Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-17

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Indians Of Kansas. --NO. 4.

the STEPS OF their fathers, and to plod on II
the same course which their ancestors pur
sued.
They are strongly avcrsc to innovation
Their fathers did not cultivate the soil, ant
they do not choose to--thcir fathers loyeC
the chase, and they are 10th to give 1t up
though they very often have their "lahol
for their pains l heir ancestors were used
to wear the blanket, and wander from place
to place, and lived in wigwams or the tent
and they love to follow it up. Their fathers
were exceeding filthy in their habits, in re-
gard to food, clothing, and their persons, and
it is extremely difficult to induce their chill
dren to be otherwise
To all this there are exceptions Some OF
the Kansas Indians have adopted the habits
Of civilized life to the full extent, and many
Of them in part. Some of them are perlna-
nently sctted-have comfortable houses
convenient furniturc-drcss like the whites,
and are neat and clearly in regard to their
food. clothing and persons.
But many of them who for a time adopt
improved habits, fall back again into the old
track, and plainly show that they prefer to
f''''o
to practice the improvements OF modern So
, ciety
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''''N great '''i u vanity o''"' III SUNNY
- up every Improvement 'n' 'o'''" w.
s.S new, anu s''ie'imes III 'cu'0os i">''''n'
.'o' = Tue ''''''", o''efs may aaelt '"'''
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o"' ne chooses 10 Ne le' Atone proudly ana
INDEPENDENT! 70 p'o" az III what "e e''aan'-
y ie4iS 10 DC 'ne 5''' oi' way q HIS
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settlers are located are not o'iilserch'. i"'y
S@.4 IN 4o"Ff'l among fNem>4'es, ana never
VITA Sae WHITES 70 any extent. 1oey seem
P'e''Sea VII" Inc 'ae'' 81 having tue whites
come III Among ''S'h, "'y seem 10 una
s''"" ff''S wen "'''' : 'S''''"if 'fue''''1'
.'e Ss''''h7 o' 'he territory .! tne "h'''' Is
i'f ."slf GOA A.FeaaS II mas MA IL S''he
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'e','"''''. in's SOU '"' i's'''' .. '''','
'''',s At = ~" price 70 'is "n''ss' "'''''
''.S eo','' '''' '''''e s'i' al an, n"i NOT tue
''"a'i' ''I'' Se''isa y '"' ".'tes' @na "
e'u.1 nave o'Sh '' 10 Saiuc 70 'neA' 10 mona IT,
Inc whites nave no ie''F' anu nave no oe-
CASTOR o. lear from Tue Indians lhey pave
frequent intercourse IN trade ana often 'r''-
81 ok7r each other premises AMI ehtar e'sh
other dwellings, and all IN snrit oil kind
hess, aud in a manner TO cultivate friendly
ieeltns
- '''A'''''N ~ ',ss'''s'~' '''''4 " ~ ~
gcn'raiiy, are very fond Of riding It is very
uncommon To see one Of them travelling On
loot. Men women ami children all F!4''
and almost universally Tide GA horseback.
ihe. are oI course exceedingly iohd oi 'he
borss. Indeed, nearly all the property they
have is in their horses. They raiss 4 great
many Of them. They are usually called p'-
ms. They are small race Of harses-Iit-
ieriog but little if at all from the common
horses of this country. except in size. They
do not grow SO large as our common horses,
bat look like them in all respects otherwise.
They are very hardy, and seryiceablo AMI
mails and il not injured, will perform we'll,
anu endure great labor and hardship,
Too often they are abused, and injured and
all broken down prematurcly. The Indian.
though fond of his horse. is often hard
master = him. This is generally occasioned
by his Incidence, or drunkenness, or both OF
them combined. Ihey are too lazy as we
said, to provide fool for the horses IN winter,
50 often starye. or near y staryc them -
death. And thea, they often get drunk and
drive them most numerically. Beside, they
ride them very yoan5; often before they are
two years Old, and 50 Us, them up before they
CONF to maturity.
The Indians horse at the west, Is to i'm.
what the birch canoe is to the Indian on the
eastern coast, They are quite indispensable