AN INDIAN LEGEND 



hundred years, she no give up 'tall, she wait, 

 she look, she listen all time. One day she 

 tell people Beaver King he cum she hear foot- 

 steps way way off. People laff, shake heads 

 much, but old woman she right, she know all 

 right. 



"Beaver King he cum. He sick man too. 

 He tell people 'bout tings, show big lot scalps, 

 den he near die. 



"Old woman she know lot, she make well 

 pretty quick she was great old gal, dat old 

 woman. 



"Good Chief he awful old too, he get sick 

 he die, he live too much long, den all tribe 

 have heap big war dance. Make Beaver 

 King great Chief. He mighty good chief too, 

 make safe all time, make dis tribe my tribe 

 great strong people. Never no more bad 

 tribe cum 'cross Grand Lake. 



"My dad he Chief now, he old man too. 

 When he die me Sabattis be Big Chief. 

 Tomorrow show place where Beaver King he 

 live. Most gone now, nudder year all gone." 



The landing was made. Sabattis carried 

 the kill of the day to the cabin and disap- 

 peared into the darkness. 



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