The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-17

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fsiks o the boss trib-, Jcrghlzl.
Pelrg thr style the; >iung on. Wen
he gals went oat for a stroll on "A
Sunday AFTERNOON. or was dressed fur
Fourth - july. or some icr-cream
fc,t yal they never thought % putin
on les, "a three string, % beads. sides
weariH their moe sins an hair; an
"a fur ID" ~fell-rs, they had stripes q
red an waller paint all oyer their
faces, an eagle feathers enough on
their head, to nil a bed tick. We,
the wardrobe o some % them stuck
up lnjin gals wan: half complete
thout il had TWO pair % moc'sinS an
"A quart % beads in il. and I've hceri
th't tn was some . tlc young buck,
th't couldn't think o dressin' on
less'n a kag . paint an two eagles \
month. Proud an ~'stravayart peO-
pie. war they. Peleg. But whar he
they now sonny? Go asst the winds
that rips and roars. an inquire Of the
hills an rocks th't frOwns an towers.
Go asst EN-. and if they tell We. come
let me know. an I'll be oblccged to
We. will. b'go>h.
Winky-ha : jibby- goslambo cash
were the name Of the chief Of this
bang-up people. That means in En-
glish. Skeert = at -nothin = lrSSn = A.
swamp -full-o' painters. His wife
him Slambo fur short, AMI Wen
him that ez we pcrceed with the
history. He had a darter. | spcct
th't Rippy rap = kctinko We're the
poo:iest piece . copper-coiored cali
kcr.th't ever chawcd ven zen. Though
she were the dart.r of a King. she
all the housc-work o the family.
an that's wy they called her Rippy-
which means in our Ian
guagc, Ez-uScfui-in-thc fam ly
tine-tooth-romb. The King had a
prophet. Besides prophetin' he were
the family doctor. and uSaty also do Il
slick tricks with cards. an juCgle
pennies an shillin' pieces up his sleeve
the big chief, amusement He
uglier TIM the front ecnd Of a
rhinoccrho,s. They called him Waw-
or Skecr-the-
with -H%r
yoop IL .'' @
were stuck on him. The lcadin young
buck o the tribe We're 4 risin yoith
bv the name o Ni>hy-pishy-wahnocky-
flop. The gang he Travelled with
called him Nocky-flcp. but III English
his name ID be Chaw- thc-head-o;f n-a-
mad-rat,lesnake-an '-call-it-fun.
If We were a leetle older. sonny. IN
wouldn't be no need o me tcii'n We
th't Nocky-flop were dead an gone On
S~ambc-Sask's ehsrmin' darter. h'PpY-
rap-KetinkO. He loved her wuSsn 4
bar loves honey, an she swoPped her
love for hist II, even decker. The noble
Of King didn't hev no fdcc that sech
were the case till his prophet came to
him n day an toll him that Mock
flop an the Kings darter were spoonln
like two turkle doves ev'ry night over
the back garden gate. Jeewhlzz. Pcleg.
how mad OF Samb,-gash did git. He
bopped an he sworc. an he said that
he'd slice the impydcnt young lnjin into
bait for cells.
.IIoly smoke" he hollered. That
enSt.rt of a Chaw-the-head-Otf n-a-rat-
| tleSnakc hayin' the cheek TO shine up
! TO the high-born UScful-ez-a-finc-tooth-
comb. Wv durn his picters! I'll &c
an drop him out'n a nine-story w:nder
jis: for luck"
Now, Nocky-flop were cZ pop ia'
o. peanuts with the noble tribe. an tbs
sly OF prophet. Waw-waw-slosSy
swampum, know'd that if the h'n!
should do any thing SD rash ez to droi
the young buck out'n Setch a high WIN
der, tn chances war th't the people I
git their dander up an iist fix 10Th til
King an his prophet so th't nu:ncr on
on EN- ID ever hev any place fur dan
der agin. SO the prophet says to tn
King:
...Hor on. Slambo.' he saws: don
90 off h~alf-cocked. Thur more wa
thin one out'n the woods he says. :
one is a cow-rath; I've got a scheme
an il You'll ONLY stick to me-. he say.
well cet rid o Mr.. Nocky-flop s
quick an easy th't it'll make Yer hea
swim. An better'n that he says. tn
, peoplc'll say that it sarved him rish
I've got nv finger showed way und'
his gills. yer Majesty he says. III
don't you furget it,
The prophet was a bad a Pelc:
an he were ez Jealous o Nocky-!op
q the King were. an he had a grud!
> agin the King. too fur the prophet h;
mentioned it wunst to SlambO-ga>h tt
il would suit him to death to marry u
charmin' Hippy-rap-ketinko. an Il
" lrn ~, him mo