Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-08

came up anu smiled al the party. Line
soldier with US could not interpret. so
our conversation was limited to a few
signs.
Next we met woman with baby
swinging on her back. She stopped to
let us examine the little fellow. They
have a most remarkable s'instrument of
torture, as we dubbed it, for carrying
the ''papooses" until they can walk. 1t
is of wood, shaped something like a
coffin, with the sides very much lower.
though. In that the child is placed and
strapped, from it's neck down to it's
heels, its hands straight down by its
sides, so that the little one can move
it's head only. This arrangement has
a band of leather which the mother
passes around her forehead. When busy
at any thing she stands it up against
the wall OF post! Of all the babies we
saw there we did not hear one whimper.
The women are very friendly, and
seemed pleased at the attention paid
them and their children by visitors,
laughing great deal and showing in
variably fine rows of teeth. We saw
great quantities of bead work, baskets,
etc., which they are busy preparing to
sell winter tourists, but we did not pur-
chase, as Indian work is so much better
done by Americans now!
We soon reached Geronimo's quar-
tiers. He sat on chair near his door
and one of his squaws was on the
ground near him, while baby Just
walking played about his feet. Within
the room on the bed were seated little
boy and girl, jabbering away for all
they were worth, who quite scorned all
our efforts to attract them to us. &C.
ronimo was more suave than any In
dian man / have ever seen. He smiled
and shook hands and his manner was
almost affable. | was much amused to
see the murderous old fellow play with
his child. One of his squaws died re-
Gently, but he didn't mourn very long.
We had been told that Natchez was
more naughty than all the others, but
| think we caught him on his red-letter
day, he was so polite. He is the finest
looking of any of the chiefs and his
face is more honest. Geronimo has a
blander smile, but would never inspire
confidence. Natchez's hands and feet
are small. He stood up for us to look
at him. He is long and 1.-THE of limb
and looks as if his strength were quick
and nervous. rather than Of the endur-
ing kind. His hatred of Geronimo does
not seem to abate. In fact, the old
diplomat, as he is called here, is in bad
odor with the other chiefs. They hold
him accountable for their surrender and
have never forgiven him. They are
very chary about aSsociating with him.
The storms Of a few weeks since ter
| rified them. The "big water inspires
them with an awe and dread that moth
ing else does, and it was an infinite re-
lief to them when the heavens cleared
and the waters were again calm. The
booming Of The surf, which sounded
like the play of artillery far in the
city, filled them with nnspeakable ter
ror. What will become of them? Will
their lives be spent in PRISON. 1t is
knotty question and one which the
Government has not yet solved They
are not quite the heroes of Cooper, and
their love of dirt and treachery are re-
pulsive; but they are men, and men of
SO different birth and rearing we can
not force quite yet into our narrower
grooves. Pensacola (FL0 Cor. P2siIo-
delphia Times.