Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31

| him a lesson. Let's get away from the
| lodges where l can think g bit"
They returned to the slope and
walked down to the rivSr. Their
guards followed, but kept 6 distance.
They seated themselves on The bank
of the stream. A slip of girl stole
| down to the stream and 1lled an
earthenware jug to overlooking. She
had not discovered them ant' paused
| for q minute to dabble her fetst in the
water. The jug was decorated with
red snake, showing the owaer had
dreamed Of wolves and had learned
from them how to locate game.
Shunca-luta carried the bent stick of
Wolf-dreamer.
At last the girl decided the had
better be about finishing hep errand
and scrambled from the wiser and
inserted the wooden stopper ir che jug
and smote it with her small fist to
drive it home. The jug being illed to
the top of the snout, promptly broke
under the hydraulic pressEre, the
cleavage being near the bottom and
as evenly cut as if done by knife.
The girl stared in horror at tie broken
jug and began tearing her Mir. Scis-
sors stepped forward and addressed
her. In a broken whisper she ex-
planned:
ut is his, the mighty Snunca-luta.
Each day he sends the m sdicine jug
by me. Now I have spoissd it. Now
he will work bad medicine against
me-"
Scissors eyes sparkled with inspira-
ton and he kneeled and examined
the break critically. Then he readjust-
ed the two pieces and found they fitted
snugIy together. To the girl he said,
"Stop your noise, little one. Perhaps
my medicine can make the jug whole"
He motioned for Dinsdale to join
him. Bring water in your hat and
fill this up while / hold it from slip
ping apart" he directed.
Deeply puzzled, Dinsdale brought
water In his felt hat and poured 1t
into the jug. Until disturbed the jug
looked the same as ever. When the
last hatful brought the water to the
top of the snout Scissors took the
wooden stopper and gently inserted
!. one end and worked slowly Sc suffi-
cient water might escape to allow the
plug to remain in place and exclude
the air.
"What nonsense is tnis?" demanded
Dinsdale. 1.-THE jug is broken
81 will talk as we walk back"
Then to the girl he said: Lift 1t.
gently by the handle. Do not let it
hit against your legs. Walk carefully
behind u.s. When you see me talking
with Shunca-luta place it gently on
the ground where the ground is very
smooth and level. Do you under
stand?'
She bobbed her head, her small
round face filed with terror.
"And never tell any one, or it will
be bad medicine, and you will never
take care of warriors lodge" he
warned.
The girl gingerly took hold of the
handle and lifted the jug. So great
was her amazement and fear on be-
holding the jug remain intact that
/ she came near to dropping it. Then
! holding 1t away from her and walking
on tiptoe she began the ascent Of the
slope with the white men striding
along before her. Scissors explained
to his mystifed friend:
"Years ago, and long before I be-
came wakan and had learned to for
get useless things, went to school in
| st. Louis to an old Frenchman. He
was a very wise old man, and from
| rim | learned among other things how
| hydraulic pressure will knock the bot
| tom out Of a small-mouth vessel if
the vessel Is filled to the brim and the
stopper is inserted violently. ! also
learned that where the cleavage is
clean the vessel can be fitted together
and made to hold water If filed to
the brim and the stopper inserted
gradually and gently. The atmospheric
pressure on the jug is uniform, But
let the stopper be disturbed ever SO
little, let there come space the
width of q hair for the air to get in,
and out comes the bottom of the Jug
Now we will see what we shall see.'
With the girl counting every step of
the way in her anxiety to have her
part in the mystery concluded, Scis-
sors proceeded to Shunca-luta's lodge
and called on him by name, speaking
| In a loud voice. The medicine man
came out and glared at the picture
man and waited for him to speak. The
girl halted behind the medicine man
and carefully placed the jug on a
smooth level spot, and fled as If de
mons were after her. Heads popped
from the surrounding lodges when
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