The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
OF TIE CREE CHIEF.
Authorizations TO MANT BRAVE
FEaTHERS,s IALE or GLORK.

he Was n Great Warrior Of the Northwese
aud Was krcountina Its Exploits at
Wac Dance When Ameeau"n Appesrce
Suddenly and Made Him Auhnnees
DrLuTH. May 0.-That the civilized world
qunked In its shoes at the thunders OF Waters
loo was nothing to Many Brave Feathers. he
did not care In tho least about the smau
Corsican. The truth was that he had never
heard of him or his fortunes. Had he mes
Napoleon and learned NJ his prowess. he would
doubtless have hnilcl him as a worthy brother.
and with n certain surprised contempt ut his
diminutiye proportions dllutinR the feellns
Of estccm-laye given him the chief place Of
honor latter his own at the very first dog
feast. AS matters stood. however, he had No
one with whom he might share his laurels.
Within his own primitive range he was ~
big n man as the French Emperor: In stature
he was very much bigger. and the territory
which he swaycd was. perhaps. not greatly
inferior In area to that over which Bonaparte
had extended his conqucsts. Commencing
on the cast at the Red River of the North,
only when he came close to the towering Rock.
les did he encounter n foe that disputed hin
pretcnsions - the uncompromising Blackfoot.
And who among all his followers, whether n
his own tribe. the Crces. or Of their allies, the
Assiniboines and the Salteaux, could boase
of such feats 9! sorcery. such daring on the
war trail, OF such invnrisbl good luck in mid
night raid as Many Brave Feathersy Why,
his name had become a synonym for successs
they had even given him a new one-"The
One Who Wins" And what chief beside him
self could keep his warriors wondering days to.
gether when things of high moment we're on
the wind; then suddenly transfx them with
n burst of imprisoned cloquence. unfolding
his plans at the counc I'll he had called or by .
dazzling coup?
Great is Observation-Disclosures ex-
claimed the braves Mt such times. There y
none like unto him"
And the warrior chief, sitting apart In his
gaudy leathern robe, with the freight play
ing In his black eyes and on the grave painted
face. crowned by a bunch of glorious eagle
plumcs. with ravished ears" was WON'T
like Alexander. to
Assume the god,
Affect to nod,
And Seem to shake the spheres.
1t was in the fall that Many Brave Feathers
left the centre of his domain, Fort Ellice, az
the head Of the war parry on this incursion
into the Blackfoot country. The Crees were
short of horses. The Blackfeet. when they
were short of horses, crossed the mountains
and stole from the Nez Perces and the Koo-
tanais: then the Crees I'm turn stole from them.
Many Brave Feathers and his men brought
plenty Of lines, for they would surely get many
ponies. they thought. They slept many times
coniuror set up his lodge, and. with the
seeT,s power: he told that the enemy was close
them. 0ne was Ameequa1. The spoon.
guam. The spies, travelled several days;
then they thought they saw signs; Ameequan
he came again. and went irrther; but after
he had left them they got frightened and ran
Many Brave Feathers SOW the sun set six
times while he waited for Ameequan; then he
s with ,hf fG ma the ca n%int Of Y his peo be % on hi to r f1ll in
HIS usual tsmeri,y seemed to have forsaken
the. war party was not large.
other two, went. for some time. tiensth on.
the howl of a wolf. Hut Ameequan was not
70 be deceived; he was too good a plainsman
"A BIackfoot scout" he whispered. He
sTtSo stop and listened %intsen,Iy mo answer.
came the hard glitter of resolve.
He went softly t1Ward The sound. Tho
cred grass OF the treeiess plains; 1t shut out
all a few steps Oft. He stole forward like a
sitting, on "a hill Just before him. was a man.
He dropped his gun and prepared TO- creep:
Ameequan shor ened the space separating
them some yards. Now he was close upon
himself Hmm; at .tn the Sp0 B iasR 90 T Windina NJ Fin t@uh /" nis
arms. and crushed him to the earth. Over
s Snort over hard sHs Eas TDl.'a With iA iaw. Or sirans came ns,h ls
from between their clenched teeth. The good
s ,Pna The as slSsr. A Move iRs Bi hs mss S s'sen Ss.
i H%ssq :, sns %" dc e.; s sip @SssIr, for + H.! SalI Ss s SSS
his own knife and held the point against his
Yield, Blackfoot, ,whelp of a she WOLF" he
Sullenly the Bluckfoot made the sign of sub.
,tood stoiid. Indifferent. waiting his van.
Quisher's further commands.
gun and the Zines lie had brought for stealing
horses: He tied his cnptiye,s hands behind
days. They had nothing to eat all this time.
ON the }hird day they saw hu:taIo Ames;
lett him lying ON the prairie. while he went
and killed a fat cow: He brought his prisoner
Then he loaded what meat was rtTaired on
the captive and they went on as before Ameo-
Y Hinck %5%"y he KNEW KNEW. a Gisd iSe signs fs% w TO haE "s
him understand that he would not he killed.
at length approached the spot appointed for
II was night. Blackness hung, like the
wing OF q raven. over plain and valley. It
wrapped, asa blanket. the high. ragged range
Of hills in the midst of which lay the camp;
with the shrill. weird chant OF the drummers.
and rolled away. through the reverberatmg
tain. Businesses. 1t proclaimed to the startled
wolf, the bear. and tho waPIti that a big
party. True, they had brought no horses,
had accomplished nothing except leave one Of
their, lrave,t hairless. probably. and vita
the buZZards ere now feeding between his
rus behind. And that, surely, was cause
sufficient TO celebrate, to boast Of past bra
very and OF the harvest of revenge to be reaped
at'er n while.
There was n lull in the dancing and tho
boom of the drum. Many Brave Feathers had
arisen TO speak. They were ali painted. over
his shoulder was hung his soft-tanned buffalo
Upon 1t In places were crimson snots,
t"krn ol w"u dN received in many II tircte en-
/. unter; there were other symbols too, of horses
lie had, stolen. and OF enemies whose scalps
from his totem pole. His chest ana right
arm were naked. The many plumes fastened
~ ms wa',piait, nodded dignitledly with ea II
arm rested a bundle OF dry poplar sticks;
niI right hand held as a fan the dark, GLOSSY
lurrs that emhel.ishrd his speech AMI 10 pnint
III the direction OF each, successive exploit
rs each deed was told of, taking II stick
from his arm, with "A stel or two nearer tho
,"hlie Of the circle, he placed Il upon the fire.
NJ sllCk Mtter SUCK WINS Adled In tic rrl-