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He will not listen in silence to any attack upon his faith, and when the heathen inquire of him he will answer them truly, but he has enough respect for the rank of Taggarak not to offend him when there is no need of doing so." "You see he has already sown seed, and there will be inquiries by others from him. Spink and Jiggers have been thoughtful a long time. They have spoken to others.
How is it that he was braver than the other boys and came into the lodge when all the others kept at a distance?" "That," said the Blackfoot significantly, "is because he is the son of Taggarak and knows it. He can do nothing that can bring him punishment, unless it comes from his father, and he does not punish him unless he acts as if he is afraid of something." "How many children has Taggarak?"
"I was in the Big Lodge on the afternoon Deerfoot spoke to many of our people of the white man's God, who, he said, was the God of the red man as well. Young as I was, I stood at the knee of my mother, thrilled and almost breathless under the spell of the simple eloquence of the Shawanoe, many of whose words I remember. In the midst of his address my father, Chief Taggarak, strode into the lodge.
"I am the son and only child of Taggarak, a leading war chief for many years of the Blackfoot Indians. I had an elder brother, but he died before reaching manhood. I remember the visit made by Deerfoot the Shawanoe to our tribe, in the autumn and winter of 1804 and 1805.
It is not for us to censure the red man if he was cautious, for, if need be, he was ready to die for the truth. The thin lips of Taggarak curled with scorn when he caught the full meaning of the reply of the youth. His patience was gone. "The Shawanoe does not belong to the tribe of Taggarak.
Mul-tal-la had told him of the conversation with Taggarak, and he asked the boys to give their recollection, not omitting a word they could recall. Their friend listened gravely, and was silent when they had finished, his dark eyes fixed upon the fire in the middle of the lodge, as if his meditations had drifted beyond the time and place.
"We can fancy that it may mean in some language, 'He that looks Sweeter than Honey, and he will be delighted when we manage to make it clear with the help of Mul-tal-la. I have the other fellow named." "What is it?" "Jiggers, or, The Warrior that showed Chief Taggarak all He Knows. That ought to make him proud and happy."
When Taggarak went over on his back, with Deerfoot bearing him down, Victor could restrain himself no longer. Snatching his cap from his head he swung it aloft, and had opened his mouth to cheer when the slightly less excited brother clapped his hand over his lips. "What do you mean, you idiot?" "I want to cheer for Deerfoot! If I don't I'll bust!"
"When Deerfoot left our village, Taggarak begged him to visit him again. He urged so hard that the youth said he would do so if he could, but he saw little hope and thought their next meeting would have to wait till both passed into the hunting grounds above. "Taggarak meditated much over the coming of Deerfoot.
He had put up a hurricane fight and had been conquered conquered by a youth who carried no weapon in his hand, and who could have driven out his life at any moment during the progress of the battle. Instead of slaying his victim, the Shawanoe had put one indignity after another upon him. "Let the Shawanoe take his knife and kill Taggarak! He does not wish to live!"
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