The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-07

md though the present dangers may De
exaggerated, still il is easy to see how sucn
story rs that of the Messiah might cause
trouble at any time provided there was
clever sieigbt-of-hand Indian among them
who would pretend TO perform miracles
COW RED CLOUD eUYED OUR WASHINGTON
STATESMEN.
Judge ]. J. Noah. of the census bureau,
Is fuli-blooded Israelite. but he has also
Inc dignity of being q chief Of the Sioux
Indians. In 1910 and 1850 he went TO the
West with Governor Ramsay. of Mime
sota. TO settle up the Indian troubles OF
that time. and while there he defended
noted Indian chief on the charge of muir
der. This chief had been ont with band
Of his tribe when party OF white settlers
drove up. He gave them what he claimed
was salute. hut unfortunately the chefs
gun sent bullet through the head OF one
man and through the nose OF The mans wife.
VINO was riding behind him on the horse.
The man was killed, and strange to say
Judge Noah was able to get the man free.
The judge 10 one of the best linguists in
Washington. and he claims to have per-
feet knowledge OF the sioux languages. Not
long ago Red Cloud and anumber of other
Sioux chiefs were al Washington, and they
had meeting or q reception at which Ma
Ior Noah was present at this reception
Red Cloud talked to number of ladies and
gentlemen through an interpreter. He did
not think that there was anyone present
who understood the Sioux language except
himself and the interpreter. and he kept
guying the ladies and saying all sorts
OF mean things about the people present
in Sioux to the interpreter. who translated
bis denunciations into compliments. Red
Cloud Understood some English, and he
had no idea OF insulting the whites. There
was perfect understanding between him
and the interpreter and he was saying the
mean things for fun, supposing that only
The interpreter understood him. Major
Noah waited until after the rest of the
party had gone and then, with u smile,
asked Red Cloud how he liked Washing
ton, using the Sioux language. Red Cloud
started back in surprise, and when he found
that Noah had heard his whole harangue
he was very much annoyed and begged
him not to tell any one OF it.
TOM MARSHALL AND SIOUX CHIEF.
''There Is no finer Indian in the United
States" said Judge Noah. than the full
blooded Sioux. | remember the impress
sion one of them made on the famous Tom
Marshall, of Kentucky, when he visited
bt. Paul in 1851. The town then had only
one street, and Marshall came into it on
one of his protracted sprees which by this
time had become more or less chronic
The day after he arrived he came into the
hotel and told me that he had met the
most courtly specimen OF savage polite
ness that he had ever seen. Said he:
i walked down the street from
the hotel, and when this magnificent
savage came toward me with the free
stride OF his race, his blanket thrown back
over his shoulder his form erect, and his
air that of prince, l was so profoundly
impressed that / took off my hat and
bowed low in saiutation before him He
started back as did so. and then as rose,
WITH most graceful sweep of his hand he
made me profound bow and offered me
his hand. / took it, and felt myself so hon.
ored by the contact that I could not resist
the temptation Of giving the Indian dol.
lar before / left him. 1t is needless tn say"
concluded Judge Noah, that Tom Marsh
ali was not overly sober at the time"
FRANK G. CARPENTER.