Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-15
BLACK WOLF.


ant mis- friend Ochiiia used to come and
sit gu the big red rock 10y the river to
smuke and talk ana watch the shadows of
the tall hills on the other side deepen and
grow longer ns the sun sank
Black Vol loved the spot He loved
the darling shadows. the signing of the
evening breeze a. ii stirred the leaves
among the trees about him The terrible
Whirlpool al the foot of the rock was fas
cinating 1t twisted and swirled and ate
into the rock with Il horrible kissing sound
Black Wolf would sometimes lie and look
at il 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 coul come and dream and think
whenever he liked, with nothing but the
birds and squirrels to disturb him, and they
went to sleep early For Ochilla was a
silent man, and never spoke unless he had
something to say There was no charm for
him in the woods and hills and river. He
enjoyed most the silence and his friends
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 2rllnt. and call the Wolf an old
woman and Il dreamer and ask him how
he thought he would LOOK carrying wool
and dressing skins And then they would
both laugh little and become silent
again
sometimes the Wolf would retort and
tell Ochilla that he was ii mole because he
could not see and hear all that the Wolf
enjoyed. and that 1t spoiled IA man to be
married.
This would make Ochilla quite sober, be-
cause he had two squHws and the Wolf
had none, though the two men were of the
same age For although the Wolf was
one of the bravest warriors in the nation
aud had killed many men. though he had
hung five days IN The sun dance. never
flinching. though he had made more sin.
gle handed raids and run OIL more horses
than any other man in the tribe. and was
successful hunter his friends had begun
to make sport of him and the women
looked at him askance, for among the
Sioux it is disgrace for man to be un
married. especially if 1t 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 he was tail and strong and handsome.
But he would not, and Ochlla sometimes
became very cross at him
one evening in tine bot weather Ocbill,
went down to me rock bnt BInck WnIf
did not come he did not come the next
,,,,ht mon, Tim. u,.,.t and th, f,,,,tL ,,i,,l,,
Ccuilla did nor On there h.cn,1.n nn l-nn,v
tia5 the Wolf would NOT come for many
ni.,nts fiji, bpart WA. ,-lad b.cansa he
knew why mi. friend did NOT sir ON tho
rock any more He knew thai every even
juu the Wolf with tyo or thrrr other
yoIlnp men. sat in the loJue of old Si.rhi
ton ka whose daughter Ano-et-ka was the
nrt.tti,st .,irl in the tribe ANA a few DAYS
later Ochillufs youuur.t soiIov lola him
Than - elm tom ku : family had had - taIl
and could mon decide brt yeen the Wolf
and his rival Sa b,tnte. and tb,t hoth mon
would NOW lie outside ii chi-ron. l,u,. lo1,,n
and take their chances
Ocbilla,s brart sank Sa-bon.te bod ono
wife ALREADY hnt ht. .yv,,s said Ia Inc ,,n,J to
her and the Wolf hpin,, untrind IN, f,.,r.d
for him Besides Sn hnn. f. was ~ bnnd
som. us the Wolf nlnost a. rich and had :,
silver tonyua Jnto a ,,irI,. n,, ha co,,lI
wbisner sweet thiu,,s of which Rl.rk WoIf
kn4v thinp and cared loss II would no
81 hard struyole and Orhill. knov, II Go
uh.u Ri,ck Wolf c.,,.. u,s, his Iod,,o -
favv avauiuus I.tar and ,rotioual 70 lii,
tn come tn the rock he was nor srrnri.ad
onlv sorry
I,ong time they SAT on the rock before
either smoke ~ word Then oohiIl,
"Wau,,
son of ono, Arrow !, il mot ,rou uo
of the silver tonvu. wins nm, ma lava.
maker have given nm and ,riII 90 av,,v
tn TN. Rl.rkf4pt Thi. i No ,I,,na fnr M, !,
Ochilla Looked ut him .t.rnlr ..Coft
be,dl Covotei Tha ,,irI i. nI,I.ir,, a.; th
vou she sits with =, han "a h,, ,,ot ~,
der his blanket She !. maki,,, vo, ,Iar
the fool I;o hack and IN, >, mann ), ''''
pI,ck UoIf sn, f., 'i,'',tD,, l,,,..,,. =,
siinnra then rose and ,,,.,,t h,,,t
OrhiII. Looked ,,fter hin, AMI ",,'iIaI
me WoIf vynIl,nd strni'rht thrn,',,h cha
car,,, to ,hn ,.iIln,,s nv, tbo ',,,ai IT,
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