, 1877-07-29

Idaho Si19G{ of Anril 20. 1872 the fnllo,Finu
tra,,;tio,, ,f t1o NJ no~oaa 1,a,,as A.
.as oeen e.''o eu'eo. l1inS tHe pecu''ar fehGlous
tenets ot the tribe, it will at this time be read
! with interest: 1.-THE Nez Perccs Indians hold
| to the doctrine that al the various tribes Of
t;aa T,,e 1.oA. lno .o"e. o'us, ~ ele''
lion. Inc peculiar process OF development or
! metanorphosis BY which they have attained to
| their present estate they are cunning enough
Ao.. Ao. ~ a'se1osc LUST of a'Ienp' 10 ph'loso,
pnlse uPoh-pass'ps o'er 1one pef'ou
Of Transition and Incoming full-acdged
sturdy Sous of the forest in 1, moment Of time.
Thousands Of years upo there existed an animal
~ 5mmnns. s;7c .xar ~ ~ the south,xaa. ~ ~ 49,
immense szn MaS on IL, 10 tne % o. me
"n ~ in,s.aot ~" - ~ W. siee6' u
,.as tcmn ae ~ " liz iii nr'4;h ~. auu
mrc,tnst nronens;tv wos thc 5nv,,r;rc, a. a.a.
ivinr th;pu he r'Is o1ro:s IT;s W. 3s;n,,sy ersty
i;1 81 -, ;e s.'"s haa. "no 1 " ~!
nvorr nu viz ann anns oI
IN H. sn of h}s canaoi,s NM "v"'a ts
tno a-;sts .ba ~ cerpto ~ tI;tt. a. 49, ~ sa1G
aGf a6cf us .rennn cunning; a ana, recognized as
maIs thcv % ,onk;,r "1u ,non lin es osne - a an!.
fntmre lima ~ ,ror, ot fnr ,aa,,, .. SILLY eo1ns
t,e;rar,n.a fittis yVotf ha7 t ha,.,I 81 -, s!ea1
Tnara slon.1ntor 10 III " eIe IT,
n,osinrr otna,,, ~. ~ .hn .s;.9a Gu was
n;nod - MY ~ tnIs ~, ~ ee1el
.lttio III ~ ~ ~ stop W u; ~ emu ne 1rueo
~ viii ham,r ln;rsr ,s'nT. - 49,. n'aoe
t;n1er md En;ras ~ t,,nt ri - ss ~ SUI
annIs, nIIs ~; " istAt, s1 w Ill Ae @ con-
a.;s1 eeaisu unqer ms l9reles' anu, oetns fully
sfnn ~ .,ai.,.s uss ~ 't1a 's
esna+ .tro,, - los 11ia1f IN over
~ - n1'e VOL uesc1ea
auc. ls-mau-lsm III t.'e Instance, anu pre-
hat 49,. 10 e"c Hotet. aaS tae Ivy ropes,
~ a,"h t.aes I'll icui1n' ~ las:e;'su o'ie enc
,na ~. eaIn 49, " IL. suta ~ esne" "olen
" vs. ~ hno"t us pou1' ano anc o1ner epns
o. tne a,d TUBES ,' ~ nlu i 1astened-9y ms
.,': nv .!ces lohS o.stAhee rom eacn otnes' by
" e.i2 tlnie hae Als.m3a-ts'1 WIS n4tAau nearing
ol Ll;!G ~, Moi. Litt'c Won noRls oat: 'Co1ne
o1, ni oiu tls."u1sln - ,a asu P1Gnate 10 oie, 1oE
nattle rasea veg WIN @ considerable violence ior some
eltnS. Lltt.e M91! Eettlhs u some reIy good
stIoses now anu then; but ne was hnaliy COM
pelleu 70 - apanuoh ah acI1'e, onehs9e hGnt. and
f fesoE1eo 70 &c, cunning ana opefateu @ on the de"
!0Wed l Little Won, having him part way down.
" hen the ropes and siue" Elrth prevented his
solhE ue"n e4t'5elS, t!iG oiu ie1ow stamped
about ana howleu tear1uliy, and declared,
Will s"allo" Little No1:r lak1ng long
proken, Anu do"n went poor Lille Won: Alter
resting short time, he made tour OF the belly
OF me olu 1ei:oN, and lonnd VI KINDS OF animals
ana teptllss therein, Nhlch naa occn carving on
1
| M somewhat hunsrs, Lttlc VOL taxes ono OF /
MS knives aud cuts piece o1 .at from the heart
81 Tue oeast' ana, warming II WIN lgnlted tin
aer, deEours II, anu tnen coansels obedience |
among the otacr inhabitants and promises I
3peeuy ucllFerance from their prison. tie then
!ooks q meal 1or Ills 1ei1oW-Erfsoners, and takes
paece OF lat 1fo1u Inc heaFt 81 the bc2st and
@aps ttc "ounQs anu sores o1 his fellows, which
lca!s t1cm. tie tnen says to the'n, fou are
ny SUBJECTS, anu u Is ho" time 10 get out OF
lere. IN taxing the ias 1rom around his heart
nave stluck Inc old lelloW fearful olow-'
.roceeolns with ms work. he caused the
'ld lclio" to howl trenulously. he writhcd
IND kackes', and trled to thro" up his 'sttpper,'
'nd tncE came from MS nose, cars, and MOUTH |
" neo out put Little Won. me ol1 fellow
I1euto ru himself o1 NM; out Llttie "olf did
lot propose 10 leaTe until Ills mission was uc-
ompFlshed. The o!d fellow declared he would
1cct hlm, Dur, failfn@ 10 the attempt, rolled |
yer ana GaVc up tne ehost, Little VOL, after
nc olo fellow oiec' walked OUT ana collected |
ls companions 70 ne1p SKIN me oeast aau
NJ nun 70 pieces. lhcy took the meat
rom tHc l, bones anu nad rfsht hearty
aeal. lncy then ols1oed the SKIN. Inc
ol.es "ele taxen anu seat,elco 10 Inc
! tteflnosI part o1 the earta, ana an allotment
l., !ahu Vas nIaue ~ eAcn u tne aelsercu ones,
'n1en tne5 were TO take as tncir conntrE, anu | :
hey would ~ De ctlanged in the twlnkllng OF :
&c eye, anu thcs would nnd tnat racc Of peo- | :
&c would spring up from the bones OF the beast
ali Respects IKE unto tnem; but, SAID ne r
y, you 9aFe reserved hothlng lot yourself
is rags in the wa water and M The hooa md
ater a11 +,y4r the rouptrv orct,n:ad hv n. ! I