Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-08-19

the liars lot II not happy one even
among untutored savages.
Behold. now, in the bright glare of
monday two youthful Nimrods who
had smuggled their guns out of their
homes the day previous In order not
to be detected in the sin of cunning
on the Lords day. vending their way
toward the center OF all their earthly
hopes and ambitions-the bear trap.
| Their weapons were loaded with a
multiplicity of bullets and slugs and
| powder which made them shudder in
anticipation OF the recoil when they
should pour their deadly messengers
into the vitals of the bear
Anticipation quickeued their pace
until they neared the trap and then
they found its jaws snapped together.
but nothing therein. Evidently their
design against big game had temper
arily miscarried.
What do you think sprung it?"
asked one OF the other.
Dunno. There's hair in the teeth
of it-no. by gum It's pieces of an
Indian blanket Gee whiL! We've
gone and set our trap like a couple of
blamed fools in an Indian trail"
They'll burn US at the stake and
eat our livers!" gasped the other.
''Oh. dear. l wisht I'd minded ma and
never broke the Sabbath" Here the
en- bryo hero began to SWIVEL; but he
was eXcusable. His people had moved
from the East but a year or two be-
/ h hnh h..
Western way Of not dying until you
are really dead.
His companion began to scan his
surroundings with anxious interest.
I'VE are in for fuss with 'em. that's
sure" he admitted.
The necessity for devising a man.
ner of de 'ense against probable hos
tile demonstration was spared the
boys by their immediate capture and
disarming by the enemy who rose
out OF the grass on every side and
closed in with rush. The absence
OF war paint the boys accepted as a
hopeful omen. Perhaps after all
this was 81 case for arbitration.
They walked under guard of the
whole village TO the council lodge
which ha1 been prepared in due and
ancient form for the solennities about
to take place.
The head chief arose and stated the
cause under cons Iteration. and with
an eye to tho fairest OF fair play.
offered 20 supply an interpreter. The
boys assured the court they were
fully equal to the intricacies OF the
dialect as it was spoken.
Much oratory ensued. and through
1t all T. Blueiay's voice was for war
OF determination against the paleface
or at least fine of one sack of flour.
ten pounds of tobacco and ham. to
be paid him in person as an indem-
nifty. His alternative proposition
seemed to meet with considerable
favor bat the boys hardly knew
which 10 accept providing a truce
could be arranged which would per-
nit them to go home as the fine
would make a ponderous hole in their
cash account. In the event of a war
of determination they had faith to
believe that the determination would
take the same old course-a very bad
one for the savage.
let the young men of the pale-
faces speak said the big Injun
finally. And the more brazen- faced
of the two young reprobates took the
floor with the air of Cicero.
He paid the valor of the warriors
and the beauty of the maidens
of the tribe some high anG
,n1 oea-rad oou,p1 i,,,onte Losi.~ II
remarks under this head on the speech
of candidate for the legislature
which he had heard few days before.
He then proceeded to explain that the
obnoxious bear trap had been set
under n misrepresentation. Their idea
had been that ii the spot where it had
been set was an Indian trail the wis
dom and cunning of their red brother
WAS such that he would never set a
foot into so transparent device
whereas il IL was the walking place
of the stupid and ferocious bear he
would probably walk into it and be-
come the Legitimate prey Of the bold
young huntsmen. Several other
soothing Misrepresentation slipped
from the smooth tongue of the little
villain, and he sat down with oratori-
cal honOrs thick upon him.
The young man has spoken WELL 4"
commented the chief and will some
day be the medicine man of his peo-
Pile"
The Indians now felt thoroughly
persuaded that Jay was even more
monumental fool than they had prev
iously supposed. aud on motion of the
chief the boys were set at liberty
with a delicatey expressed hope that
they could see their way to donating
a pound of tobacco and little bread
to the red brothers larder. The
heart OF Jay. however was bowed
down aud bad
He had hobbled ont into the open
air with the others when the council
came to an end and stood with low
ering brow while a young buck went
after the guns that had been taken
away from the prisoners AS the youth
passed him on his return. he snatched
one OF the weapons from his hand and
cooked 1t with vicious CLEAN in his
eve. Other Indians MT once stenped