The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-29


| Cecil Is received as a Great White
Chief" At this council rebellion IS
in the air The chief medicine man
tells OF vision in which the Great
Spirit reveals the breaking up OF the
tribal federation and the dissolution
OF the Indians power. Cecil is asked
to speak and he tells them OF his mis-
sion OF love and peace. The old chief
by exercise Of his power as chief for
the time quiets thraatencd rebellion,
Trouble pervades the atmosphere,
An Oriental indian Lodge.
In the succeeding scene Wallulah's
lodge furnished in oriental splendor
with the rich treasures that had been
her princess mothers, is shown. and
here is introduced one OF the most
striking features OF the drama, the
l"Dance Of the Moonbeams," executed
| by young girl in Indian, costume. As
the moonlight wanes and the stage Is
full Of shadowy effects she follows
with the Dance OF the Shadows"
In this scene there Is also intro
duced a remarkable feature in the
feeding OF Walluiah's Iet swans which
come to her at call as she plays
to them on her flute, which was her
mether's, and which the Indians be
lieve to be thing bewitched.
Mt. Hood In Eruption.
Upon this shadowy, mystic scene OF
peace amid savage surroundings a
great light breaks and terrible disas-
ter nils the air. Mount Hood is seen
In the background in eruption and
,.k1 L ell. oh
the mystic Bridge Of the Gods crum.
bles and fails in gigantic debris into
the river, changing the placid current
to churning, foaming rapids.
! The great medicine man proclaims
the fall OF the bridge the beginning OF
the end OF the reign Of the William
etts, and the passing OF the red mans
race from freedom and power.
At the great council meeting on the
next day the old chief Multnomah re-
signs the chieftaincy to Snoqualmt
and gives him Wallulah as his wife
pfoclaiming continuance of his line
through his daughter and declaring
that the fall OF the Bridge Of the Gois
was but sign OF the transferring Of
power.
A runner rushes in bearing the news
! that great canoe with white wings
, like giant bird had sailed from the
west into the Wanna, bearing many
pale face men who had fought with
the red men and killed them with
their magic splitting OF fire from black
tubes they carried.
Closing Scenes Are Tragic.
The death OF Cecil, who is sitting IN
L. 10. Iod ono a
upon the paleface people. Cecil pleads
with them for love and peace and for
giveness, but the savages demand his
death at the torture stake. The CHIEF
medicine man prophecies that there
never shall be peace between the pale
faces and the children OF the forest
I There will be war, blow shall be
struck for blow until the bones OF the
( last red man shall bleach upon the
prairie-then there shall be peace.
The death sentence Is pronounced
Cecil gives them his forgiveness and
benediction and falls dead from heart
breaking. A warrier whom Cecil had
saved from being tortured to death
stands ever his body and dramatically
! proclaims that he has chosen "Tht
/ Heart Of Love and Peace" and forever
renounces his old Heart Of War"
The closing scene shows the greai
chief Multomah sadly iainenting the
waning of his power and the loss d
/ his daughter Wallulah, who has Beer
taken away at his command by The
young chief Snoqualme. to whom the
chieftaincy has been given. A runner
brings the tragic news that Wallulaf
-. 4 n l.
the rapids that have been formed BY
the fall OF the Bridge OF the Gods. HI
REALIZES the fuifilments Of the proph
ecy that his race is run. that his pow
er is gone, and falls dead al his
tribesmen raise the death-wail
| The warriors carry the dead chiefs
body to the river, place II in a canoe
set the canoe on fire and launch Il
amid the wild chanting OF their deatf
wall The blazing craft drifts out ot
sight, the death wall subsidies and ths
tragic tale is done, leaving the war
rior whom Cecil has converted tc
Christianity standing alone, tragic
figure against lurid sky
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