stood by his right elbow, and a perfect continent of tobacco

wives and children had been murdered before their eyes, but to wreak

vengeance on Spencer's unoffending family, who had walked into their

settlement under the protection of a friendly alliance, was an

unparalleled outrage which nothing can justify or extenuate. With as

little delay as possible after the horrible discovery, I returned to

camp, had boxes made, and next day buried the bodies of these hapless

victims of misdirected vengeance.

The summary punishment inflicted on the nine Indians, in their trial