The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23

~ss seoihs .rs't ,ycr ihs y y. cs oi b'na
spoon sssh 81 AZ esr,h~f ~. The cfi'
proclaimed in ,oh mr, d. y tnssd ssss thl
the hun, dsrcs ~osls tssia AZ uooui's
Then all shouted in Ntns nssri, "Lss
lsl :" a. n they wtr, en- nardias sn or
lion ii The pasl'c couteH.
All rishi long insre sas noss ard cor
fusion. Boz flfes hlsr d aod torches sini
led, yoie csli.d aud ar ~eied, tslf-s"
figures dsrtea here AID tirre, Md q
night long the ciier stood 90 The enisi
lodge roof aud repeated re snmmons, aor
for word, Dow snd then ID 'ips in.irur 'or
oi his own, Euu TIE dogs snd ne 3 re
csuah, The spirit OF The iour, snd dr.'d
the general cproar.
Flying L gle hunif - ihs msd'c'n,
lodge. whic The coufasioi sss At =
height. Joirine the people who thrunee
the long, dark tunnel % nj entrsnce, b
pushed his way inside.
To civilized man, ne mo,l',, swaylnl
crowd wi hin tie lodge would have locke
most like bronze relief % mptlop. Her
a CLEAN OF the borfrs bfou2bi group IN
20 high relief ;iiere tn sisfoss east msnl
figures Almost 6st sgaiDst the inslsib
background, To Fiyins Essle it was sim
py the dance before tie sum,ntr hun, th
fret which he hsd site ss a. actor.
He saw he priests si.I ding within Ih'
semi-cIrcle OF white b,ff,ia 'kulls IN III
freight. praying lJudly, With the chiei'
TO the Spirit Father for help 10 To huni
lag. He could sec their head. aud ARM
tossing Willy above the warriors VII
stood IN the inref circle. Nov snd thr
he heard voices that rose above the clamol
OF supplicatiob; Food, 0 A'ius. food, that
tho flesh Of thy children grow hard J" "r!-
rf-wa, T-r- ys.' 'Givs US success 7
"Gran' that we hunger not" A-tl-s
Atius T--s-ssH
And 1t was not strange TO Flying E'gle
that all this bitter ~a,ih & vas simply foi
food. Whenever the smtke driilei side.
wise, he CT u d see far np through the lofty
smoke hole one OF TIT Ts's CREST, burn.
<, eternal stars. l. 10 he'd down iraB-
GULLY on the hoId. II writhinz savages,
but somehow Flying E,gle felt that 1t
could bear and undersitnd.
The prayers were over, ard he l1i led The
rest Of the Skill as they passed--msn,
woman aud child-ihrough the smoke OF
the burnt sacrifice. len be turred back
ard began 10 dance for The huot bsbi d
Sure Arrow. Night aid day the dancers
never pau'ed until they dropped Exhausted
ss the sun rose on the third m orring. Fly.
pg Eagle found II bitter hard AZ the last,
but 1t must be--he would d. iis part OF
worship, and II the tribe failed, he would
not be responsible. With this thought In
lis mind he fell into q stup)-,
When be came to himself the foremost
bands Of the hunt were air sdy FAR cut OF
light upon the prsitis. Only the last Of
he squsws we're falling into line.
And they call you Flying E'ele. jeered
little Moccasin, az be collected his few
and packed them upon Ibis
potted pony.
The name is good n answered.
He gave the pony amgh'y ~haek with
lis open hand. As The animal lesped be
hrew bis arm over Its necf, and man and
lorse raced away tite by side, leaving Lit
lie Moccasin to watch them out Of sight.
Soon after he had overtsken the war
iorf, Bear Chief left his place of rank be-
ind the soldiers" who bore the buffalo
taves OF cedar. Falling In beside OF Fly.
ng Eagle, he rode for time ia silence.
Son, be said at last, and the young man
tsrt.d at the unusual address, tomorrow
'ou ride with the scouts. have sppoint-
d II.
Flyiog Eagle struggled for at answer,
ut the old chief silerced him hsve done
/, he said, with smile, "b csuse a small
oice in the chiefs lodge asked" and turn
X quickly, he passed back to his place bc.
ind the soldiers.
TO ride with the scouts! To be scout
t was too good to be trrt! The toys
cart thumped loudly in Lis bosom, He
owed to spare neither toll nor hardship.
Ie would show Bear Chief that he appre-
isted this fc gnitiop, as well ss tie gift
I the spotted pony.
The next morning, before daylight, he
vas wsiting at the pbc, appointed. As
he other scouts drew rear, be hesrd Sure
arrow ssy sccflluRly to L-ki-kats, "5ee
rho waits. Have the sqnsws and the dogs
cen appointed, toof'
Flying Eagle shut his teeth with aclick
nd bis eyes a ,shtd fire but when the c h.
rs jDined him he was IS calm as cloudless
ky.
AL day long they sesrcled without iuc.
ess but toward twiligh, Fly ing Eagle DIS
ONtlNA bNlA VI w huaib AZ faHt9t ht
vas about 10 call In ile ether scouts d
urry back to camp when he inside more
important discovery. Not far away buf-
alo COW emerge from wlld-plum thicket,
ollowed by spotted calf.
A spotted calf Isfsd been years 81. ce
ne bad been reported. The man ~ho shot
would b, wealthy, for = spotted robe
gould buy q herd Of horses, and horses
gere cspitsl.
One moment the yfurg man clutched bic
ow, the next bis hand dropped BY bis side.
o shoot was against the rules. Uis duty
IAs simply to report the game. II be had
hot the cllf be ~oud hsye sgrsced his
ew position. BIS les, the COW would pro-
ably alarm the herd az at 4 g,ncrsl
No greater mis- oitute could
sppcn 10 Ne THE.
he rtmfmbersd u N Chief, snj turned
xay With a Sigh A sudden sound brought
i'm quickly back sg'ip. An arrow ~bIz
d from the uud,i b ufh ard passed within
D irch Of The spotted calf. Then What