Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-01-13

would be harmless He came down from
Poplar and started East on b the mail that
left this point on tie 25th of December.
The first days drive is to the Muddy.
Here the doctor suffered relapse, aud his
journey llomeward had to be postponed.
Mr.. Matthews brought him back to this
post on the 26th, and am happy to state
that under the excellent care IF the med
ical officers here. he is much improved.
\ Prominent among our distin gulshed
visitors during the holidays, was the no
BILE chief of the Little Girls a youth of
great parts known as Horse Guard. The
Little Girl band of f.Assinaboines, of which
Horse Guard is chief, are part Of the
fraternity who hailtro Poplar River and
Wolf Point. / n. /. si.fIl.
1. accordance with an ancient custom,
which all good or bad Indians invariably
observe, Horse Guard and Ills followers
started out for butfalo-being hungry,
they sought food-they found it, but &C
1cording to Chief II. G.'s tale, 1t was
seasoned with Uncapapa sauce, and this
being an ingredient foreign to the ASSN
aboine stomach, they resigned the coveted
buffalo meat to- superior prowess, Or as
II. G. says, to Sitting Bulls braves.
Horse Guard-that name sounds so
royal, or at least smacks so much some
shing akin to the ''blarsted thing" that
love to repeat it-.tells us that the famous
old campaigncr, Sitting Bull, was al the
mouth of Frenchman's Greek with 1 200
lodges, about two weeks ago; -Four Horns
was with him. llsl9
II. G.'s band, after making ''thrce runs"
of the buffalo, and securing q supply OF
meat, were in turn run by the Sioux, who
made it so hot for them that they aban-
doned their meat after heavy skirmlsh,
and returned to their agency. Horse
Guard said they did not intend to run
from the Sioux, but they were told by two
half breeds that the hostiles were about to
charge them again, and wipe them out,
consequently discretion being to}the As
sinaboine mind by farthe better part OF
valor, a retreat on the agency was con
Quoted by Ii. G.in person, the Little
Girls falling back in good ORDER Our
friend Horse Guard had q long tale to re-
late concerning the agency, and seemed
to be under the impression that his peo-
pie did not get enough to eat But when
he itenized the articles he received, it
struck several bystanders forcibly. that he
and his followers were happily situated if
they got as much at this agency as he ac-
knowledged.
He also exultan1ly described to us how
after his people had been, .worsted,by the
hostiles, they caught two Of the arrior
Sioux away from their band, and by way
of sweet revenge gaye them asword horse
whipping, refraining in tllis instance M from
removing the customary ornamental lock
of lla1r, and allowing them to depart. The
story about Sitting Bull with 1900 lodges
on this side of the line, may be taken. /
imagine, as somewhat Of an exaggggera-
tion. a s.
should add that the illustrious Horse
Guard, after ente. tanning every one with
his eloquent recital Of Indian proves, and and
Uncapapa vengeance, visited the com
mandlng officer and, as usual, was hun.
CRY. He also wanted cartringes to kill
those rascals, the Uncapapas. He got
none. - @s -'t71 @# s.i m t.@ 9s hex.