The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15

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came he with two sound legs, albeit one
| was off color? Pingle, the peg-leg cripple
or that morning, now dancing with mar
Vicious precision and agility upon two
sound legs-one of a reddish brown tint
the other a pale pink! What would not
4 the sun god do to Wreak his vengeance
Tor such an insult? 1t proved too much
OF an afront to the native spectators,
| the properly anointed dancers, the medi-
! cifie men, and the sun deity
I The six grotesque old Piutes signed one
to the other, six high-keyed howls rent
| the air, and the six medicine men made
a rush for this offensive Pingle, who had
danced himself into frenzy and was su-
prenflyS unconscious of what was about
to happen. Down went Pingle of the pink
leg, BOWED completely over by the
| righteous onslaught. Instead of following
up their advantage the medicine men
snorted alarmingly and backed away
from the fallen Piute; he had come to-
Lp1eces-that suspicious right leg lay ina
heap by itself fully fiyeS@yards from the
1copper-hued Pingle.
There was a moment. S pause and lust
as the Infatuated savages were preparing
to charge poor Pingle again. hubbub,
occurred among the outer ring Of Ssqlaws:
and papooses. Pushing the crowding his
way through them, straight on to the,
magic circle. polling himself by means of
long, thick willow, came Sherman.
,lhrt1pes. Being of the West he had a
WesteFner,s contempt for sthievingS In
dams. and he used his willow cane to good.
aeking and Delaying every red
skin who stood in his path.
sherman cut a dramatic fgure-he had
lost his hat; his hair was vet damp from
his river bath and profuse perspirating;
awful rage distorted his features; and
Tapping Imply with every movement
hung the right leg of his trousers Gone.
! We're his elegant manners; sadly lacking
the captivating poise and gentlemanly.
appearance and what was infinit ely
more scandalizing. he was minus a leg!
As you may we'll ina CINE, theSloadstones
which drew him so fearlessly onward
was that pink-tainted limb lying among
the PROSTATE sun dancers Shern an
promptly rescued his, rightful property,
there being no need of spoken proofs,
since the empty trouser leg explained
things more clearly than words Grasp
ing the cork leg close to his bosom and
hopping along by aid OF the willow wand.
Mr.. Thrupes presented a ludicrous pic.
ture.
The Piutes stared at him stupidity, the
exhausted performers turned over to.
watch the second disturbing feature OF
their worshipful powwow. And Pingle,
not one whit Dashed. cast covetous.
SSsla nces toward the vanishing Of his leg
| soI one brief, xhiiarating hour
Recovering her eqnilibrium the lady
principal summoned her amazed pupils
and lshered them with polite haste
I across the alkaH and sage brush. she
Quite eompre fended that the big Piutes
sun dance was ignominioasly terminated:#
but she did not realize how badly shat
tered was the pedestaled hero Of more