The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-08-05

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for those who remembered him. He wrote
Julian Kisk" | was amazed, but re-
membering that another name is substi-
tuted at the school for the Ute title,
asked him to write his Ute manner But !
had to help him, and it finally appeared on
the page as "Onlelope."
Would not you like to see Mrs. Adams
again, who was SO proud of you ?''
mo. he replied with great elaboration,
II would not
In spite of this difference of opinion
Antelope and continued to be compan-
ions. Cigarettes were not suited to his
tender years, so shoWered bonbons upon
him, and depleted my purse of small silver
coins. He had accompanied me to the Of
flee, and now stood behind my chair, while
Agent Stallsteimer was paying off the
Indian police. These are trusty Indians
selected by the agent to keep order, and
paid by the government sixteen dollars a
month apiece. AS Mr.. Stallsteimer says.
this ''fee helps them to starve lit lie
less" On the table was great heap of
silver dollars. Mr.. Stallsteimer says that
he can leave money exposed for any length
of time, and not a penny Of it will be
touched, Though the Indians have free
access to the office. A tall, stalwart In
dian strobe in with a martial air, lowered
his rifle to the ground, and received his
sixteen dollars. Antelope pulled my sleeve
That is my father" he whispered. This
was yet another poser" | had under
stood that Antelope was an orphan. Ger
tainy time had stood still with the youth.
for he was described as twelve when my
friendsshad him in charge nearly seven
years ago, and he did not appear over thir-
teen at this date.
But 'Buckskin Charlie the father,
came toward the boy with paternal ten
Gerness removed from the Indians stole
calm and laying hand on his shoulder,
tossed him one of the sixteen dollars he
had just received. Spend it as you like"
he said, as any white father might have
done. just four days later, "Buckskin
Charie'' had fled to the mountains, and
may be an outlaw even yet, for aught
have heard He has always been an ally
of the whites--witness his sons civilized
dress and his own manner. He has Guilt
waited the ground and lahored forthe white
men.
He was asked, so the story goes, to join
in some depredations against the whites
and refused.
IF you do not join u.s., said the un-
friendly chief. Il will ride over all your
garden and trampleit down."
Charlie refused, and the action was
suited to the threat. Again and again the
taunt was repeated. the Indians riding tri-
umphantly through the waving corn and
trampling the tender shoots. The third
time Charlie took down his rifle and shot
the intruder.
But not dreaming Of any tragedy in the
future. WE wandered about the agency on
that sushiny day. Antelope had strayed
away, and my guide was felipe young
man who had been educated at Albuquer-
que. and who spoke English and Spanish
with ease. Felipe pointed out with pride
a new sehool-housr, the desks for which
had come that day, and were being put in
position by an eager band OF young In
dians. The building itself, new and trim.
was altogether the work of the young men,
who had learned the carpenters and other
trades, at the Albuquerque school.
Ibid YOU come to tease us ~ inquired
felipe.
One object in visiting the agency was
that your correspondent might he un-
molested in some explorations about to be
undertaken in lonely and desolate re-
gon. The Utes are said to recall With
acuteness face one seen. and
are not likely to harm one who has met
them in friendly way. Hence the
distribution of cigarettes the modern
form of the peace pipe! With view to
the trait first stated. the writer was wan
dering about bonnetless, e'iN shaded by II
large parasol But felipe MAS DESTROYS to
show his familiarity with american Gus
toms. lie fixed an eye upon the writer
blonde coil, which made her tremhl" ire
membering how already it had been an
object of intent observation-one old chief
in the office having folded his arms over
the back of her chair and gazed at it with
scrutiny for at least twenty
minutes-but then the Utes aaeuer scalp
and then felipe said: Have you no bon
net? White squaws al,oays wear bonnet. -
And he would not be satisfied till he was
taken to the agency, and shown the lack
ing bonnet.
ITO he continued