, 1881-01-03


Present Content Curious indian
Habits.
From Onr Olrn Correspondent.
W.tslf1xtiruS, u. e., T,ce. Al-Whtte-E Eagle
EtnnJlllu Irhr, nnl the rest Of tho 1'onrn Ch!Gfs
hnvs started inck towur.ls to 1,uilan Tertiary.
which they cali tho "Warm Land" 'l'hslcs,
'"flrKAtyes ntjd tho Boston Commission full
Inv them. Who shall believe their rcIsurt2 Io
whom Is tho truth ut tho rtd tnnn reycalcd7 The
ponc,.s sny they wero wronge, bslt nre now c0t,4
tent. Secretary achlltz says that they were
wr0nFctl Init nro tit,w content. Tho Boston eti.
thualasts. frcsh from prt'toplHams md hakMt
hcas, sn7 tlmt tl,uy were wrt,nRcd, nre wrongcsl,
ans1 aro not content. Meanwhile. these APOSTLES
ut philanthropy huve Kone 10 visit thu Innrns IN
tho Warm 1,nnd." an.l TO link upln. their old
reservation III bleak Dakotn, and are to CONT
buck to report
WHO IdAa I1Eb.
INT that tho poncns were Erlevously wrnngcIt
Nil Atasl,tt. Whit those wronvs heard frs,tn
tho lips of Whitc-EayIc Himself. the other .tay,
the chief whom srcrutary schurx thinks Is me
Of tho greatest moi among tho lnsllMs,s,-nntl
tho story WIS told III such II ImthcsEo wny tint |
reproduce pnrt Of II rs It fell from his lips. pre-
serving rs near rs may bo tho tIltn!ntness, tho
simplicity. the pathos uf hfR lAHuMgc M 1t cnlAo
to Its through tho medium Ut Prof dorsey, ptr-
haps tho best schuar III lntlinn tonEtx In Amer
leu. mud ono of tho most gifted Of our young
tnclt.
COUNCIL. Az THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
The PoncN Chief Ind becn nnrrnttug. In BtntG-
~, measured tonc, tho stors nf hta wrt'n9s. The
other teri Chiefs Rnt nr,!1t,d thu room Df Sccrc.
tAry achux IN stnlh, silent, Stern approval
Thoy wore anything, lt1 everything They hid
TIL Inverted bAltnln-sk[ns, as venerable and
ftthy rs tho ancient covering OF tho Austrian
slovnKs. Their faces, 50 far as these could he
seen through pnints ucllres, Ainl tMttoos sce,nct
n r11 Factt. tunNrp hn1 III
part I4nUrunt md ugly. Witty Eug1e hntl hcul,
telling tile storles Of tic surrows of bis tribe.
Continuing. l1e said:
WltITR-EAGLE's SPEECH.
~ felt sud at heart, mid shotl hnyc slIrd great
fcnss, but remembered that / wAa Il Innn
And 1t was 80. lilo shed M tcars.l | rornscd
10 heIleyG thAt tho 0reat Father wanted us ta
tenyo nnkutA. wanted to pass hack, us I lid
not know tho land. Tho Agent refused tn tIcr.
nit Inc tn pass. wanted to get money frU.n
tho amount that WIS duo from Washington. tn
lug provisions. The Agent sai he did not wish
u give us money. The Agent snid thnt tho
Interpreters, and three othrrs who wore with us.
hasf-brce,}s could stny, hut tic rest col,Ltl 20
olr. saId that tho Orcmt Fnthcr hnB not dnno
ths; hut that, II we stay here, lie viii give us
food, md let Is 10 'tu ol,r hn,no. lIn sni.l 10
ttOsu who wern pnrt white. and to tho gaod Ill
terproters, 'you must not 70 to your homes
ls,lt we went, towards our homes. l lid not
were without nnsxo.s; and We snii. 'W'herc
simll VIC dle?' thought TINT W. wu,tld slir.
assE I'll a y sc fo % ss w A. st Ts
ani they ravo us fod: Pnssil,e hoii,ewns,i. wc,
went 70 our hn1nrs. w found tl,at Col. Camp.
lutl ttho AREN'T hAd anticipated ,a, and wis
re seas rssy wsas 70 h W sa TO
*You MJsT PREPARE TO lEMovE.'
We weru unwilling. u said: II havo comc