Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-02-24


fifty years of hardship which had streak
ed his dark hair with gray. He stood
forward like the genius Of the old noun
tain-path, and was gorgcously clad in the
costume of his race. 1t was gala visit,
and, to 90 into the country of the Flat
heads, kaya had donned his mountain
fnery His hunting-shirt of softly-drcss-
ed antelope skin, and white as snow, was
ornamented with stained clk-hair, and
fringcd with the small colored beads Of
the forts. The broad leggins which he
wore were fringed with scalps throughout
their length, and the bells upon his shoul-
ders shook musicuiiy at his slightest
movement.
"Kaya is man. he said; "his word
{ is like brook, which does not turn back
and run again up the mountain. White
men are like streams that the beavers
dam up but il would take many sticks
and more mud and brush than grow on
the bottoms of the Maras to stop the
kaya. Ny brother is very young he
continued, turning to Wilson; he has
set many things down in the little book
that he carries Let him say to it one
thing more that it may speak very loud
to his nation when he gets home TO the
distant lodges. Let him say to it that a
grizzly does not dig roots when the ber-
ries OF the swamps are ripe, and half
breed does not stop on an open trail with
out a reason There Is 4 Picgan band Oh
the plains Of the Missouri | have
counted more moccasln tracks than my
fingers can number twice held up.
must ride fast to save my squaw and my
papoose, but | have crossed the noun
tain-kaya has kept his faith. Here is
the first water Of the western slope fol-
low the trail, the path is open and there
is no danger, for we have come fast, and
are deep in the country Of the Elatheads.
When his horse Is rested, and the night
has come, kaya must ride AGAIN Rails
ine his hand, and throwing back his head,
he struck his chest a smart blow, and ut
tered the deep cultural sound which, in
Indian custom, signifies the earnestae,s
Of the narrator in the meaning of the
words h. has spoken. He then seated
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