Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-07
Sitting Bulls Return.

Gray Eagle and the band Of Indians who
have been travelling through the east for
several weeks. passed through the city
Wednesday en- route to Standing Rock.
Sitting Bullwas seen by representative
of the Tribune, and HE ole mans mouth
was spread all over his bald brown face
when he thought, OF the bushels sud
bushels offun he had while dowa among
the dsades and independents OF the cast.
Agent McLaughiin:s little boy acted as
Interpreter, and the old man answered
all questions with promptness and pleas.
ufe. ae said I've saw heaps Of white
folks during his trip, and az he said this
his eyes locke large and surprised, az
much as to say he wosildn' have be.
]ieved there Were so many in the Goth
try. Sitting Bull has won reputation
rs close, keen observer, and his journey
through the east. has, been Of great value
to him and will tie Of good service TO his
tribe. Noticing that the great Sioux
murderer Lad transfixcd his lamb like
~ eyes on the prettiest lacy in the Car.
the reporter asked him what lie thought
of The white women--or pale face squuws,
This broke the Ole man up, SO to- speak
split him up Che back, as it were, and
a grin Of delight ran all around his, phiz
circumnayiga,ing his aurieular appendix
ges and disappearing benealA his buck
skin shirt collar at he rear Of lis neck.
He said he liked them. Then the old
man would picture in gestures the style
OF damsel he preferred He was evil
IDENTIFY in favor Of the tricycle. dress,
which is short in front and exposes the
delicate instep aud ankle, He didn't
like the Mother Hubbard-too much
like the dress Of the bellies Of lis own
tribe. He said he liked the dancing
girls, and then he brought down the car
by giving an exhibition Of the dancing
be saw, which led tos the belief that
Colonel Allan and the other "bpys" Of
the combination must have "sAown him
the town" while in the national n4etropo-
lis lie was eloquent in his, remarks
concerning the buildings which he saw,
pointing Aeavenward as he described
them The Indians all looked well and
were evidently feasted and we'll cared
for on their trip.
Itappears that the return of SittingBull
and his party from the eastern trip was
brought about by other influence than
those at work within the combination.
Paul @. Blum, who was with the Indians
said to Chicago Tribune reporter: 1--WE
have not made money by eastern trip,
though we could have done SO if the H.
dians had been managed for that purpose
The drew fairly we'll in New York, but
poorly in Brooklyn. If we had put
them in the Bowerv they would have
dona well. bur the manager wanted to
keep them away from such PLACES, and !
to educate them as well as exhibit He |
refused the offer Of $500 week for Sit. |
ting Ball and myself tc go With acircus
We should probably have stayed east all !
WINTER but Father Stephen the Roman
Catholic priest, at The reservation, has !
been making an ado at Washington, the
result of which has been to cause Secre-
tary Teller to request the return Of the
Indians. This was not peremptory, but
We shall accede to it. Had we made any
money it would have been used to build
houses and buy tools for the Indians. As
it is the trip has done them good They
realize the vast superiority Of the white
people, aud feel that 1t is for their inter
est to learn from them rather than to fight
them hereafter"