The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-12
The Big Chief
And The Chicken

yen Go?" and swap was his way
Inviting a trade.
Jcnnie was seven years old, an'
livea with her parents In tin,
rDagh-auilt stone honse one mil'
! e9 Ia of the naa which separate!
Nuaeas from the Indian Territory
! thN Faw Indians, who occupied thc
wsrr atlOl nearest Jennie's hcme
o'taa c1me to the State to trade with
tho settlers, to whom they would
Offer pieces OF candy calico. mecca
sins and necklaces made OF rows OF
/ Sr'ght-colorcd boads strung and fas-
tened together in sldlful way
known oaly to the North American
| Indians.
Ever since she could remember,
Jennie had onged for one OF these
necklaces. Every one OF her little
girl friends had one; but Jennie's
parents had been seeing hard
tines for several years, and Jen-
MOS mother was far too careful to
trade her chickens tfor the Indians
wolld inslst on having chickensl for
anyfhing SO useless as necklace,
Once IN great whilc she would ex-
change chicken for n few yards of
calico oat Of which to make Jennie
dress,
This afternoon Jennie's parents
had gone to the nearby village and
had left Jennie alone, as they often
did for she was a sturdy child and
NOT q all afraid, Indeed there was
nothing 10 fear All dangerous wild
animals had been hunted out and
the kaws were a peaeeable, Well be-
haYed tribe.
Jennie was drawing on her slate
when she heard the Big Chiefs call.
As SIC opened the door and peeped
ont he leaned over In his saddle and
dang}ed gorgeous necklace almost
In Ter face. Jennie gasped for breath
Tao necklace was 50 beautiful. fam
ng red, blue. pink. yellow, green
lar prettier than any the other girls
hal
OH" said Jennie at last.
Swap said the Big Chief, sug-
r can't" said Jennie. my
mother y
inst then her mothers favorite
'ocater ran across the yard He was
hig fellow and had a lovely long
,recn feather I'll his tail
Chicken demanded the Chief.
jennie was half afraid and very
But suddenly the Big
'hiaf. after quick glance at her
ace, spfang from his saddle.
down upon the rooster.
altered him in his arms, and was
aek in the saddle quicker than 1T
axes to tell IT,
Now" he said, swap" And he
ED out the necklace.
Yes" said Jennie slowly.
The very next morning her mother {
sked:
Have you seen the big rooster
IFS morning, Jennie?" I
mo" answered Jennie. d
few days later her mother re-
arEed
4 suppose a coyote must have
ught the big rooster &
To this Jennie answered nothing.
Jennie hid her necklace in her II
gn private box with her other d
easures. No one bat Jennie ever f,
uched that box Monday morning u
g tucked her necklace under her 0
ron front, but was half way to p
nool before she dared fasten 1t W
out her neck. She was duly en- v,
ID by all the girls, but on her way I'd
re she hid the necklace under a
* This With a strange kind OF n,
n she did every evening She grew y
dread having visitors She was fr
aid some of them might mention hi
: necklace before her mother. In al
Ith. the little girl was very miser- II
e, for her tender heart was di
iched by her mothers evident re- tr
It over the loss of the rooster. "
On a Saturday afternoon, almost be
} months after the trade. the Big in
lief again rode up TO the door of be
mics home Jennie's eyes open tn
wide with wonder and fear, for oy
re was the big ROSTERS long
en- feathers stuck in the Big kr
ef's hat The Big Chief had sup fu
ed that no one would recognize III
{ feather vi
W-h-y-y. you bad mani" said tel
MES mother, pointing to the wa
her, In,
Ugh" said the Big Chief, point
to Jennie as he gathered up his
IS and spurred his pony into a
Op. Ugh Bad girl" me
# course Jennie was punished for mir
fault. but | believe she felt glad ba
what she dreaded had at last viii
FRED. and her suspense was end su,
She no longer hides her neck cb,
for having paid the penalty Of In
sin. she can wear it with a clear
,cicnce o.,
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