Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03

large tepee where the performance
was 10 be held. The spectators sat
on tie ground, leaving an open
;, ace in the middle, like the ring ci
a circus. A narrow passage was
kept open through which the dan
cefs were admitted TO the circle
from q neighboriBg wigwam. The
idea TO be portrayed by the In
,,;sns was that n snnbeam had in-
Decided Itself in tine earth
from which the first warri' =
of The tribe originated. The SUI
was allowed to shine through mar
row aperture in tie upper part oil
the te;se, striking the ground near
tie centre Of the circle. soon n
number of squaws entered, and Il
representation Of winter was gwen
by scattering withered leaves anu
little bits OF white paper in the air To
Indicate a fall ufsLow. Pretty soon
from the adjoining wigwam the
cries of wolves anu coyotes were
heard and n score OF young bucks,
clad in wolfskins, came running
into the circle upon all fours. The
new corners set up the most un-
earthly kowIs and haiks, giving
per.ect limitations of the wolf and
soyote. Did you ever hear a vol
how'll"
woLF's HOWL.
Receiving an answer in the mtg
tive. the story teller gave an imita-
ton of the woli's cry that fairly
made the blood of his listeners run
cold. Then he Proceeded with his
sccoul ut Of the creation act After
the wolves and coy Otes bad work. d
up the proper enthusiasm. they be
sap to scratch furiously In the
earth, stopping now anu then TO
send up the unearthIy sounds that
.,ere familiar 70 the ears of the piO-
u,ers of the West. All NJ oBce the
grave diggers rushed into the OPEN
inr tb.y had made and 10 and be-
hold. they emerged bringing with
them n live Toncoway, clad in all
the gorgeous I,anoply of W.T.. Tt,
red skin had previously been hurled
in a safe place TO be rcsurrected by
ais brethren. The ceremony con
GUIDED with the adoption Of the
stranger by the wolves.
Another inc ideni was related by
the general, illustrating the brutal
nature Of the Indian and the
terrible dangers to which the white
pioneers Of the West were subjected.
About forty miles from Fort Griffin
lived frontisrsman with his wife
1nd two charming daughters. The
latter were handsome and bright
,irss, Is and is years OF age, sni
made a perceptioie impression on
.he hearts Of the soldiers, who were
sftsn attracted TO the little cabin far
away in the forest TO enjoy the
society of its inmates. There were
bad Indians roaming through the
different parts OF Texas and the
kept q sharp eye out In
Of the caring frontiers,
man anu his family, but, unfortu-
nately for them al, the garrison
Was ordered north on an expedition
into Indisn territory and strangers
occupied the fort. After an absence
A.. . 10Th a.. so.,,or
VI more 'an " u..i L.,
saifisoh Was i'"eN :"
"riiin.
oIi ACHES
AT the first opportunity parry OF
which General h!ee was q member;
rode out on a visit TO their OLD
friends. What was their horror at
discovering that tne caoin was
burned to the ground and that tne
TWO girls had been carried away oy
the Indians. Near inc chafred anu
ruins OF Ee csoin
were found the niutiiateu oouies Oh
the settler and his Vile. Inc alarm
was Immediately sounded anu the
search begun Tor the missing giris.
All the soldiers that could oe spared
from the post rode Eight anu Jay IN
1 vain effort TO hunt 90 sn the
savages, who numbered about thirty
md were thoroughly mounted and
every nerve 10 escape with
heir booty. The red men were
successful and for six weeks no trace
,ould he discovered Of the captives.
Runlors were heard, stating that the
Urls had been frightfully treated 10y
he savage brutes and after weeks OF
intold suffering had been loaned
or a month to a party oil sixteen
white teansters, who were ON Their
way to Santa Re. lime passed anu
lie poor uhiof.una..s hau oeeii
siNeh w as 80, ~" -
n q h3,iv ~ Indians cam ping on the
,rair;. Tn. solJi.rs charged 81
"uictIv that the Indians were oh
,g..J H. Inn unon their poui,.s and
i.,a Tor their lives. leaving their en-.
ir,. csmpins outfit i'm the hands of
be,,,artin9 Marty. several covered
yagons. which had been taken from
.migrants. formed part of the para
and in one of these
wagons the lost captives were found.
rhe once beautiful girls had b,-
,ome changed to mumb.ing imbe-
.iIea, beyond all hope OF ever re.
covering their health or mental
aculties. The delight which the
oldiers took in hunting down the
uthors of this double outrage may
e better imagined than described.
"The two girls were placed In the
are of friendly Osages in Indian
'erritory and Congress a short time |
fter passed an act grantinga yearly
ension Of $1,000 to each Of the I'M