The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20


swept and frozen by the winds until the
plains were Ike great white rock holding
the vault OF heaven on its rim. Charley
knew every ridge and hollow IN these lone
" wastes, ard ne could tell you what the
white graves meant on Custer Hal Tween
~ years ago. when ne was a young brave
in the mighty camp az Gan. when the
tepeas covered FIVE miles or the valley
from river to BLUM, ne remembered how
they Rad swept up the ravues and sur
rounded the pale-faced hofsemsn. and
Taked them OF their feet with 5.oea bullets.
On the time Il takes 80 pull a trigger. "AH
eAne--fght heap lard was as much as
Charley would ever say about H: and that,
IN connection with the unbrokon line or
dead men, was enough.
one day this bad Indian felt heap sick.
and that evening he took the tran up the
ilttie Horn 20 the camp OF a medicine
man. Sitting on warm fnrs before the IRE
OF TIE crow doctor he heard the young
men tell Of what had happened a. the
white mans school. The shame and hor-
Tor OF reading, writing. spelling. figuring
and praying were all described and there
was great fBn in the red mans tepee. All
agreed there was a better sense IN the
screechlng OF an owl. or the bowling OF
coyote. Suddenly the laughter ceased and
the shadow OF a serious curiosity rested
On the dark faces around the ere. The
Nnta we're tciANN TOW SANTA tiAlH came
fn tho agency. ard " al the wonderful
things he brought on his back-the sleds
sna skates and enowshoes. the wonderful
Jackets og res and yellow. and the hand
kervhlefs bright the clouds IN the
sunsef sky and az soft "a THE coyotes ear,
the shining knives AMI guns and pistols.
the mute and candies tied IN hags OF dyed
snd painted gauge. Al this caused great
ngslsr In the breasts - the rcd folks. and
they began 20 ask aaestons-both men
snd women
'TTe sp'rNT' Charley B,x Zoo, inquired.
snxtously
"No-he no spirit said one og the bays
''iio white rnen-hsap TAT smoke pipe-he
rich man. 600 "
"Come ON chu@'
''No. De drive reindeer heap hard Make
snow fy-maba whiskera hoWi-gst fAera
pretty quick" And they salt fnaf no
came from the Fast over the Bosebpd
trsll. leapuE the Favires ard hoanl lae
over the hiiia The hoafs ~ the reindeer
striking she SNOW, were Ike The wtaRs n
sNe VIA goose in hls 2 .rhf-~switt aud tire
less. And. as DC moved. che fine snow
rose abont him Ike a cloud so that 10 eye
coaa SIRE him. but yau could hesr The
rwieh of as whlnsash. which was thirtv
PAGES long. 50 sk1l]fal vas the Big fat
father fha3 even as his sleigh went s.eWine
ewd bouurlng over the plains he could
ere Of the laRter y her Pc stopped the
white frest law fn drifts upan his shoulders
Uuf bis Hairy head wss like a moafss tn
summit WheH Sc shook lt an awaits uche
raH3e 3oWu ard re " tu1 WAS ln alR hangs
rad hfs voice saa al.shty--llke tho hrea g.
SAG ~ climber 1n the Whir.wind Wrrn
Chartev went hack 20 the ar.nrY over tfr
lonely t-ai chat n.sHt he Vss vadlnE uo
- Ats neck in rHaawhts taaf were rark
w.tA c3R'aity ffr eeekored thst he woHti
- vsrf rtc3 s~d hspnv trdiar z De-
cosil8 snsftaEe, sen}rhae.. fe capture Santa
Claus Ard shst WguaerfII sack rUad wIth
golden NearAws ard thtHas fo make % s.
BODY gas and rs torE1~ gtAd. Nov Gro
temptation rtsk s1.nex before tha ral8ss-
throws ha-k y him ere shadow 81 esl
sad WuA3er- steals up 90 hin ans eaters
- hrar{ uedeF ths cover - g. A. are-
tbs crafty Ssonx MAS afFa3a ana he
shrugged h.. hfEh sho4aafra. rrJntlr *
a,ilh.y. ~ssn De thought ~ gre lanE ssh
90 go Big. "a fsthe~ 1sus he haI his
rsa. and thAt woua nx htn "aU same -
- FELIX sure go sutrs, wag& A8Eo tAe la E
faste % wesY wh.st.era ans smoke e.r.
70 'sas Caristznas eve ana 8arkncsa hal
settles On ere laDt p thc Grows Chsr.eF
Pix Foot ~as huFrv5-g eastward On fks
fsasahtsa tra8 his rife s1ape GA hss shru.-
Der. Tse uted Was Bowl - la ere hIts
aeS eAe dfsrt - wraw srs f-eet rfseef sile
sas spray. tsse'1w fa'j s8 sss Pace a. ae-ce-
" tAAt SO ,ns3e hf-a easF Where she trail
strtsea ter valley - tAe Ettlre Hc~r q
te&rs Pm ale gssEe, anH EsK F'oot stepped
hetea fhls Nset. tsrr.ez isis hack - sha
W nc saa reer.aE t15a the darkness rTs,n
Pc js3 GuNn BIS SEN aa8 Ak ara a f,ne
raise en whtch faaF stakes SIZE knstss-I
fsas sfa1E BIS e}sEEsf. he drove tEa Stake
ttroaxA ere Snae tnto fae grnrea kreas,f
on esteeF Sc - ne trsA Tbrn De- ear
re rrso .1 tNo E.ecrs "a - he 'ses E-ra-