The state herald., 1892-07-15
sNIDER's wICKEDNEss

SNIDER'S WICKEDNESS.
Snidor was baddish sort OF boy
aged twelve whose homo was on the
very bank Of the Mlssissippl-so near
To tho water that whom his active i'm.
agination or conscience Would not lot
him sleep. no had bceh known 70 get
out Of bed In the dead watches " the
night and plunge into II az diversion
and q solaco.
snider's playmates were boys and
girls Of two races the red and the
white and he confessed slight pre-
ference for tho white on week days
and the red on the Sabbath for. boing
baddish boy. he played al day Stu.
day and II Is hard H. get along
harmoniously all day with the little
white boys Who are permitted 10 play
on that day.
Snider's sire held the orthodox
Western Wow that '.Injuns 10 pizon.
and did not approve his sons iaml.
liarlty with the uborigines but this
did not seriously interfere with tho
boys planA for IL was not regarded US
strictly necessary that he should con-
suit his parents US TO his goings In and
comings out OF tho woods.
Snider's best friend and .steady
company" was an Indian maiden Of
ten whose name Id English would be
freely translated Rcd Leaf but which
In her native tongue could DO only
spelled by a combination Of letters
that would look very discouraging TO
civilized people. Red Leafs mother
had no warrior sho could call hor
own and this dotracted from her pop
ularity with tho tribe. for its male
members were expected to divide tho
produce OF the chase with her and
gratitude was not her strongest char
actcr!stic. Her husbands scalp was
blowing about like dry rag Id some
Sioux warriors topeo no having been
killed In battle seven or eight years
before Snider formed the acquaintance
OF his daughter. The lndy's name
might have been rendered Alkall In
English, although It Is quite likely
she had adopted or boon given this
bitter title at later date than her
mnrriagc.
But Snldcr had other sources OF
amusement than the congenial society
OF tho Indian maiden. One OF tho o
was tho casting OF stones at wayfarers
from ambush. II CHANGED one day
that he cast n stone into n passing
immigrants covered wagon and struck
. babs on ths head nAkins Q orusl
6oas:. SID 4 ScAsa.eee .ssat;AS ssakiid' !
lasAer suoeeo4s6 b dragging Uaydsr
IfUa HI eoaeealooas u IL I'M
grass Ind dragging him 10 the wagon,
first 10 show him tho villdiny he had
done and next 10 swinge him soundly
But when Snider had seen the wound
he was so abjcct so remorsefuL so
anxious TO be smittcn hip and thigh
and made n terrible example Of tina,
tho immigrant and his wife and tho
baby TO boot forguve him with all
their hearts
Others had seen his evil deed. and
tho news Of II went speedily TO his
father so that Snidcr was bruised
and battered little imp when his
father sent him supperless to bed that
night He resented his punishment!
with bitterness OF spirit reasoning
that having made poace with tho i'm.
migrants outside parties had no right
10 disturb tho status quo
His fathers punishment mnde Il hard
for Snider TO sloep and being queer
motherlcss little fellow. no lny upon
his pillow and thought OF tho cool
waters OF the rivor and tho smoky
tepees where tho Indians were asleep.
and how they. nj least always no
ceived him gladly. Then he roso up
and stole out Of tho house after allInQ
his pockets with biscuits lilo was
going to BIO an Indian.
Tho ours did not bite at Snidcr ms
no approached but smiled his pockets
and waggcd their absurd and dam.
aged tails. Luckily for Snidcr. AlkalI
was asleep and her daughter awake.
II would DO pleasant 10 describe
Red Leaf rs Pocahontas Minnchaha
wcnona and other Indian maidcns
havc boon described by literary poo.
plo who havo employed terra Gotta or
bron models; but Rod Leaf Mas
was n genuine Indian girl. with all
tho mental aud physical character
istics OF her race As she emerged
from her mothers tcpce on observing
tho face Of Snider pcering In wonld
BIO NJ good mn opportunity to describe
her Ms amy iikoly TO DO obtained Her
hair was long. black aud coarse and
nj tho part was IL streak OF yellow
pigment This hair hung down over
hor swurihy aud not always clean
checks In such II way as to mako her
forehead n iolcrably correct triangle.
Her ego, were almond shaped md
wonderfully dark and dcop with n
truce Of NATURAL forocily about thon,
TINT made n stranger look second
timo before no remembered with a
shudder that ihoy wcrc mudo 10 look
upon tho tortures that the savage
heart below might devise Her
mouth was largo but tho handsome
white tooth within made II a rather
pleasant feature Like all growing
children. bor shoulders arms and
body wcro angular and bony. iicr
rnimcnt seldom parted with by
night or by day until II foil from hcr
person plccomenl consisted OF n sin.
glo calico garment toggled" together
ns only squnws know how 10 do dress.
making torn and mondcd In many
plncos torn and unincndcd In many
others Shoes shc had mono; hond.
gear shc would have do pissed.
Tho personal beauty OF snidcr was
not OF n character 10 arouse Jealousy
or comment In u mixed collection Of
white people. though II was conspIc.
uous In tho admiration Of tho rcd
ltomised, II would invoice NJ follow.
eihi A magnificent supply Of pnr.
,iculnrly brilliant frccklcs beginning
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