| Show Come quickly Brother George Arrowpeen is selling more stolen children to the Spaniards passing through We know it tas been happening for some time but we ve never been able to catch hin before Today we saw it with our own eyes George followed the messenger outside and sprang up onto his horse that had been waiting and tied to Grandmaone clothes line George had seen many cruel acts of these transient tribes traveling through Sanpete but he had never seen even asyoung boy accompanying his own father and his Great-grandfather Isaac Morley what he was about to witness with his own eyes and several of his trusted men saw it too As they reached the bowery they found that the message had been correct There was Arrowpeen with face painted in weird design and color selling Indian boys for one hundred dollars The girls were bringing two hundred more because they made excellent servants Spanish to take back to Mexico each and even for the well-to-do George as afraid as he had ever been and worried for fear of this confrontation failing hurried over to observe the selling and bidding What would my Father Isaac Morley Junior done have done What would Grandfather Isaac Senior have With great fear and trembling badly he shouted Arrowpeen you and your brother Sandpitch cannot sell one more of these stolen children Where did these poor little ones come from that you are selling today Arrowpeen utteredgutteral curse in Indian language and George understood what he said Arrowpeen went on with the auction even promising to throw an Indian woven blanket in for good measure and to get the Spanish to bid higher Father Morley had beendear friend of Grandpa George How he wished he were here now Do you understand me George was so angry that his eyes were blazing but so were Arrowpeen Sandpitchand other eyes of their tribe The big Indian was very angry now He spat upon the child he held and flailed with his Tomahawk as if chopping off the childhead He was not convinced as George Morley and Mes liam Black cautioned again and again and even drew trying to frighten him to give up the child 84 ger Wilir guns |
