ones and their friends to terms.

As soon as the request was made known, Carson and eleven of his
companions volunteered to help their visitors. Thus reinforced,
the company from the Mission set out again for the Indian village.

Nothing can attest more strongly the skill and bravery of Kit Carson,
than the fact that he was at once selected to lead the party on
its dangerous errand. While he was as modest as a woman and with a
voice as gentle and persuasive, he could not be ignorant of his own
capacities, and he assumed charge without any pretense of unfitness.

It is easy to understand the great care required in this expedition,
for the warriors in the village, having beaten off their assailants,
naturally looked for their return with reinforcements, and, in
order to insure success, it was necessary that the attack should
be a surprise.

Having brought his men quite close to the village unperceived, Kit
gave the signal and the whole company swept through the place like
a cyclone. There were a few minutes of terrific fighting, during
which a score of warriors were killed, and then the entire village
was captured. Carson as the leader of the assailants, demanded
the surrender of the offenders against the Mission. Not daring to
disobey such a summons, they were delivered up to the authorities,
and Carson, seeing nothing more to do for his friends, returned with
his companions to camp and resumed hunting and their preparations
for cold weather.