St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08

WIN Boys Wero born 20 .
certain woman Of the Sioux
tribe in the midst Of . terrific thunder
storm. In accordance with the old Gus
tom the children were named from this
circumstance, after the deity or per
sonification of thunder. The elder was
called s'Shakes-the-Ear He Walks"
and the younger. His Voice L. Heard
Coming" They grew mp IN close COM
panionship. but 1t the age Of about
twelve years the elder brother fell sick
and died. The other was for . time
inconsolable, and he never ceased 70
communicate with the spirit Of his
brother, - though he were still upon
the earth. At IN early age the youth
announced his determination 70 20
forth alone upon the warpath-e re-
markable undertaking amoug the Da-
kotas. who seldom attempt . solitary
expedition until they become expert
enced warriors This feat was 70 -
undertaken upon the advise Of the o.
der twin, who had promised success 70
his younger brother IL he would follow
strictly his directions. The young
man accordingly Get out On foot upon
his hazardous journey. carrying with
him his gun and ammunition and sew
eral pairs of moccasina.
On the second day he shot deer,
and. having cut out the tongue and
heart for food. offered the entire amir
NAL - . sacrifice 70 the thunder-god,
after the manner Of his people. He
stretched and pinned IL to the ground
by the four extremities, offered prayers
for . safe and victorious return and
then slept beside the embers Of the nro.
At dawn he resumed his journey toward
the north.
After many days Of wearisome trav-
cling the wanderer discovered one
morning in tho distance . solitary
tepee. II seemed to flicker white
through the scintillating heat along
the far horizon. He approached il
more nearly. It proved to Be . tent Of
skins tanned TO beautiful wilderness
and painted with symbolic figures. A
man and woman were depicted 1t full
length on either side Of the doorway.
Cautiously the youth crept still near
er to the tent, but without detecting
any sign of life in its neighborhood,
save the presence of . horde of beauti- |
full spotted ponies, which were grazing |
near BY. No smoke issued from the |
aperture in the top, and not even . dog 1
thrust his nose under the gayly tas-
seled door. The young lndisn accord
ingly concealed his body behind . tuft
of Sage brush on . little eminenco
which commanded the mysteriousI
tcpee, and scanned the horizon for the
approach of its expected owner. and
the tent itself for the revelation Of .
possible inmate. II il should be occu-
pied BY . man and his wife only. the
man would return 1t evening from the
hunt, and ere that time the woman
would doubtless appear outside the
tent. If several men were within. one
or more of them might soon show them
prone in the warm grass and waited
At last his patience was rewarded.
The swinging door was pushed aside
md from within there stepped . young
md handsome woman. Her dress was
Of fine deerskins. deliberately EN-.
broidered. but Of . fashion unlike that
IF the Sioux women; her jet black hair
was arranged in two long plaits that
ell over her shoulders, and her features
we're the pgettiest and most delicasely
ormed that the delighted youth had
.ver beheld. Shading her eyes with .
YER hand she gassd earnestly out along J
he horizon. - IL expecting some one,
md then retired once more within the
ent.
SatiGaed now that the woman was
,looe and her husband out following
Ia der o. tie bu1Alo. the young man ::
.ahlv resolved "a. suspriss the fair oc-
Iupant G the solitary tent before the
lnnAes's rotnE1. He stole - uoissless-
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