The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-26

tle-tenders is howlin' an calm the dance
throughout the Usage camp. Thar's TO be
a full moon, an the dance-the IngraSka it
is-a dance them OsaGes buys from the
Poncas for eight ponies-is to come eff in a
big. high board corral called the Round
House.
Anyhow. all of Bits family comes trailin
In to this yere powwow, about pickin' ont a
squaw for Bill. Besides Crooked Claw.
thars bilfs widow aunt. the Wild Cat-she's
plumb %cunnin'. the Wild Cat is. an is just
then bein' celebrated among the osages for
smokin' ponies with Black Bar, q old buck,
an smokin' Black Bar out of his two best
cayousesCan' besides them two. thzrs The
man-who-bleeds. The man who-sleeps, Tom
Six-killer. The-man-who-steps-high, an a
dozen other sQuaws an bucks, .incloosif of
Bills mother, who's called The Silent
Conianche.. an Is takin' the play plumb
steady an Twin up TO her name.
These folks sets round an smokes
Crooked Claws kinnikini:k. Then the Wild
Cat starts in to deal the game. She says
irs ume Bills married., as a unmarried
buck Is a menace; at this the others srunts
agreement. Then they turns in to make a
grand roundup Of all the eligible young
sQuaws. Which they shorely shows up them
bellies q whole lot. One after the other,
they're drug over the coaIx At last tho
Wild Cat mentions the Saucy Willow, Jest
a. ONcAS savage pICSSnI hIlCWS Will De gone,
soon or late. from tho jump. The Saucy
Willow gets q speshul an onusual run for
her money. But it's settled final, that while
the Saucy Willow amt none too good, still
she's the best they can do. The Saucy VIII
low belongs to the blk clan, while Bill be-
longs TO the Bar clan. an that az least IL
orrsct. Injuns don't bsievs In tn-breedin'
30 they alters msrries out Of their clan
that away.
las soon as they settles on the Saucy WILL
low as BilPs squaw. they turns looose to
make up the price Fhs Wild Cat, who's
rich. donates O kettle, q side Of beef, an
them two cayouses she smokes outen the
ediotic Black B'ar that time. The rest
chucks In accordin' to their means. Crooked
Claw comm up strong with ten ponies: an
BiH's mother. the Silent Comanche, shown
down with a bolt of calico. two buffalo
robes. a sack of flour an a lookin' glass.
This yere plumber is to &c to the Saucy
Willows folks as a price for the squaw.
No. they don't win on the play; the Saucy
Willows parents is out dinero on them
nuptials when all is done,
"'when Bills outfits fully organized an
ready to deal the game for blood, they
picks out some bright afternoon. The
Saucy Willows family Is Eoin' about lookin'
particular harmless an innocent; but they
saveys enough to be in camp hat day. A
procession starts from the Crooked Claw
camp. Thar's MISUNDERSTANDING at
the head. BARN a flag. union down, an
riotin' along behind Is Tom Six-killer. The
manufacturers. the Wild Cat and others,
leaGin' five ponies. an packin' kettles. flour,
beef an similar pillage. They lays it all
down an stakes out the five bronchos about
fifty yards from Strike Axes camp an
withdraw.
Then some old squaw Of the Strike Axe
outfit issues forth an throws the bronchos
loose. That's to show that the Saucy Will
low is a unusual excellent young sQuaw
an poplar with her folks. an that they
doU't aim onA 70 shake The Seuw willows