New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-08

pension and thousand acres Of land. Since we
cannot defeat him. so powerful an antagonist
should be conciliated.
We fear that many people living In tie States
far removed from the great Indian reser'auohs
have wrong ideas Of the noble squawmah. "heh
they consider his vast powers; when they opser'e
his lofty scorn of this country; when they re-
member how most potent grave ana reVereh"
Senators are sent 10 labor with him, TO entreat
him, aye. to beg of hm-with all this IN mlnd they
are apt to think of the squaw-man as tall ana
manly: with high commanding forehead; win
firm expressive features bespealung repose OF
mind. strong intellect and indomltaoie
will: they picture him bold, impress
sive. striking with eye Ike MARS
to threaten and command, whether In the repose
OF council or when hurting fierce invectives against
the President and standing army. Judged by MS
works the is natural, for it is an error Inc
squaw man of fact differs from the squaw-man
OF fancy. He is not tall and commanding. lie
fun beard of brindle color. There are
burdocll burs in it, and heads Of buffalo grass.
In texture it differs little from swoven wire spring
bed. His hair is heavy, and rests on the collar
of his coat. 1t has the appearance OF having
been trimmed by lightning There are cuc1e-
burs and branches of red tumble-weeds in it, His
eyes are bloodshot with much drinking OF post
trader whskey, and one Of them is black, mute
witness to the fact that the gentle Indian maid
he sought and won has welded the frying-pan
not wisely but too vigorously. His brow IL low
and his nose CLOVIS like sunset after storm. He
chews great quantities of daik tobacco. HIS
trousers are of buckskin and his shirt Of red fan
mel. He wears soldiers overcoat with one tail
torn of and with two brass and three white
10 ut firna ic
everywhere on his dress, with the exception of
his revolver-that is of the latest pattern, pol
jshcd and well oiled. His hands could bear testi
mony to his having used So-and-so's soap in / S59
and no ones since. Seven dogs follow at his heels.
and when he goes home from the agency he
carries two gallons of whiskey and pint Of
molasses Had he married the Indian woman
because he preferred an Indian woman, while we
might criticise his taste and doubt his judgment,
still, theoretically, perhaps we could not object
and we might retain much of our respect for him;
but such was not the case. He welded his duslSy
bride that he might live on what she draws from
the Government. Such is the squaw-man of the
reservation before whom Senatorial committees
bow. and who SCOTS at the Supreme Court.
To-day the squaw.man is taking land that be-
longs to the settlers at Fort Pierre yesterday he
made trouble in Wisconsin; tomorrow he will
successfully resist a treaty in the Indian Terri
tory The squaw-man never sleeps. he takes no
Vacations Congress adiouns and the President
goes to Cape May but the squawman never re-
lakes that eternal vigilance which he feels to be
the price of liberty. The minister returns thanks
on Sunday that we are at peace with foreign
powers; he forgets the squaw-man. The sauaw-
man hangs over us by a single hair The squaw-
man never declares peace; he knows not what
peace is he wars against the United States during
the day and through the long night The squaw-
man dies seldom, however,, but he never sur
renders. The squaw-man knows not what course
others may take but as for him, give him his own
way or give him death