were chosen
to go ahead. We left there in the dark of the night. We journeyed on in
silence until daybreak, when we first got a view of the enemy's camp.
When daylight came we found that ten of our thirty had deserted from fear.
When we got in sight of the camp another ten left us, so that only left
ten to advance on the camp. We made a fool charge at the camp at the
rising of the sun. None of us expected to come back when we made the
charge. After we made the charge, there were about four who backed out
again, so that left us only six in number. We ran our horses up to the
side of the tents and then ran back again to the hills. The women were
just getting out to get breakfast ready. We took about fifty horses with
us, as we rode back, as a challenge for the enemy to come after us. The
firing began from the camp and frightened the horses so that we only got
about twenty out of the fifty. There was one horse, a spotted animal,
that pleased me very much, and out of the six of us in number I rushed
back to get that horse. When I went back after this horse the enemy came
upon me so strong that I was obliged to flee to the hills. They came
right behind us firing at us. The enemy chased us for miles and miles,
shooting at us but never killing any of us. We turned in our saddles
every once in a while and fired back, and then went on. We were
reinforced by the last ten that left us. Just at this time a horse under
one of our men was shot, and he was on foot running. We made a whirl
around this man who was on foot, which seemed to check the enemy. At this
time one of the enemy was shot off his horse. This man who was shot from
his horse was surrounded by two of his friends who dismounted to defend
him. As soon as I saw this man lying on his back, I made a hard charge at
him; I struck at his head. An enemy standing near discharged his gun at
me, and took the butt of the gun to strike me on the head. Just at this
moment my horse stumbled and fell forward which saved me from receiving
the blow. As I did so I made a circle and came back again to my own
people. But I was mad at him in my heart because he had struck at me. I
took my bow and arrow and shot an arrow right through his cheek. As I hit
this enemy through the cheek I whipped up my horse and made a charge at
him. One of my friends came riding up with me, and we both charged
together. Our horses turned just as we reached this enemy whom I had shot
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