The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-07-13

movement which Messrs Cook l. Macy
are making to- conduct a-NOrmaf Insti-
tute Of four weeks at Springiale, Cedar
county, commencing Aug. 2d. 1871.
a: 8. KIssELI.,
June 9, 1871. Supt. Public Instruction.
Written for the Advertiser.
An Anecdote with q Point.
Near the close of the year 1870, a Friend
got into q stage in the Southern part "f
Kansas, in which there were already
eight passengers. One Of them, whom
we will call Mr.. Bottleman, was quite
talkative, and at once commenced en-.
deavoring to ascertain the place of bus
mess, &C., of the new passenger, intend
ing to learn what business he was en-
gage1 in without asking the direct
question. The friend could plainly see
what was wanted, but thought it un-
necessary to publish, as he travelled and
was an Indian Agent.
Various subjects were discussed with
more or less interest, which passed
away the time, and distracted the mind
from realizing that it was zero weather.
Mr.. Bottleman occasionally passed a
bottle to his companions, four or five of
whom assisted in disposing of lis con
tents. At length when his spirits got
high enough he said: gentlemen, every
man in the company must sing song,
tell a tale, or leave the COACH" and as
the Friend was the oldest one in the
company, he was called on to lead off,
which he did by telling the following:
IA few years ago several Indians were
taken prisoners and sent to Ft. Leaven-
worth, among whom was Maw-a-way,
u prominent Comanche Chief. I will
try to relate in his own words his graph
ic description Of their travels, &C., to
that city. when we were taken pris-
oners, thought the soldiers intended
to kill US, and for some cause were 90.
ing to take us North for that purpose.
While travelling from the Canadian
River to Railroad. one of the Chiefs was
taken sick, which thought would
please the soldiers, but instead Of that
they appeared sorry, and doctered him
the hest they could, and when he died
1 thought, in keeping with their wick
ed hearts, they would throw him out to
the wolves, but instead of that some of
them went out to a hill and dug the
incest and smoothest hole l ever saw,
and then he was put into box with his
clothes and all that he had and carefu fully
buried him. They did not rob him of
anything. could not conceive why
anybody as mean as the white people
should serve an Indian thus, began
to think that they were not quite as bad
as imagined.
When we got to the Railroad (Which
was at one Of the little stations in the
Western part Of Kansas) saw the Iron
Horse with many houses hitched to it.
Into one of these we were taken, and it
far surpassed any building 1 had before
seen. 1t was painted, seated and cush'
Toned very beautifully. 1t was at a
large village of white people. I did not
know before that they had such large
villages. Soon the Iron Horse made a
snort and away it went with all the
houses. Our ponies could not half keep
up with it, it went so fast, it soon took
US to another white mans village, where
it stopped few minutes, and gave
another snort and started, and thus il
continued for some time, without get
ing tired. The only food they gave il
was wood and water.
The villages kept getting larger, and
larger, and / had no idea that there
were SO many white reople. At last we
got to Leavenworth which was the larg
est village Of all. There the people
were so numerous and the land 80 scarce
that they had not room to build theil
houses, without putting one on top o.
another, frequently two or three houses
high. I was taken into one of these
large houses, which was divided inside
into small houses, in which people were
living. The houses were not only full
of people but the streets were full, and
don't know where they all came from
but am sure they were there for saw
them. After being shown the houses
above the ground, l was taken into one
that was dug in the ground right under
the others. There was no one living
in this house, but there was q large
quantity of foolish water, (whiskey
there, but had observed that it made
the white people SO foolish to drink it
and / was afraid to drink for fear
should also get foolish.
The stopping poiut was rather abrup
and unexpected, and the passenger
waited some moments to hear the con
clusion. A lady who was setting mex
to Mr.. Bottleman commenced elbowin,
him. Presently he said, "Mister b.
| lieve your tale has point to it," Ate
some minutes one of the other passen
gers called for the bottle. Mr.. Bottle
man replied:
mo, 1t makes white people SO foolisl
, to drink, that think we had bette
. quit"
During the few hours subsequent rid
. ing together, there was no more passin
j. the bottle, or calling for more tales
Mr.. Bottleman evidently thinking tia
it was enough to have one anecdot
Z with point. OBSERVER.
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