Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

leaving the other six wise men in
the dark temple which was lit up
by psychic or spiritual light only.
The wise men then came home
and after consulting the e-ca- ca. tie
or Urim and Thummin told the
people that these warriors would
not come any more tor seven years.
Then the CherOkees trained their
young men for war and all the
clans were notified of the fact, And
when the warriors came again
across the great waters they were
fully prepared 10 meet them again.
These warriors came by thousands
and thousands but they had in the
mean time, knowing also that
they had to resort to some other
scheme besi des depending upon
their war clubs, fell upon the idea
OF using poison in their wars with
the terrible invader. They then
sent some great warriors out to kill
the great and terrible seven rayed
serpent and get its poison, which
they did and placed the liquid
poison in simblings.
At the close of the seven years
the dark and terrible warriors
crossed over like locusts for NUN
bers, with boats and loaded with
poison and arms, thousands upon
thousands.
When the enemy arrived the
Cherokees and all their clans came
in with Their war clubs and the
simblings filled with oo-ca-te- ue
poison and running near the lines
of the enemy they shook their
gourds of poison and spillIng the
poison near them they kept on
one after another, whOoping as
they went. The Cherokees cut at
right angles to the first run and de-
coyed the enemy to follow. When
the invader came to where the
poison was spilled they tainted
and fell down. The Cherokees
then came up and slaughtered
them by thousands and thousands
This defeat iscouraged the dark
invader and the war from that
source ceased. The Cherokees then
lived for ages in peace. And a
knowledge of the war with the
dark invader became in the course
of time known only in story.
Their ancient worship of the wise
ones of heaven was kept up. This
worship was organized at "A time
that was beyond the memory OF the
wisest of the Cherokee tribe, and
it was only reorganized in the new
country as the ancient religion.
The people lived for ages in peace
and happiness.
After thus living for ages in
peace and prosperity the Chero.
kee tribe increased greatly in
aud population. They built the
cah-ti-yis throughout the seven
CLAIMED nation organized on the
broad prin ciple of universal
brotherhood, which included the
whole world except the five lost
clans.
Then it hap pened, while the
Cherokee tribe thus lived in their
new country, that strange white
canoes appeared on the broad ex-
panse of the great waters. The
clans gathered on the shore in
wonder and astonishment at the
arrival in their waters of these
strange vessels. These white
canoes lowered in sight for several
days as though not confident that
they would be received with wei
come by the tribe. The clans,
thinking they were beings from
heaven began to beckon to them to
come to the shore. The clans also
prepared corn in which was cooke
sweet nuts, venison and other pre-
pared food 10 be presented TO these
white beings in their white canoes.
White being an emblem of purity
with the Cherokees, they looked
upon these white beings as a pure
race from the upper world. The
white beings of the white canoes
were soon convinced that no harm
was to be expected and they land
ed. he strangers were received
with welcome by the tribe and TODD
was brought in and given to them.
Tobacco which had been purified
and called the chola of peace was
also brought, together with pipes,
and the strangers were asked to
smoke with the clans. Then the
white strangers. which were sup
posed to be visitors from heaven
and who were supposed to be such
on account of their white skins, as
the idea and emblem of white was
purity and spirituality among the
Cherokees, these strangers were
taken to be such, asked that they
be allowed a small piece of ground
upon which to camp, cook and
sleep; it was charitably granted.
These strangers were entertained
by the Cherokee clans very char
itably and food and other articles
of comfort freely given to them.
Then these strangers made known
their desire and willingness 20 re-
main with the native Cherokee
clans if they We're allowed to pur-
chase a small piece of ground upon
which to camp and sleep. They
made known to the tribe that they
only needed a small piece OF land
about the size of bull hide. This
modest request was freely granted
to the strangers and sold TO them
for a trifling consideratl on. The sup
posed heavenly strangers then cut
one OF the OK hides which they had
brought with them into a small
string which they stretched around
a square enclosing several hundred
square yards. This they claimed
to be in accordance with the pur-
chase agreement to which the tribe
n