White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-31
CHAPTER VII-Continued
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stoou up anu generously replleQs
pontiac, great chief of the Ottawas,
your words make Onontio's heart warm
and glad. With the mighty Pontiac
to lead our red brothers, the medicine
lodge ghosts will tell but one thing
that an ak, half-red and half-French,
will split the English head. Let the
brave Potawatomi set up the medi.
cine lodge where we may see 1t and
hear Its voices. Let the ghosts of an.
cient warriors tell US how to destroy
the English and take for our own use
their long wagons Of guns and cloth
and food Tell your red brothers that
Onontio will send them key of bran
dy to make their hearts glad"
Pontiac turned and stalked from the
room, dramatic figure. Beaujeu
smiled grimiy and, still staring through
the open door, he said to US:
"Messieurs, there speaks one who
some day will make great trouble for
some one. Whoever holds that man
fast to France does France and our
king q great service. Now while they
are putting up their lodge let US eat
and talk"
had renewed acquaintance with
the three officers before entering the
room and had been made known to
the fourth man, Sieur de St Therese
a pleasant-mannered fellow. Platters
of steaming meat and some good
bread were served.
Outside the window rose the gut
tural voices of the Potawatomi wizards
as they directed the erection of the
mystery lodge. Soon there was added
the fierce notes Of War-song as the
brandy began to take effect; and by
the light of several fires we could
glimpse stark forms dancing madly
around war-post, each dancer paus.
ing to drive his OK into the wood in
pantomime of Draining foe. For n
background was the heat-lightning and
the far-off believing of Hinunn the
Thunder-god, giving battle to his i'm
memorial enemy, the water-serpent
Beaujeu watched the frenzied war.
riors for moment and sighed:
"If | could hold them to that pitch
when lead them to battle. But mes.
sieurs, now that we have satisfied our
appetites, l will ask Monsieur Beland
to tell US about the hostility of the
woman Allaquippa toward us. Then
you can decide If her village at the
mouth of the Youghiogeny is menace
to France. Lieutenant Beauvais al
ready has told US something, but Mon.
sieur Beland was in the village longer
than Beauvais and had most sig
nifcant experience"
So, for the second time since enter.
ing the fort, recounted the woman
sachem's refusal of the French belt
and the killing of Pontac's belt-car
rier. When had ceased speaking
stssHiear-sde st. Therese excitedly cried :
ut is time that evil nest was de,
stroyed."
Be,.Ljeu's eyes sparkled.
"What does Sieur de Carqueville
say?" he asked.
De Carqueville promptly replied:
1--WE are in extremis without Brad
dock finding resting place should his
line of march take him to the mouth
of the Youghiogeny. The country
ahead of his army should be swept
clean of English allies"
De la Parade lifted glass of wine
and gave:
"Death to the English Indians
Death to Allaquippal"
A. ~ ho1 hmm N,
de Pareux counseled: :
at would be best, ] believe, to sen(
the Ottawas, or the Ojibways, to re
move the village"
Beaujeu considered this suggestion
thoughtfully for few moments, ant
then turned to me and invited:
LET US have Monsieur Beland's ad
vice.
told them:
ut is my belief that at the wors
she will only succeed in holding he
indians neutral. Their numbers ar
few. When they find there is but
small force of Indians with the Eng
lish army, they will not dare to joil
It, If you send the northern Indian
against the village you may make gu
Shawnees and Mingoes uneasy.
may spoil their fighting spirit. Ger
tainly your Delawares would not rel
ish doing the work, for after all the
are of the same race"
"Ehe!" muttered Beaujeu, tuggin
at his long hair and frowning at hi
glass. Finally he threw up his hea
and said:
"Our brother speaks with wisdom
although it sounds like the cold ca
culating counsel of an Englishmar
But 1t is true, messieurs, that man
of the Indians do not care whethe
the dog eats the wolf, or the wolf eat
the dog. We cannot risk split 1
our red ranks. If the Shawnees stea
away to the Muskingum and Grave.
creek. then we may expect to behol
the lake tribes leaving for the mort
without lifting an AK. am force
to believe It will be better to leav
Allaquppa's town alone.
'If Our Lady's intercession shout
give us victory over Braddock tn
task of pacifying the English Len
I.enape will be easier If there be n
bones of their warriors for France
cover If II is fated that we lose. W
shall have our hands full In with
drawing from this fort without ha,
ing to fight rear-guard engagement
against Infatuated neutrals. For
solemnly assure you. messieurs. tina
ntr own s8vages will he q probler
L. inn