Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-03
A PIONEER SKETCH.


Ii was while working for one Of the
numerous cattle companies that ranched /
in the Indian territory that | met 1.-Two
Bellies" He had only lately returned
from an enforced visit TO Florida, where
he had been sent few years before for
robbing a soldier on pay day.
On his return the agent suggested that
he 60 to work on the agency's farm along
with half dozen other ex-braves, who
were trying to follow the white mans
methods. But Two Bellies, in acquiring
knowledge, had been equally careful to
forget nothing. One thing he remem-
bered with remarkable clearness. was
that manual labor, under any and all cir
cumstances, was something beneath a
warrior.
After hanging around the post awhile,
he drifted out into the range and found
a temporary home in the Crazy Mule
village, near which was stationed as
slime rider"
Though had never met him, had
fair idea of Two Bellies appearance
from the description the squaws and pap
posses had given me, and, as sat smok-
ing in front Of my "teepe' one evening
and saw buck approaching, the moment
NV ewes rested upon linn felt certain
that il was the celebrated exile.
His costume was striking one, even
-. -, u,as a stra,v hat with alternate
- s,,,,n;,r, fro,, The crown to the
s e'o - ~ ~. = calico shirt of CANDY
-. ,,t ..,,;',h, Il IL, s,vls. ;, snlit from
.o'o,' uue % o." - n, ,ho lever
.he coii'.i ooNn, an Ill a.. mir If
e -, on,;ro,l ,i5 his lower
I;n,hs. on his feet calf skin moccasins
..';.,, a. LII ON a,d 20 can II all. a
III. 80, ,hot did NOT meet Inv half a
p , 80. oa,,,,,Ia,ad an outfit that
.'..ii - attrac,ed attention any,
"o',e nav
e. shal;,o hands he stepped back
and drew his hands across his stomach,
accomnanvino the movement with a
wh;n;ng sound and Inv this pantomime
n,nnwn 20 ali cowbovs1 announced that
hs w.s hungry Having ON hand some
- hraad end n not of beans of which /
III -, s,,sn;c;ous told him to heir
h;rnself WATCHING him clean up every.
.i,;.,,, =, s;qi,, 7 ca,,a 10 the conclusion
a., ~ ,',a,,ar how much his parent,
~ ar,oJ In other matters they had
as.o;,,is NJ, tbo nail ON the head in
na,,;ng ono Of their offspring. Ii,
ell, 80 Ia, ont bis hell a hole O,
.. ...S',,.,,l !, c;,ro rotte shook band
80, al in few minutes I saw tn,
&C. a.' 90 -, ,ha tr,il that led I,
.;.os =, coo Tro Rellies next morn
nc accomnanied by three congenia
go. ,,;,,, ,t,a;r ,,sual followint
- - ,,,,roooi,;nor tho "taane.n Wit
- H., I,anJ that included bucI,
80 ~, ~ Ill as mule had sad
s,N ~ VS. - 20 al s;s,ors Nod Cbucl
ueu, nc So
a~@y, VAN eo's. os,,, .s noss;hl
no"" s 20 Ias,a - ,,os sorrv /,
a;s so 10y - ,sa ,adies Int owing to a
ui'appo'ns .e ~. ~ l..9 ni.,h
uneA peo'ee iu,i ~" wy .,,,sad
TINS ooarui,s nou,e 80 -, ,;uh.o,
.nea ioue on' 60 ,,,o,,o q
"s 'ne, oe.o ""u ~ r -. ,.a,,,rn 1, n
piuin 'h,cse@ III ~" 1,,;a. 90 r,,or,
AFTERNOON ioui,o ,"o "a -
smaii piie vi h,e"oo, az, ~
bucket oil wafer inuica'eu ',,a' nc
trying to regain the iaVo, ne nau ,os'
hs needless action IN the morning.
then explained to him my orders ,' ir1
headquarters in regard 10 ieeoing
people, and he, in return, said tha' ora'
Mule was dieting his followers on ~
meat, preparing Tor ieas' anu u''i
soon TO be held ana WINE ne ii'a ~ :
~. 9..,.tt In
lection TO the 'estlVl',es' uuiius ,,'s :. -,
tnement he mad lost MS appesi.e . 10, " !
dish. Thought TINS pity, lor m'',
capacity ne couia very na'e''"'' "'
re1uceu 'he s'', n ~ su hin,
l promised, however, 70 III mn ~ h.
once uay anu i., IN ., re.u'n a m wa,sr =
me suppiea WIN ',,o' wvpa 80 "I harses For ,
BRING up my mount ' y, luis, ,o
every a,.e,ipe y, l.. 49, ,, ,n anJ f.,
was aes.'neu ~ o Ue s,u"e" up INV
an uneAP M,,,s q qua ;n addition 70 his
oraNy y,u'e' m"o - !" ~ rar,;o,,,ar /,