The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-15

odm met MIN WIKI M 0TdNity dho
and very quietly, at is just as he says,
but 1 say to you I shall kill him"
And tell you," replied Sam with
determined look, IF you come into my
yard again I'll shoot you instantly.
Hippy laid a hand on his chest. Il
am injured here. / shall not live long,
but l shall live long enough to kill
YOU" This also was uttered quietly,
but he me ant every word OF it.
Then Sam said: You go home and
call all your chiefs together. ] want
this matter put before them. If you
don't do it l shall. You can't go TO
war on me without the consent OF your
chiefs, and I want their verdict. 1
know them; they are good men,.
The agent was glad TO have the mat
ter taken off his hands, but he said:
DO you think it is safe, friend Will
liams? Hadn't l better send for a de-
tail of troops?"
mo; the chiefs will stand by me
in this thing. Hippy stands alone IN
this matter"
VERY we'll you know them better
than l do. Go ahead"
Sam went personally TO the head
night, alone and unarmed, he went out
into the camp and sat down with them
in old Bear Robes tepee. After smok-
ing with them he arose ana stated the
case fairly and without passion.
The old men smoked on in grave ST.
lence-save now and again as their Wis
itor reached a dramatic point or u
ludicrOus situation they smiled and
said. oh" or HUH"
When he finished one of the head men
said t. Hippy:
rs this true?"
Eippy, whatever his faults, was no
pettifoger. "Yes-but he has thrOttlcd
me and 1 intend TO kill him"
The old men talked on for a while
i'm low tones among themselves, laugh
ing occasionally at some dry remark
on the part of Bear Robe, who at last
arose to say to sam:
It's a pity you didn't kill the old
fool while you had the chance. 1t is
such as he who make us trouble; but
since you did not kill him and because
we like you and want peace. we viii
help you. We will keep him in camp
hereafter Go in peace"
Sam thanked them all and shook
hands with them and went away well
content with their management.
For five months Hippy was kept a
prisoner in the camp, by order of the
chiefs, and all went we'll at the school
Finally Hippy was allowed to go to
the agency yard and to the fence to
see his children. But you are not to
enter" said Bear Robe. IF you do
YOU will be shot and no one will de-
fend you"
Hippy obeyed these orders religious
w. He came often to the gate and the
children went out to see and talk with
him, but he did not try to enter. He
did not speak disrespectfully of the
teacher: he talked of other things, and
each time he returned to camp feeling
kindlier toward his young adversary.
He is a brave man." he said, and
has a strange power"
AS Thanksgiving came on, Sam
planned a big feast for the scholars
and their parents. No one was to be
invited but the fathers and mothers or
actual guardians of the pupils.
Hippy was liz trouble because he was
left out of this list. He felt. in sense
his unworthiness to be included among
the guests of this feast, and yet his
children were there, and he wished to
60 After much thought he went to
the agent and said: Il want to go tc
the feast, but l am afraid of Sam
We have been enemies. l want you tC
make a paper saying l may come.
want you to say in It that i am not
angry at him any mOre-that | am his
| friend"
When it was written. he said: Put
| it i'm one of these He pointed to g
| long official envelope. II want Sam t.
know that it is a paper from Washing
ton. Put this on" He pointed to q
| dig red seal.
So when Hippy appeared at the gate
of the schoolyard it was with his of.
! fetal permit held high In his hands al
a signal of peace, the red seal hello
very conspicuously to the front.
Sam met him with all gravity and
read the letter slowly, while Hippy':
keen eyes searched his face.
"All right-come on" said the teach.
er briefly, and Hippy held out his hand
and the two became friends.
Hippy enjoyed the Thanksgiving din.
| ner and the music very much. One
of his boys recited Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star" and that made him very
/ proud and happy. AS he came to &c
he said with gentle gravity:
II am very glad. My heart is sof
toward you today. The white man.:
road is good. My children are happy
| When can l come again?"
"One week from today" replied tn,
| teacher But no more
Thereafter Hippy came once each
week to see his children. He had N
longer any anger against Sam, though
the Cheyennes continued to joke hin
about being a weakling. They laughed
at him, and asked. Are you a war
rior? Are you one that goes to war
We think you are one who makes moe
casins and reads out of book"
In his sudden reckless heat ant
without really meaning it, Hippy cried
II will show you whether l am a war
rior or not I will do a great thing
| will make the agent give us goo
| beef"
The words once out of his mouth, h
felt bound TO make them true, and re
tired to his tepee to muse upon th
great enterprise to which he had Sc
his hand. while the Cheyennes laughe'
and said, He will lift trees by tn
roots"
There was deep dissa tisfaction owe
the beef. and with justice. 1t was un