The Irish standard., 1891-01-17

do some great things as he did before.
We doubted it. because we saw neither
Him nor his works. Then Gen Crook
came. His words sounded we'll, but
how could we know that new treaty
would be kept any better than the old
onesa For that reason we did not care
to sign. He promised to see that his
promises would be kept. He at least
had never lied 10 us. His words gave
the people hope. TLey signed. Thev
hoped. He died. Their hope died
with him. Despair came again. The
people were counted, and wrongly
counted. Our ratlons were again re
duced. The white men seizsd on the
land we sold them through Gen. Crook,
but our pay was as distant as ever.
The men who counted us told all over
that we were feasting and wasting food.
Where did he see this?
"IIow can we eat or waste what we
have not? We felt that we were mock
ed in our misery. We had NO news
papers, and no one to speak for us. We
had no redress, OurratiDns were again
reduced.
"You who eat three times each day,
and see your children we'll and happy
around yoH can't understand what
starving Indians feel.
I'VE were faint with hunger and
maddened bY despair. We held our
dying children and felt their little
bodies tremble as their souls went out
and left ouIy a dead weight in our hands.
They were not very heavy, but VIZ our
selves were very faint, and the dead
weighed US down. There was no hope
On earth, and God seemed to have for
gotten us.
1.-THE white men were frightened, and
called for soldiers, We had begged TOR
life, and the white men thought we
wanted theirs. We heard that soldiers
were coming. We did not fear. We
hoped that we could tell them our
troubles and get help. A white man
said the soldiers meant to kill us. We
did not believe it, and some were
frightened and ran awav to the Bad
Lands. The soldiers came. They said:
Don't be afraid, we come to make
peace and not war; 1t was true. They
brought US food. and did not threaten
us. II the Messiah has really come, it
must be In this way. The people
prayed for life and the army brought it.
The Black Robe Father jug went to
the Bad Lands and brought in some
Indians to talk to Gen. Brooke. The
General was very kind to them, and
quieted their fears, and was real
friend. Gle sent out Indians to call in
the other Indians from the Bad Lands.
sent ali my horses and all MY young
men to help Gen. Brooke to save the
Indians. Am net right when l say
that he will know how to settle this
TROUBLED: He has settled it.
The Indian department. called for
soldiers to shoot down the Indians
whom it had starved into despair
General Brooke said Mo, what have
they done? They are dying. They
must live.' He brought lis food. He
gave us hope. trust to him now to see
that we will be we'll treated. l hope
that the despair that he has driven
away will never return again. LIZ the
army had been with us from the first
there never would have been anv
trouble, The army will. 1 hope, keep
us safe and help us to become as indie
pendent as the whites"
What do you think Of the killing of
Sitting Bull2'
"Sitt1ng Bull was nothing but what
the white men made him. Let the
army take charge of US, We know 1t
can help us. Let it manage our affairs
in it's own way. IF this can be done l
think that all this late trouble has been
only a storm that broke the clouds.
Let the sun shine on us again. There
is one man whom we named 'Blg'iOng
traveller General O'Beirne), who some
years ago helped us when We were
in trouble and were about to starve.
He was the first and the only one who
made the whites take awav the little
cattle they brought to cheat US. and
made them bring cattle of full weight,
Ask him to tell people what we suffer
and what We need. He made people
treat us we'll once while he was with us.
wrote to him to come here again when
we We were in trouble, and make our
case known. He understands it. Get
him to help keep the army III charge OF
u.s."
Physical Recreation.
To the Editor of the Irish Standard.
It is pity that some enerpristng cit
izen cannot find sui Institute for pnai|.
isn Wheravor wa turn wa see "the