Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-23

several wagons and their contents empticd
upon the table until 1t fairly tottered with
It's Heavy load Of good things. There were
hight bread, boiled ham, chickens and tur-
Key; there were currants, gooseberries,
raspocrrles and Strawberries, pies, great
piles OF them, doughnuts, cookies. Jelly
cakes, confectioneries, and great stacks Of
pound cakes, whltened and coated, carved
ana trimmed as neatly as if, designed for a
queens table. Besides these. there was a
great variety OF nicknackss which were pal
atable. The desert was large dishes of
delicious Strawberries and cream. When all
had eaten until satisfied, there remained
enough to supply a meal for as many more.
This was left upon the table, and some sew
enty or eighty Indians who had recently ar
rived, and were standing about the grounds,
were invited to partake. of it. This was a
somewhat romantic scene. The ladies and
gentlemen stood back while tile Indians, lit
tie and big, old and young, came forward
and toasted. When all were seated, in COM
pany with an acquaintance and an old resi-
denter of the valley, l. took a stroll along
the table. Flatlleads Brown, a farmer, oc-
cupied the seat [ had formerly used, while
next by his side sat Delaware John, an In
dian who served in the Federal army in
time of the rebellion while by him sat
Plenty of Bear,a cunning looking half.
breed Nez, Pcrce and Flathead. He wore a
s%tovepipe bat withSa pretty feather in it.
Further down the table sat some half dozen
~fine-looking young Indians some of whom
were friendly Nez Perces. These young
fellows were all painted and rugged up in
fancy style Next to them were a younger
lot and some old men and squaws. -Oppo-
site Plenty of Bear We're seated a. row of
young damsels, some of whom showed a
considerable Of the mingling Of races, the
Caucasian almost predominating.. Their
anne as told to me were, Anna, Ann, NAL
ia, and Mary Lumpfey. The last named is
represented to be the daughter of the
wealthiest man in the Bitter Root salleyyss
She is probably eighteen years of age. Her
features are finer than: most Indians, and
her eyes We're q sharp brown. She was
dressed in Indian attire, except a lady's
shawl which hung. over her, shoulders. Her.
hair was rather coarse but long and wavy,
and, though braided, it reached nearly to
her waist. One of our party said, she was
pretty, but the writer is not a Judge. I was
told considerable about her relations of
which there were some familiar and distin-
guished names connected ; but lest should
fail to get it correct, I leave this bit Of his
tory for some. other fellow. When the In
dams were about through, Charles, the Flat
head chief, and lis family arrived, and were
treated to cake and pies and made to feel
welcome. 1t may seem strange to some
who read this, that Indians should be treat
ed in this manner by the white people. But
when they learn more of the Flathead tribe
and their friendliness toward the settlers,
they will nave concluded that they are de-
serving the respect shown them. 4r
Charles and his father before him have al
ways boosted that they and their people
never nave shed the blood Of a white per-
SON. His band who live under him, are and
have been peaceably disposed. They haye
lived here ever since the valley was first
known. They are friendly to the people,,
Many of them have little farms of their own,
and some of them have considerable prop
erty in horses and cattle, and are following
the footsteps of the whites by laboring for a
Lying and improving their knowledge. 1t
is the customrofthe good people along this
valley to give the Flatlleads an occ asional
feast. and the Fourth of July is. as we'll re-
membered by them as by most white peo-