The chief approached the camp fire and threw a cedar mat upon it.
He did this so that he might more easily see the signal fire from yonder hill.
All was very quiet while the Indians waited patiently through the long night.
The kindly moon and the tiny stars looked down upon them seeming to say, “Be of good cheer. The Great Spirit will protect you.”
A WAR CLUB
Through the long night they watched and waited. Silently they smoked their long pipes while they looked anxiously toward the distant hill.
The river looked beautiful in the still night. What a terrible thing it would be if the enemy should attack this peaceful village!
Suddenly in the early morning the chief gave a loud shout, as he raised his arms to the Great Spirit. The signal from yonder hill had told him that all danger from the enemy was passed.
The enemy was not approaching their village, but had gone in the opposite direction.