The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-06-24

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A rural friend eams hsrs the other dey
and asked me 70 show him through ths Ps.
tent ONCE, The communicative Commis.
sioner took - into his separate museum
''Come here, Curtisr' he said, want
you to put on Big Bulls holiday suit"
An attendant stood upon chair
. small, modest, smooth faced man,-and
the Commissioner passed up to him out OF
= box . bundle of gear, made Of buhalo's
horns. robe. forelocks, and name, and the
man fitted the thing on his head. lmms-
diately he Was mctamorphosed to devil.
with row Of horns reaching from his ears
to his heels, and the thick, bushy hair Of
the buffalo shook sound h. chops and
heart. ~
meet that figure on the field of torture
after the battle IL done" said tho Commits
sioner, land you would think Satan Vas
waiting right by for your soul. That was
the fsvorite dress of Big Ball, Cheyenne
Chief of gigantic size, who died in battle
with the Pawnces, putting his hands over
his cars and rushing into death, while his
wife Drained her two infants, and died
fighting with him."
The Commissioner then showed us Z g..
ID dress of Brulc Siox brave, made entire
" of the cured skin of human scalps, and
fringed with the long locks Of white fe.
males. ."'
"scc here" he said, this scalp has an
auburn thread running through It; by tho
light it shows like dark gold. This scalp is
aaxcn, and is soft ~ = boys. These short
ones are chIldrcn's scalps. And hero Il one
with a suggestion Of grey-an old woman's
maybe"
Ny widowcr friends eyes werefull again.
and resisted quicker" came to his mouth.
There was the hair that had been the
pride of the wearer when she came to the
arms of some strong young pioneer bride.
groom, and laid it upon his breast after the
labor Of the day. Children had played
with it, twining 1t round their fingers, and
beneath it had lain tho years OF housekeep.
ing cares, the dreams Of competence and in
dependence, Che yearning Of the woman's
prayer that the Kingdom of God might
come md His peace flow like river. The
grey brands had crcpt into it like tho first
grey lights into the sky At evening. and the
peace of home and love which passcth un.
derstanding had shown frono tho failing
eyes beneath those changing tresses. She
ripened not, because the wealth and beauty
Of their former times were reproduced in
her blooming girls, aud then she felt reali.
cation that her years had not been lived and
tried in vain, but that, asa froniersman's
wife, che had become one Of the pilgrim
mothers of . Western race ~
Then, in ono moment, out Of the ground
arise the painted shapes Of darkness the
earth becomes yell. Stricken At tho feet
of some savage the bleeding figure lies;
bloody hands are twisted in these hairs Of
grey; the knife describes the circle; the
shining glory Of the matron's head bangles
at The indiana knee amongst the fringes Of
his bloody shirt. ~
Here It Il In the Patent Office, making
this widower's eyes water - hs feels the
story, and thon the Commissioner says: ,.-
"Havs you seen Spotted 7si! and 6pifs
Bearl They were here this morning. and
arc fine. looking Get Of Chiefs"
EYES," says tho widowcr, still looking st
the old woman's scalp. Il heard that they
had been hcrc."-GaM IN Chicago Tribune.