Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

remarkable. Strange now those old
Indian names get twisted round from
the original"
NAye, and q pity 1t is Now, I could
give you some remarkable instances Of
the mutilation Of native words; for in
stance, there's Corchake-'
Miss Condit merclfully saved the
young people from hearing the Squire
airing his Indian vocabulary by leading
him into the house, on the plea Of want
ing him to taste her new raspberry vim
egar And so, after all, the Squire was
not pumped.
In the meantime Colonel Graham fol-
lowed his guide, and when they had
gone out Of sight OF the settlements the
latter dropped back and said;
Here we are in the land OF the Mon
tauks, to which bid you welcome.
Il thank you, replied Graham. "You
have beautiful land, How far does 1t
extend to the eastward from here2"
AS far as the island extends.
And you cultivate the soilH"
"The women do that, said the chief,
proudly.
"0f course, but you have iocks and
herds2"
Some. but the deer on the hills are
our ilocks, and the sword fish in the sea
are our herds,
you must lead happy, independent
life. How far is your settlement from
here?"
I'VE can reach it before the sun is
there" replied the chief, pointing his
rifle half way down the western sky.
They went on with more speed, and
early ia the afternoon they came to a
wooded elevation, from which they had
o view to the eastward of nearly tree
less valley, in which were many houses
of logs and bark, and beyond which
there stretched agreat pond that looked
as large as an old world lake.
TO the south glimpse Of the great
ocean could be had, while to the north
there stretched away the placid blue
waters Of the Sound.
Does the black woman, Dlnah, live
here?" asked Graham, as they descended
to the valley,
"You mean the black prlestess2"
"Ah-perh&ps--yes, / mean the black
priestess.
There is her house. said the chief,
pointing to a cabin from the clay Chin
ney Of which the smoke was rising.
DO you all like her2"
Some do. do not, though once /
did like her, said the chief.
And why did you changer
Because she was the friend Of Ralph
Denham.'
Then you do not like Denhamp"
Il hate him, and should he return and
meet me alone, blood will be spilled"
Why do you hate himH"
Before replying Uncas looked GrG-
! ham full in the face, and was satisfied
that he, too, had no liking for the sailor.
my sister likes him as she does her
life.
-0A, indeed. And you do not wish
him DO marry your sister,"
No. i wish he would marry Uutllla;
and leave Lea Hedges to the man who
loves her,as he never can"
All, / see, said the colonel, onwhom
the light suddenly broke, and he re-
GREETED that he did not know Of this be-
fore Hadlhe done so, he would have
saved Fox-whom he trusted with re-
llctance-the trouble of making away
with Ralph Denham, for here was,a man
anxious for the work, and amply able,
with little coaching, to carry il, out.
UncRs house differed only in size
from the houses Of the rest Of the
tribe; 1t was, in reality, number of or
dinary houses, connected by covered
passGge- ways.
Some of the furniture had been pro-
cared from the whites, but the greater
part-from which it must not be in
ferred that there was great deal Of
fnrniture--was Of native manufacture.
Theschief and his sister babe Graham
WELDON !, and at the bidding of the
former, a number Of Indians appeared
to take charge Of the horses.
One OF the houses was set apart for
the use of Graham, and small one ad-
joining was given to his servant.
| Women appeared to cook venison and
fish before great fire that was built
/ before the chiefs house.
Being very weary, Graham lay down
In a buckskin hammock after supper,
and Uncas, evidently glad to have his
rifle and started, with the speed Of a
man who had an important object in
view, for the eastward
After Uncas had gone out of sight Of
the Montauk village, he sat down on a
rock, first taking careful survey OF the
surrounding country.
He had not been here very long when
he heard the quick breathing and
quicker steps Of one running very fast.
He did not look in the direction OF the
sounds, but with his rifle across his
knees he gazed steadily in the direction
of the ocean, now lost TO sight, for the
first stars were cleaning in the east.
| "Uncas, / have come from the beacon
hill, said a young Indian, suddenly
stopping before the chief and address,
ing him in the musical language Of the
Montauks.
The feet Of Somonk, said the chief,
ARE as the WINGS Of the eagle.
Yes" replied SOmonk, but to me
they are all too slow when they run to
do the bidding OF my chief"
Did the white men reach the shore?"
They did / saw them while yet the
declining sun flashed on the headland
OF Montauk.
They came last night as was
agreed?"
That l know not, but the young
chief gave me this paper. and told me
to hand it to you"
Uncas had been taught to read and
write by an old clergyman named
Bogert, who had taken great interest
in the conversion Of the polytheistic
Montauks.