Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-04-19

IouSo. lou OF luou were III lfO0C OF
the great doors, and at their head
saw the ed-haired one; they all had
guns and pistols and were shooting at
us. 1t was but for a second, though,
and then the most of them lay dead
where tbsy had stood, and we rushed
inside after the few who fed. The
red haired one ran into great room
at the left, Spai-yn and at his heels.
He ran to couch, grasped sword,
and turned on us, making a lunge at
my friend. Spai-yu said something
and struck the sword with his war
club SO that it flew away to distant
corner, and at the same time the bad
man recognized his brother, fell on his
knees, and knew that he was praying
for his lite. l looked at Spai-yu; he
was smiling like little child, which
was his way when very angry. All the
rest of the men in the lodge had now
been killed bv our companions, who
came crowding around us. ! had
killed two myself; from one of whom
I took this lance-it had good staff
then-and from the other 1 got fine
! gun.
''The brother on his knees continued
to talk in frightened and piteous
tone, and finally Spai- yu turned to me
and said:
g Brother, just look at him; see
what coward he is; what shall 1 do
with him?'
kill him, of course we all
shouted
''Spaiyu put his hand to his chin
and stood long time silent, while still
the brother begged.
'' NO, he said at last, Il will not
kill him; if did my vengeance would
be all over, and would have no great
pleasure in it. I wish it to last long,
! long time. I want to see him suffer.
Tie him strongly; we will take him
back with us.
"When we had done so our leader
bade us take everything we could find
that we cared for, and others he sent
up the valley to drive in the great
herds of horses. We got great plum
der from the stone lodge and from the
! dwellings of the workers. There were
many fine things, SO that all had
/ share; guns, powder and ball, rich
| cloths and clothing, cups, and many
strange articles. Only a few of the
Indians were killed. for Spai-yu had
ordered us to spare them if they
I yielded: but all of the bad brothers
friends lay dead anl scalped There
were also many beautiful women there,
clothed in thin, white dresses. Spai-yu
talked very loudly to them as they
stood frightened and crying in COR
ner, aud presently, when the horses
came laundering down the valley,
trampling the fields OF growing things
fiat to the ground, he ordered them
out, bade us put the wicked one on
horse, and then set fire to the great
/ lodge; the walls could not burn, but
/ everything inside made a fine big
! blaze. Then we all caught fresh
horses and started back ol the long
! journey homeward, driving the great
herds before us, many of them packed
/ came to place where friend of the
bad brother lived. we attacked it and
got still more plumber and more
horses. After little we had more
animals than we could drive and had
to let some go. So we travelled ON, on,
to the north over the trail we had
came, never stopping even to bother
the people of the mud lodges, for we
had everything we wanted and were
hurrying to get home.
Every night about the camp fire
| Spai-yu had his brother sit before him,
and he talke bad words to him, laugh
ing pleasantly ali the time. And the
bad one said nothing in reply. He
got very thin and would eat but little,
and we saw by his face that he suffered
in his heart.
SAT last we came to the Yellow
stone. 1t was now winter, and we had
passed there on our way south early in
the spring. The river was frozen over,
and we were crossing on the ice, hav-
ing made dirt trail over it from bank
to bank. Nearly all had crossed when
all at once the ice gave way, and men
and horses were plunged into the cold
water, among them the bad brother,
who was tied to his animal. We
rushed to the place, but ere we reached
it the swift current drew them under,
and we never saw them again. Our
people, though, easily swan to the
| edge of the hole and were pulled ont.
IL 10 OCttOt ~, Sulu JDdtYu
after all, could not forget that the
same mother bore us both, and could
not have killed him. Indeed, 1 had
concluded to let him go when spring
comes, giving him chance to make
his way back to the southern land.
SIN few more days we came to
! the camp of our people on the Mis-
souri,, and there was great rejoicing
over our return. What became of
Spai-yu? He lived with US many
year, and then came the traders build
ing forts along the river; his wife died
about that time, aud he went to live
with them. One day the Sioux at.
tackled a fort where he was stopping
and he was killed in the fight New
York sun.