, 1878-04-17
a AR-DANCE.
FOR TIE STAR, BY PHELLX.

Poor Lao, the dcspised ahOrigine, never
had but three good true friends in this
world The first, Wm Penn, settled
with his maker more than ninety veas
since; the next, j. Fenumore Cooper,
also passed in his chips and took his
change-oi residence many years since.
The third and only living philanthro-
plst, is PheliN; he honOrs the NOBLE traits
and that he has noble trai no one.
acquainted thoroughly with the Indian
character, can deny. PhcIix has been
thcre-thnt is, out among the wild In
dirns where the hair that crows on the
top OF Il white mans head isn't appreci.
atcd otherwise than us II door mat or
trophy to "eEthusc" u war dance. And
tne mention of II war dance brings orc
IDLY to mind an evening in the long ago,
the sounds and scenes of whose twilight
and succeeding hours OF darkness, will
never grow dim on recolections page.
1t was about the time OF the commtal
OF the first series Of murders in the late
Idaho Indian war. Phelix was out in
the Big Bend OF the Columbia with an
Indian trader, disposing Of Il large stock
OF that description Of goods highly
priced by these people, for elegant furs,
such as are only found in northern lati l.
,udes.
PheliX and Virginia Bill had not yet
heard OF the outbreak, but the Indians
had, and soon began to paint and put on
hostile airs generally.
So, one night, the little camp of doz-
en- lodges, all told, on the banks of the
beautiful Ahn-ti-pe-achum where they
were located, was gladdened and thrown
into hubbub Of excitement by the ar
rival Of the larger portion of the balance
OF the San Puel tribe; all gaudy In feath-
ers and horns, furs and paint, and sing
ing loudly warlike songs to blood card
time, beaten on their vicious sounding
d,ums.
Virginia Bill was m old hunter and
trader and had mixed co siderably with
these particular Indians but even he be.
came little nervons on learning the
cause OF these wild demonstrations.
And Phclx-young aud unsophisti.-
Gated, and this his first experience
among savages-the reader may Imagine
something about the state of his mind
about that time; in tact, it was the first
thing he ever saw where he could not by
hook or crook squeeze out joke.
However, "where there's will there's
way"
The way" in this case will require
little preface.
1t has been stated before that PhcliX
was philanthropist; his feelings go out
sort O. kindly to these poor, benighted
aborigines.
1t also happened, (Which ,casa't before
stated } that the San Puel tribe was the
home OF dusky maiden who wasn't
so dusky, by about one.half French, as
might be imagined, Her skin was very
fair, and in figure she was elegantly per-
feet; face of the oval type, perfect in
symetry, so seldom found; hair, luxuri-
ant. dark auburn, and eyes--O, ye Gods!
what eyes Her name was EVAN, and
no use to tell the rest.
And this was the sway"
On the first approach of the excited
Indians, Evan saw the danger that
threatened and hastened to Pheix. She
said that though the Indians were very
much excited, and while she did not
think they would harm him or his
irlend as they had always treated them
Kindly and honestly, they might unless
they painted up and took part in the
festivities(0,. in which event she was
quite sure that her pale faced friends
would not nc harmed.
by her skilfal manipulations Bill and
FheIiX were soon Transformed in appear
"hce an actions to hideous, hellish yelling
savages.
EVAN remained near Pheix the entire
night, and before porring, when the
war dance was over, and the tired braves