, 1874-07-01
TIE BLACK Hills.


| EcarsE Enrs Tells fits Stury.
,rtNotostonc Correspondence Seto Yor. Tribune.
AnStons 10 learn as much aH possible III til,
country we arc to entor, by the kindness Of Ge,,
Chatter, wns afforded an opportunity to mae
and convorHo with Dcur's Ears, before meutlonet
aa tho best authority t!lo river coucoruinr tlt
nIaok Ellis. Through the mediation Of III. i
=. uetafe, an accomplished interpreter, who kat
spont tMelitY"six years in this country and I'M
an iutin4to knowledge Of tho Ieo lan.
guago, ! vas easily enabled to gs
tho lnd'an's atory in good English
bcor'a EaFa (!ndian name, Coot-o,tgh- Il q.
Ma2 II a Al ArSkareo Indian. coming fiom point
arc far down in Dakota, In tho Sloux couu1rv
ond tho Sioux md Rees aro traditional onen,ies
L waH q nattcr OF curiosity to learn how Bear'a
afs haa come to spend dye years in Southern
had q peraonal history, which woll &C.
counted for hla change in Iattude. Tic
loss ct two of hia tlugers. which roadiv
discovered on seahing l,nuds With him, WIS 4
perpetual reminder to tic lndian Of an early
retaliation, md tho self baisl,tnout Which On.
sno!l from it. Dressed up in al ample suit OF
Uultod S'ates bluo. devoid OF ornamept and war.
FAINT. Bears Ears seomod friendly enough in up.
pealoieoi nut there was something in tue
piercing eye, tbs broad, hoavy, 1ather Gothic
features, the strong base to tho BRAN, covered
by The long, black halr which did not oontiadiot
h1a tsagic history.
Tho Rces, like nil other tribes Of Indians. arc
ono uf these bnids. Ouarros an,onv fiTsront
bands and their memuera aro Yrcnnout a,a ~
Ecars Lars was not ol oxccpt,on tn to 'mic "i In
himself became Involved in u quarrel. H1s M
tagon!at, pushing words to olows, took up
tho body. Bears Ears did not roturn n a
blows, Ills wrath VIVA hittar, but .,,acr", M : :
mud pationt. If ho had been wall am.
ported by friends and rclat,ycu he won11 l,nwo
taken lin Enife and cut oil, not tho scap, but
compenso. But 10 VIVA not st,our oI,oa"i, in
friends to moet tho corscouonroa. Than In
waited to SEQ If Es,n iuyuitcr would mako r.,,,,
ttou by sonding lin horse, which. M a n,nccz
Offering to aa injured Indian, cuvers mul:itut 0
OF Hins. But no horse camo boarog the olive
bra1lcll and Dcar'a Lars took a silent vow Of
von6oanca. He nraycd to tbn cnds. Fvcrv dnr
for n'no months lie rodo at dayb foa5,
wont OF three m.1os, and there did
ronanco aud insdo offerings to lis fayorIto ,e;t~
that l!o might lla:e HIM more nud moro. In his
terrible oarneatness he cut or two of his l|uror3
ard gave them to the Great Spirit as O. sacrifice.
hne hnnt fo9",g 'sar wn:or his trbo went on buffalo
the party Tley won't iouE 0 dstancs wtao from m
home. The rnain party roaolYcd to camp
nwaY from their village. Bears Lars detormfncd
10 return to it. Unknown to him, lis enemy
natto ellh kaEno resolution, nd being bettor
mounted, overlook him on tho way, lIo wns
travelling IL narrow path, when anddeuly no
recognized tho voice Of his onemY calling to him
to got out OF tho way. It was adding Insult to
injury. He turuod asldo al the otler attempted
to pasB bv. raised his gun md shot him dead.
Cutting out the dead inan's haart, ho himself
mounted in tho vacant saddle and rode to hta
lodge. Telling his mother to pack up what
thugs she wanted, lo b,,sio,l himself in pto-
paring yengcfu meal. uo cut opou lin
onemy's hcar1 broiled it, aud ato II. Hn
had hungored for this 1noal for many days, Tic
two lngoss lie lIad given to tue gods wore o4cap
in coaf,artaon with tha rawnrd ti,nv ho,9 soe,,'a
Before Daylight he was rofugoo op lis way to
tho Sioux cat1lp. He was received ns n frieni and
ally, aud for eight wears bo wnn n I'm to hts ow,,
household. During this time It vas that he o',-
camped and hunted in the Ialian's paraJ;so. the
Black Hills. Opca more reinstated IN his nwn
tribe, he wns with many of them nnlisted IA Tia
scout OF tho Lopg-Uairol Chiof-n. thn tu,,innu
call Gen. C.1stor-aud hus urou,isnJ fa;thf.,1v -,
lead him to his old l.a,nta, ~~'''' ~
Iakng a little stick in Ills ,,ands. naar'a Eora
when he lad loar,cd wnat came for ant ] dnwn
and mnfo mnn il, so s"rd t,"rat.,t. n"t u4"a
ont tho streams and .iyerg lie nlaecd liz tinccr.
oil the Dig CHEYENNE and its fork. tho 1saI1s
Fourcho. "This," lo snid. ii. ths onlv Wv ~
the Back TTits II a ,vajtod :, ,r,n,,a ~ o,...,, ~,