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Title: With Sully into the Sioux land
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Hanson, Joseph Mills, b. 1876 A.C. McClurg & Co. pbl Vail Company. prt Norton, John W
Subjects: Missouri -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction
Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ty pounds of choice meat 157 WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LAND cut from his own quarry. He dismounted andwalked up to Al. That was a fine shot at the distance/ said he.I didnt think you would make a hit. And youfinished her in good shape. Do you know where tocut off the best pieces for eating? No, I dont/ replied Al. I never killed onebefore.1 Let me show you, said the other, drawing outhis knife, * so that you 11 know next time. What is your name? asked Al, as they worked,handing up the pieces to the Captain, who tied themto his own and Als saddles. You must be a vet-eran at it, the way you knocked over that bigfellow. Oh, I Ve killed a few of them/ answered thecavalryman, modestly. It isnt much of a trickwhen you know how. My name is Charles Wright,corporal in Company A, First Dakota Cavalry.7 They were soon riding back to the column withthe welcome supply of fresh meat, joining on theway the members of the other party, who had killedthree buffalo of the bunch they had followed. On 158
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S lit- fli;i r-t-d ;i t him ;i> I PEAIEIE MABCHING arriving at the column they were soundly berated byGeneral Sully for their temerity in venturing so far;for if a party of Indians of any size had cut in be-tween them and the main body they might easily haveall been killed. Captain Feilner, who, being an engi-neer and also, incidentally, a naturalist, was fond ofwandering aside from the line of march to examinethe country, laughed incredulously at the Generalsmisgivings. General, I do not believe there are enough In-dians within one hundred miles to endanger thenumber of us who went out there, said he. Well, there are, replied General Sully, posi-tively, dont make any mistake about that. And ifyou re not more careful, Feilner, you 11 get yourscalp lifted some day on one of your foolhardy sidetrips after buffalo or rocks or petrified beetles. Asfor you, Briscoe, he continued, addressing Al, ifyou want to die young, just keep on following thoseCoyotes wherever they lead. With a grim

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