National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-11
SKETCHES OF SITTING BULL.
His Wives aud chiidren-Iiis Ways
az Life.

81. Louis Globe Democrat,
Sitting Bull doesn't know whore he was
born, or when. He is about AZ years old,
and, being Teeton, was probably born in
central or southern Dakota. Four Bears,
his uncle, says the place was near old Fort
George, on Willow creek. near the mouth
of the Cheyenne, on the west side Of tho
Missouri river. His father was rich
chief, Juiuping Bull. At 10 years Of age
the Indian lad was famous ~ hunter,
his favorite game being Buffalo calves.
His father had hundreds of pretty white,
gray, aud roam ponies, and tho boy never
wanted for horse. He killed moro
young buiialoes than any of his mates,
and won popularity by laying his game
ut the lodges of poorer Indians, who were
unlucky in the chase. At IL he killed
an enemy; his name before had boon
Sacred (for wonderfully Standshot. When
he had killed his man and could boast q
scalp, his name was changed to Sitting
Bull, though why tho old man doesn't
know.
He has two wives. Was-Soen- by-t the
Nation and the One-that- Had Four
Robes. A third wife is dead. Ills chill
drcu are all bright, handsome boys aud
girls, nine in NUMBER one, Young man
| about Is, is in u Catholic school near
| Chicago. Sitting Bull himself is not
Catholic. rs reported, nor is IL likely that
a nau of his strength of mind will ever
rcnounce the mysteries Of his own savage
religion. in which for 50 many years no
has been powerful high priest Ono
little boy, years old, bright as dollar
and with eyes that fairly snap like whips,
was with HIM at Buford when he sur
rendered. At tho formal pow-wow the
al, tnf l. all t,.s fnl-
lows hands and ordered him to give 1t to
Maj. Brotherton. saving: 81 surrender
this rife to You through my young son,
whom l now desire to teach IN this way
that he has become friend of tho
whites. / wish him to live as the whites
do, and be taught in their schools. i
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 he
wants to know how he Is going to mako
a living" Happily, Sitting Bulls
anxiety for his children is being grandly
met in the work of the Carlisle and
Hampton schools and the gradually en-
larging schools and academies planted by
the missionaries throughout Dakota and
| tho west
Sitting Bull is typical Indian. He is
wide between tho cheek bones, which
are more than ordinarily prominent.
His chin is sharp and long, and his mouth
and dark eyes betoken great irmness 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 q
deep, gruff bass. He shuffles along as he
walks, stepping on the outer edge of the
left foot, which was badly wounded years
ago. The old man will live good many
years if 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 tho
ballet which he saw at one Of the thea
tors. This is not remarkable, rs Indian
woman are never known to display their
bodily charms as do the females of n supe-
rior race. This indecency. however sit
ting Bull looks upon as one ofthe 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 a white
wife. He says he would give two ponies
for ballet girl.