Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-19
LOVE.
BLACK WOLF.

Sit oh the hiy red rock by the river to
smoke and talk ana watch the shadows OF
the tall hills OH the other side deepen and
grow longer rs the sun sank.
Hack Wolf loved the spot He loved
the darling shadows. the signing of the
evening breeze H. it stirred the leaves
among the trees about him The terrible
whirlpool at the foot Of the rock was f;s
ciilating. 1t twisted afsstnawirIel and ate
into the rock with horrible kissing sound
Black Wolf would sometimes lie and look
at ii for hours. never taking his eyes from
it. He and Ochilla had cast many things
into the pool. and not one had ever come
out.
The Wolf loved this spot also because
here he couI come and dream and think
whenever he liked with nothing but the
birr!s AID squirrels totlisturb him, and they
went to sleep early. For OcIlilla was Il
silent man. and never spoke unless he had
something to say There was no charm for
him III the woods and hills and river He
enjoyed most the silence and his friend s
company. Sometimes the Wolf would try
to tell him what he SAW in nature, and
what the leaves whispered to him. Then
Ochilla would take his pipe out OF his
mouth and .r,lnt. and call the Wolf an old
woman and Il dreamer. and ask him how
he thought he would look carrying wood
ani dressing skins. And then they would
both laugh little and become silent
again.
Sometimes the Wolf would retort and
tell Ochilla that he WAS Il mole. because he
could not st-t and hear ali that the Wolf
enjOyeti. and that it spoiled Il man to he
married
This would make OchilIa quite sober he
Gauss. ne mad two sqlaws and the Wolf
had none. though the two men were of the
same age For. although the Wolf was
one of the brayest warriors in the nation
and had killed many men. though he had
hung five days in the sun dance. never
fiinching. though he had made more sin
gle handed raids and run off more horses
than any other nlau i'll he tribe and was
Il successful hunter his friends had begun
to make sport of him and the women
looked at him askance for among the
Sioux it is II disgrace for man to be I'm
married. especially if i, he from his own
choice. Black Wolf had plenty of horses
and weapons and saddles and robes, and
could have married many girls if he would
for lie was tall AMI strong aud handsome
But he would not and Ocbilla sometimes
became very cross iii him
One evening in the hot weather Ochilla
Went down to the rock. hut Black Vol;
did not come He did not come the next
night. nor the next, and the fourth night
OchIlla did not 20 there. because, he knew
that the Wolf wonid not come for many
nights. His heart WAS glad because he
knew why his friend dill not sit on the
rock any more He knew that every even
ing the Wolf. with two or three other
young men. sat in the lodge. of old Si-chi
ton ka whoss. daughter Ano-et-ka was the
prettIeSt girl in the tribe. And few days
later. uchilia's youngest sqrlaw told him
that 81 chi ton kas family had had n talk,
and could not decide between the Wolf
and his rival IA han te. and that both men
would now lie outside 81 chi ton ka's lodge
and take their chances.
(ehilias heart sank Sa-han-te had one
wife already. bnt he was sail to he good to
her. ana the Wolf being untred. he feared
for HIM Besides Ss han le was us hand
| some H. the Wolf. almost rs rich and had Il
silver tongue Into II girls ear he could
! whisper sweet things of which Black Wolf
knew nothing and cared less. 1t would be
| II hard struggle, and Ochilla knew it, So
when Black Wolf came past his lodge il
! few evenings later, and motioned to him
| only sorry.
Long time they sat on the rock before
| either spoke word. Then Ochilla-
''WellS'
Son of Long Arrow it is not we'll He
| of the silver tongue wins. am no love
| maker have given up and will go away
| to the BIackf-rt. This is no place for me
Dchiila looked 1T him sternly. soft
heal Coyote The girl is playing with
you She sits with "a han te. but not un
der his blanket She is making you play
| the fool Ito back and be Il man -
Black Wolf sat few minutes longer in
silence. then rose and went back to camp
| Ochilla looked after him and smiled
The Wolf walked straight through the
camp to the willows by the creek. He
might he too lste for this evening. If So
| he could talk to old 81 chi ton ka and trade
| horses or saddles lis IN excuse for coming
From the clump OF willows on his left
| tall figure rose suddenly 1t WAS sia han te.
and the rivals stood wit h folded arms. glar
| ing AT each other in silence.
Presently Il form emerged from the lodge
and Anoel XII rHli mp the path
Sa han te stepped forwarl with II cen
| tempt uoIls glaiice at his rival and seized
| the girl i'll his arms
! Did the heavens fall? Did the "olt
dreams For Annetka struggled N Sd
| han te's arms ami called to him. With one
| bound he WAS III her side Sa han te. with
| Il CURSE Staiket away.
| Ochiila. coming down to the creek to
soak snnle arrows met s,a han te going
back to the camp, and later saw two. per
soi,> sitting under one blanket down by the
willows and he almost leaResl for joy.
When people are first married all goes
we'll Both the newly welded ones are
anxious to please. ana 10 they Hre happy
| After IL time. when 1t is an old story this
being married it is different
Black Wolf never Went to the rock now
| and even staits ut home from the hunt. 50
he could lie in the lodge and smoke and
| watch Anoet- ka's nimble fingers H. they
| deity flew back and forth over her bead
work He liked to help her sometimes
| too when he Thought nobody saw him
| But they did see him. and soon il came to
| he told that Black Wolf was becoming an
old woman and worked like Il sqnaw and
they made fun of him behind his back AT
first. then openly to his face. at least the
| ~iuaws did There WAS something in the
| VOLTS eagle eye and close mouth which
| prevented any of the men but the chiefs
| aud old warriors and his friend 0chlla
from deriding him.
| But Black Wolf did not seen, to mind
| He st,tid in his lodge ~ much H. he could.
| and only went to the big fall hunt because
le t,.its,, Is. ll,ruI the s.leers OF his fellow
; EafriiIfs
| Among t.:e Sioux he who gives way to
this soft kin,i of love is said to he weak il
| the hrs.d SO after awhile the old men and
chiefs talked about putting the Wolf cat
| of the council. i'll which he had been the
most prominent of the younger men.
| Ano-et-ka heard OF this and WAL
ashamed She was not afraid of the
| Wolf. for he had been too good to her. and
she was spoiled. When, therefore. the
Wolf lay watching her the next day she
| looked up and scowled. and called him Il
cayp.e puppy. and an old woman. and II
toad and askei, him if be thought he would
ever be man Then Black Volt. grieyed
; ROSE. and walked sadly down 10 the rock.
| where. tir stald till the owls and bats came
| around Hi. heart was very sore. for lie
was sure now that his wife did not love
| ain.
l)chilla. about dusk went over to Black
| Volts lodge and being curtly informed by
J Ano-et-k a that she knew nothing of her