The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15
AuDACITY AND cHKR
 OkEE DISGUST.

opie T. Read. tn New York Met,ur,
 l shall not soon iotget stage coach ride nom Fort smith. Ark. to Muxkogcc. l. T. had thought that 1 would he the only passenger. but when woman and boy, and subsequently, a half In d,an, entered. very naturally revised my former impressions and decided sha, l would have company The half Indian had been educated al an eastern school. And was very ,n,ell,gen, man. He ~as understood h,m to say. member ot the Cherokee council, and ~as returning home from slS,t to Washington. to at. tend A session ei tha, grave. if moi potent. body at Indian Legislators, When the boy learned that the man ~as an indian he began to exhibit rcs,lcsSness which l soon discovered would tesul, ,n the tel mans annoyance.
 bd ycu ever kill anybody 2"h he asked
 Tommy. said the woman. dont be rude"
 '' think not. tepied the hcrokee
 Then what makes ,ou he a indian s'' !" am only halt Indian
 Which halis''
 Ihomas,' exclaimed the womAa tuning h,m around. unhuuon,ng his coat and hu,tonlng u aga,n. He temanei que, for lew moments and then >aid
 Nav
 What, dcai
 " X halt Indian would onl, had kit sny body, wouldn't he
 !" II you don't hush I'll pat you naf
 Then l'd have to walk. wouldn't
 "Acs"
 Au' the heAr, might Sr, mc m ah'a& they ?"
 "Acs they would
 " Would you ,atc
 Yes"
 Then what makca ,oa ~.ntei paf m- ou Do the lnd,apN ,, alp teiks = aEala addressing the hetoker eount liiot who exhibited the stoleal nde oi hls Indian nature. hal then welding Ia the white and oi eoatsc polti, al halt tepled
 he ~ild one, io
 :" Bus you a,e not ~ild ne ,oa e'
 |" No.'
 Why amt you 2"
 My lule man. must say that you te asking Loo many ,luestlnna, eating | tc. pfoa hful glance at the woman
 :" IL you don hush I'll whlp you La you hear inc z taking hs la, from the floor and putting Il on hls head
 " exsuui "
 He renamed iu.ct ior fc~ nlomrDia but dropping his hat on the floor. hr ,eae he'd do~n. took II up and sad
 " II you ~as ~iid Indian you'd eut me wGh knttc when 1 ,toop down, Wogldn', you
 Inc Ghe,okee looked faf ou, over the lands al h,, fathers, bu, made m iepl, " li ~as,eI hr Yoa, ynud hut ue any yhow wouldn't you ?"
 No,' the rcd man replied
 Why ~ouldn'l you f
 Another ~otd out oi you and II ehtp you Never m,nd I'll tell you' father. sa,d the woman
 l, was iinpo.s,bie ,o keep ham qale,. and ai,e, a whlle he asked
 Have you go, any boys
 "les tao
 Are they Indian boys
 Their mother is a ~hgie woman
 As shite as my nav =
 ust another ~aid oat "t yna and II boa you, ssld the woman. blushsng. lie had evidently tested his indulgen, tsoth ei on many an oe' ssion tnt after the shortest possl6se silenc~ on hs pat. he asked
 " Did Jou ever see any sc>lps
 ea, think so.
 4 Dld they have blood an em 2"
 !" %o they were dry" replied the her. okee. plainly showing that his ,oiiuca, readiness m ans~ering questions had r,sen above h,s Indian ssol,,sm
 |" Do they peel 'em like apples when they dry 'cm Y'
 Hush your mouth hr indian na ttiT endsavafsa9t ttt
 " If you ask another question I'll rhtp you, you hul@ rascal sad the woman " Are you going ,o hush 7
 "fessum"
 lie twisted himsslt at.snd. serAt. he'd the coach door with nal ~hich he mya. teuousiy produced. and asked
 Would you rather be 4n indian than a white man f'' ,aihng to the druer Let me fide out s,dr
 l,'s gnin' ,o ram think. ,o.onel % he dnvet reaponsed
 Makes no difference and he got oas and climbed on top of the coach. l then thought my tune had come, bg, he was after better game oQf red man os the ios- es' vas hts affinity. He screwed himself around for awhile and then leaning from the coach window. he Allsd
 Say, does Indians q alp nisgeFs ''
 Whoa" sad The Cherokee. i~, me ge' dosn.'
 Wan, to Ee, bses .nside = lhe dftysf Asked.
 No, I'm going to saik. Dnse on and if ] don't oser;Ake you, all ngh' D i if wouldn't rather be witness n the United States court,