Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-19
VOLUME XVI
then, while all the teepee looked anxiousl.

at him, he said:
"Wa-zhe-la na-coo, Cola (Give me
one, friendly
"Howi Huck- "a hal" (Well, go ahead y
slowly, each player studying well his card
ere he put it down upon the robe.
"Hellooi you have saved your Jack" !"
cried Es-pi-o, as E-tan-cha Sea placed his
knave of trumps upon an ace which Es-pi-o
had played. This, with what he had re-
ceived as gift" and made on the first
deal, made E-tan-c Sea six points; he
lacked but one more to win the game Es
pi-o must make high, low, and the game to
prevent either one of them from falling to
E-tan-cha Sea.
Slowly the game was played. Carefully
the cards were selected and placed upon
the robe. Es-pi-o has played "low!"
Cautiously they proceed. With trembling
hand the cards are played down till each
player holds but single card. Each
pause and look at the other Es-pi-o holds
the ace of trumps-the high" card in his
handl He must, with it, take whatever
his opponent holds, and that surely will
be a ten-spot, which will make him
''game," and Es-pi-o may then win the
game.
Down comes the ace, quickly followed
by-a seven spot, of no use whatever!
Es-pi o has lost-E-tan-cha Sea has won
his all
Taylor gets up and walks to the door of
the teepee, and looking out, put his hands
in his trowsers' pockets and whistles an
air from "Barbe Bleue" Joe gets up and
goes near the fire and warns his hands.
The squaw, does not move. Still the two
players sit facing each other. The game
is ended-Es-pi-o has nothing left in this
world-he cannot put up any more stakes.
Why do the two men sit cycling each other
SO closely? E-tan-cha Sea cannot be
awaiting another stake, for Es-pi-o is now
destitute. Destitute? No, no! not quite
yet! He has the two eldest children yet,
and little Mary is one of theml E-tan-cha
Seas eyes brighten, and, looking eagerly
into Es-pi-O's face, he cries, "Es-pi-o, old
friend, look up! Hear me! You have
lost everything"
"Everything!" echoed Es-pi-o. "All is
yours!'
"No, not everything, for you have little
Mary and Raphael yet" said E-tan-cha
Sea.
"And I will keep them," retorted Es-
pi-o.
E-tan-cha Sea, silenced, looked at Es-
pio for moment, then got up, and, taking
out paper, began making cigarette, by
the fire. His nimble fingers quickly rolled
the paper around the tobacco, and putting
the cigarette in his mouth, he seized fire
brand and began to light it. He casually
glanced at Wash-ta-tse; she was as immov
able as a rock. E-tan-cha Sea sat down
upon a robe and looked critically at the
upper part of the smoke-stained teepee, as
if to mentally calculate its value ; he placed
his hand upon one of the many long pine
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apparently satisfied, continued to puff away
at his cigarette.
Es-pi-o sat shuffling and reshuff1ing the
greasy cards which had caused his ruin.
He was silent, spoke to no one, looked at
none.
"Wel1, Wash-ta-tse," said E-tan-cha Sea,
as he rose to his feet, "You can take down
the teepee in the morning, and pack the
things in the wagon, ,.and I will come and
harness up the team. and we will get back
to Fort Russell" He threw the end of
the nearly consumed cigarette into the fire,
and started to walk out. AS he reached
the door, Es-pi-o called out
"Come back, E-tan-cha Seal I will
play with you as you wish! How shall it
be?''
E-tan- cha Sea walked back to the fire,
and standing there, said:
"Es-pi-o, my friend, we have lived
many months together in the country of
Indian wars; have fought side by side;
have hunted together; have eaten at the
same campfire, and occupied the same
teepee. I did not come here to win all
you owned, or to take any advantage of
you. You have challenged me to play
with you, and have named the stakes 1
have played you fairly and have beaten
Won Is if not 90 q"
:" 1t is SOP said Es-pi-o. E-tan-cha Sea
continued:
{" have many times wanted you to let
my wife have little Mary, that she might
educate her, teach her English, dress her
well, and make companion of her.
do not want your family. Give me lit
tie Mary, and the rifle, mules, harness,
wagon, teepee, squaw, and children are ali
yours again. l do not ask you to sell
Mary, but to let her live in my house, and
stay with my wife when 1 am out on these
long Indian scouts and winter expeditions.
You cannot sell or barter your children or
your wife-no' laws will allow you to do
SO. will play no more. Will you give
me little Mary?"
Es-pi-o jumped to his feet, and grasp
ing E-tan-cha Seas hand, said:
You may have her, my brother."-
-SaouG City, Ioaoa, Journal