. Indian history for young folks . e Indians. Raising awar-shout, the two avengers instantly charged into their camp, regardless of the number of enemiesthat four lodges would Indians received themwith a volley of arrows, shotfrom their long-bows, one ofwhich pierced through Go-deys shirt-collar, barely miss-ing his neck ; the two mendischarged their rifles withsteady aim, and rushed Indians were stretchedon the ground ; the rest fled,except a lad who was capt-ured. Masters of the camp, theyfound that preparations hadbeen made to feast a largeparty. Several of the bestof the c
. Indian history for young folks . e Indians. Raising awar-shout, the two avengers instantly charged into their camp, regardless of the number of enemiesthat four lodges would Indians received themwith a volley of arrows, shotfrom their long-bows, one ofwhich pierced through Go-deys shirt-collar, barely miss-ing his neck ; the two mendischarged their rifles withsteady aim, and rushed Indians were stretchedon the ground ; the rest fled,except a lad who was capt-ured. Masters of the camp, theyfound that preparations hadbeen made to feast a largeparty. Several of the bestof the captured horses hadbeen killed, skinned, and cutup, for these Indians made noother use of their surplushorses than to eat them. Re-leasing the boy, they gathered up the surviving horses, fifteen in number,and returned to camp, which they reached in the afternoon of the sameday. They had travelled a hundred miles in the pursuit and retreat, andall in thirty hours. The remainder of the unfortunate Mexican party hadall been KIT CARSON. 470 INDIAN H1STOKY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. This was a most remarkable instance of successful dariiii; and disinter- CD ested achievement. Two men, in a savage desert, pursue day and night anunknown body of Indians into the detiles of an unknown mountain, attackthem at sight, without counting their numbers, putting them to flight -and for what? To punish a hand of savage marauders, and to avenge thewrongs of Mexicans whom thev did not know. NOTE.—For valuable and interesting dctaiis ol recent Indian wars, refer to Our WildIndians, by General K. I. Dodge. XXI. JOSEPHS NEZ PERCES AND THE STORY OF THE PONCAS. A5 we have seen in the preceding chapter, Chief Joseph surrendered toGeneral Miles on October 5, 1877. Upon this memorable occasionhe gave up his gun and said, From where the sun now stands I will fightno more against the white man. His people needed rest—they wanted peace. With Chief Joseph theresurrendered four hundred of his people. It w
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