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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1890)
WEST 8H0UR. Til red, embroidered belt, short trousers of black cotton- man, and the chances are that he will bo married and stuff, and long, blue, knitted leggings. A head band leave his parents' home. It ia not considered credit 0f red silk, and red buckskin moccasins completed ablo for a young man to remain long unwedded after his attire ; and, by way of ornamental finish, he wore ho becomes a warrior, and tho Zunl bridegroom doe a necklace of black onyx, beads, and a silver bracelet not bring homo his bride, but goes to live with her and encircled his arm. This was the costume of a young her people. Therefore, it was nothing strange If the Zuni noble, and much too costly to have formed tho mother sighed a little, too, with all hit cheerfulness apparel of a poor man's son. and, to hide tho momentary sadness of her look, she Inhadi's mother and his uncle's wife were occupied took off her little daughter's mantle and bent down to in preparing supper, and near tho fire sat a youth a smooth her hair, which was cut straight aero her little older than Inhadi, with both elbows resting on forehead liko a fashionable " bang." Inhadi' black, his knees and his face hidden in his hands, apparently straight locks wero also " banged " in a similar man in deep thought or in trouble. Perhaps it was both, ner, and hung down to hi shoulders from under the in reality; for this was Inhadi's cousin, his uncle's red silk scarf which formed hi head band and which only son, and he also was to stand the trial that night his undo had purchased of a Mexican pack peddler, and prove unless his courage failed that ho was fit The aunt, who, a ha Wn intimated, wa not In to be a warrior of the nation. He looked up and a very good humor, had now finished dishing up the murmured a word of greeting to Inhadi as ho entered, supper, and she rather sourly related tho summon then dropped his face into his hands again and said to Inhadi to come and eat. She did not seak to her no more. His mother gave him a somewhat dissatis- own son, and Inhadi, seeing that hi cousin did not fied look, as she poked the fire and stirred tho pot of move, went and laid a hand upm hi shoulder, steaming mutton broth ; sho said nothing, but it was " Attawano," he said, in the expressive Zunl tongue, plain to see that she was not altogether pleased with " Attawano, mako your heart glad. Come and eat his behavior. The Zuni women liko to see their sons , with me, my brother." unmoved in the face of their approaching ordeal, of Attawano did nut lift hii lw! head ; but he an. which they know the terror but have yet to feel the Inhadi wero tho lt of friend, and ho answercl pain. But Inhadi's mother met him with a smilo. gently- Your supper is ready ; come and eat, my son," " Do not wait for me, Inhadi ; eat your sup,,r. she said. " Your uncle will soon be here, for the hour " Hut you must eat with me, Insisted hi cousin, of your trial is at hand. You are not afraid, my brave " Your father will noun come for u. " I am waiting for him. " No, mother, I am not afraid," returned Inhadi, ' Do you mean," said Inhadi gravely, " that yc,. smiling. But here is Kiawa, she is dreadfully fright- will go fast.ng to endure ho odeal ? Attawano answered, 1 e. " av mv little one, take heart," said tho mother, " Then so will I," said Inhadi, (julckly. softly You must "ot blow a cold breath on your "So. ol" exclaimed hi cousin, Wking u, brother's couraee you will bo very proud of him " V hy should you fast, Inhad ? wt T Id Us trial and comes forth to take " Why should you ? sa J!"1' ,. , 1 A ,nl to bo a man of " What s the matter with you, Attawano T is place among the warriors and to be a man j honor, like your uncle. ' Kiaw. J, with toarful o, d Vf.M ,UI ,H" , , , i i ;m ,l,.nrlv " If I am," rejoined hi cousin, with sudden lire, " My uncle is very good and love him d , 1 , w but, indeed, I do not want Inhad, to bo jus like bun, ho l f.r then he will not play with mo any more. U"t- 1 111 a"" ' Inhadi burst out laughing, with l,;yi:h amusement IV- M , m " Oh, nonsense, Kiawa I Do you think I am going ,,7B" ' . , . h to bo fifty years old tomorrow " not Thiiik I am 1 coward," said Attawano, will have many a jolly time togethe jet, ho sa , tnu h hen I am half gaily and half tenderly ho,- 'X m , knoW lt. ,f.hf make a man of me to-night; but I shall not forsake hurt. jf M; my little sister, never fear." 1 . Nevertheless, there wa reason in Kiawa ore- nevero ; , , ladings; for, when a Zunl boy has undergone hi trial f and is made a warrior, ho i recognized at once a a Inhadi.