Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-12-14

to his feet, and demanded who bad dis.
turbed him. The Nabajo answered by
seking how and when he came into the
cave: the Pueblo replied that he came in
the night previous, and had slept there.
And who are you a.? demanded the fierce
Nabajo. The Pueblo replied, giving his
name and nation, and demanding the
same OF his interrowator. which, as Nab.
ago was "brave," were of course given.
The two mortal enemies were surpris.
ed to find themselves thus strangely in the
presence OF each other. But they did not
night; tor two men, alone together, when
there are no spectators to hiss them on,
and they can remain at peace without
censure or ridicule, very seldom fight
Whether the indians were like other men
matters not; but at least they did not fight.
On the contrary, they quietly and ration.
ally talked over the war of their nations ::
discussed it in all its bearings and final.
y agreed, as soon as the cave should be
light enough, to spend few hours gam.
bling.
The game played, turned on the posi-.
ton of a small pebble, whether under one
or another of their four moccasins, having
been repeatedly placed under each Of
them by the operator before stopping to
decide the bet. Small sticks we're used
as counters and kind of low chaunt ac.
companied the game in its progress.
Having commenced, the enemies were
intent on their play; but they had not
much property about them to stake. The
tirst thing put up was their arrorS, one by
one, of which the Pueblo soon won ali
that the poor Nabalo had. They then
put up their bows, and the Nsbai 10 won
the bow of the Pueblo! Thus, one had
all the arrows, and the other had the two
| bows! All the arrows were now staked
by the Pueblo against the two bows held
by the Nabajo, and the former won! The
Nabajo was thus stripped entirely of the
means of offence or defence, and of pro.
curing subsistence. He then proposed to
bet strall piece of his scalp, about the
size OF dollar, to be taken from the crown
OF his head, against the bow and arrows,
which had been his To this the Pueblo
readily agreed, and again won. The
Nahajo submitted to have the piece of
sea- p Immediately taken off, and with the
long hair which had been the pride Of its
owner, the Pueblo tucked it under his belt.
The play had gotten TO terrible pass
but once absorbed in gambling, these In,
dams know no limit, and care but little
how precious the stake.
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by the witch ola single muscle, the Nab
ago proposed to bet his right ear against
as large piece of the Pueblo's scalp as
he himself had lost. DESTROYS to possess
his enemy's ears as well as his scalp, the
Pueblo joyfuily assented to this; but the
NabaIo won, and it was now the Pueblo
turn to lose part of.his scalp. He. too,
smarted with pain, but did not let his en-.
envy perceive q sign of his feelings; for
the fortitude oflhese Indians, under some
circumstances is wonderful.
The Pueblo, still trusting to his good
luck, which he thought would return the
next trial, proposed to stake the tips of
their noses! To this the Navaio could
but agree, or incur the charge of cowar.
dice; and so the noses were posted. But
the Pueblo was again unfortunate and
lost He had TO suffer the tip Of his nose
to be taken off, which would disfigure him
for life.
The Nabajo had now gained an over.
weenng confidence, and proposed to stake
the tip Of his own nose against his own
bow and arrows, which he was still anx.
ious to recover. This was a proposition
to which the Pueblo, his own nose gone,
could with no little satisfaction assent
the game went On-and the Pueblo won!
Both the enemies were thus left with
out ends to their noses, horribly disfgured,
and both had lost parts Of their scalps :;
but the Nabajo. who was still far behind
his adversary, who had his bow and ar.
rows. To recover these, he proposed to
stake his right ear against them; and the
Pueblo, still exceedingly anxious for his
enemy's ears, heard the proposition with
the uimost pleasure but the Nabaio wont
Both parties we're again equal but both
were minus the tips of their noses and
parts Of their scalps.
As soon as his bow and arrows we're
returned to him, the Nahajo sprsng to his
feet, and drew on his enemy. whose bow
laid beyond his reach. The Pueblo, see.
ing that tie Nabajo had the advantage,
and expected death every moment, sat
quiet and moved no part of his body.
"Are you afraid to die?" asked the Nab.
alo, his bow still bent.
"No" proudly responded the other.
'Nor either" said the Nabajo; "you
are brave. did not believe it before
thought you were a squaw, but now
know you are man. Do you believe the
same of me ~
"Pul down your bow, and / will tell
you."
] The Nahaio threw bis bow from him.