Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-14
DIDN'T KNOW THE BRAVES.

so'' oI forcpaugh's Show Got
''Aeo UP on Indians Last Summer.
Aoam ~forepaugh went to no little tronble
auo expense to procure the band of Sioux
INDIANS which accompanied his circus
through Its tour Of the United States last
summer: Before the Indian Commissioner
would allow their relnoya from the reser-
ea'ion ne required a bond to be made ont
loe .he sum OF $1,000 to secure their
sa1ety, good treatment and careful guard.
!fS from the various banes of civilization
including tire-water. As a consequence
me tear of forfeiture of the amount in.
sured a careful watch over the welfare of
tne redskins, but in spite of all vigilance
some OF the braves would occasionally
smogsie III sufficient of the ardent to slim.
ulate themselves to the fighting point, and
then ringing war whoops would resound
through the tents and peace would be a
stranger to the caravan.
Inns state of affairs gave rise TO an amus.
ing incident while the circus was in Kan
sas City last September. r. G. Campbell.
the general agent of the show, while out in
Kansas, decided to run in and visit it here.
30, taking an east bound train he arrived
on the morning of the 9th and spent the
gay IN n around the circus, noticing with
pleasure the evident popularity Of the
braves with the spectators at each perform.
ance.
Late at night, in fact it was aftor the
midnight hour, he wendell his way toward
the hotel at which he was stopping and had
almost reached it when suddenly to his
CONSERVATION he deserted four of the noble
red men staggering down the street, drunk
as even the highest type of Caucasian could
possibly get. When almost at his elbow
they stopped. Two went down ignomini-
ously on the pavement, one grasped a lamp
post IN the most approved style and the
fourth, utterly %collapsing, fell into Mr..
~Iampbells arms as if he recognized in him a
long lost brother. Visions of United States
authorities mercilessly confscating that
Slo,oOe bond flashed through his mind as,
will great exertions, he piloted the hic-
coughing brave TO the wall OF the hotel and
leaned him up against it Then he called
aloud for help and, the porter coming to
his rescuue. the two tried to set up the
Bacchaualians beside their comrade who
was holding up the hotel. But as fast as
they would get ono in position and turn to
another the first man would fall PROSTATE
and at last, in despair, Campbell rang for
the patrol wagon and had the Indians
taken to the central station, where, follow
ing in their wake, he explained matters.
The captain in charge agreed to hold the
men subject to the order of Adam Fore
paugh and Campbell forthwith wired the
manager OF the circus q statement of the
facts and a request that a man be sent
down from st. Joseph, to which place the
show had gone, to take them in charge.
In the meantime the Indians were
stripped and for half an hour u stream of
icy water was poured over them, one by
one, from q hose, bnt even this heroic
treatment failed to revive them from their
maudlin state and they were finally locked
up for the night.
the morning with u satisfied conscience,
knowing that he had lone his duty to the
best Of his ability. He slept we'll and long,
it being after 10 o'clock in the morning
when. AFTER breakfast, be sailed forth to
the central station to see what had been
done with the braves.
Upon his arrival he found they were
gone and his hair almost stood on end
until the officer in charge said: Il guess
you are not an expert on Indians. Those
fellows you had run in were not Siouxs,
but Cherokees, which a long haired patent
medicine fakir has had here for pretty near
d month. He got them out two hours
ago."
Campbell was satisfied, and didn't wait
haste to tho hotel, where he hurriedly
packed his grip. tuking the first train for
Kansas, not caring 70 face the agent of the
circus, who, without doubt. would arrive
within an hour or so to find out whether
any of the Indians had really escaped, or
il Campbell was merely lnsane.-Kunsas
City Globe.