Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-27
BILL NYE'S TRIBUTE
OF RESPECT TO THE DEAD UTE CHIEF
TAIN.
He Cared Not fjr hsPomp and Circumstance Of Var
But He Was Great on Homiciis-A
Yllehis Harvest

ought rot to allow any farther time to
elapse before paying deserved tribute to
the memory of my old fcie1d and comrsde
in arms, Colorow, the Chief OF the South
ern Utes. l will low do 90.
Co'oIow was no REGARDED as a great
s.atesmau eyen by hi5 tribe, but be won
the faith and approval OF his peopl, more
especially by his patient and efficient meth
DDS OF untiring homicide. He did not care
for the pomp and Circumstance of war, the
blare Of bugles, the neighing of rel nos
trilled chargers or the gau ly trappngs and
paraphernalia Of comblt He preferred
the quiet of the basSy dell, the silent
night, the sough Of the pine or any other
foughereT. so that he was not IN
cluded himself, the quiet Of the forest,
the deep hush Of the lonely gulcb,
with none but the Great Spirit and
the regular army to watch him, then with
a steady aim and the click of hia approved
Winchester, the echoes and the lonely pros
pector died away together. The stream
moved gently on. Then Colorow's own
special buzzard descended from the crest of
the hills and began his inquest. The mod
est chieftain robbed the dead and then
went on. He did not ask to be banquetled
on his return. He scorned the popular ap-
prevail end asked for 70 recognition other
than the consciousness OF duty well done.
That was Colorow's style.
Do | not know him? Have we not
roamed over the North Park and Muddy
Pass and along Owl Greek and over indie
pendence Mountain together, or very
nearly 50, bling only tRo or three noun
tains in advance?
But he is gone ColOrow celebrated his
Christmas by setting around the depot of
the Great Herce. Philanihroplsts tell US
that he has gone directly TO heaven. l
hope not. That is, hope he has not gone
directly there. / trust that he had a
chance to stop somewhere on the road and
wash away his guilty stains. When saw
him buried in North Park l noticed that
he had the largest collection of guilty and
other styles of stains Of any savage | had
ever associated with. If Colofow has gone
directly to heaven, and it becomes gener-
ally knoWD, it will Certsinly do much TO
discourage travel that way next year, and
salvation, which has heretofore been en-
urely free, will be placed on the list Of ar
tic es requiring protection.
Colorow's death was caused by pneu-
monia, directly brought on by exposure.
1t seems that year ago, at full-dress
bail given at 0usary, be forgot to bandage
up his lungs when he changed from a high
to low cut vest, and pneumonia harvested
the great warrior just az Yu!etide was COM
ing on.
He was rot ready speaker, and as q
lecturer and reader Of bis own words he
was repeatedly criticised, but be was a
tireless foe and would rather 90 tba. than
ANYTHING else. He started in 40 a young
man TO wipe out the United States, and
though he did not succeed he has do1e
what he could. He did not care for pub
lcity or press notices. He Just wanted to
know that he bad the approval OF his own
title smoke-tanne1 conscience and then he
yOnld take an old rag and some kerosene
all and clean cut his old riil and staIt ont
again. Some days he would scare up two
or three white men and get the n oil. 9th
er days he would have TO content himself
with little dead child. Very often he
PLAYED to poor business, but he never muir
m1red or repiutd.
Colorow did nol believe IN industry or
open hostility. He was a conssryatiye
jack the Ripper on his fathers side. All
his anc siors were lOng-liyed people. That
is they generally succeeded in living
longer than these who looked et things
fron a different standpoint. Troie who
dis,greel with the c lOrow family gener-
aliy ran across each other in a better land.
He was quiet, like all successful murder
ers and reminded me in many ways OF old
man Bender il his most prosperous days.
Still re had an air about him which,
though, favored with the past, still COM
manded respect, and when he asked man
at the table to pass the batter that man
would drop everything else be had on hand
aud pass the butter.
Coiorow once jumped ne OF my mines,
but forgive him, now that he u dead.
did rot criticise him at the time. Tor the
day he jumped the mine ! Jampsd the
the country, and 80 l thO1ght would say
nothing more about it, had just been
down the gulch little way ard was re-
turning AsI stroled on, up the little
trail burt forth into song Ny soul was
fall and lust seemed 20 well up in one OF
the most Joyous little pnins that ever
iolted the geological formaro OF { dorado.
l. was at this time that Coio'oN ana
were thrown together. kn-F him by his
scared and powder-burn'd fac. From
what he ssid could sfe tbal We would
never BE- happy togftler, sni so l went
sssv. There COLD be nothing IN common
between two men OF tuc1 entutly opposite
tastes He wac thick-se', hsify man
W tn an immediate gnD, ], tai, lthe
blond. person, les hairy than he ana III
ittei fo- assassination
Whether the mine will n9F revert 70
me toyether with the sixty i've feet Oh
water end assessments, wot not
wonld not wo. il I wanted TO- only
know that Colorow is dead and that,
knowing him as do w0nld advise 'ne
angelic host 70 conceal is crowns ever
night. slso TO see that the aged chief uIe9
not push the women and children over . .Ee
battiements while they are look'ng 'H'
other way. Dill