Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27
Of hsse dwelling house. He said he had

q, ~oc.~ my ampnlOiOue WeD-fOOted apollo
sbiur thar, Gown from Chicagof island and
blankets?" VI one nunu'eu ~no MY
Well, he guessed mot,
Ing o.a1l oasves didn't reckon 90, and held
the aforesaid amphiS,au r. 'or
"And was people 40 a,r;nentiv ssxorod hv
Yeshl going to be doWned nv a tribe to whoyo
divinity had not given ability to build a decent
T 1anoe' IHoes o"o 81 IN the bay are very poor.
struck by lightning" VI p''p'''''
This sally was received with ind,c;ors grim.
The younger men began to thinL tho o,5 mn,
too funny for such q solemn oecaS;on Rnt
they didn't say so. 'Twere better tbms Du'
Then Father-of-the-mink waxed elonr.. ~.
reviewed the case from every standpo,nt a10
cept the Hoonahs. At last he tried his 49,
or rather his feet. at little double shufas ac,
companied with = few grunts-
The Alaskan Indians have not war cries sim.
liar to their brethren on the American plains
but they get there just the same by means of n
! succession of staccato grunts and gutterals. II
| is terrible thing. After hearing it few
| times one will often wake up in the night hay
| ing heard it just previously.
Accompanied by this war cry the Grow FAM
| lily rushed from the building on scientific ex-
petition to discover the circulation Of the
Hoonah blood.
GAME OF BLUFF.
But did ather-of-the-mink intend to let his
nice, oily boys get into q fight? Oh, no: just
outside was stationed the chief of friendly clan.
When the on-rushiug warriors got in plain
sight of the fleet this old chief stood straight
| in their path and beckoned them back. Father
of-the-mink cried out for him to stand aside
| and let him get at those cheap Hoonahs. But
several significant glances between the two old
fellows told the close observer that the whole
| thing was only part of . strong bluff for the
| benefit of the feet
And tho bl,1ff moo BALLAD dorvu Tbo J;<xI,
squadron treated the whole display with an in
difference betokening a tired feeling. And
this it was that nearly broke the heart of
Father-of-the-mink. 1t was if large wet
blanket had been spread over nature, as it were.
He sadly called his supes back to the war hall
and told them that it was no use fighting such
tame game AZ those Hoonshs. 1t was too much
OF snap for really truly sport like himself.
Again, it was evident that if they fought the
hoonahs they would have to fight the clan
things considered, the best thing to do was to
take the visitors ashore and treat them as
guests should be treated-to the best.
This was quickly communicated to the feet
and q canoe bearing the chief pushed toward
the land. Then some youth in search of damp
glory leaped into the water and bore the chief
to dry land perched on strong young Thlinket
shoulders. One by one the remaining canoes
drove up to shore and were unloaded.
1t took the Hoonah braves longer than the
CAtAdb W get over tnelE Warllke feelings.
Perhaps they thought the atmospheric change
q little too sudden to be permanent At any
rate. when they landed they formed in single
ME and held their weapons ready for instant
use. They were waiting until their chief should
return from the council house, whence he had
for wah-wah.
This conservatism had its effect on the Sitkas,
especially the younger portion. They decided
the Hoonahs some few after all. In the way of
compliments passed soto voce to companions.
but loud enough to be heard by the Hoonahs
they made delicate advances. The only recop.
milton they received was q slight elevation Of
the Hoonah nostril.
THE sQUAws SMILE on THE INVADERS
Then the young squaws tried their hand and
they succeeded. The Hoonah braves feared no
foe in shining oilskin armor. though his salmon
spear be swift and keen, but they feared and
loved the glamour through dropping lashes
seen just like the sentinel that white people
sing about They couldn't stand the maidenly
interest bestowed on them by the fair girls Of
the Crow family, SO they did the most natural
thing in the world. They smiled. Then the
girls smiled back. Then the braves returned
the smile. Then the girls smiled at the return
ing Of their smile. Then the braves smiled at
the smile at the returning of their smile.
The Thlinket cheek muscles were becoming
permanently displaced when word came that
everything was fixed up peacefully and two
official hops had been ordered-one to be
danced by the Sitkas on the next afternoon and
another by the Hoonahs the next evening.
The costumes for these dances and the sing
ing and dancing which accompany them need
to be seen to be known. The sQuaws and chill
dren first tier the building. The squaws seat
Themselves directly in front of the space re-
served for the dancers The children huddle
together at one side, and, together with the
squaws, furnish the orchestra.
Upon entry OF the masquers the music be-
gins. The children hold one note at about F
natural on the fifth line of the treble The
squaws take kind of alto at about the D fiat.
down the gamut in the varying excitement OF
the dance, but never seem to discord. Nor
do the differing notes taken by all the singers
ever seem to form major chord. 1t is all
minor, and at times its changes are Of startling
subimity-ike some old church choral
SOME INTERESTING COSTUMES.
Among the interesting costumes in the after
noon dance was that Of the young Stka who
had killed the Hoonah. He was draped in the
stars and stripes, as il sheltering there for
justice. His head was bound in white bandages
as if the Hoonahs had been trying to take out
a little preliminary revenge before the legal
settlement. As q matter Of fact this was a
matter Of fiction, but the possibility of their
having done something was too fine a subject
for masque to be neglected. The Hoonah
spectators themselves smiled q bland approval
of the young mans original get-up.
In Lne evening the dance was given by the
Hoonahs. Not to be outdone they had a repre-
sentation Of the unfortunate youth who was
killed. In plaintive chant they rang the
changes on tho grief Of the parents, and the
Eagle family at Hoonah in general, that so lusty
young buck had gone to the happy hunting
grounds before his time. In ending, however,
they admitted that perhaps $50 blankets might
soothe the injury. At least such a recompense
would bring on a temporary forgetfulness that
might be luiled into permanence by the con-
tinuance Of friendly relations.
And 30 the family of the Crow and the fam
lily of the Eagle retired to rest that night with
a sweet consciousness Of weii-earned repose.
The full moon OF clear winter night shone
down on that long line Of Indian sham ties built
on the rocky shore. Not sound broke the
stiffness save the long-drawn sigh Of a Sitka
dog. whose attentions had been Tilted by an
aristocratic cur from Hoonah. RKrsoF.
Fun That Didn't Pan Out
From the San Francisco Examiner
"The other day a real smart young man came
aboard" said Capt. Leale Of the Ell Captain,
land he came up to chat with myself and two
young ladies before the boat started. Next to the
ladies sat a Chinaman. The smart young man
began to nod toward the blue-bloused heather
and make all sorts Of grimaces. He kept up
his pantomime for some time. showing of be-
fore those girls in the endeavor to establish a
reputation for daredevil fun. The Chinaman
eyed him with that stolidity which the race has