, 1877-11-19
SITTING BULL.

long tlaek lair hung far .low lts hack, atl.wnrt
his checks, an.i In front Of his shoulders, Ills
cycs gcanlc.l ike black tltamoptls. Ills yisagp,
devoid Of patnt, MAS noble and commanding:
nay, It was something nlnrc. Besides the ln-
dim character Etrcu to It by high cleck-tmncs,
q broa,l. rctrcatEng forehead. prominent
aquifnc nose, AMI lar Hike bulldogs, there
WAS about tho Vouth something ot beauty, but
more OF ah expression OF exquisite, trnct
irouy. Such mouth and suc!, cycs as this In
dian'e, II seen in tic countcAanco OF while
,nan, would appear 10 dcuote qualities, similar
to those which animated tho career Ut Mazarn
and inspired the pem Of Afael,Iaycif Yet thcru
was something fcarful1y street. In tho smile with
which he extended tn nu Ills hands. auch
l,artlst Thov felt rs small and soft MS d maid-
ems, but when prcsscd them could feel tho
sincss beneath the aesll quivcring hard, like q
wili animals.
*You arc great Chicf,n said I to stsngBul1,
"but you live bchiul IL cloud. Your face Is
dark; my pcopio 10 not seq t. Tell nc, 10 yuu
hate the Americans very nj chit"
4 glcaln as uf tlte shot across Ills face.
II an, no Chief"
THIS was precisely wiat expected. It will
dtssspatc at once tic erroneous Idea which has
prcyailcd that Sitting Bull Is either Chief Or
warrfur.
"Wllat arc youl''
II au,' fatl lie. crossing both hands upon his
chest. slightly noddiag, aui smiling sattricalty,
ia man.h
"Nnat does he meant" inquired, turning to
Nal. Walsh.
s.ue means," responded tho Major, s'to keep
you In Ignorance Of his secret II lle cat,. His
position utl,ong Ills bands Is anomalous. III.
o"h le M ri t,t1, ~ y; te;hy
~ t st.',,v ss,o. M r",,,,nni -. ~. linsnan.a
sb,ic wilh Jim. So fsr rs 1 llayc learned, !lo
r1s u'tI +, on,",, ~ aSs, ;,ciuti.T ho,.xne
~, 10y " IN '"np n,r-n-. .hsrr .,,,.,,t
~ 49,. WI ~ ;ntot,"c. an.1 I'll, ,ciiovn th.t
he Understands nothing particularly Of war
eve nm Inc ss' ,tt e. tE ,sa1 10 spn n
ua! ,.n ,',.ii ~; ~ -,,,n. ,aeoi hn.ttes ~ ~
ciu.iing tic pEht IN wI!ch Custer fcli. THAT
.,rr,,u,,m. o IN" 49," ..nr ~. a,w"vs n tn't
Y a ., XII. ~ ~, w aTa5s ba5. po.y,.
cft 10 IL. var ccfs tic ntIes a. oertaiuina Il,
c,,,,,'s,ns,,. Wnr ti,c rrsis ,a,',c h. 1arc
"s "t s "I M t''cn ino,,ir.5 c.n,,nun
.,,. aaL Mas ne' tnsn Ms,, "3.se9; s' ro''unnn1
S H., .os''s" hn !. Ia ,acrs E.r',t @ nsnt 'a''
"Don't nj for i ti,e ' worid." replied the Major,
,n, AZ . - i'm, @ ia, H. 'uo u av, In ,,o sIo
;a,n f,n ~" nr f"nn auy m, sI,nt In Il ,,nr',
@ %esttens maI'. y lls would .iee;n that I to 6o =
profound ''1l.. .as1ts. LII o nolnt o. laet' no
a.,.,ar ,nnta 'i ico,snti.i ,unifr1nc ,,nn
than e' any % savage j have ever known. '
IL hos cynrsttt,,f"t himsnif n ,n1rr rym ~
G naa xnr eontuG ''''eI H. rn,iin,. s ~ IT,
.t".!oru La ncnnic l.. snr1lx witI, In n,,hnrs
~ ~ I,nso1t i,roi tn th.ir Thirfa with fhct ~
~ u,a,to,, ~ Th. ,Icss mi ~ ,i1v etnrrs. IN
cxt",,t M II t,,s iudl,cncc: for behind Feel md
Riehsileu thers t1s wcro trattors md in front Of
n 's ia mEu "snn: ticre aro nns to Ic ica!ons Of
~ ill., '' H. o.s mi assrst tmsc1f nyc! sfrnm,,lv
% ,oa 1 ot oog1 npt it tn riahta ar m;.
~ ,tGsrs liz I,nwsr rt,nsfsts #, Tic universal
c'nttt;rnce whrt Il rlvcn In his iuivtnnnt Witt,
~. .niI.n ,enotns t,,,t Il hn is nskrtf fnr III ..x
mresstnn Of t. Ithas been. 40 iar. 10 accurate.
L has guided hls peopls % xrli, Is
~ 1eo ae - ea,s ,nanS wi snsrne"s II Ihcfr nxn
49, ;,i~r,nnt ihot ,n.,lmv IL. word. atnnnv %hnu,
~ - x,,rth ,nnrc thnn ths ,,nifr ri yn[cca ri thc
rcst Of tuo cstap, liz speaks. Thoy list Ct, an,l
sinn wiii gii H.. !, ~" ''' - 0''A''4
ste' = W., ~ ~ ~. vou .rc M ch,cs1n
.Soi5 III, ronstlcrahio hauteur.
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comn ~ ,,r"at % ciicfs Who aro ;,ere ntomr xtsh
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'siu sttInr M 1BnIi's linz curled Will, nr, .m,e
Win" I usr,l ta t,c n kini ~ n rhicS. mt In
Ameritnu'a ,ua,lc t1o ro away from INV fathers
hnnt.nr s,ro,"I !, ' ~ "e' ''o"' '''' '3'"s'
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th.t what von sali wa. ri.rh} far thrm to s"w
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bcen ;ranin.y Inek ars,nst tic wali. ass,,msI a
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Yn,t y ncon. inot IN tn ,nrr % lr,sasn TIM,
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sans suv .a9v so,,uM "A'o INV" '@ua' n'aos
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