, 1873-09-21

Tho Crazy Woman.

laid dowu M C.hzy Wnmns Fork, and aHkeu
Tin scouts IL any of thon oltcw l,ow a river III
tho lndlan countty caiue 10 Lcnr hs,ch singular
ua1no.
" can toll yon, Hir," immodia.e .ely replied MIR.
Dol'on, a1ld lu proccodod to roao tho following
to3ontl
Many yoara ago, whom tho Grow Indians 1ivoa
Oil that Htlonm 1t was previous to 1911, ind bo-
foro Col. bonneville or any ono elso lad visited
Tho conntry), thoro camc O whito man to arado
with Tho Grows, Thoso Indians had royor seen
white man bofore, and they wcro greatly aston
ishod that Lin skin should diiror In color from
their own. Tho trador brought with linn
soyc1al ponies pncked with beads, ribbonn,
calico, md gay-colored cloths, which, ho told
them by aigns, ho winhed to oxclaugo for furs,
aud Hkins of buffalo, olk, aud aoer. The In
dians wore delighted, aud made hnste to buy nil
he had, giving linn iu return whatoycr ho aekod
OF t6onl.
Whom al1 his trinlots wore aold tho trador
packed hiH ft1rs on tho ponies, md started oaBt,
saying Ao would goon retwn with many moro
ARTICLES for skc, and tho CLiof aud al tho tribe
urged him to 10 30.
In about four months tho scouts reported to
thoir Chiof strange machine coming lnto their
country, which they could not understand, anu
tho hike Of which thoy had mover soon ooforo.
THO vi'lago WIS greatly a!armod. md lilo
OAiof, with all hls warriors, went out To
500 what 1t was. 10 their delight,
thoy found 1t was tho trader with
two o1aieana and wagons loauod with
goods. Tho Indians thought tho oxen we're
tamo bufaloes and tho wagons they could make
nothing ut all OF. Tho trador had his wife With
him, aud tho s1uawB wore astonlnlod to hee her
woar drehhos down to her feet. md iace nor wast
with strong cords. but what nstoniahed tlom
most Of atl was an American horae on which tho
trndor rode; they novor acomed trou Of conl-
parlng Ills immense aize with their own littlo
ponies.
~, The 9rr river a Mas not tlcn caoa Crazy Woman,
TINT grows aloug it's banks, and which tho 1n-
dllns gnthor aud blirn to mako perfume wlcn
performing tloir ceremonies.
:, Tho trader bull strong house Of logs and in
1t placed all his goods. llo was worry gonorous
man, and made many hanlsomo presents to tho
Chief aud tho women so eyory ono loyed him,
and thought him tlIo best aud richost person III
the y. woGaa; sa. ,r,,on 81, h,. rooa. ,o-o ,, .
5 o 'SS osa I soa Uei Lin .s somoe s efs na 9d
He then took from under his bod i small kog,
md pouring Hoinething out Of il into tltnblur,
nlaao tho Chief promlso ho would never tell any
what tho trader called tho liquid in tho glass.
Tho Chief promised, drunk what was III tho
CLAUS, aud went to Ills lodge. Presently ho felt
most ui1lslal manner, Tho warriory gathered
around him, and wondered what could iii their
Chief for thoy noyor had aeou him act 70 Le-
fore. Whom finally ho fell down i'll d deem sleep.
they thought ho was dead md began to mourn
for him; but noxt dav Le WAS alivo again, aud
thoy could mako nothing of it.
Ii u day or two, tho Chlof went to tho trader, said
he lad lail great dreanls, slut, ali hia oncl1os.
aud askod for some moro ilro-,sa:or, The trudcr
rave It him. und again ho danced, yarg, and foll
down like Que dead. Tho warriors Questioned
tic Chief about luis strange condact but ho
would @ giyo tho1n no satisfaction aud at at last sst
tloy called secret council to considor tho mt
tor.
Some said tho Cniof WIS crazy; otl.ors that
tic trador lad bowitcllct him; whila ono war
rior declared that ho WAS gong OH a great war
expedition prese.stlY, antl was singing anA dauc-
Ing to proparo himself for buitlo. After iii hnl
spoken, Young warrior nroyo and said lo llnd
observed that iho Clief bouvod so strangely
only WHOM ho camo from visiting lilo trader.
aud ho was sure tho trader Ind
something to do with Lis dancing
aud singing. II tho council woulu
nutho,;yo hin, ,,a snu,l nirt tl,r