Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-03-07
GENESIS OF THE BUFFAL0ES.
Grand Believer Owen the Originator Of
the Order.

Grand Believer Owen, of the Indepen-
dent Order of Bu6aloes, is the author Of
the following article, which, no doubt,
will be of interest to tie members Of that
order in this section
Ere dawn on earth, when wicked pale
faces were slumbering, the spirits Of count
less Bufaloes gathered upon the broad
prairie of the "happy hunting grounds"
and prayed to the Great Manito:
80 Manito, hear US Although happy
here, herding in pleasant pastures and
ruminatng in shady places, yet yesrn we
for revenge. We bear no malice against
the noble Red Man, who on earth was as
much a friend as enemy, but remember
bitterly the cruel pale face, armed With
sticks that speak, in greed or wanton'
ness, slew all, sparing not the COWS and
calves.
"There runs not drop of our blood in
the veins of any living creature that
roams the earth in freedom. This calls
for vengeance. Give US now, o mighty
Manito, give us now that we may revisit
the earth and take our vengeance on the
people of the pale faces.
"Give us power to enter the breast OF
the pale face and to make him to dream
strange dreams, like unto the dreams OF
those whom the evil spirit, Gin.rick-ee,
has touched with madness. Grant Thou
our retition that we may inflict them with
unouenchable thirst for fire water until
their tongues hang from their mouths and
drop SLAYER as the tongues of coyotes on
the long trail of the wounded antelope.
"Give us power to twist our tongues
until the sounds thereof may be as the
sounds of Butfaloes believing in distress
Give us power over their version that the
moon may be doubled and the stars be
countless.
"Grant that each pale face may deem
himself Buffalo and shall walk on all
fours as does the Buffalo, and cavort VI
and down the trail and that, at the dawn
ing of the morning, their heads may b
enlarged and that the squaws and pa
pooses may be sore afraid"
A great cloud passed athwart the skl
above the happy hunting grounds, and
great wind blew out of the cloud anC
howled across the prairie, and man.
sounds and voices came from the win'
, and the cloud and the thunder; and tn
cloud passed away, and the Buftaloe
; knew that the Manito had answered II
the wind, and the cloud and the thunder
2 The countless herd then shook thei
4 shaggy heads and paved the earth an
beloved In 10y that Manito had answered
, Then straightwsy on the pale face thei
e fell strange affection. Ere dawn ha
$ called them from repose each bad stranR
/. and curious vision. Never did the kin
:. spirit, Opium, who gives to trouble
}. mortals sleep and blissful dreams besto
. such dreams as these. Into each pa
# face there was lodged the spirit Of fierC
b and mighty Buffalo; and when the risin
sun called him from rest he blinked b
|. eyes and looked upon the ground, and, Ii
Il the shadow on the ground was as IL
e shadow of a Buffalo; scratching bis 81
Il with his righ. hand he made for fre-wate
}. bis tongue protuded and did SLAYER, an
Y it's color was brown-liks unto the pelt
!. the musqua.
il On meeting his fellows, hiG right hsr
# touched bic head as though horn we
n growing, and each saluted each alike ar
n prayed for succor; and when the hand W
e wrongly used there was great bellowin
70 They saw two moons revolving 'rour
If each other, and countless stars; and thu
" roared ami pa axed and beloved until IL
8 souaws and papooses were sore afraid.
The spirits Of the Butfaloes in the hapE
3. bunting grounds we're glad at the revenI
IS of the pale face, and they gave thanks
d Mantle, who answered in the wind al
> the cloud and ihs thunder.