The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
NOT FOR JOE.
The Famous Northern Chief and His
Band to Depart fer the Qua
Paw Reservation To-day.
Regret of the Red Brethren at Their
Removable Land not Of
Their Choice.
The Indians Put on the Cars Last
Night, the Farewell to be
Said This Morning.
NOT FOR JOE.

TIRE LAST DAY.
Yesterday was the last day We shall have
Chief Joseph and his band with Us, and
We have no doubt that IT. the last car con
tanning the famous northern chief and his
followers glides around the embInkment
which viii forever hide beautiful Fort l.cav-
enwoTth, the place oi his iojourn for many
delightful months, from ms nr'ptnrea
iDent penetrate and nnd Logging IN MS
s.o!cal breast, a milestone fixed by memory
children well, and II the Government has
seen fl to tear him from our midst we can't
complain as We can't help ourselves, but
must take
THE BITTER WITH TIE SWEET
Joseph has been the great centre Of attraction
and has been the means OF drawing nun
areds and thousands vi strangers 10 look up
on him and the other untutOred children of
the northwest, who Were cruelty hastened
from their abiding place by the oodthlrSty
Howard. and captured by The gallant Mics,
simply because they induiged In such iroi-
les Us scalping stray settler or appIopriaiing g
a loose horse now and th3n. Joseph has,
since his removal TO Fort Leavenwortn, be-
haved himself in the most exemplary, thris-
tian-liEe and gentlenlaniy manner, and there
will be many, ESP, ,clally and more particu-
| larry the hackmen, ho will bc sorry 10 ss-e
| him go. From all accounts, Joseph liked ms
quarters at Fort Lcavenworth, and would
| have been willing 10 stay, but The military
decreci it otherwise and to hear was 10 oo;y.
PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE
Yesterday afternoon, about five O'Clock, a
train consisting OF seven coaches and bag
gage car was backed up to the Fort, and the
process OF loading the Indians commenced
There was little fuss made, no affectionate
a tieus or loving farewell embraces; the saw
ages took II quietly, as matter Oh coursP'
probably happy for n moment in the antlci-
patton of another ride on the cars. The
papoosas shot around, In and out oil the iaIS:
piles of baggage that lay strewed around, but
b,thering nobody ss white children would
"a flnna ppf nfhleIk
ing good social lime all 10 themselves. The
squaws sat around, moody and taciturn,
GAZING LIsTLEssLY
upon the pr-parat ons for departure, bat
with no apparent Interest In anything IN
general or particular. The braves congre-
gated in groups, talking politics or discuss
ing the late.t phases Of the Indian qu. siion,
now and then dropping OF, iato few re-
committee, the hot weather, cholera, yellow
fever and all those other Ills this human flesh
is heir To. The departure of the re,r Will
take place this morning AT TX O'Clock
A GREAT ATTRACTION.
S.uce Joseph was brought TO Fort Leayen.
worth last November il is estim ted that at
least one hundred thousand people have
looked upon his duSEy face and those cf his
warriors. IL has been an attraction which
has drawn people from the far eat, and tour
isis ON their way 10 and from the noun
taIns rarely failed 10 See the renowned chief
who succeeded in 50 short time in giving
The Government 50 much trouble. Halt the
Inhabitants OF the nelghbOriDg cities, Law
renee, Topeka, Atchison, ST. Joseph, Kansas
City and other placer have come upon eXcur-
sions To the garden spot OF the West, Fort
I.cavenwoIth, and IL II safe To say that not
one thousandth OF the number went away
without seeing Joseph. Joseph took all this
kindly, in tact seemed to enjoy being ooked
at and being
MADE Hello OF,
while his warriors, and the sIuaxs and pa
pooses, made bushels OF nIckels by s-llIng