The St. Louis Republic., 1902-08-17

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
IT'S one bright afternoon" said the Old
Eattleman, when Sioux Sam an the infant
Enright Peets Tut is camped down on
the shady nde Of the New York Store
where it's some cool an Sioux Sam, by way
of mestin the clamorous appeals Of young
Enright Peets, reveals to him how Moh-
Kwa. the Wise Bear, feeds Fireheart to
the Catfish. Young Enright Peets nacher-
ally listens with all his years, for that
child shore does enjoy tales c whole lot
" One day. says Sioux Sam, Moh-Kwa,
Ehe Wise Bear, has quarrel with l5h-koo-
dab, the Fire. Moh-Kwa was gone from
home two days. for Moh-Kwa had found
a large patch of ripe bIackberriea. an he
said It was prudent to stay an eat them
up lest some other man should ind them.
So Moh-Kwa stayed; an though he ate
very hard the whole time an never slept
SO many an fat were the blackberries, 1t
hook two suns to eat them.
When Moh-Kwa came into bis cavern,
he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire. grown
small an hot en- angry, for 1t had not been
fed for two days. Moh-Kwa gave the Fire
a bundle of dry wood to eat, an when the
Fires stomach was full an It had grown
big an bright with plenty, It sat up on
Its bed OF Goals an found fault with Moh-
Kwa for his neglect. The Fire said. AN
should you neglect me again for two days,
Will know / am not wanted an shall
leave you an go away"
" Moh-Kwa was much tirod with no sleep,
so he answered Iso-koo-dah, the Fire, sharp
ly. "You are always hungry said Moh-
Kwa: "also you are hard to suit II give
you green wood, you will not eat It; II the
wood be wet, you turn away. Nothing
but old dry wood VIII you accept. Beggars
like you should not own such fine tastes.
An do you think, Fire, 1 who have much
10 do an say an many places to go-I.
Moh-Kwa. who am as busy as the bees in
fhe month Of blossoms, have time to stay
ever by your side to pass you new dry wood
ITO eat? Go to; you are more trouble than
q papoose"
thing 10 this for the Fires feelings were
hurt: an Moh-Kwa- who was heavy with
his labors over the blackberries. lay down
an took big sleep. When Moh-Kwa
awoke, he sat blinking in the darkness of
his cavern. for Ish-koo-dah. while Moh-kwa
slept had gone out an left night behind
' For FIVE days Moh-Kwa had no fire. an
ct made his heart bad; for while Moh-Kwa
that he could not smoke his kinnikinick
unless Ish-koo-dah. the Fire. was there to
light his pipe for him. For five days Moh-
Kwa smoked no kinnikinick; an Moh-Kwa
got angry because OF 1t, an roared an
shouted up an down the canyons an to
chow he did not cara. Moh-Kwa smashed
his red-stone pipe. on a rock. But In his
stomach Moh-Kwa cared. an would have
traded Ish-ko-dah. the Fire. four armstul
OF dry cedar just to have him light his
1zinnIldnick. but once. But Ish-koo-dsh. the
Fire, was gone out an would not come
back.
-openhand, the good Sioux, an great
hunter. heard Moh-Kva roaring for his kin
nikirick. An Openhand told him he be-
hayed badly. Ike young squaw who wants
new feathers an can't get them. Then
OpenhAnd gave Moh-Kwa another pipe an
brought the Fire from his own lodge: an
again Moh-Rwa's cavern blazed with Ish-
1soo-dah. the Fire. in the middle OF the
floor. an Moh-Kwa smoked his hnnikinick.
AM Moh-Kwa's heart felt good az soft an
pleasant like the sunset in the month OF
Fruit Also. he gave Ish-koo-dah plenty of
wood to est an never scolded him for being
always hungry.
".All the Sioux loved Openhand: for no
ona went by his lodge empty. but Open