Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-07
Continued from Last Week.


mencement OF the great hunt, and
the warriors were up betimcs, and
active. Stations were chosen, the
Keepers Of which, converging to Il
center, were to hem in the wild ami.
mails on whose tracks they were go
ing. The wolves were known to he
in a hollow OF the hills. near Chara-
shilactay. which had but one outlet;
and points Of close approximation
across this outlet were the stations
OF honor; for, goadcd by the hunt
crs to this passage, and failing in
egress in any other, the wolf, it was
well known, would be then danger
GUS in the extreme. Well calculated
to provoke into greater activity the
icaiouSics between the Occon!cs and
the Green Birds was the assignment
made by Moitoy, the chief, OF the
more dangerous OF these stations to
these two clans They now stood
alongside Of one another, and the
action Of the two promised to be
joint and corrcSponsivc. Such an ap-
pointmcnt, in the cl0SO encounter
with the wolf, necessarily promised
to bring the two parties into immc-
diate contact: and such was the
event. As the day advanced. and
the hunters. contracting their circles,
brought the different bands of wolves
into one and pressed upon them to
hp 4,
only outlet, the badges OF the Green
Bird and the Brown Viper-thc one
consisting Of the stuffed skin and
plunage Of the Carolina parrot, and
the other the attcnuatcd viper. filled
out with moss, and winding, with
erect head. around the pole. to the
top OF which 1t was stuck---werc. at
one moment, in the indiscriminatc
hunt, almost mingled over the heads
OF the two parties. Such IA sight was
pleasant to neither, and would, at
another time, Of Il certainty, have
brought about Il suuabblc. AS 1t
was. the OccOnics drove their badge
carrier from one to the other end Of
their ranks. thus studiously avoiding
the chance Of another collision be-
tween the viper. so adored, and the
green bird, so dctcsted. The pride
OF the Iistatoccs was exceedingly
aroused at this exhibition Of imperti-
nence, and though a quiet people
enough, they began TO think that for
bcarance had been misplaced in their
relation with their presuming and
hostile ncighbors. Had it not been
for Nago0chie. who had his own rea-
sons for suffering yet more, the
Green Birds would certainly have
pluckcd out the eyes of the Brown
Vipers, or tried very hard to do it:
but the cXhortations to peace OF the
young warrier, and the near neigh
borhood Of the wolf, quelled any
open show Of the violence they mcdi-
tated; but. Tndian-likc, they deter
mined to wait for the moment OF
greatest quiet, as that most fitted for
taking away q few scalps from the
Occony. With muttcred curse,
hand upon their Thighs the more
furious among the Estatoces salts
fled their present anger, and then
addressed themselves more directly
to the business before them.
"The wolves. goadcd to dcspcra-
tOn by the sight and sound OF hunt
ers strcwn all over tic hills around
them, were now, swapping and snarl- |
ing, and with eyes that flashed with
Il terrible anger, descending the mar
row gully towards the outlet held by
the two rival tribes. United action
was, therefore. demanded OF those
who, for long time past. had been
conscious OF no feeling or movement |
in common: But here they had no |
choicc--no time, indeed, to think. |
The fierce wolves were upon them,
douhly furious at finding the only |
passage stuck full OF enemies. Well |
and maniully did tho hunters stand |
and seek the encounter with the inru-
rated beasts. The knife and the |
hatchct that day. in the hand OF |
Occony and Estate. did fearful exc
cution. The Brown Nipers fought |
nobly, and with their ancient rcpu-
tation. Bat the Green Birds we're |
the hunters. after all; and they |
were now stimulated into double ad-
venture and effort by an honorable |
ambition to make up for all delicien-