Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-24
BLACK WOLF.

Every evening. when they were not ava
hunting or on the warpath, Black Wo
and his friend. Ochilla, used TO come AN
sit on the big red rock by the river I
smoke and talk and watch the shadows {
the tall hills on the other side deepen an
grow longer ~ the sun sank
Black Wolf loved the spot He love
the darting shadows. the signing OF th
evening breeze as il stirred the leave
among the trees about him The terribl
whirlpool mt the foot Of the rock was fas
cinating II twisted and swred and ut
into the rock with horrible Kissing sound
Black Wolf would sometimes lie and looI
at 1t for hours, never taking his eyes from
II. He and Ochilla had c,la many thing
into the pool, aud not one had ever com,
out.
The Wolf loved this spot also becaus,
here he coul come and dream and think
whenever he liked. with nothing but thu
birds and squirrels to disturb him, and they
went to sleep early For OchiIla was d
silent man. and never spoke unless be 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 grunt, and call the Wolf an old
woman and dreamer, and ask him how
he thought he would look carrying wood
and dressing skins. And then they would
both laugh a little and become silent
again.
Sometimes the Wolf would retort and
| tell OchiIia that he WIS mole, because he
could not see and hear all that the Wolf
| enjoyed, and that il spoiled man TO be
| married
| This would make Ochilla quite sober, be.
cause he had two squaws 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
and had killed many men; though he had
hung five days In the sun dance. never
hnching; though he had made more sin
gle banded raids and run OF! more horses
than any other man In the tribe, and was
successful hunter-hs friends had begun
70 make sport Of him and the women
looked at him askance for among the
Sioux II Is u disgrace for a man to be un
married. especially II 1t be from his own
choice Black Wolf had plenty of horses
could have married many girls il he would
for he was tall and strong and handsome
But he would not, and Ochilla sometimes
became very cross ut him
One evening in the hot weather Ochlla
went down TO the rock, but Black Wolf
ala not come He did not come the next
night, nor the next and the fourth night
ochilM did not go there because he knew
that the Wolf would not come for many
rights His heart was glad. because he
knew why his friend did not sit on the
rock any more, lie knew that every even
ing the Wolf with two or three other
young men. siit IN the lodge OF old Si-chi
ton-kh whose daughter Ano ct ku was the
prettiest girl IN the tribe. And a few DAYS
hter, ochilla's youngest squaw told him
that Si-chi ton ka's family had had Il talk.
and could not decide between the Wolf
and his rival Sa han-tc, and that both men
would now lie outside 81 chiffon ka's lodge
and take their chances
Ochilla's heart sank Sa- bau.te had one
wife ALREADY. but he was said to be good to
her. aud the Wolf being untred, he feared
Tor him. BESIDES Ss-han.te was rs hand
some IA the Wolf, almost as rich and had a
silver tongue. Into "A girls eur he could
whisper sweet things Of which Black Wolf
knew nothing and cared less II would be
a hard struggle and Ochilla knew it, So
when black Wolf came past his lodge n
few evenings later aud motioued TO him
TO come TO the rock, he was not surprised.
only sorry
Long time they sat on the rock before
eitnei spoke a word Then Oehilla-
"Wellf"
Son Of Long Arrow It IN not well, He
nxxft,. 4
maker have given up, and will 10 AWAY
To the Blaekfeet. This is no place for me i
Ochilla looked Mt him sternly soft |
head Coyotel The girl ~ PLAYING with |
you She sits with Sa han -te. but not IN |
der his blanket, She IL making YOU play |
the fool Go back and he a man"
tiack Wolf sat few minutes longer in |
silence, then rose and went back to Camp
oehilia looked after him and smiled
The Vol walked straight through the
camp TO the willows by the creek He
might he too late for this evening so
he could talk to old Sich ton ka and trade
horses or Seidles ~ an excuse for coming
From the elump of willows on his left a
Tall inquire rose suddenly 1t was a-han.te
aud the rivals stood with folded arms. plar
Ing at each other in silence.
Presentlya form emerged from the lodge
and Anoet ka ran up the path
Sa han te stepped forward with "A con.
Semptuous glance at his rival and seized
The girl in his arms
Did the heavens fallf Did the Wolf
ireamF For Anoet-ka struggled In Sa
han tes arms and called to him With one
FOUND he was at her side Sa- han tie, with
curse, stalked away
ochilia, coming down to the creek to
oah some Arrows, met Sst-han-t e going
'ach 10 the camp, and later SAW two per
ons si'tihg under one blanket down by the
willows and he almost leaped for ioy
When people are first married ALI goes
veil. Both the newly welded ones are
nxious to please, and so they are nanny
\fter time, when il is an old story-tbis
icing married lit is dfferrnt
Black Wolf never went to the rock now
nd even staid ut home from the hunt So
e could lie in the lodge aud smoke and
'ateh Ano-et ka's nimble fingers ~ they
eitiy hew back and forth over her bead |
'ofk. tie liked to help her sometimes.
10 wheh he thought nobody saw him. | ,
'ut they did see him, and soon IL came to | ,
. told that Black Wolf WIS becoming AN
III woman and worked like "a sauaw and
1ey made nun OF him-behind his back MT
rst. then Openly 10 his face, at least the ,
lusws did There WAS something In the
'oifs eagle eye and close mouth which
revented any of the men but the chiefs
al old warriors and his friend Ochilla
ON deridiug him
but Black Wolf did not Seem TO mind.
e staid In bis lodge as much as he could,
vi only went to the big fall hunt because
feared 10 'nruI tbs ~u,ers OF his fellow
arriors