The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-05

hearts.
Others had seen his evil deed, and
the news Of il went speedily 10 his
father. 50 thar Snidcr was bruised
and battered little imp when his IA
thcr sent him snpperlcss to bed that
night He resented his punishment
with bitterness Of spirit. reasoning
that. having made peace with the
immigrants. outside parties had nc
right 10 disturb the statu quo.
His fathers punishment made it
hard for Snidcr to sleep. and. being q
queer. mothcrless little fellow. he lay
upon his pillow aud thought Of the
cool waters Of the river and the
smoky tepecs where the Indians
were asleep, and how they. at least.
always received him gladly. Then
he rose up and stole out II the house.
after filing his pockets with biscuits
he was going 10 be an Indian.
The ours did not bark AZ Snider as
he approached, but smiled his peck
cts and wagged their absurd and
damaged tails. Luckily for Snider
Allali was asleep and her daughter
awake.
1t would be pleasant 10 describe
Red Leaf as Pocahontas. Minnehaha,
Wenona and other Indian maidens
have been described by literary PEG
pie who have employed terra Gotta
or bronze models; but Red Leaf,
alas was a genuine Indian girl,
with all the mental and physical
characteristics OF her race. As she
emerged from her mothers tepce. on
observing the face Of Snider peering
in. would be as good opportunity to
describe her as any likely to be OBJ
taincd Her hair WAS long. black
and coarse. and at the part was O
streak Of yellow pigment.
This hair hung down over her
swarthy and not always clean cheeks
in such a way as to make her fore
head tolcrably correct triangle.
Her eyes were almond shaped and
wonderfully dark and deep. with
trace Of natural ferocity about them
that made stranger look second
time before he remembered with a
shudder that they were made to look
upon the fortunes that the savage
heart below might devise. Her mouth
was large. but the handsome white
teeth within made it rather pleas
amt feature. Like all growing chill
drcn, her shoulders, arms and body
were angular and bony. Her raj
ment, seldom parted with by night
or by day until it fell from her per
son pieccmeal, consisted Of single
calico garment. ''toggled" together
as only squaws know how to do
dressrnaking. torn and mcnded IN
many places, torn and unmended in
many others. Shoes she had none;
headgear she would have despised-
The personal beauty Of Snider was
not Of q character to arouse jealousy
or comment in a mixed collection Of
white people, though it was conspicu-
Gus in the admiration Of the red.
Itemized it would invoice as fol-
loweth: A magnificent supply OF
particularly brilliant freckles, begin
ming in the neighborhood Of his ears
and becoming by far too numerous
TO mention as they approached bis
nose. The Indian children observed
with envious admiration that where
as they could apply yellow and blue
! pigments to their faces and thus be
handsome as a summer dawn until
dirt or accident obliterated the work
| Of art, here was favored mortal
who wore his coloring matter under
4 the skin and could even wash with
out injury to his toilet
The nose Of Snider. where the
1 freckles did most congregate, l.
worthy Of extended notice. 1t was
Of an irregular type. sort Of com
pound comminuted fracture Of all
the different styles Of nose worn by
the Aryan races both before and
since their earliest migration Hi
railnent was a pair Of jeans trousers
with one ''gallus," and q hickory
shirt. ssrlnounted with hat such a
only reckless and sunny disposition
could enable any one to wear. Hi.
temperament was sunny or warlike
as occasion demanded, as Is apt to b
the case with q child thrown largely
upon his resources for diversion
But nature had been cruel in givin.
him tender heart and sensitive
soul, both Of which defects he wa
studious to conceal as an ancien
knight would have covered mp I
weak spot in his armor.
Removing a little coal from tn
smoldering fire Red Leaf carried it
short distance from her mother
vicinity and soon had o little counci
fire for herself and Snidcr established
A. part Of the arrangement Snidc
threw from his pocket biscuit AM
il was eagerly seized by the girl, VIII
was in the normal Indian condition
Of ravenous hunger.
After a reasonable period Of s.
lence Snider remarked, I've com
to be an Indian. Red Leaf, and liv
with you always"