The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-14
shot. The next morning they examined
his trarks. II WAS odd Two Claws.

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"But what split him for being quiet
neighb,r was something that happened
about year after that.
"There was rowing family of Indians
encamped near the settlement, hunting,
fishing and making moccasins and bas-
kets, which they traded with the whites.
"One afternoon the Red-Sky-of-the-
Morning, wife of the Water-Snake-with-
the-Long-Tail, came over to the settle
ment with some of their truck for sale.
She had a papoose On her back strapped
on board; another squaw travelled with
her, carrying an empty Jug
"Almost within sight of Gorman's gro
Gerry, Red-Sky took off her papoose and
hung it on tree. The fellows around
the store had made fun of it when she
was there once before, so she preferred to
leave it in the woods rather than expose
it to the coarse jokes of the boys. The
little thing was used to such treatment.
Whether carried or hung up, papoosey
never cried.
'Ihe squaws traded off this truck, and
bought, with other luxuries of civiliza-
ton, gallon of whisky. They drank
out f the jug, and then looked at more
! goods. Then they drank again, and from
being shy and silent, as at first, they gig
gled and chatted like couple of silly
white girls. They spent good deal more
time and money at Gorman's than they
would if it hadn't been for the whisky,
but finally they started togo back through
the woods.
"They went chattering and giggling to
the tree where the papoose had been left.
There was no papoose there.
"This discovery sobered them. They
, thought at first that the fellows around
the store had played them trick by tax
ing it away; but by and by the Red-Sky-
of-the-Morning set up shrek.
, "She had found the board not far off,
but no papoose strapped to it, only some
thing that told the story of whathad hap
pened.
"There were bear tracks around the
: spot. One of the prints showed only two
: claws.
"The Red-Sky- y-of-the- Morning went
back to the camp with the news; the
other squaw followed with the jug.
) "When the Water.Snake-~ith-the.
Long-Tail heard that his papoose had
been eaten by bear he felt, 1 suppose,
very much as any white father would
have felt under the circumstances. He
vowed vengeance AGAINST Old Two Claws,
but consoled himself with drink of the
tire-water before starting on the hunt.
"The braves with him followed his ex-
ample. 1t wasn't in Indian nature to
start until they had emptied the jug, so
it happened that Old Two Claws got off
again. Tipsy braves can't follow trail
worth cent.
"Not very long after that woman in
a neighboring settlement heard her chill
dren scream one day in the woods near
the house. She rushed out and actually
saw bear Juggling off her youngest.
"She was sic&ly, feeble sort Of wom-
an but such sight was enough to give
her the strength and courage Of man.
She ran and caught up an AK. Luckily
she had a big dog. The two went at the
bear.
"The old fellow mad no notion of losing
bis dinner Just for woman and mon
grel cur. But she struck him tremen-
dous blow on the back; at the same time
the pup g Vt him by the leg. He dropped
the Young one to defend himself. She
: caught it up and ran, leaving the two
: beasts to have it out together.
''TAe bear made short work with the
cur; but instead of following the woman
$ and child, he skulked off into the woods
"The settlers got together for a grand
| hunt; but Old Two Claws-for the tracks
! showed that he was the scoundrel-
I escaped into the mountains, and lived tt
t make more trouble another day.
r ''The child? Oh, the child wa'
< scarcely hurt. 1t had got squeezed ano
scratched a little in the final tussle; thai
: was all.
S GAS to the bear, he Was next heard o
in our settlement"
= The hostler hesitated, winked his ON,
/, eye with an odd expression, put a fresl
n quid into his cheek, and finally re
Y sumed:
S "a brother-in-law of my uncle, MAJ
j of the name of Rush, was one da!
chopping. in the woods about half mill
It from his house, when his wife went ou
l. to carry him luncheon.
IS "She left two children at home, bo.
about five years old, and baby just bi,
t, enough to toddle around.
# "The boy had often been told that i
v he strayed into the woods with his brothe
+ a bear might carry him off, and sh
charged him again that forenoon not t.
!, go away from The house; but he was al
t enterprising little fellow, and when tn
!, sun shone SO pleasant and the wood
h looked SO inviting he wasn't to be afrai
of bears.
ri "The woman stopped to see her hus
n band fell big beech lle was cutting, an
" then went back to the house; but jus
a before she got there she saw the oldes
l. boy coming out of the woods on the othe
y side. He was alone. He was white as
q sheet, and SO frightened at first that b
e couldn't speak.
"Johnny,' says she, catching hold c