The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-12-11
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sins, having been repeatedly placed Eh
der each of them, by the operator be
fore stopping to decide the bet. Small
sticks were used as eNNatersi and
kind of low chaat accompanied sh'
game in its progress,
Having commenced. the eaemie'
were intent on their play but they hae
not much property aboU. .hem 10 stake
The frs, things pat up was their ar
rows, one by one. of which the Pueblo
soon won all the poor Navajo had
They then put their bows, and the Ma
vaio won the bow Of the Pueblo
Thus, one had all the arrows, and the
other the TWO bows. All The arrows
were now s,aked by the Pueblo against
the two bows held BY the Navajo, and
the former won! The Navajo was
thus stripped entirely Of the means Of
defence, and of procuring subsistence.
He then proposed to bet small piece
Of his scalp, about the size of a dollar,
to be taken from the crown OF his head,
against the bow and arrows which had
been his, to this the Pueblo readily a
greed, and agai, won! The Navajo
submitted to have the piece Of scalp i'm
mediateIy taken from his head, and
with the long hair, which had been the
pride of its owner, the Pueblo tucked
it under his belt.
The play had got to a terrible pass;
but once absorbed in gambling, these
Indians know no'limit; and care but
little how precious the stake. Smart
ing with pain, yet not showing it by
the twitch Of a single muscle, the Ma
yajo proposed TO bet his right ear a
gainsi as large a 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 joylully assented
to this, but the Navajo won, and it was
now The Pueblo's turu to lose a part
of his scalp. He too smarted with pam,
but did not let his enemy perceive a
sign of his feelings; for the tortltude OF
Indians, under some circumstances, is
wonderful.
The Pueblo still trusting in his good
luck, which he though. would return
the next trial, proposed TO stake The tip
Of their noses! To this the Navajo
could bu, agree, or incur the charge Of
sowardice; and SO the notes were post
ed. But The Pueblo was again %unfor-
iunate, and lost! He had to suffer the
lip of his nose to be taken off, which
would disigure him for life.
The Navajo had now gained an over
veening confidence, and proposed to
the tip of his own nose against
us W how and arrows, which he was
it'll anxious to recover. This was a
proposition in which the Pueblo with
lis own nose gone, could with no little
satisfaction assemble game went on,
md the Pueblo won.
Both the enemies were thus left with
ut ends TO their noses, horribly dis
and both had lost part of their
but the Navajo was still far be- !
ind his adversary, who had his bow
nd arrows. To recover those he pro-
'osed to stake his right ear against
hem: and the Pueblo, still exceedingly I
nxious Tor his enemy's ears, heard The /
proposition with the utmost pleasures; I
ut tho Navajo wont Both parties I
we're again equal; but both parties were :
minus the lips of their noses, and parts c
{ their scatps. I
AS o as his bow and arrows were
to him, the Navajo sprung 10 q
is feet, and drew on his enemy, whose j
ow laid beyond his reach. The Pue- +
10 seeing that the Navajo had the ad-
antage, and expecting death every o
iomeni, sat quiet, and moved no part $
{ his body. k
"Are you afraid to dieY' asked the G
his bow still bent. o
SHOP proudly responded the other. a
"Nos either" said the Navajo;"you n
Re a brave. ! did not believe it before. b
thought you were a squaw, but now L
know you are a man. Do you be- !
eve the same OF met" Ia
shutdown your bow and | will tell 2
ou." o
The Navajo threw his bow from him, v
himself as unprotected as his L
lemy had been. The Pueblo retained ri
$ position, looking directly for some \
inutes at the Navajo. Il
"Yes, believe it," said he. aal5 a
"Then," said the Navajo, tive have 5
1t off each others noses, we have ia II
IN each others acalps-let US hereaf. N
=, as braves, be friendsm
M must think Of that before | say "a
IS or no." said the Pueblo; and the "
ayaio having resumed his seat, still n,
aying his bow OF the same distance as
pm him they both remained for near. S,
an hour as immovable as statues. Al Ia
myth the Pueblo spoke. a b,