The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-20
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erty. But the three Mrs. Lame Dog. S.
we may expect, will use more formali- ne
ty in their calls. and should not be Sc
surprised to see them drop in any in
day al
was half persuaded that Frank was ii
only joking. but nevertheless | was n
quite sure that he was in earnest when l.
he continued: II
IF they should happen to Urop In D
you will be expected to offer them v
something to eat An Indian always
expects this. It will do no harm TO
keep on friendly terms with them
But despite Franks admonition, l
thiek should have shut the door on
the visitors when they came-for they
did come some three days later-had
1t not been for the sympathy had Tor
the little copper-colored papooses
strapped on boards, and the tact that
some of Franks friends on the range
had brought US nearly whole quarter
of beef, which equipped me to meet
the demands of the occasion.
l was preraring dinner and Frank
! was sitting by the window cleaning
| his rife when, happening to step to
the door, was surprised 10 see three
1 Kiowa squaws standing before me. |
They were very wretched and dirty |
but perfectly healthy specimens of hui
manity. Each was wrapped in a blan-
ket and carried on her back some
thing that resembled a snowshoe, TO
! which was bound with buckskin
thongs little brown papoose,
The visitors greeted me in broken
English, and insisted on shaking hands
with me. Then, without more ado,
/ they entered the shanty and began IN
speeding the furniture and draperies
with child-like simplicity.
The instinct of barter is strong IN
the Indian, and they began to banter
me to trads. One offered me her
blanket for Che drapery in the corner,
and another a pair of roccasins for
the covering on the couch. They
were all three talking at once, gesuc-
! uIating at this and that article Oh
furniture, each trying as well as her
= limited vocabulary would permit TO
strike a bargain with me, so that IN
nv bewilderment l felt as IL had
suddenly been called to preside over
bargain counter.
4 Frank looked on the scene Witt
" evident amusement | was helpless
nj and knew not what to say or do Al
b the time / was planning in my mln'
4 how to get rid of the disagreeable Wis
| 4 itors. | think Frank OWNED VIVA
was in my mind. for presently he sus
gested that the quickest and sures
sE solution was to serve the visitors wit
III refreshments, and | was glad enoug
,cs to act on the suggestion.
IN When the meal was finished the
sat down in the middle of the noe
eH and began to jabber to one anothe
In their own language. Present.
they spied the piano which was opel
and it was evident that the sight OF
ea aroused their curiosity to the highe'
IN pitch. They gathered about the il
Ii strument, talking volubly and touchin
Y it with their hands as if 1t had bee
@Hm some sort of an animal which they e
pected to move at their touch.
Heap teeth" cried one, waving h
hand in the direction of the keyboar
oh! Mah-ehee-loo-thee!"
ada. was quite sure they had nev
rcer seen Il piano before, for when one
tor them happened to touch one OF t
ton keys, the sound produced caused h
Con to jerk her hand away and step ba
feet in momentary terror.
the the At this juncture Frank suggest
ming that | play for my VISITORS, ana NOV
; pc pc by sudden impulse, l sat down
it'll the stool and struck the keys. 7
fol- effect ON the visitors was startltl
They retreated quickly to the far e
IN M, of the room, jabbering necessarily a
fence pointing to the instrument Turni
l ,ence my gaze from them | went on playt
!. the selecting a piece from Wagner-s
posing that it would likely prove
n. M pleasing to the uncultivated ear OF
ce n three Kiowas as anything else
ice S. must have presented a strang
ace ?, even a terrifying aspect-for as
notes died away, turned to find t
the visitors had disappeared
hence zee Frank was laughing.
~ o. went 10 Tue uOoI W sec lllS III
No. 4 sQuaws beating retreat from
hence nee house At light of me in the d.
way they uttered excited ejaculatiC
muttering: Heap crazy"
thence | never saw the three Mrs. La
thence Dog again, nor was | bothered by
thence more visitors from the tribe, BIT
thence learned ATTIC wards that | was knC
ry :. S, as the Mad White Squaw, who m
elusive q the big box howl like the hur
coyotes." which Frank declared
shown a very fitting tribute to my art {
theast musician. But for all his badinag
ded lot am sure tLat he was glad brought
Phoebe piano to the claim, for he RENAL
Pioehe' that it not only served to make
lister. more contented, but opened up
the instrument wider field of
fitness, not the least of which
its use as an extinguisher of un
IN 1908 come visitors.