The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-11
ASC OF JIM.
AN INDIAN ROMANCE OF CRIME,
SKILL AND LOVE.

Girl Staked on a aorse Race, but
the Winner Finally loses,
IRON, the Wasiing,sr Star.
"Who's ahead!n
''Nick's boy-no Mascot Jim. Wait till
they turn, then we ac1 see"
4 party of friends were visiting me at
my home on the White River agency and
that morning We had driven out to the In
dian race track. Uusually the track runs
in a straight line, with Indians
stationed at each stop to in
sure fair riding, but here the
Joining Of two rivers outlined a level tract
OF land the shape of a horseshoe, and ut
each point of the shoelike figure was an i'm
Yneuse cottonwood tree. Under one sat
Intah. ''the cross-eyed man. who was
guarding the spoils of Nick 9uree r'big neckrg
and the blankets friends had bet on his sou,
who rode for him. Under the opposite
tree were Navajo blankets and buckskins
that we're bet on Mascot Jim, the bunch
back
They we're running the second race when
we arrived, and we could but dimly see
through the cloud of dust the six Indians
who we're riding, but we knew Mascot Jim
would come out aheal. Ths Indians them
selves, though De ting often on Nick's boy,
would always, When Mascot Jim won, shake
their heads aud point at his detormity,
bad spirit in there win
They have reached the half-mile pole
The turn is madel Niok's boy is ahead, but
J bet Paddy ON Jim,' said the doctor and
he was sure Mascot Jim would win or he
never would have bet his favorits driving
horse. One of Nickauree's men put up a
horse against Paddy-so tae bet was 'legal-
lied
Here they come" The tree Is almost
reached and jim behind. Suddenly he leans
f,r ri haOl- lie oil
from its load, and loosens the side strap of
the bride 1t may be only a trick to at
tract she others atte ton, or perhaps the
loosened bit encourages the horse to go
faster-ne vertheless the trick answers aud
the horse of Mascot Jim bounds forward a
neck ahead OF Nick's horse
The Indians come around to examine the
quiveriug sides OF the horses to see IL spurs
had been used, as the Jockeys were obliged
10 ride perfectly nude, using only their bare
heels to urge on their beasts. The horses
backs were free Of saddles or blankets
Suddenly old Coohoo ("sharp eyer) called
out; "Cooh-i. coch-i," mo good" The In
disns look at the tiny cut place on the horses
NECK, and, with suspicious shakes of head,
call Mascot Jim. He explains rapidly, "He
cut i'm on wire fence" SO they could say
nothing, but sharp arrow point of flint
tel on Mascot's arm under the bracelet he
always wore was covered with fresh blood.
A CURIOUS wooING.
Mascot jim came up to the doctor. You
win my horse, Cheereenoua medicine man,
on my racer YES" said the doctor, land
bet him on you again" "Toy-yock tall
righH, me win race. See my blankets" He
pointed TO pile of at least twenty in num-
Der. Near it was another heap composed Of
valuable wuckskins. Besides them lay
pair Of moccasins some poor fellow had
lost, pretty bracelet of solid Navajo silver
and necklace of antelope teeth,
While talking he had been watching a
group of squaws and bucks, and after call
ing our attention to his winning he chose
the handsomest blanket and the silver brace
let and walked toward the group.
They saw him coming and called out
mockingly, "keenotu - Keenotu" 1.-THE
hunchback-the hunbhback." He hesitated
the blood showing black under the brown
skIu-then went on toward "Benoisen dear
one, the motnerless child OF old Wyaskot
ald at her feet threw down blanket and
.Taceleb. She would have refused. but her
father answered for her with "Toy-yock-
ave bono" "All right, now it is well.''
The boys hooted, the girls scream "Kee-
notu catchum Benoise. Benoise Keenotu's
squaw," but Mascot Jim's face wore
happy, satisfied smile, and as he was mounted
he turned toward Benoise with the first
laugh that his mouth bad ever emitted. In
abis race horses were bet against horses
Jlms was hardy, strong broncho, while
Nick's boy rode a long neck, slim-limbed
rnceF brought from the white mans
home" fleet, hut short winded. Only the
two horses started. Hardly q word was
spoken, except the calls from the watchers
perched high in the cottonwood trees. The
turn is made. They are coming in, neck
and neck No, the bay gains! No use for
Mascot Jim to use his arrow point but sud
denly, just as the bay is almost even with
the tree, Jim falls Only a trick, but the
race must be run again. The bay is winded
Rlready-a mile was long for hlm-and he
never will stand the two miles. Jim's horse
aeens as fresh as when the start was made.
" course Jim wins, Drunken, lazy,
little hunchback. all he is good for is to race
and gamble, and he always wins st BOTH as
he does not hesitate to 'stoop to conquer"
sPoLs TO THE FAIR.
Nioks BOY sends his pretty pet over to
Mascot jim. and his groom rubs the sleek
limbs and the glossy back till every hair is
Ia place. Mascot Jim mounts him and
rides again TO the group where sits Bsnoise
gloomy and sad, great dread hanging over
her
The hunchback dismounts and hands the
b:itle rein to Benoise. All were waiting
Tor the answer. and again Wyaskot made 1t
ny stepping forward aud placing the rein in
'er hand. This was the hetrothal. That
nEAt Mascot Jim rode away beside the
Little bay that carried Benoise, and his
nome was henceforth in the wick-I-up of
Wyaskot.
Do you question Wyaskots motive in
marrying Benoise to Keenotu, the hunch-
uack' Listen.
MOTHERS LOVE.
Thirty years before a child had been born
90 the young wife of an Old chieftain. The
great love Of the parents for their offspring
IS one OF the few admirable qualities of tie
rae aud as this was the first ch Id it res
celVed an eXr amount of love. but yet it
seemed different from other babes. When
IL was II days old the mother one day
noticed thai on its back thy bunch was
growing and she realized that it was de-
formed. She resolved to hide the fact until
II was months old, for il discovered be-
tore that time by the Spartin-lk9 medicine
man 1t would be killed. Never before
another | dian-not even before her
husband chief-did she take the babe
rom its board of pinion wood. The
Indians firmly believe that the child has
10 real life till it is three months old. and
oo' they argue wisely that the only way to
Keep up the strength of the race is to de-
groy all detormed children. After the