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157 me he [unknown]. but he did not get a chance to test his rope cure on the Indians the boys closed on the sullen braves. picked them up and carried them back to their bed, some one drove a stake deep in the ground and they fastened the heavy shakle chain solid to the stake. by that time it was day the Soldiers and Prisoners all eat breakfast about the Same time. all the Indians was happy as the evening before except the two that was staked out they refused to eat as usual. Black Jim was saying I wish I was dead why did I grow to man hood. I do not feel like I am among the liveing. I do wish I was dead. I hope that I may die soon I hate these Soldiers that look at me now when I am in chains and laugh at me. if I was foot loose and had a gun I'd change you Soldiers from laughing to crying. he was talking in his own language. one young man that was sitting near black Jim. his name was Curley haird Jack. Said Jim you need not pray for death you will die soon enough it will not be many moons when about half of us men will be swinging in the air with ropes around our necks. so you need not be afraid you will escape. the big Soldier officers will attend to you Sooner than you expect it I intend to cheat the rope. and will cheat it too. you see if I do. a few minuts after this talk took place between the two braves they was all on the road headed for the Peninsula on tule Lake Cal