The story of Monegaw, a chief of the Osages . of the in-cidents in the stirring life of that great chief of chiefs,Monegaw, head of the tribe of the Osages. When Mr. Dyson was spending a vacation at the lodgeof The Monegaw Club, to which he belongs, hemade a tour through the country which Monegaw onceclaimed without dispute as his very own. On this trip howas fortunate enough to gather some most valuable in-formation anent this most picturesque chief. These stories^and legends have been woven into a booklet which he pre-sents with the fervent hope that whatever it may lack ingracefulness will
The story of Monegaw, a chief of the Osages . of the in-cidents in the stirring life of that great chief of chiefs,Monegaw, head of the tribe of the Osages. When Mr. Dyson was spending a vacation at the lodgeof The Monegaw Club, to which he belongs, hemade a tour through the country which Monegaw onceclaimed without dispute as his very own. On this trip howas fortunate enough to gather some most valuable in-formation anent this most picturesque chief. These stories^and legends have been woven into a booklet which he pre-sents with the fervent hope that whatever it may lack ingracefulness will be atoned by its absorbing interest. Mr. Dyson is a young man—a very young man—but he will get over that, and he puts forth this venturewith some trepidation. He need not, however, be little book is most attractive. It relates entertain-ingly the life story of the great chief and is rich in de-scription of that beautiful country which was once theland of the Osages. Lillian C. Hutton. Kansas City, Missouri, December 1, MONEGAW Mouegaw was chief of the Osages. In stateliness ofform, in conrage, and in the native strength of his mindhe was well fitted to be the leader of so brave a was swiftest in the chase, aronnd eonncil fires t\uwisest and in battle the bravest. While he had all thevigor and cnnning of his race, he lacked much of itsciiielty. Monegaw was severe only with his enemies; they,alone, were the victims of his prowess and strength. Whenthe palefaces began to come from the East and settle in thevalley, it was hinted by his warriors that they should bekilled lest they become too numerous and frighten awaythe game with the sound of their axes, and lest they shouldbuild their houses along the most fertile streams and campbesides the coolest springs. But Monegaw was the whitemans friend and he would say, The land is plenty andthe palefaces are few. AA^e cannot eat all the fish thatswim in the waters of the Osage. We have not enougharrows to
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