Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-12
LEE AMONG IHe SIOUX.
..souaw Men" and Halt Breeds-ficturo
| Puinters-Famtly Affection.

Pa,nter---Famiiy Affection.
Among the Sioux may be found many
white men who are married 10
souaws and who are adopted oy
the tribe They are known IN frotier
variance as ''squaw men, and before
Inc Indians were restricted to the limits
of the reservation accompanied them
from ptace TO place in their nomadlc
wanderngs OF thus class great Por
tinn are French Canadians and many OF
them are rich in cattle and ponies lheif
children are usually bright ana htein
gent. and when old enough are gwen tHe
advantage OF the mission ana agency
schools and taught to adopt the customs
of the whites che government scouts
EMPLOYED at the various military posts
are composed chiefly OF French nan
breeds for the reason that aside from
their knowledge of the country, they
speak with tluency both the Indian ana
American tongues :,
Although the Sioux are not usually
very demonstratve in Their manners
about the traders store, they can on
certain occasions become as noisy and
mysterious as "a whole convent when the
other novelties IN the store we once had an
ingenious toy. winch consisted OF small
square box on the top OF which were
fouI little images representing negro
MINISTRIES, two of whom, seated on tlny
chars, held respectively a set OF bones
and a tambourine The other two figures
were in a standing attitude. When the
concern was wound up with key, the
little darkey musicians began a lusty
gathering of the homes and tambourlne,
and the standing figures would break ont
in a wild dance. jerking and throwing
legs and arms in mlrth provoking attl'
tudes OF every description, These mimic
performances never failed to elicit the
widest applause, the squaws fairly
shrieking with delight, and even the most
stoical chiefs shouting wy-yu-pah away
up) at the top of their voice.
They are, however, subject to occa-
sional fits of dependency in which "a
sadness appears TO fall upon their spirits.
and have been informed by educated
half breeds living among them that the
different lines of paint on their faces sig
/ nifty when they are in love, melancholy,
etc once passed period OF fourteen
days and nights with a young Indian at
a point about thirteen miles up the river
above the fort. near the mouth OF the
! Cheyenne NV companion was strong
and active Young fellow about "a years
of age, by name Ferocious Bear, but his
manners greatly belied his name, for a
more civil partner could not hope to
find
One stormy Sunday while sitting by
the fire in our shanty, observed that
FeroclOus Bear was unusually taciturn
Usually, when about the shanty, he was
employed in cleaning his firearms, or
4 with BITS of charcoal embellishlng the
walls of our shanty with pictures of
eagles. buflaos, deer. etc. But on this
particular day he scarcely touched his
breakfast, and up till noon had spoken
not word When finally asked what
was wrong he shook his head mourn
fully and replied that Ibis heart was
very bad had with me an excellent
field glass belonging to Lieut.. Myer at
the post, and when the storm cleared
away ! handed ii to the Indian and re-
quested him TO take a look at an encamp-
ment of his people a mile or so distant,
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