The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

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 ~-1 ' C been put aside and the - ring of friendship cast S1GSyD into the dust. The tomahawk was being frightened and the surest arrows and sharpest arrow points were being selected, while the swiftest-footed ponies were waiting Tn the corral. The vermillion was wet Ill the earthen saucer where it had been mixed to stain the cheek of the war rior.
 It was even as Ta-Kad-To-Kuh, the greatest of all their chiefs, had said. The Osages were nation of liars. It was only waste of time to make treaty with a nation of liars. The treaty had been in all good faith. Together the men of war had met; together they had cast their toma- hawks in the dust. They had eX- changed gifts of enduring friendship and smoked the pipe of peace around the lodge-fire.
 The Cherokees had started on their way to their own camp, glad of the friendship of neighboring tribe ana proud of their skill in treaty-maklng' But even as they thought on thelr success the moccasined foot of the Osage was logging their way.
 In the shadows, behind the forest growth that berdered the smoothly- flowing Arkansas, swiiter than tue hare and silent as the sunshine, they had followed until the friendly Chero- kee had gone far. Then with whoop that rang far through woods ana hlllS' the silent enemy fell upon the un- suspecting victim and soon hnlsheu the terrible slaughter they had planned. When it was over the bloody scalp of the Cherokee brave dangied from the belt of the Osage chief, who returned to his camp well pleased with his spoil.
 And now as the Cherokee squaw husfed herself getting bear strips anu marched corn into skin pouches' 'he warriors danced around the fire, quiV- ering with passion from the tip oi the aagle,ouill that nodded stiifly in hls hair to the pendant of the rattlesnake that rasped about his ankle.
 When all was ready with a war crv that shook the still valley Of the Ozarks into reverberations of echoed wrath. the infuriated warriors gal loped away in the direction or the Osage camp. their black hair stream ing and their blankets falling loose.
 Mighty in number and fierce Tn wrath. they thought to take the Osage bv storm. Before the wild ride or the sullen braves the dust from the ponies flying feet rose to meet the foam on their neeks: the deer fled in terror the red fox crept farther into cover
 On and on they sped, nearer ana nearer the enemy and when the last stretch had been covered, rounding a hluff. with curdling whoop they rushed down to wipe out the camp.
 Rut the Osage was not there. In stead of the camp they fouhd le" holes and some caches of corn
 ilxe the ancient Hebrew. whose lh- str,. otions from Jehovah were 10 burn inc spoil of the Perrizite and HlVlte' so inc Cherokee burned the spoll ol the Osage. after which they turned to- ward the West. for they knew the enemy had gone on the buffalo hunt'
 The wild ride was now quieted lnto the long canter that must cover many days. ,,
 When they at last struck the trall of the unsuspecting enemy they sent eoonts who came creeping back through the grass to tell them thal the victims of their wrath were JuS' ! ahead.
 T. was in a sheltered pass made by inc sloping Ozarks that the CheroAee came riding like a fury upon the s,rnrised Osage, and here with tom ahawk and scalpknite they eNecu'eu swift and terrible vengeance for the wrong that had been done them
 Aaer the last red brave had been r,aJe to bite the dust. Blackcoat tar lied for moment to look over the ,.olla,, of death. where the Osages lay iase mangled dogs. Under his ioo' uas inc bloody ground over his head ear aeainst the blue. fioated a bug zord with keen eye already upon the i lfeless bodies.
 pis revenge vas complete. His
 ro1.y lay at his feet, past supplies