Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-02
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bmanding tones:
Ia, money! Give big Injun money
This diversion occurred at the Halter
> about IL q. m. II created panic.
Ia caught one glimpse Of the monster
their door and bolted. She went
lhying to the bedroom and made for the
corner under the bed, wildly appealing
TO heaven in a mixture OF the creed, the
Lords prayer, and the cstechism.
Mrs. Hattersly grasped Katy's hand
and tottered to the door.
"What do you want?" she demanded
loudly. II one spoke up loud, perhaps
one could brighten the beasts.
But the beast, though not understand
Ing much English, yet knew what ne
came for. He held out dirty hand.
money! money!" he insisted.
His horse was a powerful animal
which reared, and pranced, and tore up
the sod in way that added to the
general viciousness OF the affair.
II have no money" Quavered Mrs.
Hattersly; mo money, l tell you!
The enemy stopped ia his saddle and
peered behind her into the house.
Clearly that little woman was alone.
He grinned at her triumphantly,
"Chlckey meat" he muttered, "chick-
ey meat" lie put spur to his horse and
trotted down the lawn toward the
chicken-coOpS.
At this junctuIe Mrs. Hattersly saw
Nike, Rand's dog, at the edge OF the
hill, his long nose TO the ground, eVio-
emily following the Indians scent.
She called 10 him iOYfully.
Here Nike! Here Mikel"
Nike came bounding over the fence.
She pointed down the lawn. "Go, !"
she commanded. Mike needed no com
mand. be hoped he knew who was
waited on that lawn, and who wasn't.
Be made for the horse, and In two
seconds most serious melee was being
enacted. The rider was taken unawares.
He dashed furiOusly at Mike, laying
about him like mad, and made frantic
efforts TO control his plunging horse.
1t was OF no avail. Mike danced
around, introducing unexpected capers,
and so terrifying the animal that the
trio were gallOping, barking, swearing
past the house and down the hill before
Katy and her mother could draw
breath. As they disappeared from view
the Indian hurled back untranslataole
imprecations at Mike, his mistress, and
the surrounding landscape in a most
violent manner. But he did hot return,
Mike saw to that. He escorted them
all the way to the village with much OF
the pomp and circumstances OF war.
Their introduction to the red man OF
the West, so rapidly but thrillingly
executed, left the Hsttersly family In
state of collapse, Mrs. Hattersly sat
down, gathering her daughters close to
Der. Lu had been dragged from under
the bed, where she was still conducting
devotlons in behalf of herself and fam
ily In the firm belief that the entire
population OF the reservation would
soon arrive to murder them all In cold
blood.
~ never can get through another
scene OF that sort, announced the
mother. 81 am not afraid Of them,
girls, but I cannot talk to them. l
have a plan. II any more comes we
must pretend TO DO deaf and dumb.
Then they will go away"
81 can do that" said Katy, stoutly.
"Lu can't. She'd best go under the
bed again. She'll start off on, now l
lay me down TO Sleep
Lu did not care penny FOR ridicule.
The corner under the bed offered adyan.
tages not TO - despised. 1t was ar
ranged that they refuse to utter a word
If any Indian came. Then they watch
ed with quivering, dreading expect
ancy for the next inStallment. Rand
did not come home for dinner and they
ate in sober silence. About an hour
after dinner two horsemen were seen
riding toward the house. They pre-
sented most ludicrOuS spectacle as
they ambled up to the door on their
scrawny, limping horses. One wore a
filthy red blanket, his grimy black hair
hanging In strings over his face, which
was hideOusly tattooed, as well as his
arms.
The other was arrayed In pair OF
old white Overalls, too short and much
tattered. lie wore no shirt, but had
endeavOred 10 eQualize matters by
adjoining his neck with numbers Of
bright-colored bead chains, while on
his head be carried two silk hats, one
on NOU u And Okn6As liz q RpNnAtA w
experience much difficulty in balanc-
Ing these, but some tri1ing inconven-
fences must be suffered for civilizations
sake.
He opened negotiations with the two
unhappy people in the doorway by
producing q sOiled and crumpled paper
from his pocket, which he pressed upon
Mrs. HatterSly's attention. Both he
and his cOmrade were quite silent,
although they wore an expression Of
solemn good will. Mrs. Hattersly
waved the paper from her, and signi-
fed BY a gesture her inability to read.
The Indians looked at each other,
much puzzled. He Of the blanket then
advanced.
''Plggey meat" he suggested, darkly.
Mrs. Hattersly shook her head and
placed her finger on her lips.
"Hoggy meat, hoggy meat" put In
the other, calculating his companions
remark.
Mrs. Hattersly continued to shake
her head.
"Talkee?" he querled curiously.
His audience shook their heads vigor-
ouSly. The Indians began TO grin with
amusement, Strange white peopl 9,
theSel
The one in the blanket rode closer to
the door and looked sharply at Mrs.
Hattersly.
'sNo talkee9" he asked, with certain
con tempt.
Mrs. Hattersly continued her shaking,
rejecting meanwhile that her head was
likely to fall of il they stayed much
longer.
The Indians looked at each other