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156 they should remove them at will no sir. they was shakled to stay shakled untill some other Black Smith took them off Just about the dawn of day Black Jim and Curley headed doctor made a break for Liberty. they started for the river about fifty yards off. the guard. commanded them to stop. bringing his gun to his right shoulder at the same time. they did not obey. they made a few more Jumps. before the guard could fire on them the big chain that held them together. got entangled in a bunch of sage brush and threw them both to the ground on their faces the fall give Black Jim a bloody nose. the guard went up to them and told them to get up and go back to bed. Neither one moved. they Just layed Just as they fell. and cursed a blue streak in english and [modor?] language they refused to go back to their bed. finally a dozen soldiers among them the Irish man that I mentiond two chapters back. they got around the two captives they tryd every way they could think of to get the two Indians to go back to camp no they would not do a thing but curse finally Pat the Irishman went to his tent and back he had a long rope in his hands, he said Boys Boys lave them to me he [unknown] I will show the devils how to Balk around Soldiers. let me at them by the holy Scripture Ill. Break them to lead. here boys fasten this rope around their Black necks and thin let me handle the ribbon I'll get you Boys a whole plug of chewing tobacco. that they will follow