Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-31


volan' say, DO yoh bes', Dinah, mex
it all very goot.
ooh, they're just splendid, Dinah;
amt they, Dannie?"
"They are so," he replied, "Dinah
knows how to make good things"
"Bress de chilluns!" she exclaimed,
as they went out together. Dem
two's jess made fer one 'nudder, suah's
yoh bawn."
AS they sat together in their sunny
corner of the enclosure, Dannie and
Marie were surprised to see old Och
wall enter it. She saw them at once,
and going right up to them, begged,
while she patted Marie on the shout
der, "Aholaha come stayOchwall one
sleep an one day."
Marie would have preferred to stay
at the post, but her squaw-mothe1
begged so earnestly that she pitied her
and not wishing to hurt her feelings,
consented to go to the village and
spend that night and part of the next
day with her. AS she thought ii
would please her squaw-mother and
the others, she told Ochwall to wait
for her, and running to her room, don
ned the Indian costume Ochwall had
made for her, and the old squaw was
evidently pleased when Marie appear.
ed in that garb, and said she was
ready to 60 with her.
On the way over Ochwall told Marie
that all of them were to come to
feast in the village that night.
ooh, that will be nice Ochwall," said
Marie, "but l hope the braves won't
drink so much, like they do some
times"
"No; Ochwall say be good. Toe
much firewater bad for Injun.""
81 wish they would be good all the
time, Ochwall; don't you?"
"Injun not like paieface," replied
Ochwall, cheap bad when drunk"
"Some white men drink too Ochwall
and are just as bad. One of the mer
at the post was drunk one day, and
saw the soldiers drinking when they
were there" said Marie.
"Squaw drink too sometime; gel
drunk too," admitted Ochwall.
Eyes, l think that's worse than fol
the men," declared Marie, "and I'd like
to tell 'em 500
"No can let drink alone when bucks
give it," said Ochwall.
"The bucks oughtn't to give it tt
them; it is a shame" affirmed Marie
Their arrival at the village put
stop to the short temperance lecture
and as soon as they were seen, some OF
the boys and girls ran to meet them
admiring Marie's costume, and ex'
claiming, "Aholaha same 1njun now
Ahalaha good Injun now!"
| Marie was glad to see them pleased
and was soon running about with then
and Joining in their games.
Meanwhile the squaws were buslly
preparing for the feast, and when they
had finished their work, turned their
attention to their personal adornment
Their faces they ornamented with q
round, red spot on each cheek, tingeo
their eyebrows and ears, put silver
bracelets on their arms, and strings OF
beads or small shells around their
necks. They anointed their long,
black hair with bears grease, and fas-
tened silver trinkets in it and on theii
garments, decorated with ribbons of
various colors; the squaws of the
chiefs wore head-bands glittering with
rude ornaments of silver, a stroud OF
short blanket, gaudily adorned, about
their shoulders.
The men, also, devoted considerable
attention to the attire deemed suitable
for special occasions, painting theil
faces and heads, donning shirt orna-
mented with embroidery, and long leg
gins adorned with ribbons or feathers
and beads, and fastening plumes in
their hair, varying according to their
rank from a single feather or two tt