New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-02

Ter had begun to howl around, and wish to re-
Turn TO the log hEss end buffalo meat and hiar-
ties and friendships of the camp of the trlbe IN the
high valcs OF the Upper Missouri, had become ar,
dent. when forlom, solitary traPpsr. VINO nae
| long resided among them, entered their camp
Afectonate and sincere greetings passed at the
moment OF meeting The traPper. as Is the Gus
tom, was invited to cat and al appeared friend
| II and glaG. But soon the Indians became re-
served. and Whispered oninousiy among them
selves. At length came 70 the car of the trappeT
high words of debate IN regard to his life They
ali agreed tha, his white skin indubitaDly md
Gated that he belonged to the (" Great Tribe of
their natural enemies, and that with the blood
of white upon Their garments. they would have
fulfilled the terms Of their VOW, and could return
to their friends and tribe. But part OF them Sc
riously questioned whether the sacred names OF
friend and brother, which they had for years aP'
Piled to him. had not SO changed his natural rela
t.onship to them that the Great Spirit, TO whom
they had made their VOW, had sent hln among
them IN the character which they themselves had
gwen hm-as friend and brother. II so, they
reasoned shat the sacrifice Of his Life would only
anger Him, and by no means relieve them from
the obligations OF their VOW. Another party
reasoned that the Great Spirit had sent this VIC
tim among them 10 test their fidelity to Him.
He had indeed been their friend they had called
him brother; but he was also their natural enc
my; and that the Great One 10 whom they had
made their vow. would not release them at all
from It's Obligations. # they allowed this facti
,lous relation Of friendship to interfere with ODE
dience to Himself. The other party rejoined
that although the trapper was Their natural cne
my, he was not one within the meaning OF Their
vow that the taking of his life would be an
evasion Of It's sacred obligations blot upon Their
courage-and al outrage upon the laws Of friend
ship; that they could find other victims, but that
their friend could not find another life. The
other party rebutted. that the trappcr con
fsssedly their natural enemy that the conditions
Of their VOW required the blood of their natural
enemy and that the Great Splrit had sufficient
" shown His views Of the relative obligations OF
friendship and obedience to Himself III sending
the trappsr 10 their camp. The trapper's friends
perceiving that the obstinacy of their opponents
was unlikely to Weld to reason. proposed as
promise. that. since, if they should adludge the
trapper their enemy w4thin the requirements OF
their vow, his blood only would be needed to STAN
their garments, they would agree 10 take from him
so much might be necessary for that purpose; !;
and that in consideration of being brother, no
should retain enough TO keep his heart alive
As their return to then tribe would DC secured By
this measure, little objection was raised 70 it
The flint lancet applied to the veins of the
white man, their garments were died with his
blood; they departed for their nations village,
and the poor trapper fer the beaver among the
hills
Ny worthy old guide. Kelly. had cften seen
these medicin lodges Heintcr.ned me that many
OF his vot.ve offerings before mentioned are per
n,itted to decay with the lodge in which they are
hung that the penalty to any mortal who should
dare appropriate them to his use was death, \
certain white man, however. who had been robbed
of his blanket at the setting in Of winter. came
upon one of these sacred lodges erected by the
young Arrapahocs. which contained, among other
things, blanket that seemed well calculated to
shield him from the cold. He spread it over his
shivcring frame, and very unadvisedly went into
the Arrapahoe village. The Indians knew the
sacred deposite, held a council called the culprt
before them. and demanded why he had stolen
from the Great Spirit Inexcul patton, he stated
that he had been robbed that the Great Spirit
saw him naked III the wintry wind; pltied him;
showed him the sacred lodge, and bade hun take
the blanket Z" That see1as TO be well, sald the
principal chef, TO ms fellow -coulsellors 8 the
i1reat Spin, has an mdoubted right to give away
his own property, and the trader was released.