The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-17

Wultc lnhtl, us thtA Wultc Dpd} Squash
ed with blood. his long red hair bFok'
en- from his cue. ON his shoulders.
The two We're pursuing the same an-
. lmal. a young bun which thus far had
kept his distance some tifty yards or
so ahead. But as Lewis looked both
riders urged their horses 10 yet more
speed. The piebaid OF William Clark.
well ridden. sprang away in advance
ana laid him alongside OF the quarry.
Lewis himself saw the poised spear.
saw II plunge. saw the buffalo STUN
Bile IN its stride and saw his cOmpan-
ion pass on. whOoping In exultation az
weucha. who came up an instant lat
er. defeated. but grinning and Offering
his hand
Weucha, who came up TO Lewis after
magnanlmOusly shaking the hand Of
William CLARK. peered with curiosity
into Lewis almost empty CULVER He
smiled again, for that the white men
had ridden well was obvious enough
He called a young man to him. showed
his the arrow mark and sent him back
70 see how many Of the dead buffalo
showed arrows with similar marks.
In time the messenger came back car
Fying sheaf OF arrows. Grinning. he
held up the fingers OF two hands
Tell him that Is nothing. DoFlon."
said Lewis. I'VE could have killed
many more II we had wished. We SEQ
that the Sioux can ride. Now let us
see II they can talk az the council ire"
The two leaders FASTENED 20 their
own eneampment 10 remove all traces
OF the hunt. An hour later they emery
ed from their tents clad As officers Of
the army. In cooked hat aud fun uni
form. with sword at side.
With the fall Of the sun the drums
sounded in the Indian village. The
eriers passed along the street sum-
mOning the people to the feast. sum
moning also the chiefs 10 the council
lodge. Here the headmen 0r the VII
lage gathered. sitting about the little
fre. the peace pipe resting ou fcFked
stick before them. waiting for the ar
rival % the white chiefs. who could
make the thunder come and who. more
over. could ride stripped aud strike the
buffalo even as the Sioux.
The white leaders were In no haste
10 show themselves They demanded
the fun dignity Of their station. but
they came at last. their own drum
beating as they marched az the head
u their men. oil Of whom were IN uni.
'orm.
Meriwether Lewis took the dag from
Inc standard bearer as they reached /
he door OF the council lodge and thrust
he stan into the soil. 10 that Il stood
rect beside the Iapse aud shield Of |
Neueha. chief Of the Yauktonnals.
Then. leaving their own men on guard
Without. the two white chiefs stepped I
nto the lodge and. with not too much {
Intention 20 the chiefs sitting and g
Waiting for them. took their own places Q
n the seat Of honor. They removed Z
helr hats, shook free their hnlF. which =
ad been loosened from the cues And
o. In dignifed silence. not looking .
bout them. they sat. their long locks
pread out on their shoulders.
Explanations % excitement broke =
ven from the dignihed Sioux chlefa q
lcarly the appearance and the con. :
net Of the two officers had made z d
bod impression The circle eyed them b
18th respect. 3
At length Meriwether Lewis. holding y
! bis hand the great peace pipe that n
. had brought. arose. q
~Weucha.- said be. Dorion interpret. b
Il Tor him. "you are headman Of the
I offer you this pipe G
u ~ smoke. We are at peace. We b
e children Of the Great Father. aud a
DO not bring war. have put a flag q
Inside the lodge Il n your dag. You
ust keep H. Each night you must 81
Ike Il down. roll II up and put Il IN q ~
Irfieche, so that Il viii not be torn
soiled. Whenever you have a great
asst or meet other peoples Ist II ay
your door. II is because you are q
lief that I give you this dag. gave
e to the Omahas. another to the
'oes. Let there be no more war be-
'een you. You are under one Gag
W.
4 give you this medal. weucha. this
.ture ON white metal See! Il has
. picture Of the Great Father him.
4. my chief. who lives where the
b rises. ! also give you this writ.
:. where I have made my sign and
Iere the red headed chief. my broth. <
has made his sign. Keep these =
ngs. 50 that any one who comes here !.
y know that you are our friends.
It Jon are the children OF the Great
Their.
Weueha. they told AS that the :
ux we're bad in heart. that you
uld say we could not go 40 the riv. =
Our Great Father has sent rs up
river, and we must go Tomorrow 81
boats must go on their course. II
Great Father has such medicine as lFf
! I give you do you think we could
back to him aud say the Sioux Tn
aid not let us passf You have seen tiv'
We are not afraid. that we are sur
.fs-we can DO what you can do. her
you do what we CAM Can you call
&c the thunder Gomez Are any Of lau
r men able 70 strike the eye OF a Ma
:, the head Of a grouse, at CITY the