Yellowstone monitor., 1914-02-19

came finally, and a finer lot ! never
saw-big, clean limbed and clothed II
| royal furs, but sullen-yes, very sui
len-and when they saw the two white
men and the woman they murmure0
| among themselves
| 1.-The captain knew their story-he
| knew everything that had to do with
| Alaska-and he called them together
below the bridge.
| These people have come to live
with you,' he said. BE good to them.
There was considerable talk. Then
| one spoke up in his native tongue
"'We don't want the white men and
| their squaw.'
They're good men, said Healy.
They'll teach you many things and
cure your children when they're sick
"'We don't want the white men,
said the spokesman again. Take them
away. Ii they stay they will be sorry.
Maybe they will die. Who knows?
1.-The 'old mans eyes glowed and
his voice raised a tone as he spoke.
eff anything happens to them I'll
blow up your village I'll shoot your
houses to pieces
"They bad never seen cannon be-
fore and began to laugh at this.
"'No. said they; we are not chill
dren to be frightened with fools talk.
The village is too far away. and the
ship can't come close to land. No; you
must keep the white folks yourself.
"At that the captain made them
climb the rigging, every one Of them.
and had me load the bow gun.
"'Shoot low, lieutenant he said.
So did The shot struck halfway to
the shore. A laugh came from aloft.
"'What did we say? they gibed The
big whale gun is no good You can't
scare us; we are men,
"Load her again. said Healy.
did, and this time the laughter was
not SO loud, for the ball struck close to
the beach. They were unconvinced,
however. and jeered us nightly till
the commander said:
Lieutenant that big cache to the
east of the village
"'Aye, aye, SIR and l sighted.
'They had caught the old mans
tone this time and ceased to chatter.
The deck was very still as fred.
The cache was rude log shelter.
perched high on posts and standing
we'll out from the village. It was 8
hot ho ilyo
clay pigeon. We saw women and
children scurrying out OF the huts back
toward the hills
THE men came down on the deck
quietly, and they were not laughing
now. but more sullen faces never
saw
Don't shoot again. they said. Let
the white men and the squaw come
ashore And that's how we landed
our missionaries"
During the next few years the reve-
nue. cutter called at the village fre-
quently. leaving mail, provisions. ETC..
and it seemed that the churchmen
were getting along much better than
had been expected. Particularly did
the Ohio boy succeed with them for
he worked earnestly and treated his,
charges with tact and understanding
Of which the other, Mathison, seemed
totally devoid. However, he was even
tually sent down the coast to Port
Clarence in charge of government
herd, leaving the Kentuckian
and his wife at Prince Of Wales.
Now. the spirit of mischief dwells
rs stoutly in a native child as in one
Of other blood; but no matter what
faults are committed, the Indian never
chastises his offspring This tender
spirit of reverence is one Of the most
traits Of the aborigine, and
not only does be never lift hand
against his little ones, but violence
from another Is deadly affront.
The children Of this village did not
like Mathison, and he began to feel an
unrest in his school which he could
not fathom. One morning he found a
rude caricature of himself on the
1t was most disparaging |
20 his dignity and led to severe Ian
yuage. A few nights later some one
hrew pebbles at his house door
Again. the schoolhouse was broken |
,pen and chalk taken out. He spoke |
o the scholars Of dire punishments, |
md still the thing prevailed until be
rev maddened out OF all proportion
o the gravity Of the offenses.
Had he treated them with a patient
.ood humor the little ones would have /
Exhausted their resources Of annoy
nee, but they irritated him cumula-
lively till one day In an outburst he
threatened death to any one who ap-
'roached his house at night. His resi-
ence sat well up on the mountain
bove the village, and for some time
hereafter he slept in peace But the
berties with the schoolhouse contin-
ed, and one day. becoming frenzied.
9 made public announcement that
hould he catch any one forcing 1t
pen he would shoot him.
Some time after three little boys.
with deyiltry. sprung the
oor to the place, purloining some
halk Later as they thought Of the
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