| Show Everything pointed toplentiful harvest in the fall In the rabbit burrows the nests were full of naked blind young in the canyons many doe deer had two fawn the pine trees had an abundance of new growth which certainly forecastplentiful supply of pine nuts Tiny grasshoppers with green tobacco juice coursing through them sprung high from underfoot in an effort to escape being squashed against the earth From the myriads of hoppers we knew there would be ample survivors to roast and pound into meal to mix with serviceberries elderberries and wild currants when the snows came again New 1life was everywhere andwaited joyously expectant for my woman to bring her pleased newborn this for my acceptance did not return with me and went to find Oh the spirits would be day But my woman curiosity son overcame my son Finally my concern her As approached and her birthing place could see her swaying gently forward and back as she sang lamentations to the bundle in her arms My heart was sad asrealized that my son had not Tived for me to teach the signs of life the ways of hunting or how to becomegreat warrior approached her with sympathy and concern but she cowered before me did not stop but walked on to wherecould give utterance to my sorrow It was not until me had four days later thatlearned my woman had deceived She had led me to believe that my son was dead when actually she borngirl baby This trickery was done to keep me from sticking thumb down into the soft spot in the top of its head to end its my life beat my woman to let her know she couldnget away with such deception andtold her to keep this child of treachery out of my sight but secretlywas proud of her andknew she knew it This for as girl long baby was as she Tived called Datz-shu-mi never No-ni-shee acknowledged or Forgotten recognized ike it tribe was again on their near Fairview and on Thistle Flats to me and woman and There had ask if they could take her for their squaw To protect eleven years was impossible There were nine Indians to one squaw and an Indian withoutsquaw had to rustle he hadsquaw she had to find food for him After he eaten all they wanted she and her children could eat would rather belong to the most wicked white man than ekwou ld beat her unmercifully whenever he wished and The and her Katz-shu-mi No-ni-shee would soon be eleven years of age been many bucks her longer than Dream way to the Timpanogos his own food but if and his friends had what was left She to the best Indian ki1l her if he felt to fish We camped On the second day an angry buck came demanded to know where Katz-shu-mi No-ni-shee was went to my confronted her Terrified she explained that she had wanted her daughter to be taught and protected 1ike white girls were and had given her to Elvira Cox in Fairview went crazywas so infuriated She had no right to give this squaw away She was valuable property and it was my right to sell her to who22 |
