The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-09-04

grow up with the country then fol-
low the ditch, we'll (he might y well
have said as long as you can stand it)
and then follow the river until you
come to the ford. The bank i very
steep there, I don't believe you can
pull that wagon up there, but II you
do, keep the road until you come to
the first gate on the right, then go
through the field, another gate, an
other gate, another gate, ditto, ditto,
ditto, ETC." Much obliged to you, we
can find it, and couldn't remember
a thing he said but 'gate," gate,
gate. 1--WE found the way tothe ford
and when we gotto the other side, we
soon found out that what the old fel-
low said was a possible fact.
Bill said we'd try it anyhow. We
all got out and walked but Bill and
up he started. "Git.up, Tom, Jerry
get out o'here, hike!" Half way up
that so degree elevated bank Tom
and Jerry stopped and back they
came. The second time every mus
Gle was in action, old Jerry tore off
one shoe and broke his hoof on one
side and l could see we were about
going into camp a mile and a half
from Halley's Bluffs and we were all
worrying.
Bill said we'd ''let 'em blow alittle
and when they get their breath we'll
try 'er again." l told the girls to 60
on up the road, because knew that
Bill would have to have little heat
ed confab with the horses when they
started and they might not under
stand the situation, so they walked
on. Bill unbuckled his lines, stood
on the dashboard and got 'em started
together. Every muscle was tight, all
feet set and Bill at the bat, "Now,
Bill" l said, "tell it to 'em and if you
don't 60 stout enough, I'll raise you
one." "Git-upTom, Jerry! Hike! Git
up! Git.up! BZ-Z-Z-ZXZ Bang, Buzz,
and the wagon was up and .settin' on
flat ground, and say, the air was
mighty blue around Bill when he was
about half way up, but it put 'em
up. Jerry was all in. With his hoof
broken on one. side and his shoe
hanging by one nail, he looked like
he had been in the Battle of Water
loo. think he was, its been so long
since l was in that battle.
We drove on around the road,
went through the gates and landed at
the farm owned by z.
Hager, -on the top of Halley's Bluffs.
We camped in Vernon county about
a hundred feet from the Bluffs in a
beautiful grove of native trees, the
most of which were black, and post
oak. No underbrush and as far as one
could see the ground was as clean
and clear as park. The lower dead
limbs had all been cut off and burned
md all along the edge of the bluff
grass and ferns grew in profusion.
TO the north about a quarter of a
nile, on Mrs. Logan's farm, are the
highest bluffs, about two hundred
'eet high from the water. Here two
gigantic rocks rise skyward, one the
Balance Rock and the other Lovers
Leap, the latter so named because it
S the place from which Young Chief
Chetoka of the little Usage Indian
:ribe, and Silver Tooth, daughter of
Chief White Hair, made their leap to
Heath because Of their, love for each
,ther. The plans which led up to
heir possible separation and the sale
If Silver Tooth to some of the French
raiders will be published in
story form in the Butler Weekly
Times. In the next issue of this pa
Der will give brief story Of our
county and Vernon, our adjoining i
county, and their relation, historical
With the Indians and show what a
historical and great legendary spot
We have, you might say, at our very ,
loor. And stillpeople spend hundreds
If dollars going to other places with
10 history, romance and no better
scenery than we have at home.
Some time in the near future in
his paper will be published the love !
story of Young Chief Chetoka and {
Silver Tooth, the beautiful Indian
maid as l see them and know them .
as look back a hundred I