The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-02-22


- Tbcse utre darE dsys for L,ban Whit
'e lsr bat be mabiully rsprsssed Li' srs
d snd appeared content Little pr'spec
sas there Of bis ever being sble - r,tar
20 hn h0me
p Msuy iine be s~oie from his 'Ieel
n uith a sboddst Al the thought OF the li
'' tetorr btu he rrso we'd to seIl tbe frs
opportunity TO csoape
Bat, oh, the hopeless wsitiog
Taught euUulBg by the crafty ssSsges
B be made the best Of bis .itu alton, Il weut
1 bun'i1g and bsbins ~ilh the lld.us sud
rapidly became a isvorIte 10 the village.
. The rod fqasus plsited ii1h mats Tor bis
l wigsam sud made handsome legsiDs aud
moo,ssius Tor their youog paleiaced
blo.ber
The months sped by, summtr aud .u.
tumn passed aud the cold northern SluIer
set 10, Ooe Deoemb day when The
erouGd wss fruz n hard AMI the lake sas
oue theet Of slltteting ice bsnd OF war
u rs returned from forsy they had made
smons the white settlements 10 the south
ward. There was great rlol'lng 10 the
village over the scalps aod the Flunder,
1t made Il Q white boys heart throb ss be
rtcogn'z d amons tbs spoil ismlisr anti
housewife and pair OF candlesticks such
as be had often seen 10 his home ST disI
tsut PenssoOk, But what gave bim the
greBtest start Was that be saw dangling
from one huge redskins belt string OF
shining steel skates.
E,iieutly none Of tue Indians had ever
seen any Of these articles before, They
crowded around the lucky warrior whose
! riz they were and examined them With
the greatest cur .osi y. WHAT were they ?
What Was their use2 The warriors could
| not tell.
Does t4e young pslefsoe know? quesI
toned the braves rs they gstte cred about
the young captive.
Laban touched the skates reversntly
and answered that he knew their use very
| we'll,
Speak. my sol criyd the old olii who
had adopted him. Tell my nation what
are these Iisces Of smooth ttsel fastened
| together with straps Of leather.
They ste wings with which TO ay, said
the toy, with a solemn air. The Great
Spilit has sent them as gifts to the red |
men
The Indians shake their heads and look |
doubtfully at one another. They csn
hardly understand it. 1t is wonderful
thing.
How can one fly with these tLings2
asked the old chief iucredulously,
Come with me to the lake. and | will
show Your brlves how to nee the mystic
rous wings, returned the lad, with gr att
or Interest than he really cared IT, show
In his excitement he troubled. TIE hand
in which be held the mysterious wings
shook
The lea was received favorably. The
Who'll, village rushed down to the shore
where the lake lay stretching It's cleaning
length miles aud miles away TO the south
ward.
When the ice was reached, Lsbsn htted
a pair of skates upon the !, ct OF four oi
the young braves, The shsrpest, slrone'
sst pair be bound upon bis own ieet. lpeh
seiz ng a auusket liom the hands OF war
rior standing near, he bsde the braves
stand upon their feet aud follow him
They eudeavored to do as be directed,
but ouly stumbled over each other making
the greatest confusion possible Tue
crowd OF warriors, women and children
regarded the scene With smszemeDt snd
coucern. Scarcely able to control his
couLtepauce, l. ,bsn beretsd the crestfslii
en- braves for their careessness.
You did o as told you, be said Now
stand up sni watch me, and you VlIitee
better how to do IT,
he uhIlCl bllt owl Y ~ o"N''S'i
the ICE that had not break or a Granny
10 i, now ska ing IN circle, nov ID
strsIght lue now retreating, now adVanc'
ina his mo rus watched with the gle.t
est interest by tle fayages.
He had tested bis skill and the sureDe
Of the skates They w,ra buckled securei
ly. They w,rs stsnch and strong. de
was ready for the supreme tior'.
D4slilg up to wLeie the iolr young I'M
d isns were waiting, trem bling and expect
an he shouted.
Now forward, forward, where the Gna
Spirit calls youI Away, away Follow
me
Like aa arrow shot from q bow the
young pslelace # v over the { aiming ice.
TIE sharp steel struck fire, no rapidly did
they glide along that smooth, irozsn high
way 10 attempting to follow him the
unlucky braves sgtia stumbled and strug'
sIed 10 sridiculous heap upon the slippery
door Of the lake. In the excitement few
noticed the vanishing figure Of Lsosn
whitaker When IL was too late. few Of
the ssvsges discharged their musken
after the ingltlvp, bat the bullets fell isf
short OF the mark. While they stil sszsd
10 smszement the lad disappeared behInd
poiLt Of land, aud they never saE in
more.
Great 81 mt called psleisce, not In
di.a. White msu's wings, DOT tudisn's,
..ii the old chlef re-, .nodly. But the
sqtavs Of the yIllage, stttr the OLD 10
dlsa fashion, made lsmeu'a'ion as ftr the
dea J.
Some sII weeks sitsTs.td thin, hSgl
ssrd boy, dresstd 10 tbe iors Of th Ia
dian aud osrry ing mnsket aud air Of