Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-09

A COMPANY OF PROUD INDIAN YOUTHS AMI
MAIDENs ON TINE ROAD TO WISDOM.

COMPANY OF PROUD INDIAN YOUTHS AND
MAiDENs ON TINE ROAD TO WISDOM.
From the Baltimore Sun, Nov 81
"Ospt. Pratt, United States Army, yesterday
brought to Baltimore from Dakota forty-niue
young Indians, whose ages range from twelve TO
twenty years all of them en- route to Government
Normal School ut Hampton, Va. They reached
Camden Station before noon, and went directly to
the steamer Carolina, of the old Bay line which
departed last evening for Norfolk. All the Young
Indians will be sent to school for three years
Thirteen of the party are Rees. from Fort Der
thold, and the others Sans Arc Sioux, from Chey-
enne Crow Creek and Standing Rock agencies
The Rees were wild look ing company, with
long black hair str c aiming in the wind and wear
ing miscellaneous clothing, including blanket
thrown over their heads. The Sioux looked as if
they had enjoyed more of the comforts of cvilZa
ton than tneir brother Rees; they were better
clad and some of them were coDely. Nine are
girls, who we're all dressed in loud-coloied raj
ment, with red shawls. One little Indian maiden
OF twelve summers was inter estng enough to
cause one of the steamboat officers to remark thai
he would like to adopt her. She looked reall,
Ike bank note vignete. The Sioux boys were
as regards dress and general behaviour, quite up
to the average OF many lads to he met with eyety
day among civilized people. All had lived on res
eryasons four or FIVE years, and the Sioux have
some education in their native tongue. But one
however, can talk English, a lad of seventeen
years, son OF White Bull, Sioux chief. This bov
had been adopted in white family and has re-
ceved two years OF public school education AZ
Lima o. He was neatly dressed, polite and alta
Bile, and 1t did not take questoner long to find
that john Robb," the name he had taken from
his beneiactor, is young gentleman. A little
hoodlum, al SMILES and capers was introduced as
Charley White Bull, brother of John Robb.
Charley looked as though he could enjoy the same
KIND oil fun that white boys are fond of. John
kobb said their father and mother are living, and
they expect to return to their parents at the end of
three years One of the Rees is son of mo.
Heart" chief Many have been given English
names such as George Fisher, Charles Fisherman.
&c. Magnificent white teeth, glistening ike
pearls, 10 the mouths OF girls aud bows alike, len,
attfactlyeness to their not unpleasant faces To
the observer the conclusion was that Uncle Sam
has IN these wards OF the nation some excellent
material out of which to mould useful men and
women. During the afternoon some of the Young
Indians visited the Maryland Institute fair IN dit
terent parties, while Others strolied about the CITY
seeing the sights. Some VI our street urchjns
who followed them with war-whoops and veil.
after dime novel model, need q little ,iyilizlng
too The Sioux do not belong to the tribe Of
which Sitting Bull is chief. The party left Dako
Ia eight daSs ago. Capt. Pratt, Il will be remem-
bered, last year took through Baltimore a number
OF lndian Warriors who were sent home to the far
West from Florida, where they had been npris
oned by the government.