Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
Uncle Tom Andy Bill
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hand to keep from falling backward. and put
it in the hot mush Then howl went up that
might have been heard all over the village 1t
was the sweetest note ever heard come from
Indians lips. and l laughed in real earnest
In moment the Squaw was upon me. belabor-
ing my head with the wooden spoon: but one
of the men. who fancied. had spoken in our
behalf when We first entered the village. came
to my rescue. thrust her violently from me.
gave her two or three kicks. and sent her
about her business
The Indian spoke to the other squaw, and
she poured a little of the water into the mush
to cool it. She then held the rim of the bucket
to our lips and we drank | tell you it's we'll
worth day of thirst for the sake of the deli
cious ecstasy one finds IN a drink OF water'
After we had drunk. the squaw fed the
mush. and we felt much better When We
had eaten. we were left to ourselves
SOON after the sun had gone down We heard
- in another part of the village faint low
chant rising and falling with the gusts of wind
THAT chant is our funeral song. said
Baser
II feared he was right but tried to think
of something else though with little success.
Presently light from fire at little
distance
There comes man with an armful of
wood said Balser And there comes an
other l do believe the red devils are going
to burn us
Don't say a word said trying to whis-
tie but it did look very much as if he was
right
Within less than ten minutes after we saw
the fire the men came bowling and bounding
into the open space that surrounded Balser
and me The redskins were in full war paint
and feathers Some of them had their arms
full of wood. which they threw down within
ten yards of where Balser and / lay. Pres
entity buck ran back to the fire we had first
seen. and soon returned. waving burning
brand AS he passed US he thrust it in Bal
ser's face. and would have burned him had he
not quickly fallen backward
'Iaugh!' l whispered
"Balser laughed: but never want to hear
another laugh like that.
Soon the redskins had great fire blazing
in front of us When it was we'll under way
they formed circle about us. and began to
whoop and howl and dance The glow OF the
fire on the painted faces of the Indians made
them look like demons. and the lights and
shadows dancing about like internal imps
made the place look like scene from the
very depths of the Inferno
The men danced and howled for long
time. perhaps for half an hour Judging from
the preparations they were making with the
fire. l felt sure they were getting ready to
bum us. and would soon have us roasting on
the bed of Goals
II said to Balser. withdraw that bet. 1t
will soon all be over, old boy: but die like a
man. Game is the word
Don't fear for me. he answered. L am
W
suit me-
Hardly had he spoken when four Indians
rushed in upon us. lifted us rudely to our feet
and began to drag us toward the great bed OF
Goals. When we were within twenty feet of
the fire. the Indians stopped.
Turing the little space of time in which
- we were being dragged toward the fire,
happened to think of the name. Monyomo
When the men who had us in charge paused.
<1,,h hon vOff no Naacad a
silence ensued: then 1 lifted my face toward
the sky and shouted the words. 'Wyandotte
Wyoyoi Monyomo!
THE result was magical. and l saw the In
dams look toward me in surprise. thought if
a little was good. great deal was better so
lifting my face. l again called out in long drawn
syllables:
'Wy-an-dotte Wy-ol-yol Mon-yo-o-o-mo-o!
After long pause. | again made my in
cantation When l ceased the men drew
away from to a short distance. speaking in
hushed. awe stricken voices the words. Wy
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