Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-11-29
LETTER FROM o. HOWARD.
:. BRNNTREE, Mass. Nov. "A.

home Of my boyhood, L viii while the time
away with some account OF this flying trip
nom the snowy mountains of Colorado and
wyoming to the Atlantic scabosrd, Cor /
have been on the wing for nearly two
weeks.
The road between Cheyenne and Lars
ME. 81 mites, running across the Rockies
over 1900 feet above the sea is well pro-
tected with SnOw-sheds. In this short
distance there are twelve OF them, each or
them presided over by savage deity. with
fur cap and OvercOat and bearing a red nas
in his hand As We emerge iron these
cavrrnous, grimy, Smokc-belchiug cover
iu..>. Que SSn hardly refrain from saving
- he recslls the story OF Dlnte's Inferno.
..this must look like the very entrance To
the Internal RegiO But the lonely de-
ity i only a supersnua;ed gentleman with
a brogue, In the service oC the L. T. II. K
who lives 10 yOn lutte board Shaniy by the
great shed, aud attends - the SHOWS, aud
mats out the fires kiudled ~ passing trains.
Al sherman We see the great $50 COO
monument being erected 10 the memory OF
Oakes and oliver Ames. The great der.
rick i In position with its Spiter-like legs
stretching here and there and the pyramid
has risen TO the height OF nine courses OF
Stone AMI Will DC about 90 fcus high some
tine.
The curious traveller may DC interested
in viewing the specimens collected al
S.f-nan by one Mr.. Cpuutrymen. who
kesp> number OF men doing nothing else.
Sometimes he ships tons OF agate east In a
sir-lc season. Among other cUrioSljics
A.. re are arrows from Japan. stuffed birds
,nI beasts, goodies snl fossil shells aud
Ashes.
The early snow coming from the south
caught >low-mOying freight train which
,h,rcI:ler could not be moved forward or
backward. aud hence a blockade OF some
tays occurred
A. : lrcy. Nch.. hal some business.
Ar stopped Oh Tor few hours. aad hap
p.I, met 81 gentlemen aud ladies aud chill
am from the Indian Territory, on their
way 90 Blue Ridge Indian Agency, in Da-
La,s. escorted 10 rtSsl >iNlc by some bru-
TAI sava=c> under pay of the L. :. govern
mrut sud dressed iu blue. waS delight
e. % -, them. aud although could not
spsak sat.r language ! watched them ia
trr,>ted.v. partly because some or the gen
t',fr,u we're engaged To- frui,c some years
since and p.ayiuiiy killed large number OF
white men aud women aud lrit them with
thr.-tarS ard noses stuck In their mouths
They are known a. CheycnucS 10 NebrIS-
Is A dozen OF them were in n variety
store. each covered ta>tcfally with 4 blue
blanket which had 4 white streak running
down thc middle la such a way that tae
white ran from the crown - the knee.
T.. features Of one brave were beautifully
moulded. all OF which duly commented
uD,g 10 white savage who laid his sun
Drowned hand upon his breast and turn
in. his face toward Mecca. said, '- Speak
~, thus 20 me; there are - good or beau
tn.. Indians eNCept-dsIi ones, and 81.
thu other white saNa.yS said Amen, -
that 10 taIae about that / teit exceeding
much iu The minority, 80 that kept more
gGfrt. bot / noticed. AL the same, that tle
mon we're very much bcpdiutCd and be-
t.l.u,! Ike unto white savage wom"u,
sni Tie women gathered round aud dIi
-a... a. The hard WOTk muca Ike white
r.,a. cr / have oflcn heard DO said that
nation. auI customs Jih =, aud what i
ON, msr'S god j. another mans deYIl. /
These CleyeuneS had lols DARK hair part |
e.. .u Tie middle. aud a slrcaS o.. red paint
rual - down the parting; and some had /
,,.lW ochre on the forehead. and NcTmti- !
lon on The temples, sud strings OF beads /
woven aIuoaE taelr raven locks. A.. wore |
u5els>iuS. ar some had leggiugs made /.
% Blankets or dc.ums, bu; there WAS =
wonderful lack OF shaw! pins and belts - /
Keep the blankets IN place. some had .
low, AID arrows aud some had nice IT. /
pest.uc csrhines. " len they Wsuicd 90 /,
tuy ANYTHING they pointed to u, bu; owing /
g. custom Of their nation would not /
sneak thc language o. The way down white /
man TWENTY-FIVE Ccut> Mere al. that were I
90 rri for ammunition og knives. Dee their /
p-.ce a..rre or :w0 dollars. They laughed /
l.---.lv when atly mule wa> produced that /
had q hidden spring that bounced n The /
negro t.at rute . upon his Noo..y head. /
Great was their curiosity, and many a I
Ca,ye me nose Was iatteLed against The I
" laow psr,s, a. . Owner viewed The 10 /
side arrangements OF Tie wA..e peoples /
houses All had the same curiosity
whether blue b,auketet males or rcd b.an- !
kcIcd females. To receive one slit was - .
bring others that they might also receive |
g.cs But some % The white women locA- /
eJ tasir doors and rctrca,ed 20 thylc bed 4
EHNL.~ +.f4s N-4A.'A4 Nt.s Nt--- - ''''N
a. she TERRIBLY HAttturd noses more than an I
hour 50 a time. some Of the Chey enue> /.
were very hungry, aud gathered up sup /
ply % the poor white people dogs, wEetG- /
er o. make into soup or pot pie : not eN- |
ac..y known Al all events. >mal. dog 10 |
the County TreASurvgs yard opeued loud /
yep. ysp. upon the passing brave, Who /
drew Out a iiuc cord, aud casting 10 dvidy /
over the picket fyEce, got The dog By the /
rsck ard drew him under Ii blanket and /
CUu,.El,l Is walk With = dignity beaut.- /
IL o. behold Tie .ttir boys 8cre about /
with bows and arrows, ready Tor sho, az
dove or rabbit. aud several arrows were
slrta5y dyed with the life blood OF little
victims Some u.cktls were placed IN l
crack OF pole. and some Nr5y accurate
shooting Was iudulsed 30, and number of
coins Won. / was sorry % continue ny
Journey - soon, Is q longer stay would
have ,uAbied mr To Say more about these
people aud a - 20 get The recipe Tor the
PUPPY pie that was surely forthcoming.
A. No. Platte our engineer got 10 hun
and A.> sudden throwing open or tie t1r'i-
lie value. snapped out very Important
draw head The ensuing delay OF some
hours. caused me TO lose my Thanksgiving
dinner Ia Maine hut ! got one tn Ma>>a-
chuSetts for all that Moreover | lose Tue
expected opportunity 10 SCI The inside, -
your Orlce-lOr YOU m3y remember that
there ha> been some doubt a. - whethrI
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