The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-08

gain for four dollars.
MY uncle had gone to Leavenworth to
make arrangements for reopening his
business. My aunt, who had a well.
founded dread of being left behind and
running the risk of experiencing an
other raid, accompanied him Hence
was left to exercise my free-wfll in anus
ing myself as L could.
When the ponies were led out by
ManatOwa, found that the one which I
had hired was loaded down with worth
less articles of plumber, such as frying
pans, stOve-lids, empty jugs and old tin
ware, tied together with strings and
dangling from the scrubby little beast,
producing altogether a very comical eff
feet. In the midst of this load mounted
having by good deal of continuance
cleared space on the pony's back.
Our journey to the reservation was
slow and tedious; for when | tried to
make the pony trot, the tin-ware banged
and ratified SO noisily that | was forced to
let the creature relapse into walk. A
| glaring summer sun shone down upon
US for hours as We plodded on over the
| open prairie, and | am sure that nothing
| save fitful south wind, which at inter-
walls famed my burning face, preserved
me from sunstroke.
| Although Manatowa wore nothing on
his head, he did not appear to be at all
affected by the suns rays, but, on the
| contrary, seemed to bask in the heat with
| apparent satisfaction.
1t was nearly sunset when we reached
urhn + hn In
| dams living in bark ''wickies," among
| the timber. beside a stagnant creek.
which bred mosquitoes and diffused
odors of most pungent and nauseous
character. l was faint with hunger. but
1t was simply impossible for me TO eat a
mouthful of the food which Manatowas
Squaw mother at length offered me-a
kind of greasy mush which can only say
appeared TO be a combination of the
most loathsome fats. sour meal and
strong molaSSeS.
Manatowa, too, proved 10 be a most
unsocial host / was left to stroll about
the encampment and entertain myself
as best | could. ] remember that |
sought to brace my spirits up by the re-
Election that my lifelong wish was graft
fled. that | was in genuine Indian
camp; but my Imagination needed the
most powerful stimulation to keep up
the sense of romance which had brought
me thither
The head chief and most of the other !
men were absent from camp when we :
arrived. just at sunset they came rid |
ing furiOusly homeward, with loud
shouts, their horses reeking with sweat !.
and foam. from race which they had !
been having on the prairie with another
band of redskins.
A beautiful bay, belonging to the old :
chief, had won the race, which must ,
have been very hard and cruel one, for |
the horses were quivering and seemed |
to be completely exhausted.
AS the chief. large. brawny and very ;
ugly old Indian. dismounted L sum- !
moned courage to approach and pat his !
horse, hoping thereby to please the |
great man. / stroked the horses name :
md patted his wet. heaving sides. /
Meantime. the animal drank copiously; !
and within few minutes from the time
first approached him. he suddenly fell
TO the ground and began rolling and
kicking as if in great distress His
struggles grew more violent, and in less |
than half an hour he was dead.
The Indians had meantime gathered |
around. with wondering grunts. 1t was
perfectly apparent that the horse had |
died from the effects of violent eXertion I
and the cold water which it had drunk; /!
but the superstitious redskins. one and )
all. imagined that possessed the powers
of sorcerer and had made use of them !;
to cause the death of the horse. They I;
stood sullenly regarding me with the !
blacklist of looks. | tried to join Mana !
iowa, but soon found that he had the :
same opinion of my character. When i /!
tried to approach him and explain that /.
was entirely innocent. he reiterated from !
me with utter reprobation.
ugh! poison hands! kill pony bad
medicine. Go way soon. was all that
/ could extract from him. either as solace
or advice.
Fancy my alarm if you can. / COM |
pretended from the actions and looks |
of the Indians that il was no idle notion |
on their part. They gathered in groups !
and watched me with growing suspicion, |
white now anu IHen ONE WOulu point 10 |
the chief dead horse and then at me, NUT |
toring comments which could not catch !
the meaning of, but the probable signifi- !
canoe of which could surmise.
/ tried to approach and reason with |
Manatowa and to move him to plead my
case.
81 can not go back tonight unless you
go with me and show me the way" l
said to him. Il do not know which di- |
rection TO take. and | should lose my
way and never reach the town. Go with
me and let me ride the pony, and i will
start quick enough" ] continued.
bad medicinel No ride little pony:
make him dead like chiefs horse" was
Manatowa's only reply.
What TO do | knew not. Meantime,