The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-09


Tor several lodges in a sack. We divided 1t and
each lodge had only TWO cups (plnt cupsl for
seven days; SUGAR, one cup. Early In the winter
we mad pound OF porE, but none later. Four
pounds OF beef were issued to each lodge once a
week, pint OF conee and a cup OF beans for seven
aays and four ounces OF tobacco. some OF the
lodges that we're served last got none. In March
and Apr we had nothing anu few OF the Whlte
men divided with us We sold our mcccasins,
WHIPS hatchets ana pipes at the store for what
we could get. For e. pipe without the pouch,
they gave US ave pounds of aour ana pint OF
sugar Some OF the finely ornamented pouches
would not bring enough to pay Tor the beads that
were on them. nice pair OF moccasins brought
only pound Of bacon and pound OF sugar.
sacx OF lour weighing 100 pounds cost $40. or ten
cents a pound The rauons thas are served now
last only three days. We get four quarts OF 1our Tor
SIX persons, one pint OF sugar, two pounds OF
porE six pounds OF beef AID less tlan pint
of coffee. We manage 20 get along with what
they give OF soap and tobacco. We want ammu-
milton Tor killing game; can't Guy II here. We
have some, but save IL. IL was bought at another
place. We have few horses, compared VITA what
We did have; nad TO eat taem. ihls is Monday.
We drew our rations two days ago ION saturday,
ana We get no more until next saturday. Seven
persons live in tals lodge. We have no sugar, no
beef no beans, no pork, and only twenty pounds
Of -four winch, divided among seven persons
win not last long, win no other lood.
THE GREAT FArHER's PROVISIONS.
saw the nour Tuere was no more than ne
said, and IT was cheap article OF inferior quality
The Indians make il into thin cakes and u kind VI
cruel or thin paste. l coaId fnd no other provis-
ions in the tent, ana it a iair representation
cf the others that / visited. None of them knew
that was comlng. nor that represented a news
paper until mad taken my seat. raey tried 70
conceal nothing and offered me the freedom OF
all the lodges. There was dish OF baked
beans, half eaten, and pisce OF hour cake,
altogether not more Than one meal for
one man. / said something TO the IN
terpreter about wasting the nour, where
upon the chief picked up beel hool, which was
literally shell. They had boiled 1t and eaten
everything but the outside horn. ',Tnat is the
way We waste our ratlons,n ne said, with q bitter
smile. ''We ate Well" he continued, ''at tue
hotels wnen we went TO see the Great Father.
They gave US every thing we could wish. saw
the President, and think he wants US TO live. He
spoke wisely and made maay good promises, but
the fathers he sent US were bad"
CoRREsPoNDRSr-rne wnlte nation talks OF hav-
ing another Great Father when his time Is out.
DO you want change. would your people like
TO keep him ana have no other lathsrS
SITTING CROW OPPOSED TO THIRD TERN.
Mr.. SITTING CRow-lt Is not proper Tor one man
to say what his neArE tells him. This is not the
place.
CoRgEsPoNDENT-But no harm VIII come TO you.
have nothing to do with tue government.
MIR. SITTING CROW must learn the opinion Of
the whites 1rst. Their dec sion is my decision.
CoRRESPoNDENr-Well, what Is your own feeling
about 1t down in your hearts
MIR. SITTING CRow-He has made Us promises
II he Is not able TO maze his warriors force the
little fathers TO be good he nad better not be
elected again. Tne white nation ougnt To have
Great Father WAC can protect ais red children.
have heard from the Indians and whites that Big
Medicine Custer, the great morse warrior, advises
the little fathers to give Us no powder. l don't
tnink that tails Is as the Great Father promised
Blu. LIE may be trying to 90 what Is right. had
good friendly talk with him last winter. l only
heard these tnlngs and they may be Ialse. be-
heve taat he wants to serve Us well.
l told tae chief wnat tue G.neral had said in
the HERALD and he was greatly pleased. o SAID
the horse warrior tells the truth when he says
that hunger makes Us bad. wnen we are starv-.
Ing and go out into the prairies 10 hun. we be-
come wild aud can't control ourselves. Our hearts
grow bad after much hunger
commemorative 40 you think OF the mill
taryf Had you rather be led By the soldiers than
by t1e present agentf
Mr.. SITTING CROW. Is not for me to say.
am only one among many hundred. Some Of my
people are prejuolced against the lighting men
because they have made Dig trails 10 the Black
Hills, and the people OF t1e white nation follow
IN them. But most OF as believe that The soldiers
are inclined to do US justice and see that we do
NOT starve.
commemorative Mr.. Sitting Crow, / am
going away and may not see you again. the
white people want word SPOKEN TO them II 1t is
the truth, ana comes from good heart. What
shall writer Il Will go 70 the white nation IN
the Dakota ana the white mans tongue.
lTnSG CRow-How Howl Tne white fife NJ
speaks well.
SITTING CROWS SPEECH.
WoofANYIN NowAPI KAGE GIN ITANcAS IYAPI
KIN LENA TAwA-Mi Ia knyaSI Takn non pa Ida
lyutsngeankiyap. Woynta na hau. CaKIl ma.
Aazakan hena on wauntapi kite 10. He nan wasl
cum mi t. makOca Ell wamakaskau nab-wIcaya IN
kte sui We 10. WakauhUa caute ape sui Zaniya
lcagwicuwIupi KITE 10 unc1n pc 10 Miye heyata ina
caga ma Ialo necela yul lmacaZa yunkaslla cauku
toka omakuaIa unk&u KsapI IwanoaKa cauke
tole anawagaptan cauku wlcozaniya ekta iAunl
epca lekas mirawin Ini cinca OBJ cauteap Isnl can
ker ogn4 omani nimiklta epcehea ma taku lyutau
iyekiya sni kici Waunkta MakocL kin lie mi ia q
tka wasicu wamanu ma makoce asrungya
lhpeyapl kta hecea lei hi p. Tuwa
OAitaka ehantos ksapa eva wasica iseya hececa
vel Mis- anIakicita cauke wasicu akicita eta
Eiya cante oluza tka We To- Hena ohitakapi lakas
tka henanyanta wana ozniye abIustsra ma hbuyela
waun KITE hea. Akinan ma tssul shantas.
All tooyate noupakiYa wiynncanpL wasicuwa-
Kan tohankin heciyatanaan Tka myc ia mitatI-
ospa tanyan wicum Taxa. Eya aIiTaDi aSihan Il
unyanPi on iwnnkta tka. MlceJi woiye iyeJesni
lila Hcape 10, necel cauta ouza.
Lena mltawen oyate owlca wakiyaka Wankan.
tanka. Tunkasla wisnpi mama hon ma iwaye Gin
wasicun cante kin ekta oynakiukta. AteWianyi
Wakantanks OBJ unkte sni yeslo. Ma wicasa waste
OBJ unpi KITE sni 20 10 mahpiya ekta OBJ anplkta
okihipl snl yelo. wicasa sIcapl nena oniniJan pa
wicaynzapI KITE 10. Lecala atewianpl tanyan wo
HnknDf ant. Cante wasteya nape oiyuzapslo.
SITTING CROWS slGN.AANUAL.