The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-02-26
THE SMALL BOY
Applies the Torture Test to n Travelling
Half Blood Cherokee.

senger, but when q oma and a boy,
and subsequently, a half Indian, enter
ed, | very naturally revised %myformer
impressions and decided that would
have company. The half Indian had
been educated at an eastern school,
and was a very intelligent man. He
was, / understood him to say, q mem
Der of the Cherokee council, and was
returning home from a visit to Wash
ington, to attend a session of that
grave, if not potent, body of Indian
legislators. When the boy learned
that the man was an Indian he began
to exhibit a restlessness which / soon
discovered would result in the red
mans annoyance.
did you ever kill anybody" he
asked.
Tommy" said the woman, don't
be rude"
81 think not" replied the Cherokee.
"Then what makes you be a In
diam"
81 am only a half Indian"
(Which half?"
Thomas" exclaimed the woman,
turning him around, unbottoning his
coat and buttoning it again. He re-
manned quiet for a few moments and
then said:
"Maw?"
"What dear?"
"A half Indian would only half kill
anybody, wouldn't hep"
"If you don't hush I'll put you
out"
"Then I'd have to walk, wouldn't
r."
"Yes.n
can the bears might get me, mightn't
they?"
Eyes, they would"
would you care?"
Eyes"
''Then what makes you wanter put
me out? Do the Indians scalpfolks?"
again addressing the Cherokee coun-
cilor, who exhibited the social side of
his Indian nature, but then yielding
to the white and OF course the politi-
cal half, replied:
''The wild ones do"
"But you are not wild, are your"
mo"
why amt your"
"dy little man, / must say that
you r asking too many questions"
casting o reproaceful glance at the
woman.
eff you don't hush I'll whipyou. Do
you hear me?" taking his hat from
the floor and putting it on his head.
He remained quiet for a few mo-
ments, but dropping his hat on the
floor, he reached down, took it up
and said:
"If you was a wild Indian you'd cut
me with a knife when / stoop down,
wouldn't your"
The Cherokee looked far out over
the land of his fathers but made no
reply.
IF | waster to hit you, you'd hurt
me anyhow, wouldn't you'll
NO." the red man replied.
"Why wouldn't your
Another word out of you and I'll
whip you. Never mind; I'll tell your
father, said the woman
1t was impossible for him to keep
quiet, and after a while he asked:
Have you got any boys?"
Eyes; two"
"Are they Indian boys?'
Their mother is a white woman
"As white as anymaw?"
"Just another word out of you and
I'll box you," said the woman blush
ing. He had evidently tested his in
dulgent mother on many an occasion,
for after the shortest possible silence
on his part, he asked:
did you eve see any scalps?"
Eyes, / think so."
"Did they have blood on 'emY"
"No, they were dry replied the Cher
okee, plainly showing that his politi-
cal readiness in answering questions
had risen above his Indian stoicism.
do they peel them like apples when
they dry 'em?"
Hush your mouth" The Indian
nature was endeavoring to assert it.
sell.
eff you ask another question I'll
whip you, you little rascal" said the
oma "Are you going to hush?"
"Yessum."
Hetwisted himself around, scratched
the coach door with a nail which he
mysteriously produced, and asked:
Would you rather be an Indian
than o white man?"
Hold on" demandedth Cherokee,
~callino 10 thn driver uT OF mo ,;da
outside"
cts goin' to rain, / think, colonel
the driver responded.
ut makes no difference and he
got out and climbed on top OF the
coach. / then thought my time had
come, but he was after better game: