Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28

bove it until baked. The bread, Of which
n old sduaw gave me bit, was very sweet
nd good.
We spent one whole morning, watching
be Indians fish. They don't catch fish as
ou and / dc. must tell you, some
line, by the way, about dreadfully fun
y time l had, one day, trying to catch
rout y You know the Indians are shock
ngly lazy. Well, when they mast rrorh,
hey contrive to make it about as comfort
BILE and easy as possible. They build lit
lie sheds all along the river banks, of
ark and the branches of trees then they
axe a long, pointed spear, and lie fat
lown on their stomachs, in the little sheds,
With the spears convenient to their hands.
There they lie and watch the water, kick
no their brown heels in the sun, and hav-
ng a good time generally, until poor,
fish comes along. He sees
he shadow cast by the Indian shelter, and
,eing rather tired and dazed, perhaps, by
/ long swim in the sun-heated water, he
yives happy, little flourish of his tail,
md makes up his mind he will turn IN and
axe snooze. The Indian waits until
ust the right moment, raises his cruel
pear, and, presto the fish is brought out
# its liquid home quite dead, pierced
through and through with the swift dart
Then the Indian rips open the notified
sdes, cleans it, and hangs the wretched
tile fish on twig to dry in the sun, for
pter food for hungry pappooses. We
led one Indian how many fish he speared
day? He replied, Sometimes one,
lnetimes fifty l should liked to have
letter up stream to all the fishes,
eg them not to come down that way
then fishes and people, you know, are
sch alike. They will go where they
and must learn all their wisdom By
fence
Ie day, our good guide came to US and
us there was to be a grand Indian
" WOW over in the woods-wouId we
to go? Yes, indeed, we would. So
night, Just after moonrise, we started.
was such lovely night! The full
ouched the tops of the pine trees
endor the jaunty, little MERGED
he'd over the rocks, in stretches Of
Ind levels of silver, and all about
k mighty mountains covered with
Sw. We felt Just little afraid Of bears
nd wolves We knew they lived in these
-oods. and were generally hungry enough
} enjoy the chance Of eating good, fat
arty, such as we were, 50 that when we
card a queer sort Of noise in the bushes,
-e didn't know but that we had better
urn back, and give up the pow WOW
tut one Of our number, bold boy named
ohm, said if we would only promise not
} run and leave him, he would 20 ahead
nd see what the animal was that kept up
Ieh a granting in the bushes lie step
ed along very quietly, while we held our
reaths with terror, until we grew quite
lack IN our faces. But we were a good
cal relieved, when he called back 10 US.
It's only pig Come on
After that we got along very safely, IN
all at once we came to a great dog, who
It right in our path, and showed his teeth
cry frightfully. The Indian boy who
as guiding Us said something to the
East in a language We could not under
and, and he skunk away quite ashamed
himself We found that the Indians
d not like to have strangers coming 70
cir pow vows, so they set their dogs all
,out the border of the wood, with orders
bite all intruders.
We reached the clearing at last, in safe
, and sat down on q big rock to await
There were camp fires
ndled all about, and they made the woods
II of beautiful shadows, and lighted up
e pines with strange, weird light y .
n Indian. dressed in a wolf skin, aud .
th feathers stuck in his hair, stood in .
e center of the clearing, talking. He .
uEg his arms about, and got very much .
cited about what he was saying, but no.
dy seemed to take any notice Of him
little farther on, another indian. with
I any clothing at all save sort of braid
petticoat half way to his knees, lay fat
on his face and walled. O, | never
ard such a doletul sound in my life Did
u ever hear a dog howl, when every
NC was still, At night That l. the
st idea can give you Of this terrible
7 which rang so dismaly through the
DDS. | felt so sorry for him, and
nted our bold boy John to 20 and see
at was the matter; bat the Indian
ide was much agitated, and would not
him 90. 1t seemed to be part of the
After, a while one of the Indians who
; squafting by the fire. rose, put both
hands upon his hips, and commenced a !
Ger, waving motion with his body, ac-
npanied by sing-song tone, which can
be described on paper. Then another
E and Joined him, and another and !
,ther, until the whole number were
icing and singing. Squaws joined the
2. with their pappooses strapped to
II backs. Nobody laughed or seemed
be having a nice time. The orator
led himself hoarse by the fire, with no.
y to listen. The poor fellow on his
9 howled, and kept his mouth in the
t, with nobody to relieve him.
I ~ u very strange sight, and was
~ three days and nights, although
stay that time We noticed
w with snowy hair and wrin-
at hung like cobwebs from her
Her knees were splintered up
Ou 10 keep hcI on ncT lcct Nhen
"a, and she was hobbling about in
ice in way so funny and so sad,
laughed and cried together to see
ID is she p we asked our guide.
as here when these mountains
re nliis,' ~osurar.Ad hsa -
.nclndAI ah, Is,,.at DO pretty old !
re went home, we could not get
or thinking Of the strange per- III
and resolved we would not 90 in
indian mothers carry their babies +,
boxes slung over their shoulders, be
little nudge is taken out once in be
our hours, and there ne swings, as de
as an arrow, with nothing but his
brown face in singht, until he is old ii
gh to walk an
Then squaw wants to make herself is.
the pappoose THAT is the baby's name lg to-
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