sack eack the in than turned to lake and reached foj for his dinner saying baying this this no not mine I 1 have no arrow tills this Is my dinner beaded lake re elstin earnestly the indian drove drew a large knife from hla his belt and raised it palf as IE to baab the boy then began cutting tho the sack from froin the tha boys hand tears sprang to the boys eyes and his face turned pale this show of tear fear and emotion must lia havo va tenca th ill lendland lend lans heart hear tor for he turn arnd d ard and arde away when the boys eye told their fathers of their thrilling adventure and narrow escape it was decided to purchase a dog as a protection it was wag a large dog and proved to bo be just what they wanted while it was playful ad a real companion it tolerated no inter ferance from the indians who still continued to frighten them and not indro demanded their lunches one ot of tho the boys placed its hla belt around the dogs neck in order that they might bo be able to hold it it occasion sion required one day an old indian was insistently demanding their dinner when the dog arose growling and showing his teeth both boys immediately M ed grabbed the belt one on each side but it was almost more than t they hey could do to keep the d dog og under control the indian seemed paralyzed with fear ear and stood trembling violently when at lost it occurred to him that he might escape he hit the trail in all haste on om another occasion a number of 0 indians indiana rode up this time the dog doe did not wati wait tor for provocation but sprang at the throat threat ot of the loader leader with a whoop the indians turned and tied fled but not before the dog had completely torn the breech cloth from the lader at a second lump jump the indium troubled them no more next week johnstons Johne tons army plural marriaga marri ag and other events |
