The New York herald., 1877-11-16


and 20 to iarmingf"
Il don't know"
"what will they do, thsnf"
sAs long as thcre are buYaloes that ls the way we
will live"
"But tho time win come whom there will bo no more
bunsloes."
"rhose are tho words Of an American"
POISONED WITH BLOOD.
"How long do you think tho bufsioss will Isstfu
Sitting Bull arose. I'VE know" said hs. extending
his righ, hand with an impressive gesture .tnat on
the other sdo the bunalocs Will not last very long,
whyi Because tho country there Is poisoned with
blood-a poison that kills ali tho bunaocs or driros
them away. II is strange" hs continued, with his
peculiar smie, .that the Americans should complain
that tho Indians Kill buralocs. We kin bunAocs as
XIII other animals for fool and clothing. and to
make our lodges warm. They kill bunalocs-for
what! Go through your country. See tho thousands
OF carcases rotting on tho Piains Your young mon
shoe. for pleasure All they sake from dead buffalo
is his TAIL or his head or bis horns perhaps to show
they have killed q buffalo whs. Is thisi IL II rob-
beryi You call savages. What are thcyf The
bunaloos have como North We have como North to
1nd them, and TO get away from place where people
tell lies"
To gain time and not 10 dwel approximately on q
single point asked Sitting Bull to tell mo something
or his early life. In tho nrss place, whore he was
borng
II was born on the Missouri River AZ least recol-
iect that somebody told mo SOL donp know who told
me or where was tola OF It,"
"of wha. tribe are ,ou:"
"a an an Uncpapa-"
1Of the siouxp
eyes; OF the great sioux Nntion.'
"who your fatherr'
"My father is dcad.n
"Is your mosher iving"
"My mother lives with me in my iodsan
"Great lies arc told about you. White mon say that
yoa lived among them whom you were yosg; that you
to school; that you learned 10 write, and read
from books; tina. you speak English; that you know
how 20 talk Frenchf"
alt Isl lic."
ssYou arc an Indisnf'
Proudly, II am q Sioux"
Then, suddenly relaxing from his hau,ear Sitting
Bull began to laugh. al havc heard,n he said. ..of
some OF these storioa They arc all strange lies
What am am" and bcre he leaned back and re-
sumed his attitude ana expression Of barbarc gran.
dcur.
YREDEsrfsAriox
~ am . man. sec. know. l began 70 see
vncn l was not 20, bors whom was nos In nv
mothers arms, bu, inside OF my mothers belly. I,
was there that began 10 study about my people"
Hero touched Sitting Bull ON tho arm.
"Do not ntcrrup, him." said Major Walsh "Ho 10
beginning to talk about MS medicine"
al was." repeated sitting Bui, 'still In my mothers
insdcs when began 10 study all sbous my people.
God twavng his hand TO express . grea. protecting
Gonius, gave mo tho pOwor TO soc out OF the womb
studied there, in the womb. about many things. 1
studied about the smallpox, that killing my poo.
pie tho groat sickness that killing tho women
and children was so Interested that turned over
on my sicc. Tho God Almighty must have ,ola mo Al
that time (and hero sntng Bull nconsciousiy rs-
vcaicd his secrct) that would DO the 10 bo the
judge OF all tho osner Indans-s big man, to decide
for them In all their ways"
"And you have since decided for thcmfr
IL speak. II is enough,
"could not your people. whom you love so we'll, &c,
on With tho Americansi"