Ere they had gone three hundred yards they halted, and came back at
equal speed, stopping abruptly before the surprised and rather
startled group. "Good man," the eldest of them said, pointing to
Mr. Hardy. "Good," he repeated, motioning to the boys. "Good
misses," and he included Mrs. Hardy and the girls; and then the
three turned-and never slackened their speed as long as they were
in sight.
The Indians of the South American pampas and sierras are a very
inferior race to the noble-looking Comanches and Apaches of the
North American prairies. They are generally short, wiry men, with
long black hair. They have flat faces, with high cheek bones. Their
complexion is a dark copper color, and they are generally extremely
ugly.
In the course of the morning after the fight Mr. Cooper rode over
from Canterbury, and was greatly surprised to hear of the attack.
The Indians had not been seen or heard of at his estate, and he was
ignorant of anything having taken place until his arrival.
For the next few days there was quite a levee of visitors, who came
over to hear of the particulars, and to offer their congratulations.
All the outlying settlers were particularly pleased, as it was
considered certain that the Indians would not visit that neighborhood
again for some time.
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