The story of Monegaw, a chief of the Osages . ans of the neighboring tribes, he was regarded as afriend by the white settlers who came into the Indiancountry. Monegaw was perfectly willing for them to livein the valley since they were always ready to acknowledgehim as ruler of the land. They came in such small num-bers, at first, that he could find no reason for not permit-ting them to settle in a region which had game enoughfor all. Monegaws friendship for the palefaces was notshared by all the other members of his tribe. Many ofthe warriors looked with suspicion upon the coming of thewhite m
The story of Monegaw, a chief of the Osages . ans of the neighboring tribes, he was regarded as afriend by the white settlers who came into the Indiancountry. Monegaw was perfectly willing for them to livein the valley since they were always ready to acknowledgehim as ruler of the land. They came in such small num-bers, at first, that he could find no reason for not permit-ting them to settle in a region which had game enoughfor all. Monegaws friendship for the palefaces was notshared by all the other members of his tribe. Many ofthe warriors looked with suspicion upon the coming of thewhite man. But the fact that their great chief was friend-ly toward the newcomers was enough to silence their dis-content, for a while, at least. By reason of his kindly disposition, Monegaw wasalways a welcome guest at the white mans cabin. Hefrequently ate at their tables and would exchange storieswith them around their camp fires and talk with theirwomen and children, telling them of wild animals he hadslain and of battles he had fought and WHERE MONEGAW AND HIS BRAVES ONCE HUNTED THERUNNNING DEER. Monegaw had never been hostile to the whites, but itis said that his actual friendship dated from a visit whichhe made to the Good Father at Washington, shortlyafter he became chief of the Osages. When one of thesettlers told ^Monegaw of their great chief who lived ina beautiful white city far away toward the rising sun,the Indian brave was seized with a desire to visit the rulerof the palefaces. He left the valley of the Osage witha select band of warriors and traveled eastward until hecame to the land of the palefaces. Tradition says thatJMonegaw was received with great honor by the white chiefand treated not as a subject but as a fellow ruler. It wasmutually agreed that the chiefs would defend each otherssubjects and ^lonegaw returned to his people, carryingwith him the memory of a royal welcome. For many years^Honegaw was true to the agreement. An incident is related in connect
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