, 1884-07-29
SKETCHES OF SITTING BULL.
Ins wivs. and Chndren-Hi. Ways
OF Life.

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lSt. Louis Globe-D emocrstI
ESitthng Bull doesn't know where he was
iS4n. or when, He Is about AZ years old,
anl, being II Teeton, was probably born in
central or southern Dakota. -Four Bears,
hi uncle, says the place wns near old Fort
George. on Willow creek, near the mouth OF
the Cheyenne, on the west side OF he Mis-
souri, river. His father was a rich chief,
jumping Bull. At 10 years of age the
Indian lad was famous as Il hunter, his
faVurite game being buffalo calves. His
father had hundreds of pretty white, gray
and roam ponies, and the boy never wanted
for a horse. He killed more young buffaloes
than amy of his mates, and won popularity
by laying his game at the lodges of poorer
Indians, who were unlucky in the chase. AT
II he killed an enemy; his name before had
been Sacred flor wonderful Standshot
When he had killed his man and could boast
IA 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 One-that-H Had Four Robes. A third
wife is dead. His children are all bright,
handsome boys and girls, nine in number;
one, a young man about IS, Is in u Catholic
school near Chicago. Sitting Bull himself is
not a Catholic, as reported, nor is it likely
that a man OF his strength Of MIND will ever
renounce the mysteries of his own sayage re
hgiOn, in which for 50 many years he has
been a powerful high priest. One little boy
. years old, bright as a dollar and with eyes
that fairly snap like whips, was with him ut
Buford when he surrendered. AT the formal
pow-wow the chief put his heavy rife 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
] now desire to teach in this way that he has
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live Us the whites do and be taught in their
schools, | wish to be remembered as the last
man of my tribe who gave up his rifle. This
boy has now given it to you, and ne wants to
know how be is going to make a living"
Happily, Sitting Bulls anxiety for his chill
dren Is being grandly met in the work OF the
Carlisle and Hampton schools and tho grad
uaHy enlarging schools and academies
planted by the missionaries throughout
Dakota and the west.
Sitting Bull Is a typical Indian. He is wide
between the cheek bones, which are more
than ordinarily prominent. His chin is sharp
and long. and his mouth and dark eyes be-
token great drmness 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 Il deep, gruff bass. He shuffies along
a. lie walks, stepping on the outer edge Of
the left foot, which was badly wounded years
ago. The old man will live Il good many
years II smoking does not use him up. 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
ons OF the theatres. This Is not remarkable,
as Indian women are never known to display
their bodily charms Ms do the females of a
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
els, on the way home His great ambition in
life now is to get a white wife. He says he
would give two ponies for n ballet girl