The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-14
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ieliow sun had ridden AAgsilsp acres
the prairie 10 where group Of lads wer
paying At hocp and s.ieks. The rider I'D
dressed White Hsws, who bad bten lock
lirg or, absorbed in the gtme. This tai
youth irrred 10 gree. the newecmar.
why, so ytu have, ether hro!her b
aid. He trsmlEea he prsnclug, tpotts'
rory with yourg Iadisb's keen Ioleres
and delight In horses.
Ny father last now gave me this pony
He tsys 1, Il lime for me to 60 to tb'
huni, said yellow Sun, pfosdly. Ill
bought II Of my uttla a. porca Creek. Noa
sec him make the antelope ash.msd.
He wheeled and dashs fceross the prairie
his mount going vi the rush ois fright
ensd deer. He cut q beauilful circle a1t
returntd.
Alss, said White Hawk, my fsiber Ia Tor
poor to give me pony He has oIiy BIZ
riding pony and cne cid Pawnee irsyoii
horse.
Yellow suns ela,ion vanished. His fac
fell. These 0xsllals youths had been
broiber-fIknds sii ee they hsd blilled q
each other from their oracle board,. They
hEd shared all digs in common. Each
had taken delight In giving to the other BIZ
most cherished possession.
Yellow Sun hesItated but an itsiant, thcr
be lesped from the pony's back and thrust
hla lariat into the lands Of his friend.
Take this horse. brother, 1t 10 yours, b.
said. did not Intend to keep this one
Doubtless my relatives will give me an
other.
White Hawks delight was Ace to see
How-hoy how, he said. II seemed that
he could say nothing else. Then 10 dtzi
Of Joy, he lsped upon the pony's back and
rode away to try the animals speed.
Soon all the people In the village knew
OF this gift. Nearly all Of them said that
Yellow Sun was most generous ourg
man to give away his first pony, ard jast
as the bufialoes were beginning to come.
The lad's father and mott er, however, said
nothing.
Some days afterward herd Of bunaloes
was seen by the villsge scout, and when
he came In cry ( his report, all the hunt
ers went scurrying sf.er their horses.
Everybody who had horse and could bear
arms rode away to the hunt.
In this excitement Yellow Sun, who had
faied to receive another pony, was left
behind. His z land disappointment were
so great that he went away from the VII
lage and hid himself during the day.
When he returned to the teepee at night
he found his parents looking very sober.
They said nothirg for = long time; then
his mother spoke.
White Hakk has killed buf.lo, she
said, and bis people have meat. Your ia.
ther had bad luck and we have nothing,
except what is given to US.
This quite broke the boys heart. His
brother-friend, riding the new pony, had
gone to the hunt without thought Of him.
And now to be reproved for his own
generous set was more than he could bear
That night he secretly gathered his cloth
ing and woapons, and stole away from the
village. Two years before the 0gsllals
had followed buffalo trail to the south
we.t, where they had ,pent the winter,
hunting with friendly tribe.
yellow Sun took this cid trail, determin-
ed to 20 to the Cheyennes and stay among
them until they had become a hunter and
warrior. He trsmped on resolutely day
and night, stopping only TO sleep and to
hill small game or dig roots for his eating.
His bsrbaric young heart was steeled by
the deseriion Of his broiher-friend.
He bad Travelled this way for ten suns or
more. Then ore day as be lay hidden
among some ssgc.tushes, he was awakened
by the beat OF horfe's hoof. He peered
from cover In alarm, bu. was astonished to
see no one more formidable than White
Hawk, his brother friend, astride OF the
gift pony, and j,gging along the trail, evi-
IDENTIFY In search Of himself.
He rose with joyiul ahcut, sill his griev.
ance forgotten, and the bro.her.frierd, In
turn, whoopirg with delight.
How--how, shouted White Hawk. !
thought indeed should never fad you. !
made great circle hunting for your trail.
Come, let us now 20 homeward.
without more ado hey turned back, per-
fectly unders apding each other. White
Hawk did lot need 10 say that be had gone
to the tuf.lo-huut In whirl Of excitement
and supposing that his friend was also fur
nithed with pony.
The two travelled norihward lelturely.
They took turns In riding, stopping to hun,
or to rest as they were hungry or sleepy.
They came to the North Platte River. and
crossed at ford. Ol the north Cf this
river they were both riding upon rolling
prairie one afternoon, when three horse-
men appeared upon bill.
The strangers were Indians, who halted
and took careful observation Of the travel
ers. After some minutes, during which
he youths went forward, trying to appear
lrcorcerned, the three put the quirt to
heir ponies ana came on at a galIop. By
hsi ir long lances, their dress ard their man
ler Il riding, the sieux lads knew that
he strangers were Paxnees, ard that they
Sere a, that instan. riding TO attack.
white Hawk, who was riding behind, at
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