Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-01
CHRISTMAS Ar THE AGENCY.
Crow AGENCY. N. r..
Dec. m:,er %. 1875.

Dec mber %, 1875.
EDITOR AvANT COURIER:
On Christm mas Eve we we're favdre Will
an entertainment at this Agency tn t Ger
tailIly deserves more than mere. . ,SSiny
notice, but tor lack o ability on my part
ard the fear OF Ovrrcr"wiing your col.
umns, 10 not propose to exceed thu
limit OF or i,n.ry 'w-paper articles.
The eptrri .in,nent referred to WAS Civ
en- by the NJ ssiOn School, Under the
charge OF our worthy pastor. Il " NJ
Bird. which 50 tar exceeded anything L..
tile reasOnabl. range OF expectation that
I cannot tOrbtar xlying 1t, at least, u
passing notice.
When wltnes sed the pcfformaG Ices o!
these c.,,ls!rrn, who bur one year aga
were living the hOinadic lif. comm ~ 10
our Western tribes, who for SD trlef Il
period have enjoyed th'' hight OF civIiza-
| lion, whose btcnu led MINIS up TO the
time reIs rred were not illuminated by n
single ray If int llIgenc: beyond the
plane Ut barbarisn-when heard them
unite in diversified melodies. drclanla.
tons. etc.; repeat. in concert. the Lord 5
Prayer. aud various o,ll..r exercises. nil
in Intelligent English. and IN Il manner
SO surprisingly fauitles-. l was oyer
whclmrd with astOlishms.nt an fill..i
with narn1r ZION. II would seem utterly
beyond the range OF pns .ibili,y, in one
brief year, to elevate these. dark, a. I'd
minds to tlr lnttile ;tual plane they now
oc. ;::;ry, even should their instruct. r
s.ve been t,ie very embodiment O, patti
eHCe aud his Efforts Constant aud uniting.
] co tess 10 more than an Ordinary degree.
OF aston s:,mcnt upon witnessing tn Sc
exercises, aua could but regret lha, the
note the wO. .dertul progress made BY
these former juvenile barOariA ans, through
the pei s,stent eff ,rts OF your former tel
low.ciuz n, Rev. n. Bird.
Tue exercises OF tile evening wcrs
clio ID by the distribution OF presents
from The tradition i Christmas tree, which
". re ample. an Vi u charact, suita Die
to the Wants and tastes vi the recipients
THIS iatt'r part Of the rOyra'nn b.
/ 3 under the exclusive suvtrvI ion Oi tie
'st,nlabIe wife OF the newly appointed
Ag Of. Mrs. D. f. clapp, WAS in every |
respect Very decided suceess Her |
MUD, ever really to invent some means /
o. tnJOym mt anu comfort for these little |
walls, frs conceived the idea of . Christ
mas tre': on this OCCASION. To her inge-
NOUS nj hands, assisted by Mrs. Bird, Miss
NOteware aud Mrs. MCCLELLAN. are W.
lnainly IN iebt. d TOR tn. beaut ful ever
green wreaths. festOOns, embl.ins, etc,
which served SO admirably in decorating
the Church; aud TO her are W. also in
tebtrd tor u select poem. IN its rendition
FAR urpass;ng anything We have had the
pleasure Ut hrarl"g III the West, ana
could not have failed to elicit comm N ia
lieu ID circles much farther east than
Grow Agency.
The Church was FL d to its utmost ca
pacIty There were present the nile
ace. the Led face, and those who had
doubtful claim upon either but there was
10 MS ahing the tact Ut the entire medley
.avins e'joyeu to the fullest extent the
lnest, the rarest, the most inter,stino.
N ny Tar tue most satisfactory entert .in-
nent ever given at ye Crow Agency.
PEDRO.