Sam Cherry's Last Shot

Early that morning, the wagonmaster of the train came into the post

Pretty excited and reported the dead

Body of a man and horse had been found

In the road about six miles from the post

A company of infantry was immediately

Ordered out and proceeding to the spot

Found the body of Sam Cherry

Pinned fast to the ground by the dead body of his horse

The search was continued, and in the lateral canyon

They found the bodies of Sargent Love and the three

Privates loaded with bullets, mutilated and disfigured

Getting every evidence and having sold their lives as great men should

Trails were examined and the whole story worked out

The party traveled along the road

Nearly to the entrance of the canyon of the Olympia

Then was a wild rose pass

And suddenly about 39 Indians dashed from the bushes along the stream

Cutting off the retreat towards the fort

And trotted it up the lateral canyon

Suspecting a trap

Sam Cherry suddenly turned, dashed through the line of Indians

Regained the road

And ran for life away from the fort

Followed by a number of yelling savages

He was evidently doing well when his

Horse stumbled and fell, breaking his neck

Bringing Sam's leg to the ground

In an instant, he was surrounded by the exact Indians

Raising himself slightly, Sam fired five shots at these Indians

Turning the muzzle against his own temple

He escaped the tortures of their vindictive rage by his last shot

The baffled and terrified Indians went

Away as fast as their ponies could carry 'em

Not touching the body, not even taking the arms

Such is the way out in The West

People die by extreme barbaric ways

If you're taking their land, in return

They take out viscera, spread it across the desert lands