The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-30

self. Louis recognized him at once as a
brutal man whom h had once seen at
New Orleans fogging an Indian girl.
| Most of the whites were decent looking
men; but before the night had passed
away, White Hand shrank away to his
lodge, and as he laid his aching head
upon his pillow he drew Coqualla close
to him, and in a sinking tone he muir
mured:
ALAS! am ashamed of my own peo-
| pie. With all their advantages of birth
| and education-with the enlightenment OF
ages as their heritage, they are but saw
ages still!
The next day found some dozen of the
Frenchmen still at the Indian village.
But the Great Sun himself, with few
Of his warriors, accompanied them to the
town, and there the dark monarch prom
Used Chopart that, in consideration Of his
kindness in allowing them to remain so
Icing in their village, they would bring
| more than the quantity of corn promised.
"On the morrow" he said, I'VE will
come with our tribute of corn, double
what we promised and on the next day
we shall leave the village of the White
Apple"
But stay" cried Chopar, 1--WE will
have one more carousal ere we part. This
| night you shall bring your warriors here,
and we'll cheer our sous'
"Our white brother speaks kindly" re-
| turned the Great Sun; but will he not
be wroth at the rudeness of my people?'
mo. Bring them, and We'll pledge
| friendship"
'Thy red brother will come"
"And his braves with himY'
at shall be So"
And that night saw the scene Of ca
| rOusal changed to Natchez. And there
| they sat-the dOomer and the doomed!
| And they pledged eternal friendship! The
! white man had planned to rob the red
man Of his birthright-to drive him from
| his home, profane his temple. and pillow
up his fathers graves! The red man
| had planned to keep his home, to, main
tain sacred his temple, to guard well his
| fathers graves, and that this should be
| done, the invader was to be swept away!
1t was a strange pledge, but the white
man was the first to offer it.
| 1t was after midnight when they sep
arated, and the stars lighted the NatcheZ
| to their homes. When they rea he'd their
village, the Great Sun, in company with
his chiefs and mobiles, went to the tenn
pie and entered. They approached the
| place where the sticks had hung, but
there were none there now. The leathern
thongs hung against the wall, but there
was nothing in them.
"Chiefs, mobiles and warriors of the once
| powerful Natchez, may not this be the
eve OF our re-awakening? The day is
| past-the morn cometh! Shall not the
| Natchez once more stand at the head of
nations? Tomorrow we open the path,
! and henceforth from that time let our
enemies beware! The Great Spirit is with
us, while the white mans God has for
saken him. What shall we fear? Sleep
now. but sleep not too soundly nor too
long Let the sun find us ready to bid
him welcome-so shall we do honor to
the parent Of our great first king"
Thus spoke the Great Sun, and as he
closed, he moved slowly towards the
door, and his chiefs followed him; and
ere long afterwards the village of the
White Apple was wrapped in silence; but
there were two there who slept not.
White Hand still prayed that the coming
death blow might not extend to his faith
err and the wish kept sleep from his eyes.
And he who watched the sacred fire now
felt his duty doubly binding, and sleep
came not to him, as he still kept up his
tireless vigils.