, 1870-01-03
WILD WESTERN SCENES.
Life of George Belden, the White
Chief.
Adventures of - Ohio Boy Among the Mho
Indians of the Plains.

fr1enhs but the youpg WaF1lo1s uA1co aau ues~
p,sed mo, There we're many reasons !of taon ols-
ire for not only was ny sQuaW the hsudsomest
~nTnan IN tho patton, hut could run. rtde, or
shno, with the best young Indian, and did mach
ofny oxn WORT, aud carried wood ard water Tor
Little Wa6htells, which tue young Ta1fioFs tnougas
Was degrading thing 1cr man to do. But Wash
feua IVES one OF the IlEdest and hest o! women,
md really liked this Wild maid OF the forest,
8nd, as all Whl:e men DO. / waa willing 10
work for my dutky companion So pretended
not 10 eee the tnecrs OF the young Indians, and
kept cose to ny lodge, for Washteua vas teash-
Ing nc her larguaee-
O1e evening, while lying Cn the bed IN my
1ecnee. ] hearl q great beating Of drums sud rat
1llng CT Eourds il the lower ED OF the camp, and
asked Nash;eua What 1t sl meant She replied:
"The big medicine nan calls the warriors to the
MEDICINE teepee-"
..wral Tor, Wasttella ,"
" To Lake assows; then 60 on big hunt: III.
heap bucA1o, ~ she rep;led
GalbcetDg ny nianke: about my shoulders (or
bad tow cen.cd:0 wear coat or yssi), stFode
oat Of Il, Iocge and m4de my way 70 the medicine
lrdee. Arxlt cd there uaH humber OF the Old
I. en- Eeated asould the Wss Of the lodge md
louEitg verJ solemn. One Old 1Ldlhn made room
1tr ne hi his SIDE, a.d / tat down on the gru1cd,
crossing ny 1tgs. md aa3toE noE void. No WON.
en OF children att allowed to ecter the nnedi-
cine lodge. sid 60 Lone we're ureeent We eat rs
Eleui Is QnAEers foy half al noaT, The drums and
&on1os nt.n"hNc fai1Ehg vigorously #ltnonL
Inc looee now "1s 1nilt Auo kseAt csosa o. H.
a1ans Wno coo'o nol set III "e'e 0s0st'''oo 0oou|
me oool.
ceatcd 10 beat, and TIE medicine man uhere "a bat
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over the coals, when II eni.sed 3 sweet PERFUME
~aen colpse~l1 A''eo ,ne 'oosc' n0o "'1aosA tu'
h8lea9ca me seuees "ahe oasn'u8 tne Rtass 10
chanted Tlld eoeR, seeplng time VIII MS Ioo'.
Al leDGth. AhtalS uo"ns Ie toheeo osAoes VI R1ass
on the nte, aoa tne Coie's aoo Ma1lots afose anu
Movlng to Inc LETT atouud tue nres kept SOW une
aho sep ~ ine toohosouous oe1ua3 ol t0e okaat
which had struck up again.
When this had contnaed for eoTe time the
1fadfCH Chief laid the Ute Lev HFTQ y, Which
wss Gsudy with festhcrs nSd pu:ur, n1d had
bright steel point TheDt the next Chlef Ia tauk
selected nne arrow Rnn thlcT It In the 1amesi
60 every CHIEF and Warrior did. when, seclpg
Is Fronbe cast IN hts throw, felt badly for had
nout, having coHo 10 see Afr3Hs MAde instead OF
destIoJed- ....... .
noticed lhBt Wss oo'erFed by tic ln't;nCs,
whu kept going around the circle. although every
occ bui myself Lad cast ID MS AFRO y, AID besan
not OILY to ~1sn my.en ea1e ou: Of tae l3ose, out
to wonder hoW eoald Gct eo's #aen, cna' CHG
10 I1oE aroma, saw t'c 1sal louSaa Ia 'nt eac.e
behind me was 1he old man wac had g!'en NE
ssat when enttHIg 'Ae 'oose. passed ny nan9
BACK 10 hln, Wofns seeming ~ uHoc1sNanH WA
wanted. ne elip1ed. onoose1Seo' ne" al7o" 1alo
ny nrgers. aLd, dsa~lns II throusu as u l1om ua-
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br'gh1 req name leapeu up neA1y 10 'ue fool "
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.C6Gcc etu tea 3D." asnleHa ano hao noue' not VI
had plenty q pure cosn WAFER, hpd eau assott
You II ID no Dat Substitute for tie stronger bnv
eIaee.
Ial6oys epcnt my evenings at home, and I vii
tell you the! VT re cot unpleasant While sha eet
On aIToW'ahalt. WasLtella msde some pretty bead
work. or tra1ded buffalo hide With rorcuplni
1cil!a. Thtu Ne talked; and Washtella told nj
the cur1ous iales Of nel people: how they na'
o-ce lived far 10 the easr1 and had great va
With ntrcc tribe. WHO dlore the YhnEto
frou their hunttng grounds nud 1osce
ICul lar mp 1he Mtstouri- Tnen sne TOD nc no'
the fribe wasttd nwaS ttoh Dauy 1Aoaaaaos ID
1eT hnndrths, and now 1nclf LOVES had oEc
been stscn u numbt1, buat OF Fooo sna claJ' 81
tie hnHalc, deer. clk ahd antelope came an
Erazed "1tn!n sleht OF tne FAtsses. once' tos
1ntIe mad nseh great Cn'et IN lneH tf1oe' WI