Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-04-15

trap-lines and defiler or the night
this dog whom Lafiamme, the trade
at Ogoke, sent to Nil the hearts o
your women and children with fear.
SAT his great post on Lake Ogok'
be would welcome you at the sprinl
trade. but Black Baptiste, and An
tome and the others. would soon b.
among your tipis offering the watel
that burns and fills your heads with
IRE, to your women and your young
men. You would trade the pelts
which you tOlled for through the
moons of the long SHOWS for this
atinging water which steals your
senses. And when be had your fur,
be would give you q little -four and
tea, and some shells for your guns and
send you away. But" and the voice
OF Michel rose IN hoarse crescendo,
@your women and children would weep
through the freezing moons for the
trade goods and the -four which La
famine cheated you out Of with his
magic water. This Is why he sent
Pierre, here, 70 drive you out Of the
country Of your fathers"
"Ataial tiwel II Is sol He speaks
the truth r. shouted the lnhamed
circle OF sWart-faced hunters.
you ask why this white man."
continued Michel, comes to this coun-
try IN the freezing moon and brings
the dog with the great voice to hunt
this WindIgo." and the IroQuois kicked
the frozen shape at HIS feet "when he
lives far in the South and will not
suffer from what Lanamme does to
the Ojibways. This Is his answer:
'In the moon OF the gathering Of
the wild rice, he, with David, here.
iourneying from Wailing River to
Nepigon House. stopped at the post
OF Lafiamme. There was trouble and
because they were friends of Msieu
ST. Onge and knew of the water OF
FIRE which the Fathers at Ottawa
have forbidden the traders to give
the Ojibways Lafiamme sent his men
to murder them at the falls Of the
Jackfish. But these men you see
here. who have trapped the Wlndigo Of
Lafiamme, laugh at the whitewater.
They travel In magic canoe, and be-
cause their shells were stolen by La
famine. all except one, and their guns
empty, they could not Eight. but with
that shell shot one Of the dogs Of |
the trader. Then they ran the great
strong-water which the canoe OF no
Indian has ever passed"
An undertone Of surprise and ad-
mirntion followed the words of the
speaker. for there were some In the
audience who knew the Frying Pan
on the Jackfish.
This Is why they ask for ten Of
your best young men to join them In
avenging the death Of your kinsmen.
They and /, Michel, whom you know.
have sworn an oath that this La
aamme shall not see the SHOWS fade
nor the ice rot at Ogoke In the moon
IF the breaking OF the snowshoes- We
nave given our word, each to each,
hat not again shall he steal the pelts
II the Ojibways with his magic water.
Z you are men you win send us ten
# your young hunters with their dogs,
hat they may trap these wolves Ia
heir den and the skies shove Ogoke
nay redden with the flames Of the
'oat where the Indian IL cheated and
urned out TO starve."
'Ataia Enh-cnhl Yes, yes, we
III do itl- shouted the aroused hunt (
n, at the conclusion Of the appeal
Or aid
Then the American addressed the
indians, while the man from Neplgon ]
at his words into their native tongue
You have heard the words Of the
from WaIling River. BE Is d
y friend and be speaks for me. My {
1ne Is far In the country 10 the
,nth, but / shall not return until &
lis trader, Lanamme, who cheats the o
always with hts whisky, Is driven d
ON OgolEe He may have sent 9TH 4
q to howl in the night and terrify a
1ur women. We must hunt them n
own. At WaiIing River lives an 7
NEST trader who gives you full value u
a your pelts IN -four and trade p
,ods. He Is the friend Of the OjIb- a
AZ. Send IA your ablest young men. N
no can shoot straight and DO not
Ar the men OF Lanamme, that we a
AZ rid the eoanfFy OF thls wolverine. q
at ron may trade without fear At n
. pest at the rapids Of the Walling" Fl
Back to their winter camps went a
. Indians with tho tals Of La p.
mme's Windigo. Pierrs. While the b