Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-05-05
OMAHA INDIAN AGENCY.
NEBRASKA. kpril DDnd 1870

vivid description of her experience in this great
field of missionary labors. EDS.
OMAHA INDIAN AGENCY.
NEBRASKA, april 22nd, 1870.
DEAR A. I'VE have just returned from tide
Our farmer took us all in the wagon to the mud
village to see the Indians dance. However, the
dance was over, aud they were playing ball,
(shiuny). 1t was navel sight to me to sve them
at it dressed SO Enthusiastically, their hair and
blankets flying in the wind, as they ran more
swiftly than ever before saw human beings rum
As we returned home, the atmosphere was blue
from the smoke of the prairie fires. They are
gorgeous IN the spilng, and We have enjoyed the
sight greatly.
Father is us hard at work as ever for The In
diins. Thee would be astonished TO see how
much he has 10 do aud with what u niH he does
it. They are here 10 ste him before he is ready,
very early in the morning, aud they come after
he retires at night Then there are thousand
and one calls Tor medicine, which mother and
Otter give out to them. Then agau we have
hungry mouths to feed daily. The poor, deere
pit, old squaws we cannot fird heart to turn
away they must be fed, and that brings Others.
| They are vorucious devourers of food. Father
| works harder than WHEN he was on the farm he
has been almost bent double lately; he hurt his
back, helping the Indians 10 dig out and make
Il new road. They love him, dearly, and his
word to them is law. They arc us obedient
4 MS little children, and he txers his in-
iuence entirely for their good, and they know
ll,uuu 20 10 WOfk Win spflt anu energy althOugl
their hands are, or have been, unused III the rough
knocks of honest toll. Father has worked great
rGformlton among them, already. They I'VE
commenced, this week, to erect the cottages ;
one is nearly ready to raise now. The carpenter
is an experienced hand he has been among the
| Indians fourteen years, and knows how To manage
| the red nutue, which requires peculiar treatment.
| 1t is very susceptible OF kindness, but harshness
stirs up the "lnjun dumps to such purpose that
yon are likely to wish you hadn't. A young
| Indian noblenan has just come to me to get
something taken out Of his eve. U believe, in
my heart, it is all in my eye. | see nothing in
his They say they are very fond Of " Me-ha,,
(sisltr) as they style me. While write,a young
tonca Indian looks in at the door and his brother
fine looking, brave fellow, tinted red, with
great feather, towering up from his scalp lock,
has been looking in at the window. He says
is very wonderful to see how fast write. Indet d
have had a monstrous sight of writing to do ; |
frequently copy letters for father OF great length
for he is SO constantly on the 20 he does not gel
time to do il, himself and | write at tearing
rate. Well tell them, they can run fast Indeed
they are fast altogether they come in the house
whenever they please. / have been told the
former agent used roughly 10 send them away,
but we attend to them chueriully, and they say ii
makes their hearts glad. like to see them
happy.
It's lovely day. aunty; we are enjoying the
blessing OF beautiful spring in Nebraska. The
prairies are hut tinged with faint green, bul
already the lovely flowers are scattered IN pro.
fusion, some peepiug above the yellow grass
from last year | ain impatient TO behold what
summer will bring forth. l..