The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-31
fconttnued from Monday.)

10 ThlinK-TInneh. mighty chtet OF the
Sticks and the land OF the lananla, 49, a',a
OF the salmon and the bear. the moose
and the caribou The white Man Is
before thee with great purpose. tans
moons has his lodge been empty. ana ne
Is lonely. And his heart has "a.en ISL
in silence. and grown hungry Tor WON.
an to sit beside him in his lodge 70 meet
him from the hunt with warm ire anu
good food tGe has heard StranSS tnlnSS.
the patter Of baby mo "iSss And ,stI one
night vision came upon. MIN ne oenS." ,
The Raven. who Is thy tathcr. the -
haven. who is the father o! ~ i've
Sticks And the Raven SpaEe 10 , ,ne
lonely White Man. saying: blliu '. 1o.
thy moccasins upon thee. ana gro Jn
snowshoes on. ard lash thy SLED VIZ
Tor the Chief Thling-Tirneh. For me"
shalt turn thy face to where the 1 ma
spring is wont to sink below the tana
and Journey to this s fSau e Shalt make
hiS presents. and Thlins-Ttnneh. Ene -
my son, shall become to thee as latne.,
In his lodge there IS ~ n'a az life FOR For
ME-: inns "'@'O'N
20 Chief, thus spake the great Eayen:
thus do lay many presents al thE go:
thus am come to take Sns hn7It hin,
with crude consciousness OF royalty: gu.
delayed reply while EoansStsT e9epe
in, delivered a quicS me ;Sa go M "pi'''
before the council, and was soue'
40 White Man. whom we nave HaIieo
Moose-Kilier. also known as Sne. WI, Mot1:
and the Son OF the WOLF We NnU ~
nro,,d TO have thee our potlach-EueSt
but the king salmon does no. tua 81, .ha
tho dog-salmon. nor the Raven Will >"o
Not sol" cried Mackenzie: The dauEn.
ters Of the Raven have I met IN inc
camps Of the Wolf-the squaw OF MOT.
timer, the souaw OF TregidSo; .ne sag bacS
of Barnaby, who came two tce-rons oaGS'
and have heard of other souaws'
.1hourh my eyes beheld them not"
HSon. YOUR words are true; but " We're
evil mating. like the water ~. smn
sand. Hike the snowflake with inc , SUI
RIit met YOU one Mason and his sQuaw
Soe He came ten tce-runS ago|,tne
first Of all the Wolves. And WIZ VIZ nm. !,
there was a mighty a Iian strong sts as the
baldofaced grizzly. with heart like the
full summer moon: hts .oo,-
Oh. interrupted M 3cs,bIand fisure,
. nizing the well-known Norentaao 'e"'. -
..Ths same.-a mighty man. But saw saw
YOU ought of the s1uaw: she WIS LULA
sister ZarinSka. ,ra Mason
far far to the north. spruce-tIse'
heavy with years. crushed out ms ltLe
beneath Eut his love was great; aI',s l,e
had much gold With this ana hsr o"S
thc winters monday sun. ana thcre sue:
\.rt liyes-no biting frost. no snow. n"
$uruer's midnight sun. no winter i'0'''
day night" ... ,,itb
,n,neratiye summons from tn" council.
AZ Mackenzie threw him into the snow.
hr caught II glimpse OF the S"a!!n ,
forms before the council-ire. heard inc
rhant. and knew the Shaman was ran
i've the. anger of his people. Time
pressed He turned, upon the chief.
Come: I wish thy child And nov:
Soc, here are tobacco. tea. many cups
of sugar, warm blankets. handNerchlctS 5,
beth good and large: and mere. u true
rifle, with many bullets and mucn pow
der r.,i, O.
against the great wealth spread before
him Even now Ar" my people come
together. They will not have this mar
riags."
.Yct do n,y young Elcn range because
stS,n.. Motives have saIen their maidcns SO
That they may NOT marry. =. ru> ,ns
Listen. q Thl;ng-Tinn"h: Ere inc
night has passed int" tho day, inc Notr
shall face lis dogs To tho Mountains OF
the East and fare firth 10 the I'ountrE
OF the Yukon. And Zarinsl;t shalt break
trail for his dogs.
And "" III" night has gained its
middle. my Young n"n may fling to tn"
dogs th., tlnsh of tn" Wolf. and his
bones b. scattered in tho snow till the
Sprinctn" la: them bare.
1t was threat and re,--ror-threat. Mac
ksnzies bronx"d face flushed ,larkly. II"
raised his voice. The old Squaw. who
till now had sat an impaSsi"" spectator.
made to creek by him suddenly. and
there was Il hubbub Of many voices ms
h, whirled the old woman roughly I"
her couch of skins.
Again L cry-listsa. o ThlinE Tinneh:
The Wolf dies wiki teeth faSt-locEed.
and with him there shall sleep ten OF
thy strongest men-.reu who are need-
ed for the hunting is but begun. and
the fishing is NOT many moons away;
And again. OF what rrous should l die:
I know the custom OF thy people: thy
share of my wealth shall be very snra Il.
Grant me thy child. ard il shall all be
thine And yct again. my brothers are
never filled: and the daughters Of ihS
Raven shall bear children in the lodges
of the Wolf. My people are greater
than thy people. Il is destiny. Grant.
and all this wealth is thine
Mocasins we're crunchinS the snow
without Mackenzie threw his rifle TO
cock. and looscned the twin Colts in
MS Grant rant o Chief"
And yet will my people say no."
Grant. and the wealth is thine Then
shall 7 deal with thy people after.
The Wolf viii! have it SO. l will take
his tokens.--but would warn him.
Mackenzie passed ovcr the goods. TAX
ing care to clog the. rifles elector. and
Gaping the bargain with a Kaleidoscope
silk kerchief. The Shaman and half 4
dozen young braves entered. but he
shouldered boldly among them and pass
put.
pack" was his laconic greeting TO
Yarlska as he passed hcr lodge and
hurried to. harness his dogs. few
minutes later he swept into the council
at the head OF the team. the woman by
his side. He took his place at the upper
end Of the oblong. by the side of the
chief To his left. 4 step to the rear. he
stationed Zarinska-her proper place.
.sides, the time was ripe for mischief.
and there was need to guard his back.
On either side. the men crouched 10
the fire. their voices lifted in folk
chant out OF the forgotten past. Full
Of strange. hating cadenceS and haunt
ing occurrences. it was not beautiful.
Fearful may inad"quately express It.
At the lower end. under the eye OF the
ShaInan. danced half n score Of women.
Stern were his reproofs To those who
did not wholly abandon themselves 70
the ecstasy Of the rite. Halt hidden in
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