The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
lNGyBRET OLESDATTER.

ts Il of maize told that tho hit. man
hal sons and ths indian Mas going
.r had gone. 4 Held of shea, is tho
death <B1s of the rel maa ia IL, wish
t!a aad sesoisb.. fo.n. Tho soil
Tia, once hs, raised wheat spurns
and lie spurnei by II. original owner;
the tao AIRS incompallol-. 10 tho
Indian IL l. as the badge of ssryiiuds
the Outward tad Wis Bile sign of Ia,
boz Nh.a, 1. u Ihlns lao kno..
nstsS sssw Wild Ia his huniias
EruuaI "a allen and i,lln a'ar llxs
tEa strange white poop. ~ho cause
Il, grow HRd arc ai@sy. harryln.
tho "a IA looking and speaking
a Er IS Ia tue rcd nsn roiusin: To
give of his abundance ~hsa tho red
ianl's hand ]. stretched .0r.h To him
Hrl hs l. anhuHe-t.I.
.s.oFs the bori.r of TITO prairie a
crooked ! u'o riy-r cFpulsi beneaih
.ran,Y friasa al cottonwood tree,
Nili march srass grv9 upon 70. bank.
Tor fvH rods on either siis ia tall
rank. lnslsI profession dotted with
rosvra blue AMI red and an hromlc
"aor hli"l the air "a, a bznI a Z settler.
sHuug ihvlF seyth-, through III. stub,
horn stalk. preparing IL for tho sGs'
tsraac- of their cattle aarlas III.
coming ~int-r,
IE.r- ncFv two men woman aud
tso children at labor In ia. natural
'a~H1ow. the smaller child nlmo,, n
bab, tu, .tiil iugsia. "a, tho sra,.
With n rake In Imitation OF IL. mother
and elder sister Ins-brvI The latter
Nh, psrunps ihiri.-a years OF as>,
hu, siun,~i by hard work and prcma.
iuT- cares iio~ sad I, i, that tho
brun, of the burden OF maxim. "a hon.
In the wilderness. al-ay. iall. upon
the son n somehow. no matter uha,
their age Eu, 10 |, q.
insobrv, had Improved h.r Two
winters In America by ai,ondIng n
school and by virtue OF her acquired
Enowleds. vas head of tho family In
business. mnti.r, q, til. oaiy ono who
spoke English
u, ~as perhaps . y. m. when IA tail
raun, American plunged Into III.
river on Ia, opposite and alternately
sshin an. whdoI over Ia tho hay.
makers. lis bodily movements DO.
tray-d physical exhaustion aud hi.
Who ]. fleeing from diru peril Labor
erased n hc pause! In their mid..
AMI leaned on hi. lon. .;aa
Good Cod d. you rusigs, your
danger ho easpcd
Ill. auditor. looked nj him blnnkly.
savc lns-brri wac dropped hcr rake
s anl came HIN HIM.. ,' s ara terror.
ceased beating. for .hs iorosaw whn,
his next w.rds would b.
speak to him" commanded hcr
father
is II 1ndians,' she faisercd.
Yes: and they will 10 hero before
dark. Toll your people To s,nr; Mt
once for j. /, 1. not too ia,o II
you mako no delay
Tho settlers began an animated
conversation while tho refugee -hii,oa
his weight uncasily rom ono foot TO
the other with anxious glance. toward
tho wcs, md north ", did no,
speak their language bu, kncN 'ncy
vcro taking counsel OF their wis
dom. lngcbrcts fac, wa. full OF
trouble ns sho ioyci with tn, long
tangled LOCKS Of her IIt,ic sister and
".
Then the timc for further inicrroya.
ton OF tho messenger arrived. and
she resumed her function ms inter.
prc,cr.
did you scs any !ndians'"
NO, but ] saw sign, OF them and
lief, my claim Afterwards l looked
behind mo aud saw tho smoke from
my burning hay stacks and shaniy
did not desire TO 500 any Indians "
he added grlmly. Il have seen them
many times and know just ho~ they
look"
The chief counselor OF tho Scandi.
navian settlers Tor nuch they wcro
was n man mucl younger than tho
head OF the family, and cousin OF
1ngobrcts llc had no, belonged to
farmer folk Of his native country. but
had resided in It's chief city. where.
fore his simple and straightforward
kin gave him credit for nil tho super.
human wisdom he chose 10 claim
which was much.
With an mir OF great learning he
wasted several very precious mo.
mcnis In making up his mind what
he should say. Ho realized that In.
gcbrct was terror stricken and pro.
pared to counsel Immediate fight.
basing her Judgment on what sho had
learned at school OF the character OF
the Indian. and his mcrci.c = mode OF
waging war lie also could sec that
Ingcbrct would DO ably seconded in
her views by her mother and IL no
was not TO DO supplGn,cd in his po-
sition as principal repository of know
ledge he must dcfcat their counsels ut
once. He was youth OF good nerve
and courage and had an idea that
the red mans hostility would evap.
crate Immediately he was assured the
settlers werc not Americans but
friendly and highly pacific Foreigners
How no proposed to communicate this
idea 10 tho reds in tho heat OF an ut.
tuck and IN an unknown tongue was
not as clear in his mind as plans
should always be in the noddle OF an
able general. Clearing his throat
mngisterally. he began:
Il do not bci eve what this Yankee
says He admits that no has seen no
Indians They are all rascals and it
is very likely he wants us TO run away
SO that he can jump our claims and
then laugh at US. But we will be too
sharp for him. II the savnges actu.
ally come we will run out upon them
with our scythes aud they will Zee