Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-27
scHvRz's STAG HUNT.
Wonderful Feat Of Gunnery by Tho.Man,
Observation-Disclosures,

St. Louis Post.
The casual lounger on the platform of the
Omaha Union depot last week might have
stopped to admire Al elegant specimen of
taxidermy in the shape of a deer's head
beautifully mounted, with both eyes looking
the same way, and an address tag, on one
side of which was written: ITO the Hon.
Carl Sclurz, secretary of the interior, WASH
ington, D. C." The casual lounger might
have noticed in the car, the intelligent coun-
tenance OF a gentleman who was really
reading the morning paper, but who seemed
from his name to be writing on it with
the end Of his nose, and If he had been told
that this countenance belonged to the reput.
ed slayer Of the deer he might have doubted
the accurac of the label. and argued that
no man 80 short sighted could possibly have
brought down the antlered monarch of the
chase. We are in position to state that the
deer was shot by the secretary, and this is
When the digni6ed secretary arrived at
the camp of Crazy Horse he won the heart
of that untutored savage at once BY playing
on the piano for him, and by making him q
speech without charging him 5000 for it.
Crazy Horse adopted him as his brother,
and baptised him in the tribe by the roman.
tic lame of "Chin-C Chin No-Wa.W (Which
means, "Man-Who- Talks With. His Legs"
When the conversation turned upon the
difficulty Of procuring game and the COM
parative insuficiency of pianos and Pub.
Docs. as substitutes, the secretary suggested
that in his country Ito which he cherished
aspirations of returning in q diplomatic
capacity when distinguished persons went
out Devastating, it was the custom to have
the deer driven in front of them, to be shot
with ease and safety. The secretary was
thinking that the adoption of this plan BY
the tribes would lessen the difficulty of pro-
curing game, but, owing to the stupidity of
the interpreter, Crazy Horse understood it
as the expression of a wish on the part of
bis guest to shoot the deer as it was shot in
his aristocratic European home, and he
felt bound, in courtesy, to crafty his wish.
AT daybreak the next morning, just as the
secretary was beginning to read the news of
Grants arrival In San Francisco, his noble
host forced a shotgun into his hands and
pointed out q mighty stag which was with.
ing and bounding in the grasp of two young
bucks who had been sent U that night to
capture him in honor of their guest. He
tried to explain that he had never fired q
gun off in his life, but, urged by the Instance
Of his entertainer. he fred and brought
down-one buck, shot. The brave who
held the brute's head passed into the happy
hunting ground. In the tribe be is incurred
under the name of Lone Goose, and his
mother is put down on the pension rolls 40
the survivor Of one who died in the govern.
ment service. The deer came near escap-
ing, but the honor of the tribe was at stake.
He was held until the secretary put on his
spectacles, and the muzzle fthe gun against
the flank Of the animal. A shout Of triumph
drowned the mourning over Lone Goose.
and Crazy Horse feels that he is solid with
his brother, the white chief who plays the
piano.