The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-23

hnt On an f%tBHlitt VI NsEs"iN NH"N
they had arranged early la sheir cour'
ship they were acquainted with eaeh
others situation.
The provisions on the hill were soon
exhausted. The PanRs Of hunger rem
dered the imprisoned Indians drsprr-
ate. ard they resolved to esc'.pe or his
| ia the attempt.
One day after the siege had iaste@ \
week the rain poured down In torrents
and the river ran bank fuil. NalalA
had reyoIyed in her brain plan AFTER
| ulap for the suecor Of her lover, only 30
| dismiss each one ~ impraciicahlr' but
the rain and darkness suggested a last
degenerate rNpcdipui. She knew lhai on
| the hillside next to the river the line nt
besicRcrs Wa thin, aud on THIS h'ori'y
night Il would hc still further weak
sued hy the withdrawal OF many ~ ihe
braves 10 the more sheltered tents on
the other sides. There MAS chance
that they could slip past the scnti-
ncis and escape, or u she failed TO get
her lover away from the OsagrS there
was still a iorIorn hope that the entire
band could break away and reach the
woods along the river.
Resolved upon the attempt, she ieii
the camp of women and children and 10
the hlacknrss Of the night, with she
wind aud rain heating upon her and
the Neorha rushing Ia torrents ai her
feet, Walala stealjhily avoided the
Pawure scntinris and crepi up the hill.
A few rods from the trench she paused
and softly gave the signal. AnanNious,
almos; brrnthlcsS moment Of suspense,
and then she heard the answering tig-
nal Of lliatonks.
4 little less cautiously now che went
forward. HiatonkR could not cnulcc'
turr the cause nf his sweetheart mp
proach. hut he knew that IL was She
and be hurricdly moved among the In
dians warning ;hem not TO shoot al the
advancing figure. hut the warning
came too late. The %aichful eye Of q
young brave had pierced the darkness
and in the shadowy form 81 walaia h'
thought he detected the approach OF
an enemy. There was the whrriUp
sound Of an arrow, a piercing scream
and the Indian girl fell forward with
the ugly missile buried in her shoulder
A wild iumult followed the scream
Hiatunka spraug over the cmbauhmrni
I and rushed TO the PROSTATE form. TIN
. known 10 the girl, of course, the O-agr'
had already planned 10 make their sur
] tie that night, and they. too. had chuscr
D the side ~ the hin next 10 the river
/ Thinking the signal had been given
they rushed after Hiatonlsn their de
b FAINT war whoop rising Wild and tern
r bic above the roar 81 the storm. TIT
n Pawnrcs sprang TO arms aud started &,
+ intercept the foe.
The Osagcs plunged down the hill to
p ward the southeast. hoping 10 ,-capt
, along the right bank ~ the river. Fore
4 most among them was Iliatonka. hrar
/, ing Walnla in his arms. lie had draw
4 the arrow from her shoulder, and shl
I soon revived and spoke 70 him words %
encouragement aud love. with the re-,
4 Of the desperate baud they pressed OF
=. down the hill; but from every point q
= the bcsieging line the foe CONVERGE
!, upon them. They we're headed oh
4 overpowcrcd 10y numbers. and 90 ayDi
i. the dread alternative 81 capture the
, turned and plunged into thr river.
4 forloru few Of that proud array a
invaders swan across and escaped q
their own country, and they handle
81 down 10 succeeding generations tn
), story Of tina, awful night. They toll
4 how Hiatonka plunged into the rIg,n
waters. one arm supporting The wound
cd and helpless Waiala. while with 10
other he batiicd against the fcnrf
j. odds; how less Than half the distanr
was gained when his strength fal,e
y and the waters eugulfcd them, aud how
, after the food subsidized, the hudirs wei
y found clasped together in the ymhrae
~ death.
~ Tradition says they were buried thu
" at the foot Of Indian hill. and whrn ~
" Osages came up from the south Ia biol
, their annual sacred dance In mgmur
of their dead he pawncrs met them {
T. peace, and over the grave WHORE .
y much OF the pride and promise of bot
u tribes lay buried they dropped their a.
% cicnt feud and warred upon each 9th,
o no more.