The New York herald., 1877-08-25
VISIT OF SIOUX BRAVES.


TWO YOUNG CHIEFS OF THE SIOUX NATION IN
NEW YoRK-How THEY LOOK, TALK AND
FEEL.
Two Bears and The Man that Carries the-Sword
the names of two young Sioux Indian chiefs hs nrsr
among the young warriors of that nation who
visited the Eas arrived day before yesterday
IN charge OF Buffalo Bill. The one with the
long Is and heir OF the famous Red
Cloud and when the soul OF that distinguished warrior
takes It's flight to the happy hunting grounds 1t s ex-
pccrcd will take his place head Of the great
Sioux nation. HERALD reporter was introduced
yesterday by Buffalo Bill to both these sons Of nature
at private house Twenty seventh street. Why
they should be indicted into private house In placs
OF, as usual, into a hotel, Is because they are
of the common run oil Los family, and be-
sides they have better chance 10 take rest and
escape observation. Red Clouds lne specimen
of the Indian standing feet high, straight as pine
tree broad in tho shoulders and with certain noble
bearing common to the superior race of Indians.
BADLY TREATED BY TRADERS
In conversation through Interpreter Nelson ian
Indian also speaking excellent English and twenty
years at the busness he used great crcumspection,
prefacing his remarks by saying that II his
people found him talking too much he would
fall in their estimation. He dressed In
and u half being the quantity they contained, for
which he paid to the Inaian trader - though on the
Bowery fifty cents would have been thought ample.
For hts blue blanket made Of the viIess shoddy he
paid the agent or trader, SIS, for what would cost
him at retail in this city about 81 which goes TO show
that the Indlan trading must be profitable.
Sword, as It will 40 to call him tor short, is thirty
years OF age and reputed the finest horseman IN tue
Sioux nation. He weighs $50 pounds, and wears hn
hair IN two ropes hanging down on either side below
his knees He had on a fashionable white shirt and
wore watch and chain. HIS lace 10 nroad,
peculiar to most Indian faces between tho
nose and the cheek bone. His nose Is like the beak
Of hawk, aud though his eye appeared dull in repose,
vet when he reused himself to talk it cleaned with
shrewdness and intelligence Ho Is the same man
who accompanied General sherman IN nom inc Union non
charge OF the Sioux scouts
Two Bears older man and q moro marked and
less agreeable type OF Inuian. II he would, like
Hamlet's falher tale unfold, he might tell Of many
a dark deed in which he bore part Tho officers q!
Injun"-thst is, who is always stirring up mis-
chief and ready for any devlimenL They were re-
while He was a hard fighter, and when asked II he
ever got hit said mo- that he never got killed,
I've 10 the towns nd cities Of h
East made upon him, and he said il was all hike
dream to him He saw -. ossss great noon! msny
very kina and good He tried to got some Of ths
other seventy braves to come bat they said they
were afraid and content 10 hear from him. Tho
most OF his people, he said are children and have
no idea OF what the East is like He had been In bat.
tlos with the whites sincc 1856.
WHAT SWORD BEARRR sAYA
The MAN tnai- -Carres-the- said he bad no
education like that OF white man. What he had
seen impressed him much, and he would long remem-
He had heard hts people talk often OF the East
but 1t was to Hmm far away thing, and he could not
comprehend il He thinks the traders are out there
for the purpose OF making money He understands
this whole country belongs to tho Great Father.
Some Of the Indians would rather have civilian than
q soldier agent, but he preferred soldier because
everything when the soldier had charge went on lair
and all right, and there complaints When
asked why it his tribe went war with the
whites he replied with some little animation -"God
Almighty made the Indians we'll tho white men,
and He put them wpere they are and they want
stay there and that is what they fghtlng for"
HIM he said he haa laid ASIDE his gun long ago
He thought the Great Father Was doing good thing
up with each other. but the whites whom they have
anything to sell them, charge high, and tho lndians
have ho money to buy, and they often feel bad ON
NATURE AND CIVILIZATION coNrRAsrEn
On their trip East they lived principally At the hotels
on fish and meat. Al table tney would first wait 70
SEQ what the white men did, and then they would try
to initiate thcm nearly US possible. Az they
came through Chicago General sheridan made
city they were taken to several dramatic
performances, but they showed no interest them.
circus however, set them almost screaming
What particularly tIckled their fancy dog per-
lormanco In which occurred trick OF two dogs hang
ipg third and they eagerly asked to know Il that that
HIM out on the plaus and cook HIM. The
woman who performs under water al the Aquarium
was OF great interest to them, and they wanted
her picture. They said they had hsn in water
and did not mind 1t, but 10 see woman under water
was something they could hardly comprehend. Sword
wears a small purple feather stuck in the hair
top of his head, also band OF steel around the
upper part OF his right arm, and his fee like those OF
his companion, are encased mocassins ornamente(
with beads Two Bears has ornaments except
band OF red ribbon wrapped around OF the ropel
Of hair that dange below his waist Both men are the
looking Indians that have visited the East fol
some time.