The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-25

f.h' TNlht w.. N't'.- i'ii'Ns Wv hAu'' NV
and not get Killed. You SCI that man with n
wagon oyer yondcr. H. * going mn TO place
called Black Jack Grove, $50 miles from here
l'li gct him tu take you as far as he 20 So
NJ" did So and they started on the following
morning. Grahams companion WAS ,mne
Finley. who WIS selling portable pumps. the
terminus ot civilization at that time WIS Fort
Richardson. about $50 miles from Black jack
Grove. Fort Griilin VAS eighty mills beyond,
hut tive country between WIS known ~ the
dead limo Ii was filled with hostile Indinns,
AMI had boon the scene oi numerous mnssarr's.
The saVagcS were crossing and crossing
the Rcd river, watching the great trail tween
Forts Sill and Richardson. Riding the irouti"r
settlements. and sonlping settlers aud tray Hers
u'n"ruly. Graham walked 70 Fort hichaii7ul.
H. found tho re SatHnta aud Zig Tree, the kioWa
chiefs who he'd lust been tried lor the murder
OF scvrn tramst"rs on the salt Creek Ifnirl'.
They were the first Indians he had ever seen.
Biskiug IN the no. sun, loaded with shacSlrs,
they crourhod against the guard house. while
sentry with loaded musk pnced To and irn IN
front of them. Tine sieht was not rcnssurinH
one. hut Graham SAYS that strange az II may
appear NIL his syinpathies were with the prs,
unrrs. They were natives OF the country and
the whites were interlopcrs. They iAlk,i IN
low tones aud looked inluiringly NJ the Eng
ishmnn. II" stared at them So long and earn
estly that the scnt'u drove him away. INrry
Ills fecngs werc 50 thoroughly ar used that
he believes he would have given years oi ms
life If he could have TAXED To them. Bnt sym
rathy with the savaEs would not M nls
stomach nor put money in his pocket; For
three weeks he slept in a wagon. He could grt
no cmugymcnt His personal appIrinre was
against him. In imitation of the Indians. he
| had not cut his hnir for three years and II was
nearly two feet long. He shaved hims II rcgu-
larry, So rs to look as much like an Indian rs
possible. llewas feartully tanned Ihcsoldicrs
! and tcansters took him Tor u haf-brccd spy
| from Fort Sill. aud he was told that he must cut
! his hair II he wanted e. get nnything to d9:
He wantrd 70 so to For Sill, the great ki9wa
walk the distance for his. friends. the Coz
manrhr-. were killing and plundering in every
/ direction. As he could not speak thcir Ian
ruagc. he thought it would not bc safe. Mean
! while. h" heard that school teacher WAS want
ed near the town Of Weathersiord. forty miles
aud got the school. His certificate. which the
writer has seen, is dated March 2 1872. and is
school four months. but It was extremely dis;
| tasteful. and lie could not drive from his mind
| the idea of becoming u Cnmanehc chief. He
| heard that some men from Washington were in
| I,ri.d a. hnyn boon discovered nj Kinwn Peak
! seventy miles west of Fort Griffin, Having
! bought ncrdlc-gun. lie went up To Fort Rich
ardson and offered his services Among the
peters. SAID To bc nephew 81 Toni Scott. Mr..
| Kellogg. ~ artist, and Prof.. Ro-sler. state Gc-
| oloEi-t of Texas. A. there were numerous re-
| ports Of Indian drprcda,ions. they gladly ae-
| ceptri Graham services. and paid him $40 per
| month. They went right through on the but
fnlo range. \. Fort Gr1ln they hircd as guides
six Tonkwav Indians: Graham was oy"rlov"d.
He WAS real ling IN" Eden II his Imagination
camping with Indians and filing buffalo. Tn"
| party spent two months in the search. They
found plenty of blossom rock but no real cop
| per leads, and returned unsuccessful. Graham
Then joined the Texas Pacific party with Capt.
I'M ot Austin. ana helped survey the Tan
From all that he could hear and SOC he was
! satisfied that the Comanchcs were the kings ot
the praries. His ideas of Joining them aup'ar
| 10 have hccu strengthened 10y his cNucrl"n 20.
| With plenty Of money. "a good horse. a fin" gun.
and u rlltune siN-shonter. Ice made h.- way To
Fort Sill. determined to enroll himself among
them. He inquired for a Comanche camp, and
was Informed that there was one up Cache
advised TO keep away from them. rs they
We're Just IN from the plains. and were wild.
He rode up the creek. saw tn" tcpccs. the
indian hops running around. ana the herds oi
| horses grazing. hut never refined his pony un-
til he stopped IN the camp. 1t was large en-
compliment Of \uconec COmauchrs. He dis
mount" n tchrd his pony to the limb Of tree on
ia" banks 81 III" creek. lighted his pipr, and SAT
down upon the ground. II was 80 well armed
that the s'.va.'s appeared TO Toe fright ned. At
ri.ht hand the Indian -irn for Who are YOU
derstand him. and made no reply; He offered
III" pllrto tho Indian To- smoke. hut he shnos
his head. ANA Ivy signs asked Tor tobacco. The
enthusiast laid his stock before him, and the
Indian seized i with u grunt Of nilsiaction.
4" then pointed 10th" giv"r saying. Iehanna.
TehannaY which Graham understood TO mean
T'Xanf TeNanf He shook ms head. pu!
En.isIr' The Indian replied. save" Gra-
ham motoncd that he anne from q long dis
" save. Graham tried to AK fur the chic T.
but could not make himref understood. lie
saw u Little savage with a bow aud arrow. and
perfect understood tn" uSr 81 the weapons
The sluaws SGT NJ shout OF astonishmrnt. and
I'll" Indians began To- 'rowd around HIM. Iht
their hearts. An Indian. 10y signs offered 70
r@ ncny iot GrahnhmS gun Go r"i tGe en-,
| their guns. shields ~ buffalo hide. and savage
n,.Ouirrneuts he rode back 10 the fort H.
-ny-: " 10 tell the truth. ! Wiz too formidable.
Thy dd not seem To- care mu IA about mo.
saw WAS not creating the right impr -sion.
MT ne Fo gt"' sirl. Thc NS Snxt u morninc h.
-nw Mr. Evans. the post sutl"r. who has
thr II, ,kuup rnsr Graham applied for employ
ment but WIS told that ~ could he of no SER
vice unless Do" spoke the Comanche language
That day D" saw a troop ~ young C"maneht
+ hflVrs sweeping over the flats on their ponies
The sight flied him with admiration. lie halted
Sim AMI gHy' fhcW he tail feathers of gray
,,iLt. thHt be- had shDtR short TIM" before. They
were delighted and braided the feathers int
4 Il saH DIR r6nnddcnre' TGry raiieI him a
Texan and look, upon him with suspicion
For months h" hung around Fort Sill ana rs
chNirun~, trying t. irarn the language and
SCRAP" an Htiualutapre With the chiefs. tan ~
ins that he would be- allowed to Join the band
The N ore h" Jaw OF them. however. the less h
wanted To- ser. At one time he had plan u
r.t'liate upon the Mexicans and use III
RIO Cirandc 'ihc kiowa, took more Of q FAM,
to- him than tn" Comnnches. and he h"eam'
quit lntmat,s, with the eel ebratrd chi"f Kick
ing Bird. His dream. however. began {
dissolve. one day while at Fort Ei,h I'D
son II" ,Hdirs oi .r man man named wa ta e
been wuylaid and sralprd on the dead line by
his idols, tbs Conan hes. The sight shattero,
lis rntAusiasm. The inangled body OF the in
ue'ent boy broke the spell His feeling - a.
pas, lie and Slu1lcrrd. H. Joined the ran
g"rs, va, viii Gen. Davidson in hi. raid on III
Nn'oners and spent several years KILN. buffalo
AMI pJis ming gray wolves for their hides.
lint life IN tho plains hogan To lose IL
glamour. The old tast for the stage returned
Graham l." am" ret ori"r for the IIdNdS He'
dh, md hogan 10 write Indian dramas. Ii
travelled through Texas, representing them il
various towns. came To THIS city u week ago. an
+ now play ing al engagement IN the Narict
+ Thuatre IN Houston street His s,uiy Is tai III
, from his own lips, and bears on its face an i'm
print OF truth.
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