The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-17

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hrrinGn. Me- gaI Rippy j.. said h-.
Ao.zy >aid ne thort 4 heap - liz.
gal. an bpprd his Majesty didn't he,
No bj.ction.
'lc kin hey her. Noc&y-iop.' sli,!
>lambo-ga>h. per,ijin We slip ou,
some cyrnin' an fetch NE in the skin
Of a white lie r. killed b. yersrlf. I'm
a rinin fur L white deer skin
The King grinned a KNOWN grin;
the prophet smiled a wicked smile.
NocAy-fiop turned from the color If n
copper cent To the color of = tin coifc.
pot.
THU n hi. bluff in this. some
whar. thort he. but III do any thing
20 get Rippy-rap.'
"'Tm Yer hucklcberry,' said he to
.t, Ia .D,,s 81 l.:.'t So t
ton round these woods ez'll knock i
white deer over.
I'D ike 10 bet We my scalp agir
your'n th't tn is said the wicked
prophet.
'Perjucc it. them said NOcky-lop.
DRAWN hiS>clf up 4 foot higher. AN
III lay the white decr-skin down here
afore ! pick my teeth artcr supper to-
night
The prophet draw'd an arrer out'n
his sleeve. Ii had 4 silver head.
.Thar's an arrer,' said he. 'ez'll
find the heart o any white deer an
lay him low
''Th want no more said. NOckv
took the arrer an dug ont fur 4 biz
pond th't laid off in the mountains. He
jumped in his canoe and padded Eel
to whar he know'd Il white deer gin
cr'ly waled in lords night to eat an
drink. AFTER he had gone the wickc;
prophet said Il the King:
".Slambo.' said he. come long o
l know whar the young var
min; is goin'. Well hide. an Wen he
shoot, the white deer. We'll iniy the
wagon load o Misty that'll tumble
arter him
$50 Slambo an the prophet sneal.ed
over an laid low long the pond.
Nocky driftcd about in his canoe. an
by an by Il biz white deer skipped
Out'n the woods and wadcd int.r the
pond: .Marar niunmg his haw- an.
ar-cr fly. The deer gave A yell that
filled the woods. an tumblcd over
dead.
Then Nocky-flor found th't he
couldn't move a muscle. He sat thar
in the CANOE like Il stone monument
till he went crazy CT a loon. an then
he died. The people missed the King.
an the prophet. an Nocky-iop. an
arter two or three days went out to
look for 'em. They found Nocky-hop
in his CANOE deader'n a salt mackeral.
Then they 'skiverel the dead white
deer. That 'sp.aincd the fate o Nock.y.
Lo ,kin' u lcctlc furder in the woods
they found the King. dead. with a hole
i'm his heart. Right ahind him laid the
wicked prophet. an in his heart was
the arrcr with the silver head. stickln'
| straight in the ar. NocSy had shot
| the arrcr clean through the deer. The
King an the prophet war right III
range, an the arrcr slid through Slam
DO. an lodged IN the prophets black
heart. Wen Rippy-rap-Ketinko heerd
O. the fate q her lover she throw her
self in the lake. They got her out
rolled her on bar'lS. an tried evry
which WAY to fetch her to. but tw IN
| no kind o use. The jig were up. Ii
iess'n IA year tn want enough scaip'
left in that noble tribe to pay even +:
suuaw fur the trouble o gO!n' an TAX
IN EN-. That pond has been calIc'
the White Deer pond ever since. Peleg
an l hope ez ye II over t
the grocery artcr my terbacke
,h't veil he able to pick
moral out'n the story ! ben a tsliin' ye
Teal the storekccper th't Ill drop in e
90 bv an hand him the five cents fu
the t'backer. sonny. an femme see
W. kin git it ez quick ez use'y ri
t'backer fur my dear Of gran'p pc
wen l war a boy"
!. Pcleg ran TO the grocery. He wa
l soon back, and the Old Settler smiict
approvingly.
= ..Grandpop." said Peleg. did 70
, ALWAYS get the tobacco for your CRANE
!. pop when YOU went after lt??"
"Ailuz. sonny" said the Old Settle
p Ibid the storekeepcr know yO'
!, yrandpcp?' asked little Pelcg.
..Ez well ez you know whar y
gran NANNY keeps her ginger snap
Peleg." said the Old Settler. with
yood-natured wink.
That's kind O. funny" said Pele
= musingly. when l told the stor
10 keeper to give me a five-ccnt paper
% tobacco for my ~grandpop. and tn
= you'd drop in and hand him the mon