The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-06-24
ALEAF FROM AN OLD NOTE BOOK
Leyc on, the Laramie Plains. " d..

1.-THE daughter Of Spotted Tail, when dying. placed
her arms about the old Chteftans heck. and cxaeted
lie has rc.igUusly kept his yow."-Easssra +upsr.
So much for the Old aboriginal Of va,iagatcd candle
nomenclature. Having supped with republican roy.
atty, he needs honoss At the hands Of Commonsrs.
But his daughter 70 good Indian. All dead Indians
good In that respecs they resemble the whites.
Noihin. ~ nesrishcs the virtues into eorspicuous
ness as accompanying flesh. She was peace.maker.
too. and hence blessed. Her claspcd arms were
tourniquet stay evcraier the dow Ut demon blood
from his heart to his head critic Eastern paper lies
So gentle good and gone, with poctsOng to carry
her name to posterity. with romance, halowed by
constancy until death. c:ingipg about her cmoyy-ts
recital 10 spropos and may b. Interesting.
On Sunday, june - 1861 an cmi:Tant train. thirty
days out from Omaha, bound for Helena, Montana,
came out of the arid sands and buffalo guats Of the
noodles waste of the Pstae valley and camped
Fort Laramie until drunken Sergeant who repro.
scented the American Government on that occasion,
should asccitain II It's numbers and armament were
rnficicnt to attempt the Boxeman route. Tho occa-
sion offered opportunity to visit tho Fost-a few
houses With outlying ,ihe.pits, and an undnished
earth.wo,k partially surrounding slight emsnence.
the enclosure Of which was used the post burial.
ground. In Il the grass was rank and tall, almost
coneeang the few head boards That marked the rest.
ing placs Of the dead Of the mspd In the south
eastern Gunner were two Noticeable obectsthe burial
places q the daughter u Spotted Tail alluded to
shove, and IN plsnt Indian. And this 10 The story
Spotted Tail IL one epncipal Chiefs Of the Sioux
His daughter gentle and beautifulthe ideal III.
dian maiden-thc light of his wiswam, the PRIDE Of
the tribe; and selected to be the mate Of dssin
guishcd young warrior. On one Of Spotted Tails IN.
nual visits u the FOt to procure powder aud lead,
white man employed Ut the For became ensmosed Ut
her. woUcd the dusky princess and learned her love
him. Lie asked her hand VI old SpSsty, but the On
ragged Chisfaip scorned their curtics, and hastily
leaving the Fort started with all bic lodSss ON long
hunt: compelled hss to accompany him, and despite
her repeated entTcaties and ayOwal that she would
marry her whts lover or die he Was incxorable She
good ~ her word. shs ate of fatally POISONOUS
berry, elekened, and died. She had requested
to DO buried in the white mans burial ground.
TIE Chief came hack ard. craving that permission, II
WAS granted. The ,ribs was assembled F; the finest
fabrics they conld prceare enshroudcd her RENAME,
which then yhccd in large wooden box covered
with bsShtc0lo,ed Blankets, and elevated on posts
about ten feet high Her favotc ponies were slausht
cred, that in the happy hunting grounds che might
have good speed The heads and tails Of the ponies
were then nailed to the suppsits Ut the coffin, and
there they stil remain IN the wind and sun and Storm
while the m00:h-aowing Laramie murmuSs its ever
requiem to her who gave her life for love- ard her last
breath for peaec. 7iis1.s rz ..,f..rk
Peace to your sshee maid of the plains yonr story
10 given - Il told At yosr grave n the dim twi-
light by who came there At each scltag sun. Il
10 almost too good to te true bat IT, you deserve
eesa werd sd W give ye~ the bsneas u The doubt
#'@.