St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-22
THE WHISPERER.

less lucrative position OI posi- lrdueT dU
Fort Custer, was telling the Whisperer
the other day some interesting informa-
ton regarding the Grow chief, SWORD
BEARER, who was the leader in the
Crow outbreak in the vicinity Of Fort
Custer last fall. You may be interested.
too, in hearing ABOUT him. SWORD
BEARER Mr.. BORUP regarded as the
ShrewdeSt Indian who ever lived. He
was great medicine man in his own
opinion, and succeeded wonderfully in
impresSing his followers with the same
belief. He seized hold of every possible
opportunity to give the Indians an eX-
hibition of what he claimed to be super
natural power, and utilized knowledge
he had derived from association with the
whites in wonderful manner. For
instance, when the Indians were i'll
camp he called them around him and de-
clared that as test of his powers
he would make water boil without ire.
A kettle was procured. SwoRDBEAREB
made few passes over it and slyly
emptied in some sulphuric acid he had
obtained. The water dubbed up and
the Indians were convinced. About
that time they were out of meat.
SwoRDBEAREE told them not to be
alarmed; he would invoke the aid of
the Great Spirit and speedily they would
have meat. About this time herd of
cattle was driven by. just then thun-
der storm came up and seven head OF
cattle were killed by a stroke of light
ming. The Indians took their meat, and
| the prestige of SwoRDBEARER in
creased. The Indians were ready to
do anything he said and to follow him
anywhere. They refused to disband,
and RUGER with his troops took up
position near them. BORUP, who knew
some of the Indians well, went over to
their camp in an endeaV0r to
persuade them to diSband. They
wouldn't have it, however, and said to
him, CHARLEY, you better go back to
the post. SwORDBEARER says rain will
come and lightning kill all white troops.
You go back" SwOROBEARER had also
told them they must dig pits to protect
them from the rain which would kill
the whites. His real reason was to
protect the Indians by means of pits
from the troops bullets. Then he told
them he had made medicine which
would prevent the whites bullets from
striking, and that the big gun (the Cat
ling would not go Off at all. Sure
enough, by orders, the troops fired the
first volleyS over the Indians heads, and
no one was hit. SwoRDBEARER's in
f1uence was then all-powerful: Some
thing had happened to the Calling, and it
couldn't be fired. SwoRDBEARER swore
that his medicine did il, and the
Indians believed him. One subchief
game him ten ponies to make him in
visible, and believing in SwoRDBEAR-
ER's power, the Indian rode up to
within ten feet of the firing troops until
a stray shot win ged him and his faith
| in the medicine mans power was shat
tered. Then came the charge, the flight
| of the Indians, the killing of SWORD
BEARER, who had claimed to be invin-
| chile, and the end of his influence.
A pretty cute Indian, wasn't he?
Divided Last week the Whis-
perez told you some
Politics. thing about the way in
while h Congressman
| LIND's wife had moulded her husband
| and had put him in the way of making
| the most of his abilities. A friend tells
| me that another curious feature is that
| while LIND is an ardent Republican,
| Mrs. LIND is devoted Demo
| crat. To her good sense and
| her devotion to Democracy is
| due the fact that LIND has kept out of
| a good many ugly rows in the state Ill
which the Republicans took the initia-
| tive. A notable instance of this was
| the case Of MI. WISE, OF MankatO.
SABIN was fighting the confirmation OF
WISE in the senate and needed some
home assistance. He naturally turned
| to LIND, the Republican congressman
from WIsE's district, and would in all
probability have enlisted him in the
fight had not Mrs. LIND and her Demo-
cratic tendencies come to the rescue and
succeeded i'm keeping LIND clear of the
row, much, no doubt, to his ultimate adj
vantage.
Let us hope she will eventually con-
vert him to Democracy.
Schef. Speaking of LIND,
the Whisperer is re-
fer's minded of story he
heard of ALBERT
Honesty. SCHEFFER the other
day, but for whose ac-
curacy, of course, he is not in position
to vouch. The latter, however, while
| it will reflect no great credit upon the
alliance gubernatofial candidate in the
minds of orthodox people, nevertheless
well illustrates the honesty for which
MI. SCHEFFER is conspicuous. 1t was
| in 1875 or '76 when SCHEFFER was run
ming on the Democratic ticket against
| Col. PFAENDER, of New Ulm, for state
treasurer. ScHEFFER had gone cam
paigning into the enemy's country and
was speaking in one OF the small towns
of the Second district. Col. PFAENDER
is reputed to be an infidel, and the same
reputation attaches to Mr.. SCHEFFER.
After the speech sturdy-looking
| farmer came up to Mr.. SCHEFFER and
said: 81 am Republican, but you will
get my vote, Mr.. SCHEFFER. for one
reason. | will never vote for a man
who, like PFAENDER, is professed
disbelieyer in Christ" Then you
cannot vote for me-" the story makes
SCHEFFER say, ''fOr l, too, am disbe-
lever in Christ" And, of course. he
lost the vote.
But how many politicians would have
been so honest about it?
A Modest Nearly every bust
ness man in the city
Mans Adj knows bright JIM A,
of Chicago, who comes
venture. up to st. Paul every
few weeks on bust
ness. JIM, on his last trip up, had an
experience particularly trying to a
young man of his excessive mOdesty.
He had Just comfortably reached slum-
berland inshis lower berth when he felt
hand on his shoulder, and an I'M
deniably female voice demanded: 'sRoll
over, HENRY, before some one sees me.
Do YOU want to take the whole berth?"
JIM was aghast. He could hardly be-
lieve his ears. His native mOdesty was
simply paralyzed. Clutching the blan-
ket tightly around him, he turned his
face toward the voice and discovered the
face of very pretty young woman who
had, during the day, occupied the sec
ton in front of his with her husband.
Madame" he began, severely, 81 see
lust then there was a shrek, sudden
disappearance, hurried opening of the
adjoining berth's curtains, and JIM
heard her telling her husband how she