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

attracted no attention, anu wv WlaHo hls eacapf
unmoles,cd. in the most lcisurcly manner
In two days he reached the KahPotah village,
where be convened his fellows in the council
lodge, and related his exploit. The Grsi burst
ofapplausc having subsided, he spoke in sub
stance as follows.
"Frcnd,, none Of YOU like Tue. im alone
IN the village. may hun, or make var for
YOU, but il will not alter the case. You have
no pity tor ne. You will no, give mc your
daughters, and your daughters will no, be
given 10 me. know that ! am no, such a
one as men and women like to look upon, but
am a man Cor all that. q. that | bad been
born a fool as well as very ugly Then YOU
would have rcycrrnced the Great SPIRITS will
10 ne. Then ! should not have been dsspis-
r'' Then you would have gi,cH H'c = S0-
man. but | must have somc ono To make
moccaslns and plant curn for me ~ sny rate
The girl is mine, aud none OF you have any
right to her When she is old enough she
shall BE- my wife. And as you will not sul-
icr mc to live for YOU, mean hcnecio,ward
Ia 1--we ior myself aloac."
Shoinkah Shahpah kcP, his word. lie
pitched h.s lcalhcm tent apart from the tribe,
and hunted, winter and summer, by and for
himself When invited to Join war parties,
a. hc often was, be invariably declined Ills
liulc captive and a supoanuuaicd woman
were lho only inmates OF his lodge aud to
them hc was mos, kind. The child soon lor.
gu, her native tongue Cor hls, and learned lo
love him, hiIsu as be- was. She W seldom
saw other male Gccs. that ,hc lad little ocea.
sion To draw comparisons. Above all, she
vas always we'll Ted and clad, and vas never
obliged To tril beyond her strength. The
o.d woman tod her that her lot was truly en-
,lablc. Vet Sholnkah Shahpah vas more
d.sl,kgd by hs companions than he had ever
b.,u before When Dee killed 4 buffalo, be-
d.I not iu,i'r an the Indians within twcuy
mile, to ic,oIr it at once. bot put by hIs su.
pcrfu,iy lor tmc oi ncri This conduc, was
voted ,ungy, lud highly unbccom.ng kah-
puzlh. Thru, De- never len his game 10 lhc
voods or pniurs fnr his woman 20 bring
hUnr, and hr assisted them 10 hu, and plant
lhr.f ,lmfrlI. a thing which the kahpozah
would uu, believe i.ll convinced los ocular de-
monsIuti1n. twas equal matter uf aston
,hmcut, that BE- sometimes wairrrd his own
horse, aud gathered his own fuel. 50 that,
rs Doe had assumed the ayoralons Of women,
the KahpJzah, voted him a woman, and never
sppkc Of, or 20 him but With scom. Yea,
they robbed his little plantation on every con.
,ca.cn, opportunity.
The compelled solishncs, of our hero wen,
not - l4r o. g. make him forget thc tutss oi
hospitality. When famine vas in the tribe,
40 were won, lo repair tn his lodge, ard The
fruit, or his industry were dcyo1rcJ D, ,he
laiy and impr5,idrut. Ani a, be- took 90
particular pains 90 conceal his dislike of ihs
.mmrmorll custom, the con,cmp, II hi. lll.
lows increased Nay they found a mar.ou.
pleasure ln making his efforts a, Independence
vain. They lived upon him when there Sd,
uo need, and followed him when be- move
b.. lodge, ou, ofpurc spite. More lIan one,
,hcy hIlsi h,s dog, and horses, and ihc in.u.
~ Was attributed 90 the enemy.
However. these wrong, were only commit
t.I at intervals. Daring the better part %.
rhr year, sholnknh Shahpah lived By himself
Beside. lrc hlI q most iualIhlc WY 10 SET
nlofrh,mo.liruublrsomc Of bis prosecutors.
This was by shocking their superstition,
which Doe bad mind enough 10 d.spisr. Ill.,
would step acgu,s their legs aud weapons, ot
iumr'r on ihrr medicine bags, al.r which
they considered themselves under "a SPELL
Imagination oNsu wroush, IL. due ELECT and
the individuals suffered accordingly. Thru
arrows missed, their enterprise failed
Some of them actually threw away ,hcil
bodies" and dcd wiliully by the hands OF
the enemy. A. our hero was won't Co apollo
risr to these whom hc had thus offended, h'
escaped their resentment, and vas only con
sidercd a very careless and unlucly pcrson
Ills conduct, however, made his quondam as
socia,es more slanus of their visits.
Having faw eyes To please, our hero became
negligent orhi. attire and person, even beyond
the common custom Of Indians therefore, ,h'
Kahpoll,ahs called him Shahpah, or the Dir
,y Dog.
Among those who visited Shoankah Shah
pah, llaLhakah, his youngest brother cam,
olicnes,. lie ulten reminded the Diry Dos
,ha, the, we're both born of one motAsr' an'
rebuLcd those who made wanion mention y
his physical defects. To such seoi!ers he
would say, they ough, to DO such deeds as hi'
brother had done before they presumed It
show their wit at his expense. hut "ha
pleased our hero mosl was, that liakhakal
did not seem selfish in his broIhcrly love-
When he came, he usually brought something
10 make him welcome. And II he gave some
article Of Indian incry to the young Fox girl
a, he often did, he said, in 50 doing, that hI'
brothers wife ough, to look as we'll at Ica'
a. the natye.bom daughters OF the Tribe. ID
a word. Shoankah ShahPah was always gla'
when his brother came to hIs lodge, and al
ways sorry when be went away.
Ono day, as our helo was returning iron
the buffalo hunt, be reflected on his brother
kindness. AT last said he To himself
+ there Is some one who loves me. ], canno
, be that he may eat at my expense, for he al
,,nrs hrinns mnrr into my lodpo Than be car