The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-24

Cd sa1s wfe sltz IL ,ae council 81
her nstign-.he only woman wlite, red
Or black. u whom have eve heard wo1
enjoys such a preo2stIse ~ lAl- tJn'I-
nent. She carried her peculiar pms lrge
4 any one ever earned ANYTHING Forty
Or more YEAR sg1 -Ls ss- d fiegsn mad
"a known only Il her TIE. sud therefore
nothing more t8su Aef god or.gi1, her
come Ines, and aer ssu-sueut ys.us 10
horses Size ne, ~ o1tIageJ1- for
tune, but she turned i 10 -acn good az
count tAst she wa -peasEy eu0sle1
She was at home 10 a litt.e camp u the
plains one day, and had wandered away
from the tents when lie VA mapped.
T. wa 10 this wise 0t4er camps were
scattered near them. % tae ng.t pc
fore the day Of her adventure a band "
Crows stole number Of horses from q
camp Of tne GY9- Nentres, and very art
fully tralled their plumber toward and
ciose to the Pagan camp before they
turned and made Their Hay 70 t1eIr own
lodges When ne Gfgs Neutres d.-cOV.
ere1 their loss. aud followed tie trail
tina, seemed 70 lead - tlr PIegau camp,
the glrl and her father, an aged Caelf
were al distance from tae.r iepees IN
armed and un-1spect.ng. Down -@oOp-
ed the Gross Nentrez. They Killed aud
aped the old man. aud taeu tae.f chief
swung the young =. Upon u o9tse BE-
hind hin. and bililng Aer 70 hin w.ta
tE0ugs Of Dutk-kln, ds- he'd Il L.uu-
phsntly for his own village. hat hs-
happened 10 many another Iudan maiden
most Of whom have behaved as would S
plaster image, saving few days Of
weeping. Not such was Cd Suu= wife,
When she ard her csp,or were 10 sight
Of the Gro- Eentre village, she reached
forward and stole the chiefs scslplng.
knife out Of IT. sheath a. hi. side. VILE
1t still wet with her fathers blood, -ae
cut him IL the back through to the hesrt.
Then she freed his body from hers. an
tossed him from the horses BACK. Leap
ing 10 the ground beside his body, s1e
not only scslped him, but cut Z lis righ.
arm aud picked up gun, AMI rode mad
~ back to her people. chased most OF the
way but bringing safely with her the
three greatest trophies warrior can
wrest from yauQul-hed enemy. Two
Of them would have di-tlngu!s he'd any
brave, but this mere village maiden came
with ali three. From taat day .ae has
boosted the right to wear three eagle
feathers.
Old Sun was young msn then. and
when he heard Of this feat he NE and
hitctci the requisite number Of horses 70
her mothers travels pO.es beside le-
tent. | do not recall now many seed.
she was valued st, but l have heard Of
very high-pricei ludisn girls wa1 lad
nothing except their feminine qua.tie to
recommend them. In one case knew
that young man. who had been casting
what ale called "sheepa eyes 81 maid
en-, went one day snd tied four horses to
her fathers tent. Then he stood around
and waited, but there was no sign from
the tent. Next day he took four more.
and so he went on until he hal tied six
teen horses to the tepee. Al the least
they wefe worth twenty dollsis perhaps
thirty dollars, apiece. Al that the maid
en and her people came out ant received
the young man 50 grsci0usly tast he
knew he was the young woman :
choice as We say in civilized circles.
sometimes under very similar eircum-
/ stances
At all events. OH Sun was rlca AMI
powerful, and easily got thu savage nero
me for his wife. She was admitted to
the Blackfoot council without protest,
and has siuce proven tia. her ysi1F was
not sporadic. for she has ken The wst-
psth upon occasion. and o,h=r -cslps have
gone to ner credit.-F1om "CLarteriDg )
Nation by Julian R4.pa, in Harper :
Mag zine for December.