Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-05-23

worst tempered. most indolcnt woman Ia the
tribe. She had already been for-akcn by
three husbands, and the Kahpolhah ladies said
tia, she would never &c, another, unless Sho-
anLah Shahpah should fancy her She was
of the same opinion herself, and therefore
threw herself as much as possible IN our he
ro's way, perhaps because the prospects ol
single besscdncss frightened her; perhaps
because be- was the only one who endured
her humor patiently. She was the prciticst
woman In the tribe, indeed, but A. she was
laiy and ll.,cmpcrrd, ,hc was not eu,icd by
the Young women, OF liked by the young men.
Mere beauty is held in lIttlc esteem by Indi.
ans, though extreme uclincs- displcascs them
as much rs It doc' other people. Shoankah
Shahpah bad no rivals. Yet il was long be-
fore his mistress consented to bo biz, or ra,h-
cr. il was long before be obtained the consrn,
or her parents. When be- bad hunted lor
them ihrcc year, they could .ay him nay no
longer. The day va, fixed, lhc wedding
c,as, vas prepared, and the guests, iha, Is to
sly. the whole village heard ,hc public cricr
publish the usual invitation.
II happened that Ia Chakhopcr regarded
bis younger brother with a cordial brolhcrIy
hatred. Our hero bad oa,loac him 10 var
and lhc chase, anI Vha, stimulated h., 10 will
Sc, more, haI borne 40 bis jcrr, AMI insults
With ihc u,mu,, good temper Il is laid that
o saT is quickly found To bal dog but our
Dogs ne bad hcrn - inoG.n,i,c, a, least
with regard to his own ,r.bc, ,la, ,he loving
brother had no, been ahlc, thu. ar, to quarrel
with him Bl,ab,u, au hour before lhc we'd
ding should have taken place, ,hr brides "a.
ihrr sent hrr BOO gurs, of load uf fl,l, and
n ChlLog,r mt her in the wouls. What
hr a.l 60 her, tradition saith NOT. Perhaps
De- -,, iur bis brother. driomuy perhaps
hr promised hor o. preference over h.s ,hr,,
wives. AMI a lif. of ijlrnc,s. Whatever AI'
arguments vcrr, when our hero ncutin claim
l, haJr, hc found hcr uul, aal lhs urNt
morning be- vas informed i'l, che bad rlulc,
with ls brother llruc.,hrr sighed nuT ~
,rI. asa white mln might have done 900 sur,
% c1... hut romf1r,rI himself with ,lr rfrr
nuu ,hl, hr Dad '.., " only aWuman." Not
d.I Doe. 90 least, ar.aral.y, ryg1h lhe JOB
comnH.r aho br,., h,m un lh.s occasion
The men congratulated h.m oa h.. d.slp,o.n'
moot. saving b, mg., De- matter oi satisfaction
60 lm, that hr would have 900 usly children
aal ,hc women iuI hIm lha, so handsome
youth as himself could NOT long Dr. q, los
fora wife.
Sholulah S'alp4h forthwith aprl.olto an
other elderly Hahroah, or lois daughter
tor bcvas a rgrc,cung person, uo, clsil
d4-oun--l The ud msn agreed. 80 Do
600, hrs daughter Rather thau marry 30 ugl.
fellow, shc repaired Go lha woods, lnd lhrr
o.. urat morning. She ua, found hanging O.
% lP'ur, o., deal and suI a, ,hs mu,i arden
lover could desire. Such thing. sometime
happen ama1e ourselves, bui seldom bsiur
marriage.
O4- hero Na, now satisfied ,la, hr VAS na
Ikclyiob-l loved r.,pc.lcI among hs ow
people. lis hcar d,I NOT break, however
The DJar"d T"ug'rH.i "1' u'' wu''r
BOO h.s time, aud % % hld b,ra, hc could uo
have read 10. H. bad uo taste ior sentiment
Nc,crihc'r,s, hc bad 'cude' heart. Seem
clearly llni be- could ni mould himself '' y,
lslu. Of others, hr resolved '' mould 'H' u
hing OF another go h.' own ''""'.' '''''
anil 60 Use ihrn'.i''"Ad -' ma'' i'' H'."'.
as possible. The c'a''' ha'''N was .''' %
would hardly have "''iT'.I i' an ! '"'.' "'a'
Early oac morning ho was seen p''m'"l
ding up and dow" i"' village ",'' , ''4''
un h.s h1'H' ani ''" '' ".' "'''' II. '''
bis death soas' 'o'' 'o ''' I'''' '''''..' .''''.'
OF ihe na'''''' "'' 1'''' '.." D., "' WIS -'
lns TO turn horse a""'"'' ''''.' '''' - WIZ
OF hay but n' o'l NOT "',' ''."'' ''' ''
parted nom "e '''''b'' -"u '''' ''' '''''
solih-ea'h'il.
/ At lhl, time, there was ioN village at III
portage between the Fox and thc Wi'cousl
rivers. Our hero came within sight OF 1T"
nights after H. h.d h.s saddle IN an adj.
cen, wood, and then started out To steal
horse for, be It remembered nature had d''
qualified hIm ior fast running Ills business
too, should not be rrckoncd 4 breach OF goo
manners OF morals. Next to staying mar
stealing a horse Is considered, by the noril
western Indians, ihc mos, honorable exploit
man can perform. This part Of the busiucs
was soon accomplished. The best horse Of
hundred was caught, sadllsd and sccurGC