Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-04
WHOLE NO. 1915.
studies Among the Sioux.
palotah corresponsence xssusville journal.

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They have keen sense of the ridic
ulous, particularly the women. and
somewhat OF humor ! think it was
Running Antelope who said that
s.when he first heard of il he was
much surprised that the white men
killed their Savior, bat now he knew
them better he had changed his mind
| recollect once, when friend and
myself were standing rather too near
a circle, where they were having q
suuaw-dance, two hays whose heads
were silvered by well-nigh century
threw their arms around our necks,
and, drawing US into the circle, COM
PEELED as to join in their gyrations,
much to the hilarity of the rest Bat
of all objects of study the women are
the greatest, from the pretty, good.
natured young girls Off to the tooth
less old hags who, in this very tribe,
have been known to come on the bat
tle-field after the fight to kill the
wounded. Much righteous indigna-
ton has been expressed by American
writers with regard to the servile la
Dor which is required OF the women
among the Indian tribes, and this
criticism is but to be expected from q
people whose habit of pampering
their women exhibits itself in the alb
surd etiquette which requires that q
gentleman must offer to carry a par
Gel for a lady, if it be but an ouDce
weight, and is now resulting IN the,
cry of "woman's rights" But these
Indian girls are the happiest set l
have ever seen, and if the old women
are bent from being hewers of wood
and carriers OF water. the men do
their part in hunting and fighting.
The girls are at once both modest
and bold. They will stand and gaze
in at your window for quarter of an
hour at time, Blu; having once ven
tured to hint to one of them that her
ways were most winning, the poor
child was SO overcome that she ran
away, hid her face i. her robe, and
refused to be comforted.
The manner of love making among
them is strange. When afflicted with
Cupid's dart, the young men 90 about
wearing their blankets in such a man.
ner as to cover up all of the head ex.
cept tho eyes, and, having spied the
object of their affection, they slip ND
behind her quickly throw the blanket
over her head also, and, holding her
tightly around the waist, compel her
to listen to the soft accents of love.
In case of a popular belle, they will
range themselves in q line
at the door of her wigwam, and when
she comes out, pass her from one to |
the other az each in turn disburdens
his surcharged heart. They have
been known to keep girl this way
all day long.
Their simplicity is something won-
derful, and many a maiden has run
away IN the greatest confusion upon q |
ield-glass being leveled at her, think
ng that it rendered her clothing dia>
ohanous.
Lastly, the language of the Indian
8 well-known to be picturesque, and
10 one can appreciate the grace of
heir oratory without having seen it,
md even in ordinary conversation
heir gestures are profuse. It is the
'ery poverty of their language which
makes it sound poetic thus, for "the
hip Sails" having neither the word
ship" nor ''sails" they say, "the
Wind makes the boat run on the wa
err" thus bringing in two of the nat
'ral elements in that one sentence. It
s noticeable that when we sometimes
Express age by so many Summers,
hey always say Winters, and when
We say $50 many days SINCE" they
ay $50 many nights or sleeps"