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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1889)
'II THE WEST SHORE. A HTUJtY OK THE KLAMATH I U.I I' KM " Naoma shall go, and Nitia will go with her. She could not stay with Watumni's tribe, after she let the pale-face squaw get away." In her j y, Doss seized the right hand of the In. v . ui.irh I),'8B ! dian woman and covered it with kisses, " God bless NKl;IMi h" uninviting tent, bich lAss , , .. eftrn6Btv .. .. ,.i .1.. ti.ro. horw f on von. Nitia! bne said, earneBuy. Mlj;, M mil ,.., mi- w - - - . , . , . , , Wfnmn? iinuai o 1 w.Muiiii see her. Ilim smart, plenty smart. Come, now, fol low Nitis," and Dess and the Indian woman left the wigwam together, to join the chief and his braves at sapper. Watumni was greatly pleased with his wife's con duct lie was glad to see that she was not angry with him-not that he really cared, so far as her happiness was concerned, but he thought how much more faith fully she would serve her fair mistress, having no ill feeliDg toward him or her. He gave expression to his thoughts in words, and Nitia fixed her eyes upon the ground, in order to conceal from him and his braves the jealousy and revenge which issued from their fiery depths. Her face was calm, however, and a smile played around her mouth as she said " Nitia love Naoma much. Nitia ia glad." " Nitia's heart is good, and Naoma love her," Dess said, pleasantly, and it was only by a strong effort that she managed to keep her joyous spirits from welling np to her lips in merry, rippling peals of laughter. If the old chief had ever loved her and he did, in his coarse, wild way he loved her doubly now, as ho gazed admiringly into her bright, radiant face. Indeed, she had become a favorite with all the savages. Tbey had watched her as she frolicked around the camp fires, with old Bruno at her side; they had laughed to see he laugh; they had felt like playing when they saw her play; and they had listened in muto surprise to the merry old ballads which she bad sung to them, though they could scarcely understand a single word she uttered. Then they had witnessed her daring feats as an equestrienne; they had admired the skill with which she handled the rifle; and, hav tag learned to look up to her as one who was by far their superior, it came about that the girl did pretty much as she pleased, and the savages were content to have it so. It must not be inferred that she bad cased to mourn her sad fate in the least degree, or that she did not ph'ava ava iYi.t Jaotli nVn'V ahn hiid- ' T1 faC hpr Iovpr brother to have met; but she was "U nich shown n.tnrallv ...i is.n i j w hnj nu iiguv-ueaneu, inai uer uun unpleas- will pari n, and the, little birds chant their merrv notes, un- u 1.1,11 f , . mimlfal of the tears and crief of the vast cruel world. rrH in -ri ,m y ,T,u T , ... ' Tw wcki after the ATnt. . rWrirttd above, v ' Dew and Nitia retired earlier than was their custom, llo rub- i.il.-l, lirh s-rved her as a bed, Bve ' . . II'.- . . Y.iHar ut.t l r j-nt up Mings ly indulging iu o urn... f.l ..f r-pii.g. UruiiM, wiving bis mistress' un attitude, and h'-ariuK her deep, heavy sobs, ap ytrM Irt, rubbing bis great, shaggy bead caress ugly against her shoulder, evidently endeavoring to wl hi-r to calmness. , " I'.M.r, .r old I'.rnno! " the miserable girl said, as hn drew the dog's head to her breast in a loving rmbr rc, " You arc the only friend I have to love in all lU id w ido world My life is almost a curse to run now. 1 ih, oh, so earnestly, that I could die. Oh, Nilia' Nitia' take pity upon me and kill mo out right' io will bbts you for it, I know lie will." " I(i Naoma no want to wed with Chief Watam ni?" the i u asked, while a strange, wicked light bono u lur black eyes. " 1 will take my life with my own bands, rather than marry biru," l.s rried, vhemently. " Thf-n Nitia talk. Listen! Nitia no longer care what Walurcni think," the Indian woman said, bit-U-rly " II no heart no g d heart. Many moons ag ho bmvl Nitia as he now loves the pabvfaco Nao ma Hhngd U him gl rather to tho little chil dmn tho (ifrat Hj-int tok long ago to tho happy bunting grutiol WheU ho sick, sho nurse him; she aUsya bu ilavo, an I now bo wants a pale-faco wife, an I N.tia must , ,,r ,MP t ,v What does Naoma ) ?" Ih Indian v.itntn aldl, hr black eyes gleam it it ah aroU.M jPl,m.y. Mu.t Nitia lafwl,and miserable, whilo ) it huppy jn , wjfpy " N , Nitia." lUs said, rising to her feet and ap I'roachu.g rl. to tho uU of tho injured woman, "I would b"t if I woro yu. I m mww jlW to ho, Um ,,wr,U. U h,lp ffi)i,.lf; but you CM h(,p m N.Ua. and My ywU," Ml lho gir-, roum, t tftr. brnjl t wubanew.Un bo,, and her brown s.arklrvwithane.,a1,,;7ii(,ijt "Wbatd.S,ra,n?..lh,luafwUl uj m runmiMtie as I, h,.n,.lf. !. 'tiMra-lytodomuch." IU.Ilrvlrafly i,ti) th( Jsrki T.orr,.rr, r,a,fu that tho ,,r( "Let her t61 U !, 1. ca., aside M ' Zt T T 'V? g"y Rnd "gt-hearted, that her 'f (v.u.Jmi. V(U) f Khl tui, n ' lll; ture would awert itself at times, despite her sa,J. lB , !, rvrf ( ant surroundings-just aa the little brook i rr'!-J "'WOfcUTcath. nn n,l Hm L:i- i n ' ii."ijmi a-.siiT. t