, 1884-07-17

back the bed-linen havs discovered the cul.
prits dressed FOR the next day"
They do not wear any uniformfT
M Their parents Invariably make that
con Iition. They say; IF our children are bs-
in taught like the whites, thoy must dress
like them, too In our turn We Iaake a rule
that they must Tot wear tewelry, forw
found III at though nearly innocent Of oostump,
a girl never failed 10 bring n Hoodly sup
ply Of which soon lei to a fierce
rivalry in rows aud even pounds OF bs DIS,
brass buckles and gorgeous feat hers Each
tribe deternined to Quito the others- The
article Of attire they cling to most Is ths
shaw, which to them takes the place of
a blanket, an 1T is almost impossible to get
them 10 wear one round the shoulders 1t
goes over the bead every time, as IL by in
stiDct"
Are they healthyT-
yes. as a rule, though when they come
they require close watching for some time. as
the change from the woods to the city life is
vary trying, and, OF course, all their habits
and even their food has to be changed. A
curious thing l notice Is that no matter how
long they have been accustomed 10 the com
forts OF a real bed, whenever they ere taken
Ill they persist in lying on the bare door;
even on a plank. IL they can find oneni
THE FIGHTING PAwSERs.
While We were talking I noticed through
the window one group OF girls that riight be
called the negroes OF their race, so extremely
dark were they in complexion In fact, the
Others called them -black-skina" Their
frames were powerful, the shoulders and hips
broad, the waist lurSe and the head CT good
size. covered with dense black hair. match
fng long, oblique aud cunning eyes. / asked
the house-mOther to what tribe they be-
longed.
"fhe Pawnee," she replied, and To manage
Them Is the most difficult task / have, for
they are born fighters, and II they get into
sh argument with the other tbey settle 1t by
tooth and nail, trying to tear the skin oil in
strips"
Tive other day l heard a great clnmor, and
found tbnt. by way of variety. they were
having II fight with broomsticks they had
procured from the Kitchen. They are good
workers, bot they learn more slowly than
other tribes
Come here, Ella Man Chief" she cried to
u little Pawnee, who told me she was 10 years
old and ufterward wrote her name in a hand
a correspondent might envy for its plain
ness
There is an unchildlikeness about these lit
tie Indians that is striking. They all look as
IL they had been born old, and the girIs of 10
arc mature women.
Soon afterward we went to the school
room, where q number OF girls read out loud
and answered a variety of questions 50 cor
rectly and In such well chosen, clearly c. un-
ciated words TINT 1 was astonished. At the
same age and under the same length OF
~,uirtinu, l bave never heard a white child
gu Il them. ThE l believe can culy b. nc
ccuntSd for by the fact that these girls want
10 learn. Their heart. their prlds aud their
ambition is in it, whi.e, as a rule, the chill
rem Of the whites stu iy under protest as a
particular favor to their pare.ts.
4 t.LfnM 4rsI. l.. 500, al uz.. -.
ocholarsF | asked the pretty young teachsr,
wac locked ~s'artlinsly blonde among these
black heads and bronz ID kin
THE BRIGHT ONES.
"The Sioux sie replied, care extremely
Intelligent, AMI always rank frst ia the
classes. Besides that, many Of them havo
musical talent The choir OF tho village
church is composed of them, assisted by two
Indian youths who are in WanuamaSer's
store. and come out here to sing every Sun
day. as a rule, the gir.s have contralto
voiceJ, and two We have mere equal in r CHI
MSS aud ~herilility any I have ever hcari on
the stage"
How do your pupils behave in churchr' l
asked.
Admirably. Indians have a deep sense OF
reverence, aud both in church and at prayer
in the house they are as Gevout and earnesi
as could be wishe |. Inieed, in their venera
ton for anything Of sacre nasurs hsy arr
beyond the tim $. or, perhaps, some scolr.I
would add that there they snow they are DO
hind the inns, but to me their profound
trust and reverence Is touchin :"
Mrs Sieywright shovel m, through the
establishment, with its neat dormitories,
dressing-roonis, laundry aui kitchen, in
which cleanliness aud order refined, but |
was most amussi in tho long dinin room,
wLero half a dozen little c ,pper-fucs |! girls
were setting the table with military precis-
ion, and occasionally stealing admiring looks
at themselves in the shining tin plates and
cups. Two OF these children were Of nike
blood, aud wonderfully pretty. They hal
great dark eyes, clustering chestnut hair, the
bloom OF wild roses on their checks, ald
p'quRnt. laughing faces. In striking con.
trast TO these were two little Chippswas,
with tn fiat faces, broad noses and long,
narrow eyes Of their tribe.
QUEER NAMES
The names OF the children were very anus
ing, and mostly the composition Of the In
dian agents, who thought their full Indian
names too elaborate for ordinary use.
A pretty contralto was Edna Eagle
Feather; u bright-faced Sioux WIS Sarah
High Pipe; a young Usage, Bessie Big Sol.
der; II stalwart young Pawnee, Maud Echo
Hawk. Fannie Crow and Jane Big Bril-
htph tblhIaul hhu Eunlcb Dear ouitll huu
Olive Bottle bore their titles brayely.
"What . your greatest difficulty in man.
aging the childrenf" l asked the house
mother.
Trying TO make them keep the peace with
each other. You know we have the repre-
sentatives OF sixteen diff 4rent tribes here, aud
every one OF them seems to feel in duty
bound to hate all the others, Each consil.
ers her own nation the biggest, bravest auu
best aud they are only too willing TO fight
out their arguments Aside from this they
are ufftctionate, docile aud more or less IL
t~elligent. In short, they will repay tue pain,
and patience they call forth, aud we shat
send back to their tribes bands or good
women-ft to teach and elevate their race"
A. | left to wind my way through tn
green woods TO the station. l turned for q
parting look at the big white house, shining
iu the sun, and saw the red balconies full OF
bright dark Indian faces, while from a score
of copper.colored hands waved handkerchief
In Rdicu,