That fall ther
Utes went on ther warpath, an' wuz headin' our way, an' I want ter tell
yer we wuz some scared. We hed several brushes with ther Injuns, an'
ther courier we sent ter ther fort fer help wuz killed an' scalped.
"Thar we wuz, in a little valley entirely surrounded by Injuns thirstin'
fer our gore. How long we could hold out agin' 'em wuz ther problem. But
whenever one o' 'em showed his head we took a pop at it, an' they
returned ther compliment. We wuz prayin' fer ther comin' o' ther
soldiers, which wuz ther only thing what could save us from a horrible
death.
"Ther Injuns got next ter ther fact thet our ammunition wuz runnin'
short, an' they wuz gittin' some gay; sorter takin' advantage o' us in a
way. I could see thet they wuz gettin' ready ter make a rush down inter
ther valley an' massacree us all, an' we prepared ter sell our lives
dearly.
"One mornin' we missed Ezra, ther goat. I'll never fergit ther misery on
ther face o' Ping-pong when he finds it out.
"'Bud,' he says ter me, 'I'm goin' out ter find Ezra, an' if them Injuns
hez got him, I'm goin' ter bust ther whole tribe wide open.
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