St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-13
SITTING BULL ar SCHOOL.
Remarks Humorous and Otherwise to the
Emaian G;rls a. Unynp.
TPhiladelphja Press OCT

Philadelphia Press, Oct. 8.
The suburban village of Wayne, on the
main line Of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
thrown into great state of excitement yes
terday morning by the arrival of a band of
Indian warriors, in full war paint and feath-
ers. The party consisted of Sitting Bull and
his party of five chiefs and three women,
who had come, under the escort of j. Top
vile Wright, of the indians Rights associa-
ton, to visit the girls Of Lincoln institute,
who have been spending the summer in the
| country. They left Broad street station at
Sis a. m, in special car, and arrived at
Wayne station at 9 o'clock, where they were
driven to the school. The object of the visit
WIS tn give Sitting Bull and his chiefs, as
repres natives of the wilder element among
tue Sioux, an idea of what was being
done for their children, and thereby to in
/ duce them to favor sending other children to
I the Indian schools.
! The girls crowded around the little party
when it arrived at the school, and exhibited
great manifestations of delight. Sitting
\ Bulls irst act was TO sit down with great
/ gravity and take diminutlve girl on his
knee. He looked at her very seriously, but
seemed to think it entirely unnecessary 10
make any remarks. The others also seated
Themselves ana patiently waited while their
! great leader chewed the cud OF reflection and
a modicum OF plug tobacco. Presently he
asked for Hattie Conkuu. That damsel
was at once brought forward and. taking
! her by the hand, Sitting Bull talked with her
| for some time. The conversation was doubt
less on family matters, as Hattie Conkulu IS
his grand niece. Her fathers name is Bull
on-the-Hln. The chiefs were then shown
through the buildings, and the workings of
the school explained 10 them as well as posi-
bic through the two interpreters who accom-
! panied the party. Presently dinner was an
nOunced and the visitors sat down with the
! girls at one of the large tables. During the
course of the meal Sitting Bull, when be was
offered glass Of milk made remark in the
Sioux language that caused all the girls to
laugh very heartily. The pale faces in the
room were very anxious to get the ben
eft of this sally of wit from so
distinguished a source, but all the girls
refused to tell what had been said, making
| the excuse that they did not like to do So
At length one of the ladies succeeded in get
! ting into the confidence of Jennie Estes, a
very pretty Sioux girl. ''What was it he
saidF' was asked. ''He say, when YOU give
him milk, he would rather have brandy. :,
When the joke became known everybody APP
! preciated the delicacy Of the girls in declin-
ing to give the old man away.
Later on the children assembled in one of
the large rooms, and, after singing several
hymns, went through some calistheuic exer-
/ cises. The performance seemed TO please
the visitors very much and brought a broad
smile to Sitting Bulls counterance. The
! only members OF the band who did not seem
| to take much interest in what was going on
were The two tall chiefs Flying-by and Spread
| Eagle. Although they profess to be merely
| friends, it is evident that they are in love
/ with each other, for at no time do they per =
| NIT even foot Of space to separate them.
/ Their chief occupation was TO smile when
| ev;r levity was most unseemly. Shortly after
/ dinner Long Dog, very short Indian and
1 quite aged was taken with cramps in the
/ stomach and insisted on being taken to his
/ western home, that he might die in the
/ bosom of his family. A few doses of ia
maica ginger, however, soon brought a smile
I back TO his face.
/ While all this was going on Hattie Conku-
l Ia had been getting very homesick. and had
{ frequently given way to tears. Her grand
/ uncle kept her constantly by his side, seem
/ ing TO be full of sympathy, and as the party
were about to board the return train. asked
/ IL be might take her back home with him.
/ The request was, of course. refused AS the
/ train moved of Sitting Bull cocuettishlv
waved good bye with his tobacco pouch to
the crowd on the platform. On the way in
/ he spent the most Of his time taking
! earnestly 20 Hattie COnkulu, who was on her
I way TO the Institute in this city, while behind
( his back the younger OF the interpreters car
RED on desperate Airtation with the PTin-
cess, one Of the young women of the party.
AT the Broad street station, after everybody
/ else had left The car. it was discovered that
the twins Fiying-by and Syread-Eagle were
missing. They we're found in the car, feet
cooked up on the back of seat, fondly srnii-
ing at each other and perfectly uncOncerned
about the movements Of the others st the
corner Of Broad and Chestnut Sitting Bull
said good bye TO Hattie Conkulu, and she
went down Broad street crying bitterly.