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Title: Two arrows : a story of red and white
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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Big chief by-and-by. There was some truth in that view of the matter, andLong Bear made a remark that had a little the samesound. At all events, Two Arrows was permitted to dis-mount and walk away, while the conference with his cap-tors went on. In ten seconds he was exhibiting his littlehand-mirror to Na-tee-kah and a crowd of other youngpeople, and found his importance coming back to him.None of them had ever ventured to creep, all alone, intoa white mans corral. Not a boy or girl among them hadsuch a treasure as that mirror. He had made friends withthe pale-faces, at all events. In fact, his standing in thatcommunity was rising with tremendous rapidity, untilsomehow or other the story of his wrestling match withSile Parks began to be whispered around, and it becamenecessary for Two Arrows to point at Yellow Pine as thegreat brave who had really pinioned him. There was nota Nez Perce in the band, old or young, who felt any long-ing for a grapple with the sinewy, big-boned old miner.
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NOT A BOY OR GIRL AMONG THEM HAD SUCH A TREASURE AS THAT MIRROR. Visiting. 121 and all would have been right but for the fact that TwoArrows had not at once escaped from Sile. A good understanding was easily established betweenthe miners and the red men, and it was not long beforeSile was off his horse and was going around among theyoung people. He used his eyes as busily as Two Ar-rows had done, but it is to be doubted if he saw as much,even in what there was to see. It was not long beforeNa-tee-kah had as good a looking-glass as her brother,and a general distribution of small presents sealed thearrangement that the miners were not to be plunderedby that particular band. Now, jedge, said Yellow Pine at last, its time wemoved. Spose we fetch along that young cub and hissister. Company for Sile. Make the old chief feelfine. Long Bear gave several grunts of assent when spokento, and once more Two Arrows felt as if he were growingyerj fast indeed. Well go back and move the wagons, said P

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