The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-20

fore the embellishments Of old age took the
strength from his arm
Two Strike was n great warrior lie had fought
on many field and he had won his name from
the overcoming OF two warrior foes who had at
tackled him when he was alone on the prairie
Single handed he had fought and killed them and
Two strike be had boon from that day lie was
the leader In the last battle which took place be
tween hostile bands OF sayages on the plains Of
America. For years without number the two ma
tlons. theTio'ix and the pawnces. had hated each
other.
In one q Coopers novels Hard Henri Paw.
noe tAunh o Sioux thus: "Since waters ran and
trees grew the Sioux has found the Pawnee on his
wnrpath" The fight In which Two Strike was
the leader Of the Sioux was fought against the
Pawnecs on the banks of a little stream known
ms The Fronchman" In Nebraska In the year
1874
In the valley OF the Platte river the buffalo wero
plenty. but the Pnwnecs had said that the Sioux
should not hunt there and they dehed them TO
come The Pawnee dogs called the Sioux won.
en-" said the story.teler and old Two Strike
snecTcd
II was when the grass was at Us best that the
Sioux started Tor the country Of the paWneo. The
teller of the tale made secret Of the intention
Of the Sioux to exterminnte the pawnees, spnring
neither nor children II the chance for their
killing presented itself
Two Strike aud his Sioux reached the edge Of
the bunalo country and there they waited oppor
told them that the Pawnccs In full strength had
started on great hunting expedition led By Sky
chief, a noted warrior When tho name OF SKY
chief fell from the lips OF the Interpreter old Two
Strike smiled and closed his nst The Sioux left
their encampment and struck into the heart Of the
hunting country. There scout told them that
the enemy was encamped In prairie gulch ana
that their women and children were with them
Ia care for the hides and for the drying Of the
meat Of the buffalo
Two Strike led his men by ~ way around rs
the Interpreter put II. coming finally TO q point
less than half suns distance from the camp In
the valley The Sioux struck small herd Of but.
fno and they gonded the animals before them
right mp TO the mouth Of the guch When ,he
buffalo were headed straight into the valley the
Sioux prlcked the hlndmost with arrows and the
herd went headlong toward Tie oncampment OF
the pawnees, who were foolish men and did
not witch for an enemy
When the Pawnees saw the buffalo they mount
ed their ponies and followed them out through the
far end of the valley 10 the level plain leaving
the women aud children behind
Then the Sioux went In to the slaughter spar
ing neither Infancy nor age, aud they had almos;
ended the killing when the Pawnee braNea re-.
turned
Then followed the last great battle which has
boon iourht on the plains between tribes Of rcd
men II Sory'teller IN the tcpoe AT Pine Ridge
did not so, but It is known from the account
Of a white man, Adabel Ellis, who knew the cir
cumstances, that the Pawnoes fought that day ns
they had always fought braycly and 10 the death
Sky Chief the Pawnee, rode out in front OF
his men, shook his hand and called out that Two
Strike the Dakota, was coward Then Two
Strike called back that the Pawnee was a dogs
whep and be rode out, armed with bis knife
which was the only weapon Sky Chief held.
The two leaders met and fought They dis
mounted tuned their ponies loose and grapped
The story'teIer fingered not the details Of the
fight lie said simply. the Pawnees heard SKY
Chiefs death cry"
The tale ended. Two Strike rose cared hl'
right arm drove his hand downward and theT
upward, and smiled