The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02

two e., ates, nov at last alone among the
Ibdiss.
II Se road day before he was broad awake.
IN t9.s fit st of q great stir, hustle, and noise
witt = D' without the tent. Springing through
the. sg2e 10 beheld, in the clear, sunny morn
ing Sri>h, whole camp in commotion. Horse
mei SlI logs, in full cry, were hunting each
oth,s sstseen and even through the lodges,
yelE e sicking, biting, aid fighting one
ano sN ,romiscuously, and women running,
sco' ,it,, and hiding their favorite children
and up lies, and every dangerous weapon
whis1 tb, could lay hands upon; while on one
sidAe lit lie aloof from the fray, Mr. Grubbe,
wtE hangings of the tent decorously held
toRss|s.. lose abeut his neck, and his popped
out I'd embellished with tasselled night.cap
Of Sosacs form, was proclaiming peace prin
cipts> 10 most stentorian and indignant
voice I'd on the other, nine old women stood
in i's+~ before blasted fr, and sang, to allay
the, :. % of the combatants, q medicine song,
viii! t, Herman's uninstructed ear seemed
raus ore adapted to excite it, Perhaps,
ho.e. {, the proceeding was founded on the
hotsk@s9s chic theory - that which would have
tstN'n y to excite q disorder in q sound sub.
jecg ssng, according to that, expected to allay
It sS,ry already affected by it. IF so, homeop.
atbSL Dr this one occasion at least, came of
viescei9rs The white faced halcyon grew
biz slsst ed in vain, and ceased from bis exhort.
atistsls dudgeon; the red.fsced ones carried
tn. seaI.
"a IN as Herman had dressed, he went out
agi7 c inquire into the cause Of the tumult.
Het . vered that the War Eagle had inform
ed .b- Rsttle-Snake that he could kill more
bu e.. in one sunshine than the latter could
in = Don. Thereupon the crested Rattle.
So Is in honor bound, had snapped his fin.
&c IN he plumy War Eagles face. Where.
uFss~ks WarEagle had, with his finger and
th tpprobriousy tweaked the Rattle. Snakes
nc X lind upor that, all the valiant retainers
Of - ,ad rushed to blows, in manner great
ly 10, credit Of all parties, and would inevi-
ia . ye left of one another nothing but the
sc y pd the squaws, had not the mighty and
tie Fe medicine woman, Ahkayeepixen, 1.-THE
ST. 2 II many,) in her official robe of white
m =, goats skin, wrought with wolves and
os c. Tvs, and her tunic of buff Alo calf's hide.
be n :. dreadful chant, which, if they had
y d TOR her to faish it before they stopped
FL 81; would inevitably have brought down
uP& u em the great Invisible bird of Thunder,
TO { Them all with the flap of his wings, and
bu Il en- all up with the fash of his eye.
- German was extremely impatient to hear
a 10. IF the Indian eloquence, about which he
ha sssId so much, he had no sooner finished
hi IN. breakfast, than he invited the warriors
to- - nntiful lunch of reconciliation, at which
h. le,ifed them with molasses and water.
b. ST., and sheet of sweetened chocolate !:
ais ,hich they graf Fl I'd him pretty nearly az
fa*v, tMr. Grubb having gone to walk, and
Eal + d therefore serving as interpreter J
eSsfythy Chieftain, seated on his heels.-
81 -, splutter, sputter; gibberish, gibber-
.sJaru. ne say make ynn L.
saF ): II -gratitudes, for coming SO far from
d. ecssves of your grandpapas' osses, to bring
b Ii FOOD cake and sweet drink"
4 Hnan. He's very welcome. only wish
ssSeswss more"
3 e. nsrd. "Ah she to he shee; UNI cumps"
ssy,rthy Chieftain. "Hooghl En- achemish.
Iszp5t tots. Ia rachatoo cachatoo."
8 uard. BE say he cram so much already.
ite,dy to burst and 80 as full is his belly of
.l't, 40 is his nous of sanks, and his heart wis
] laion."
rman. "Tell him his talk delights me as
as my grub does him."
&. ,pard. "Emim itoo tumtne"
taieftsin. En- amscus. Emim sextua ;
szB rnard. You his friend he yours"
. German. "Much obliged to him-so am.
let some of the others to talking. Tell that
sc with the queue of long feathers in his hair
a = ,eak up, and let me hear what he has to
: W >9r himself Ask him where the rain comes
os."
i rnard. "Sacre! tell you as much as
u .neself, by gar Clouds is just like your
BE- &c dere. Dey gifts full of water fust; and
e'i dey swels up all big, till dey fills up all de
* 80 dat day squeezes each snoder. Den
"a ,omes de water, of course, till it's all gone
81 den icy is small again, so dat you no see
Ssus-1
s. srman. "Tbank you. Your theory pleases
= but l wish to have his to compare with it.
will please to ask him."
S arnard. EN-, hemakis meohot, etu Ike
wykitf'
: / aieftain, confidently. "Hemakis Tota aha
sollm hstta, &C."
ssrnard. He say dat de sky is de floor OF
e Great Totem's lodge. By and by, de stars
ri ks it all full of trous what you call holes
sOea he cry. Tears drop down trough de
.holss. OATS de rain. L'ignorantl Les Gray
/. BIfalo sont toujours 81 bStes!" A
4 Thus the conference continued, while the
,pi,p of tobacco and shong sasha 1.-THE bark o.
th red-willow) went the rounds, Whit by Whit
th. ugh the party, for one or two hours. In
his course of that time, Herman was frequently
"Too inly moved for utterance,n
tht Ugh not usually to tears. But if he laughed i,
WI only in the, luckily, capacious sleeves of hi,
!, hu ..ing-coat. He succeeded in concealing hit
eli otions with Spartan dignity 80 equal tc
tt + of his guests, that, when the conririun
b Ike u ?, he was the most popular man in the
e;, ,smpnent, and found it expedient hence
.fc. th to be out of the way when there was any
ing soing on within the lodges, or else t.
K ,ap his appetite in readiness by taking nc
ais within his own tent so many we're the
IN itations-which it would have been as nm
III to decline among them, as an invitation
st. take wine among us-poured in upon hin
atr all hours, to partake of puppy, bitter roots
Z di ed chrrants stirred into warm hears orease