The Arrow-Maker

The Arrow-Maker
ISBN-10
1458912299
ISBN-13
9781458912299
Series
The Arrow-Maker
Category
Fiction
Pages
114
Language
English
Published
2012-07
Publisher
Rarebooksclub.com
Author
Mary Hunter Austin

Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...your tongue. (Turning his back on Padahoon he claps Pamaquash on the shoulder.) Come and dance! Choco (Gathering his blanket around him.) Even if the Chisera owned it, I would not believe it. (The men move in the direction of the merrymaking and are met by the younger people, laughing and shouting for Simwa. Padahoon watches them bitterly for a while, and, revolving many things, draws his blanket up and departs in the direction of the Chisera's hut.) Pamaquash Come, Arrow-Maker, a speech for your bridal. (Laughter and approval.) SlMWA (Drunk with popularity.) The war leader loves deeds rather than talking. Tavwots We have seen what your fighting is like. Give us a speech. Simwa Friends and tribesmen, the fortune of Simwa is Simwa. Does the Bear take weapons against the woodchuck, and shall the sons of the Bear make charms against their enemies? The spoil of Castac is in our camp (cheers) and our young men hunt within their borders. (Applause.) If any of the tribes inquire where are the fullest harvests, the fattest deer, the prettiest maidens (he flings his blanket about Bright Water), bid him look for the land of Simwa the ArrowMaker. (Shouts and laughter.) Young Men Come, now, a dance, a dance! Tavwots, dance for us! (The cries increasing, Tavwots is pushed forward to dance, others cry for PamaQuash and Yavi, who join Tavwots, laughing, to dance the blanket dance, all the others singing and keeping time with swaying bodies. The girls hover about the dancers, and as at certain points in the dance the Young Men attempt to cast their blankets about the heads of the girls, they duck and squeal. Finally, amid much laughter, each dancer captures a girl, rubbing his cheek against hers, the Indian equivalent of a kiss. With great merriment the crowd...

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