Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-09-09


and signed . contract 70 that eject
The next morning ths sutlef started
out to make . journey Of twenty 0ilea.
which h was eoaAdant h could -
complain be6oes evening II not handl.
capped His departure was watched
b. al Ct IL 6eet. who weadsesA lat
b went by day and without any wsap-
o. exespe . waiting st1ckL 0teCol tejd
then that thses wsss note ways thaa
oas q 1elas t11nGs. saaA = ~ -
throagA 4 would s. b. satlFsly af6sr.
sat means than theee Usually ~
ooeted q.
TIE oat3ef walked fee he 1EUe ~
q 1fteen niles through . WOOD. fte0
which h. emsrged at TIE summit e .
hin whsee hs could plalnly - Feat
Wilson. With he s&aTs and stx1pes Aoat-
ing above Il He Wa eonuatulatins
himself hat b would ct through
without trouble when b saw q party
Of Indians at the foot Of the hin look.
ing up at him. They had just observed
him and . moment later spursed thelr
ponies toward him.
Stiefel stood like Z statue licking
out ON the plain and q The Indians
approached appeared not 70 observe
them. though they were directly before
and beneath him. When they came
near he put his hands above hi bod
and made Z salaam to the Gun. that 1t
the time stood directly over the fort.
Ths Ind1ans paused. but soon advane.
"a again. StiefsI stopped. picked Mp .
eoup,s q Stones It bib tees and sub6s4
then togstAeR. mutteeing IL wA1a
Thsy basse into Q lara
Again ~ Indiaas passsd. TIL t1ns
h wondse. and ete1sl eeull hea4 u
Indian Woed 1oe medicine nan xupoat.
"a from mouth 70 mouth 0e0e of
them wsse turning - ffom . supss1at-
ufal being that might sez1hs ths0
down b eneAaAtDsn& but 60 evt
dsntly tAelr leader. called ths0 back
1AGaaa ~ cams q. a1A - 1t1u1sl ~
not make any movement b 1efeaGe
thsy "a not even raise their wsapeaA
Just befoes hey reached Nm 0t1e1sl
drew Z circle abeut him With III eane.
from he end Of which - Il te9cAed
TIE ground came Are and smokA Which
sputtersd and tuned TN he circle vas
complete. Then when lifted from the
ground II was again but . stick.
Most Of the Indians hid their faces
On their ponies necks: some started to
dee: al showed evidence Of terror.
The chief alone maintained his ground.
Then Stiefel began to make friendly
sisns to them, asking Il they needed
food. without waiting for . reply ~
stepped up to one Of The horses and
from his belly drew forth . chicken.
from another egss and from q third \
double handful Of coffee IN Tie bean.
While this increased The supsest1tieus
wonder Of The Indians. u caused tAen
70 look With more favoe upea TIT woa-
d9ful medicine man. he NE q WHEN
they I'D never soea. oe1o6A eave
them ths eatablea, then maseAe1 pasl
them Gown Tie Inn Il Wa net looe,
howsvee. befors b heard then eemane.
Turning. - cav Tie CHIEF IN advance.
he rest tagging DEawing HI stick IN
half circle before him. Il spat nrs q
before, and the Indians stood sun
Stiefsl pointed to the chief eontemptu.
ously and used the Indian words FOL
chicken heart. Then advancing, h
thrust his hand under the chiefs arm
and pulled out a heart which al could
see was that Of q chicken. Instantly
the chief covered. and the rest BEGAN
to upbraid him. Stiefel turned and
walked slowly away. Once only again
he heard them coming. Turning. b.
tossed q white BAH the sire Of . boys
marble among them. 1t exploded and
scattered them in every direction. Site
fel was not further molested and with
In two hours delivered his message
Soon after bis arrival at the fort 1
wagon train loaded with provisions and
escorted BY Q troop Of cavalry started
to relieve the impoverished gaf1ison
etiefel went with them and whea h
had told biz story received his reward
"Whsss did you learn to spit nre and
Ill that sort Of thingr' asked II
major.
II was once assistant to q magician,
replied The suffer.
You've got the devils nervs,s II
major observed