Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-10-12


S and antelopes, and what care the
for threats while they can hunt an
live at their pleasure. 1t woul
: trouble any member OF Congress Q
Quaker to catch and pen such band
of savage men. Why not NOV
them ? Yes, You may invite then
but they come and go at their owl
will Here in their native wild
they are trained and encouraged bl
habit, religion and tradition in thei
: wild life. From childhood tn,
young Indian is encouraged to emu
late the deeds Of his ancestors. Ii
boyhood the weapons Of the chase
are put into his hands and great ap
provab with presents, is made of the
first bird he brings down with his
| arrow The squaw, his mother, in.
structs him that he must not work
! but become q great hunter and war
| rior, aad then he is developed until
the first scalp is taken, when he is
entitled TO wear 20 feather in his
cap" o. hair. At this event great
| glory and honor are accorded him.
lie is taught that lying, fraud de-
coit and treachery arc right, if there
by he can take scalp. They pre-
| tend sometimes TO different princi-
/ pies, but in their camps, after their
return from d raid on tho Pawnees,
they boast of the trick orfalsehood by
which they won more often than of
the daring displayed, and they have
equal glory. The Indian women are
the fiercest and worst we believe,
They encourage the savage purpose
by every possible means. They use
every Establishment and savage art
to urge on the young warrior or the
chief. They labor like slaves to give
the men opportunity for war.
Before the young warriors start
upon their Pawnee raid or stealing
expedition, it matters not which,
the squaws and maidens sing through
out the camp the deeds expected of
them. Over and over they chant
these songs To stir the enthusiasm of
The men. Then the warriors, with
two horses each, mounted upon the
poorer one, the better steed reserved
for battle, parade through the camp
and with heralded pomp make proc
lamation of their expected deeds.
Old and young, squaw and maiden
! join the furious enthusiasm. Thus
are their wild spirit and habits pre-
served, After the return, the fury
of rejoicing and sorrow (for some are
lost) is reIoubled. The deeds of
those who have taken scalps are
sung by the women and the story
of their exploits is boosted by the
men and told over by old and young.
Here in the quiet Of the camp you
can hear confession of the most con-
summate meannness and treachery.
Some suppose the chiefs could con
| troll these things This is an error.
There is a sort Of democracy among
the Indians and the chiefs are in a
sense elective. Besides and beyond
this they have influence and hold it
just by their prowess and success
in the ways above described. They
win power by appealing to the ma
ture Of the people they rule If
the chief works the other way he is
gone and the hot blood of the young
men will overawe and rule him.
The celebrated chief, Spotted Tail,
has large band of Brules (Broolays)
and Ogallallas about - miles north
west Of Fort Randall. They are Of
the fierce and wild fellows. They
are supplied at Milestone Agency,
where Capt. d. G. Poole, of Madison,
/ Wis, IS the agent. / should like to
know how the Captain is to govern
and control those men. He has not
q soldier under bis command II
they demand double rations of beef
who shall say no? Some OF these
with others have recently been raid
ing the Pawnees in Nebraska. A
few Of the Yanktons from this side
Of Fort Randall engaged in it. A
few evenings ago there was a crowd
of excited Yankton squaws down at
the river bank. No one knew what
was the matter Their singing and
excited jesticulation grew furious.
| Presently we observed couple OF
mounted Indians riding down toward
the opposite bank. The fury and
shouting were indescribable. Some
Of the squaws could not wait but
rushed to the canoes and padded
over. Soon we saw the secret of il
all. One of the Indians had scalp
attached to the end of a pole about
four feet long, which he was flour
J ishing about that was seen OF
J known by some secret sign or savage
intuition long before white mar
: could discern anything unusual
For days and nights that Pawnet
| scalp will be a theme of delight ant
the deeds Of the warrior will be sunl
5 by the squaws and told over by thu
> old men. In such ways and by sucI
incentives are the young Indians ed
J ucated, and the women are the chic
promoters of the spirit. How Ion,
. will it take to make first class chris
7 tan men of them?
: Just now peaceful Indian passe,
= LILY 0A4IC' " gill OHb anu LEtSQ \
:. attract his attention as l wished t
: hire him to saw some wood. He wa
0 walking straight toward his tepee 0
/ tent, counting over a little money h
:, held in his hand. | asked him t
# work. NO" said he, "no wor
now, Indian got mugeskow money
r Indian go sleep" Then he close
o his eyes to illustrate what he mean
IS holding back his head. lie keT
Ii that position till | got back in th
h Office, then, looking around, he wer
y on and no doubt ate and slept unit
E all that money was gone and b
It could not steal anything. Ny lettt
" is already very long. have ju
te given you q few ideas Of the Indiar
/, as they ara seen up the Missouri
ID Here we have no fear of them at q
is as we are strong, but opportunit
ID and power is all it takes to NAL
IS them very devils.
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