Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-04-02
"A SCENE In NEW YORK.

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A SCENE In NEW YORK.
sa The following narrative is given 10 an
article ina Partisan paper, tfeating oi
the gradual extinction Of savage life
upon this continent So affs3al
|-ss The Office of the Courier des Efnts
Unis, the French paper in New York,
is thronged every day, with Indians,
who come to ask for admission into civ
ilized life. islf tIssst tsis
i One day there entered a Comanche!
The tribe Of Comanches Is the most
warlike ia America alaai gssssslsd 5fs
Pale-face, II said the Indian, 4 are
yousthe editor ofthe Courier des Elats
Un;s2'' n a'atstl 9f. ttssiissfa Isas.;t 81.
Yes" said the pale-facs, 4seizing. a
chair 70 hoidaas'a d rampant between him
and his visitor until he had declared his
intentions. liEi 1s7ssf s55ff VI 3.4sags'3 Yt
y The Comanche smiled. W .;ia a8gH
z Loxerayour weapons said he, 81
comesto smoke with you the calumet Of
peace. Henceforth, IA follow the war
pathino more. ! am weary Of winter
hunts il Arkansas and summer ravag-
ings in Texas. II would preferto brush
your boots for q living. Stand aside!
Let me pass into your dressing, room to
wash ~ * off, ny !. var paint. viii leave my
tomahawk, meantime, on your fable. !"
y. So saying he passed into the editors
private apartment. .aa
d Enter a Cherokee. y.sa @
nPale-face!" he said, are you the ed
itor ofthe Courier des Etats Unis?' gst
"Red-face, ] AMI Il.
ssAh, ] have often read your brilliant
articles while reposing, II the midst Of
the prairies, after my hunt for the griz-
zly bear and the bison! The reading
Of your paper has converted me. /
come to you, as friend, to. undertake
my civilization. !" il
Friend from the wilderness, ! Wilt
s,. Thank you! And as 4 pledge ofmy
good intentions, here is my collection of
scalps, which. in various late encoun-
ters, have taken from the heads Of my
enemies. Onethat' IS quite fresh, you
IseeI have Just taken, as came up
stairs, from the office-clerk below
What! Howl Why. red-face,
you don't mean to say you have scalped
my head clerk? -
sOf course ! do. He sounded the
war-whoop BY refusing to let me come
unannounced 70 your presence. twas
my duty, to the honor Of my tribe, to
scalp him for such an insult .'ia r
sOh, red-mant to scalp 4 man is to
wrong him!'' 1a17 !.
aAh! ah! unless he is your enemy
But criticise no more my manners, till
you have civilized me. From to-day, |
will cease scalping and brush your boots
for my living. ,ts &.
The Cherokee stood aside, and enter
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i Delaware, an Apache, Black.foot,
n Pierce-nose. and Sioux.
All brought bear skins war-clubs,
scalps and bows and arrows, andiin
their various dialects they cried o.
"ciyilize pa,s and We will brush your
.bootal' 3is \ agEl II u
And suddenly With 1one thought. they
precipitated themselves upon the boots
.of the editor, and Tough, COR the posses
sinh Of them with ssnch afQry, that They
were som an dead upon the GooF! 4 1,
Whether The above iterrible trage-
ldy'''t is ito. be Il Coroner+l lonnsryed, i.
whether n photograph liksnsssaofqthe
scalped office clerk II IS 'be IL all The
,aash papers. WA whether ihs editor of !,
sbe CSaris':lis now II lprisop, waiting a
be summoned " u witness u of course
the Parisian writer oftAe article didtnot
know: y g. v q " ! IS