The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-12
No, no odNot in that marner,' was

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Then the trail is, dark The pale
medicine must clear it so that the red
man an see.'
'Yonr' people are soon going off on
your nnnual'bnffalo hunt, I presume' :
The Indian bowed in affirmation,
crossed, his arms upon his breast, stood
like a bronzed statureaud waited to hear
what more would be said.
Could you not taks the boy with you?
[ don't sec any difficulty in it, and W II,
you need not bring him back again
can manage to trade lir off with some
distant tribe l Believe you often do
such things with your captives'
The light is beginning to break upon
the TRAIL replied the Indian though
scarcely moveins muscle Of his face.
That's we'll. Now we i.und erstand
each other. When will you break Jour
encampment!'
when the moon is dark agnin'
Let me see, That will be in about
two weeks. Well, | suppose | shall
have to get along with tho troublesome
brat somehow uutil that time
The warriors and hunters 20 first
very soon, and the squaws aud papooses
will follow.
'Ah How soon?'
'All are ready but me-
what keeps your
'Thesrest arc mounted. Ny pony died
last night. The trail isvery long aud
my moccasins would wear out ond my
feet become sore should | seek to keep
up with them. And he turned his eyes
to where the horse OF the physician was
standing. Yes, yes, see. If l give
you the horse, you will take care that
the boy posters me no more-thut he
never rcturns2' .
! The word of Big Elk has never bee
broken. His tongue never lies. Does
the pale medicine not know this2 and he
looked il in, n n, manner that would have
/ madr deniai Somewhat dangerous.
yes, you have dealt square!y with inc,
| own, and if you still continue to do SO
will not be the loser. You want tho
horse --Ee i, good one aud will carry
you fast aud l.r-anl want to bo clear
efs,hc boy That's fair trade. So if
| happen to f'.d the stable door open
aud the stecl Z ne | shall ask no quss-
tinns But when shall the matter b,
finished? 2
The pale will go on foot when tl
sun shines again, or get another horse,
replied the lniiau, permitting tie stern
| lines about his mouth to relax iuto some
thing like n smile.
Tomorrow ? SO soon? Why, how
you do lump at conclusions. No matter.
1t shall be as you wish, aud the fact is,
that the thing shall be done quietly,
without noise, or coming to the knowl
edge of any QUE
The footsteps of Maple Leaf are soft
as the falling Of a snow flake
What has your daughter to do with
it?'
The boy of the pale faces and the
child of the red ncn arc friends. She
will lure him into the forest and none
Of his people shall know that he has
gone
"a capital plan Yol well deserve
your reputation for wisdom; Big
Elk
Is there anything, asked the Indian
entirely ignoring the compliment, the
pale medicine would like to have from
the country where the ground trembes
as the herds Of buffalo pass over
it,
Il don't know. Let me see?'
lie who cures the sick Of his people
love to study the nature oiserpents aud
test their puisions,
so do. Are there any different
ones where you are going from what We
have about here!,
Some. But the rattlesnakes Of the
mountains are as kings to those that
live in the prairie.
That have heard. Yes bring me
the largest you can fud. Mind. how.
ever that you knock its :ecth out
1T shall be so harmless that papoos
could play with it in safety.