Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-15
SKETCHES OF SITTING BULL.
Sis wives and Childrcn-III. Ways
Of Life.

bhAS WiVcS ana snttOfcO.Ihbs ways
Of Liie.
[St Louis Globe Democsntl
| Sitting Bull doesn't know where he was
iDrn or when He is about A. years old,
enl. being Teaton, was probably born in
| ,eairal or southern Dakota Four Bears,
| IN uncle, says the place was near old Fort
George On Willow creek, near the mouth Of
the Cheyenne. ON the west side of the Mis-
| ~siri river His father was a rich chief,
| Jumping Bull AT 10 years Of age the
Indian lad was famous a hunter, his
favorite game being buffalo calves. His
father had hundreds Of pretty white, gray
and roam ponies, and the boy never wanted
for n horse He killed more young buffaloes
than any of his mates. and won popularity
hv laying his game at the lodges Of poorer
Indians, who were umlucky in the chase At
u be killed an enemy; his name before had
been Sacred for wonderful Standshot.
When he had killed his man and could boast
a scalp his name was changed to Sitting
Bull, though why the old man doesn't know.
He has two wives. Was Seen-by the Nation
and the Onc-that- Had Four Robes. third
wife is dead His children are all bright,
handsome boys and girls nine in number;
one, u young man about Is, is in a Catholic
school near Chicago Sitting Bull himself is
not Catholic, as reported, nor is it likely
that man of his strength of mind will ever
renounce the mysteries of his own savage re-
ligiun, in which for SO many years he has
been powerful high priest One little boy,
d years old, bright AS dollar and with eyes
chat fairly snap like whips, was with him at
8ufOrd when he surrendered. AT the formal
powwow the chief put his heavy rifle in the
little fellows hands and ordered him to give
it to Maj. Brotherton, saying: Il surrender
this rifle to you through my young son, whom
l now desire to teach in this way that he las
become a friend of the whites. l wish him to
live as the whites do and be taught in their
schools. l wish to he remembered as the last
man of my tribe who gave up his rifle. This
boy has now given it to you, and he wants to
know how he is going to make living"
Happily, Sitting Bulls anxiety for his chill
dren is being grandly met in the work of the
Carlisle and Hampton schools and the grad
ually enlarging schools and academies
planted by the missionaries throughout
Dakota and the west.
Sitting Bull is typical Indian. He is wide
between the cheek homes, which are more
than ordinarily prominent. His chin is sharp |
and long, and his mouth and dark eyes be-
token great flrmness of character. His dress
is like that of any other half-civilized red
man. He affects little silly ornaments that |
make his grim dignity very laughable. His |
voice Is deep, gruff bass He shufiies along |
As he walks, stepping on the outer edge OF
the left foot, which WAS badly wounded years |
ago The old man will live a good many |
years if smoking does not hirfaup He |
got his first glimpse of civilization last winter,
coming to st. Paul with Agent Mclaughlin |
The things that struck him most ,forcibly in |
his travels was the ballet which he saw at |
one Of the theatres This is not remarkable, |
as Indian women are never known to display |
their bodily charms do the females Of
superior race. This indecency, however Sit
ting Bull looks upon as one of the supreme
evidences of our greater civilization. Maj
Mclaughlin says he would talk Of nothing
else on the way home. His great ambition in
life now is to get white wife. He says be
would give two ponies for Il ballet girl.