West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-10-25

hAN kfA0 ANNNA AteANAtNA AAAt LAAlAN
and Rodney built the cabin that H.
might fish and hunt ana forget the
cast and why he left IL. There Were
reasons why he wanted TO forget his
Identity as n white man I'm his play at
being an Indian. In the first fare OF
youth and the Joy OF having come into
her woman's kingdom the half breed
squaw was pretty. She was proud. too.
or her white man, the house he had
built her and the girl papoose with
| blue eyes. Furthermore. she had hccn
taught 10 serve man nheekly, for he
was the lord OF creation.
Rodney talked Sioux 10 her. He had
all but forgotten he was white man,
The girl papoose ran about the cabin
brown and bare but for the bead
jacket Singing Stream had made FOR
her In the pride of her maternity
Rodney called the little girl Judith. -
Her Indian mother never guessed the
| significance OF the strange name that
she could not say. but made nj least
ten soft singing syllablcs OF, I'm the In
dian way. The little Judith greeted
her father in strange llspings; Warren
Rodney was Tar from unhappy in play.
Ing at primitive man. This recessional
into conditions prlmeval endured FOR
seven SHOWS" as the Indian tongue
hath It, Then the squaw began to
break, after the manner OF the women
OF her fathers people. She had begun
her race with time decade after
Warren Rodney. and she had outdIs.
tanced him 10y decade.
And then the Tumlins came from
Tennessee to the BLACK Hills. They
came I'm an OK cart. and the days OF
their journey We're more than two
years. They had stopped In Ohio and
again In Illinois; they had travelled on
and on across half n continent in the
wake OF vanishing sky line. The
vague westward impulse was Turing
them TO California, but they waited IN
Dakota that their starved stock might
fatten, and while they rested them
selves from the long Journey Warren
Rodney made the acquaintance OF Sal.
| ly Tumlin, who rallied him on being n
"squaw man."
Warren Rodney had almost forgotten
the sorcerles of the women OF his peo-
pie; he had lived so long with brown
woman. who spread no silken snares.
Saliie's bushes stirred u multitude OF
| dead thlngs-the wilcs OF pale women,
all strength in weakness. fragile fow-
ers for tender handling - the squaw
had grown as withcred as n raisin.
Now, Sally Tumlin had no convic.
tons about life but that the world
owed her "a home of her own" Her
mother had forged the bolt of this
| particular maxim at an early date. and
Sally saw from precOclous observa.
tlon that the business of women was
home getting. TO which end they must
be neat and sweet and spnring OF
speech. After the home was forthcom
Ing then indeed might woman take
ease In slippers and wrapper, and II
Is surely n wifc's privilege 10 speak
her mind. Sally knew that she hated
travelling westward after the crawling
oxen. Her father and oafsh brother
loved the makeshifts OF the wagon
life. The cabin on Elder creek had d
tight roof Warren Rodney had money
in the bank. He had had uncommon
luck at trapping. His talk to Sally
Sally knew that the world owed heI
"A home of her own" and why should
she lot squaw keep her from III
Sally's mother glggled when consulted
She plninly regarded the squaw as q
rival Of her daughter The ethics OF
the case. as far as Mrs. Tumlin was
concerned. was merely a question OF
white skin against brown and which
should cnrry tie day. Singing Stream
knew not one word OF the talk, much
OF which occurred In her very pres
ence, that threatened 10 pull her home
about her ears, but she knew that
Sally was taking her man from her
The white skinned woman wore white
rufiies about her neck and calico
dresses that were the color OF the wild
roses that grew among the willows al
the creek. Sally Tumlln's pink calico
gowns sOwed a crop Of ncttles I'm tho
mind OF the squaw. IL was the rain
bow things. she felt, that were rob
bling her OF her man. All her barbariC
/ craving for glowing colors asserted II
self as n means toward the one great
end OF keeping him. Singing Strenm
began to scheme schemes. one dnJ
Rodney was splitting wood nj tho
Tumlin camp. though why he should
split wood where there were two wo
men puzzled the squaw, but the ways
Of the pa'efaccs were beyond ber ken
She only knew that she must mako
herself beautiful I'm the eyes OF War
rem Rodney. like this devil woman
and then perhaps the pnpOose tina
she expected with the first snowfall
would be n man child, and she hoped
great things Of this happening.
With such primitive reasoning did
Singing Stream put the horses TO the
Bght wagon and. taking tie little Tu
dith with her, drove 10 Dendwood. n
matter Of 200 miles. to buy the bright
callcoce that were 10 make her like a
whitc woman. ~ never occurred 90 the
half breed woman 90 mako known hor
plans 10 Warren Rodney. In circum
venting Sally Tumlln the man became
the fp0ils Of war. and It Is not the In
dian way to tell plans on the war trail
80 the s1uaw left her kingdom I'm the
hands of The enemy without a word.
Sally Tumlin and Warren Rodney
looked upon tho disappearance Of tho
rquaw IN the light Of n providontia
solution N the difficulties attending
their romance. They admitted it was
rquarc 0f hcr 20 hit the trail" and
they decided 90 losc no time in coins
TO 'ltc army post where q chaplain mn
Indian missionary happened TO ID
staying at the time. and have q reaI
l
Piles quickly and positively cured Witl
Dr. Shops Magic Ointment Irs mad,
for Piles alone and il does the work sorel,
and with sstsfsetio, rtcbipg r,irtrt