Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-25
sitting Bull.

Recent dispatches inform us that Sit
ting Bull is dead He departed this
1 life somewhat in haste, not even hav-
ing time to pack his grip to take
with him. We did not enjoy person
al acquaintance with him and yet we
seem to know him well he has figured
so largely in government dispatches
during the last few years. He seems
to have been one Of those bigger man
than Grant" sort OF Indians that loom
ed up on our western border. He will
not be missed long, as Yellow Tail or
some other copper-colored c-s will
drop into his place. When Mr. Bull
went away he left in such haste that he
forgot to say where he was going and
as nothing has been heard from him
since his departure his present wherea-
bours is largely matter of conjecture.
The four hundred or more lives of this
gentlema7 that have appeared in the
newspapers since he went away deal
with facts that he left behind, when
convenient, and avoid theories as to
the position he may now fill. There
may be far-sighted policy in this. The
origin of this gentleman is somewhat OBJ
scure, though il is generally admitted
that he descended indirectly from re-
mote ancestors. In this respect he re-
sembled many other great men whose
beginnings were small, and he resem-
bled them more closely in the fact that
he never got very far away from the
beginning. During his infancy and
early childhood he gave rich promise
of what his manhood revealed. He
became a ward Of the Government as
soon as he dropped into the United
States. He belonged to highly favor
ed class. lie was like lily Of the
valley, he was not compelled to toll, he
did not know how TO spin, and i is GER
tain that solomon in the height of his
glory never wore such clothes as Sit
ting Ruil. when the latter was attend
ing to his ordinary duties. Not many
facts are recorded of his early years,
and in the absence of this record the
presumption is that these did not differ
materially from his associates. The
Great Father at Washington, through
his servants. was somewhat irregular
in his method of feeding his wards, and
it often happened that food was lost on
the way. There were periods of hum
ger followed by days Of gluttony. He
never could eat according to the rules
of high art and thus secure an easy and
uniform development. Sudden changes
from fresh beef to rotten fish are not
conducive to the highest forms of phys.
ical culture. Here we take occasion
to remark that the government has fail
ed in its duty towards its wards in not
proper means of exercise. 1t
should supply every pappoose at a pro-
per age, with bicycle, this will con-
duce to health and long life Had Sit
ting Bull been provided with one Of
these instruments it is quite probable
that the government would have had
the pleasure of feeding him for
some years to come. As is natural in
cases where children eat right along
year after year Sitting Bull grew to the
average size Of a buck Indian. 1t does
not appear from any record we can find
just when the name he carried away
with him was given to him. 1t seems
to be suggestive of traits Of character
that would naturally appear early in
life. These traits ey;dcntly developed ]