Demoine courier., 1855-09-27

The party were about to partake. Moth.
ing 10th. the keen air of The mounisiu
having inspired wonderful appelle, The
request was complied with and various
huge slices Of buGaio was dispatched b.
Baptis,e, who then smoked a pipe will
his friend, aud heard from him the histo
y Of the failure of, The expedition "a A
sTort time passed. and ceriaipssigns made
B,pii-ie somewhat uncomfortable. ! |,
wa apparent tbelnGians were whispering
some hing Of interest concerning him,
and, after a short pause a hot discussion
was on, foot in which the youngs chlei
Joined. To use The words Of The narrator
OF the tale, ",hey oil agreed tina. his white
skin Individually indicated tia, he belong
ed TO the great Tribe Of their natural en-
~etnies. and that with The Stood OF a white
maa mpon their garments. they would
Aave fulfilled the terms Of iheir vow, and
could return to their friends and tribe
Blu, a par, of 'hrns seriously questioned
whether ,ke sacred name Of friend or
bro.he,- which they had for Yeas spplr
ed to him, had no, SO changed his III
al relationship to them. that the Great
Spi,i', TO whom they had made theirso
had sent him among them in the cLarac-
ter they Abe re- eives had given him-as a
friend ard brother. lfso. they reasoned
that The sacr,lice Of his life would only
anger ales Spiri, .sand by no mear.s relieve
them from The obligations of their vow.
Another party Reasoned that the Spirit
had sen, lhis victim among them to tosi
,hei- ii dt li.y TO him; he had indeed been
their frierd; they had called him brother;
but he was also their naturat enemy and
that The great one to whom they had
made their vow would not release Them
at all from4iheir obligations, IL they al.
lowed this fictitious ~relasion of friend
ship 10 Interfere with obedience 10 him
self. The other party rejoined, that al
though the ,rapper was their natural n
my. ne was not one within the meaning
of their vow; tina. The taxing Of his life
would be an invasion of ~i:ssacred obliga.
lions, a blot upon their courage, aud an
outrage upon the laws oil friendship; that
thev could find other victims. but their
friend could not find another life" TO
'.hs coa~sesuationp Of Bap.is,e, these rea-
sons did not appear TO have their due
weigh, with The majority, who, esger 10
recair their homes, add probably their
loves. were hent on sacrificing him in the
tulf!men. Of their engagement. Seeing
this. tie young chief, and friend of our
hardy ,rapper arose, and waving his hand
im,ima,td his intention TO speak. as.The
Ariapahee saa waEyior; his feet outstrips
the ~tleesest horse: his arrow Is as the
lightning of the Grea, Spirit; he is very
brave. Blu. a cloud is between him and
the sun; he cennot see his enemy; there
is no scalp in his wigwam. The moui-
,ou is good; he serbs victim, a man
W hess skin IS white. bu, his heart Is very
red; the pale face is a brosher, and his
long knife is turned from his friends the
ARA pahoe but the Spirit is all powerful.
My bro,aer." printing 10 Bap,is.e, 'ls
very full OF blood he can spare a little
to stain the blankets Of the young men.
and his near, shall yet be warm. have
spoken" As the trappep expressed IT,,
the proposal was considerably nyin the
ssain5 Boa he feit ,ha. The young chief
had saved his life. Loud acciamations
followed The speech Many OF those
most clamorous against the trapper. be ing
only actuated by the earnest desire, OF
returning home With their VOW accom,
'plished. when ar would be received INTO
The list Of warriors, AMI each OF the young
men would have a wigwam, q wife, and
AL. the hOnors which accrue 10 an Indian
father Of a. family. A niD4 lancet was,
now profscst, the white mar > ann WAS
barred. and the blood which flowed from
the Sigh, wound was carefully ,dislribul,
cd AND scattered over the garments of The
delighted Arrapahoes. The, scene which
followed was ~en,xefy uasxpec,ed ON the
,sabs o. my poor friend Bapiisie Brown.
ulIte sarla fed that their vow in shedding
an ensms's blood ihat been fulfalsd, the
lrciaus were. alb esa.ituds for being re.
moved from the horns ola dilemma
which had lasted for five months and TO
testify their gratitude in a substantial form
tach man sought his pack, and laid at
lheil white brother's feet. one an otter
SKIN, another beavers another a bear or
buffalo ard 50 On, until his riches in furs
far ou,stripped his mosl ssnguins .expec-.
%ta,ions. The young chief stood loeking,
on, and when the rest had successfully
honored their guest, advanced, leading by
its bride a magnificent saddle horse and
a sump,er mule. doubtless a Stay one
from a traders aock) and handed them
to Bap,is,e, To refuse would have been
against the etiquette of The desert, and
besides our friend was too alive 10 the
advantages which would accrue 10 him,
70 be any other than thankful. Risinc
therefore with a grim smile. ne said,
speaking in the Arrapahoe. tongue. "A.
friend of nine was marching from ST..
Louis TO For, Bent, and of course be
croescd the raii Of the ECsmanches -
Well. one day, a party Of them Indians
csme upon hin. and having locked athim
for about ~ tues seized him. and dag
lging him 70 = pool. thrust, his head into
The water several times. Failing TO OBJ
tain their object. they plaslered bis, head
with mud, and, washing il OLA again,