Mohave County miner., 1890-07-05
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front Of one Of our Busy stores reading
the MoHAvK MNER. when y young sqnaw
who b Vi seen twenty summers came
past and halted. She seemed to be
| watching some little Indians who were
playing marbles. Tho squaw had on her
hack little paPoose about three months
old, the pspooas beina dashed, according
to Indian custom, 10 board or sort Of
frame work. The little Indian was &C.
curefy bound, hand and foot, the only
sign Of life being when Inc would OCCASION
ally wink or turn his eyes. The squaw
had halted within SIX feet Of me. and ~
lifted my eyes and saw the Ii,tl~ Indian
I noticed large horse-flv swoop dosn
and alight on the little Indians nose. Al
tirst he tried to make a c,rkscrew OF his
noee. and then his face resembled email
pol OF water attacked by whirisird,
bat the fy had come TO stay and had
hroushi his tools with him. Without any
fass or prospecting the fly commenced TO
drill hole In the li.sle Indians nose.
without paying the least attention TO the
movements Of bis face. Probably the
little Indian had been whipped for cry
ing. 90 he stood the Punishment bravely.
When the ay FIRST located his sack was
like tramp's purse--bsdly collapsed
and appeared TO he Of 4 ycllowish crystal
in appearance, hut IN second after the
fiy commenced to get his pump At Sork.
AID changed 70 bright crimson, and In
less thxn a half minute the cy vas out
side oil drop Of blood, and pulled mp
stakes and left the premises.
After the fy had Town ! discovered
thai be had had better luck digging wells |
than l. for the hole 10 the little Indians
nose proved to be a artisan well, and
the blood boiled ont and ran down In = i
crimson food over the little Indians lip.
and dripped Oh his chin, staining the
rags that the little fellow vas wrapped
in. Tha little Indian nos gave . re-
proachful look 1t me. as much a. to say
You could hare helped me. and brushed
the fly of my nose" Bat 1t 10 not my
business to brush the nys Of the Indians.
am no Ind;an agent, as for months past
have had no love for either.
The Indians a tribe sponge their liv-
ng of Of or Uncle, and our Uncle must
Eeep the flies of the Indiana. or the 6ies
viii pamp the last drop Of blood out Of
hen. for all my help.
The question has sktsn arisen Ia my
mind uhether the One corporal senses
IRE the sAme in an I,adian ~ in the An
tio-Saxon. A for the sense Of feeling. / |
lever beheld il near 10 sharp and sensi-
i've; more like that Of beast or parAlys-
q heing. In short The Indian has lees
,erre. or they are KISS sensitive. Take
he nd beings ~ ! have seen them; oil
rhole band cut mp horse or mule that
nd been dead several days. and sinking
o that could not bear the smell much
SIS the tasts, and the Indians would cut
y and half roast the hsli-iecayed meat
nd "a, With apparent relish. The sense
{ smell ID also lacking ia Indians. for
hey did not appear to realize that the
aaAt stank. but bs,liere that the sense
hearing In An lnlian is quite eqnil TO
hst Of the whites, and 80 far rs thel
ense Of hearing 10 cs,ncerned, the Indian !
AZ the advantage II is Quits true that
be Indians eyes has never been injured
. too close study Or reading By poo
andle ct night. have in days gone by
ee. out in the m.uataias with Indians
. guides. and they would discover 3
eer or other game when ! would have to
se q powerful fieid glass TO See the game
I'D never use gllse TO read by candle
s.ht I believe tina, the eyesisht OF an /
udian averages abont twice rs strong as
iat Of the Anglo ssIon.
"Bus, Lo. the poor Indian, whose IN
iu,or~d mird,
sces God in the clouds and hears
Him IN the Wind
II mistake not. these lines are Cow
tr's. but il Cowpcr ever sa~ . good
.pAche Indian be was dead one.
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