The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11

SITTING BULL SIGNATURE.
the wolf at one door, another animal of
the same kind is scratching the paint off
bis other residence. am sorry to know
that these things exist, and no one can
be more panied than l am to see two
sets of widows tearing up the green
sward and pelting each other with I'M
mortelles at the grave of one they have
loved as one man: but it sometimes oc-
ours. and if you contemplate removing
to New York, and your wife favors it
rather more than you do on account of
the great shopping facilities thus afford
ed, | advise you to show her this piece.
Coming as it does from litterateur and
man about town it is of great value.
c. NJ, Springfield, Mass, writes:
DEAR SIR-Praying that you will not
throw this letter into the waste basket
before reading it, l will endeavor to give
you the reason for its being written. L
am a man of 40 years, married, and
constant reader of your work, and can
assure you warm admirer of the same.
But, Mr.. Nye, have brother who
is no less so. Well, he is married for
the past six months and is very straight
forward business man, but last Sunday
while at church. seated in the same pew,
l felt shocked to have him commence
playing with his wife-tal1ing her Bible
from her, changing rings and fooling
around generally TO the constant annoy
ance of others-and the thought at once
suggested to me to write you. knowing
your remarkably peculiar way of writ
ing on such topics, and suggest that
if, when thinking of subject to write
upon. you should adopt this, it would be
read with great interest by a great many,
and YOU would confer great favor upon
me. and hundreds of mankind will call
you blessed
There can be nothing more reprehen-
sible than the custom among frivolous
people of carrying the customs and Ell
quette of the skating rink into the
sanctuary. 1t is far more consistent to
stay away from church entirely and
read the Sunday paper on some pretext
or other than to whisper and play tag
through the litany. OF course young
people are more difficult to manage in
church, and their spirits are more buoy
ant than those Of more elderly people,
so they should not be so harshly dealt
with; but grown man with full head
of whiskers who will go to church and
whisper and frolic through the service
or the sermon may one day, when it is
too late. turn on the fire alarm and get
no response.
People who have not respect enough
for whatever they are attending to keep
quiet and listen. or let others at least.
do more to make me doubt and distrust
the wide open policy of Col Ingersoll
than most anybody else.
There are only TWO kinds of more con
temptible people. One is the man who
bats his lobster traps with his grand
parents, and the other is the microbe
who writes you anonymously on posta
card.
Connie III Faw, One Hundred ant
Twenty-ninth street, writes: ''Wha
should 1 do with callers who come jus
as l am about to go calling myself? e..
What sort of man was Sitting Bull, per
sonally? Did you meet him while on tn
frontier"
A good way to cut short a disagreeabl
call is to come down stairs with you
sealskin sacque on. Some keep a white
cloak or bonnet handy for such emer
gencies. and do first rate without gettin
q reputation for rudeness. 1t is yer
painful, indeed, to havea string of caller
catch and hold you all through pleas
ant afternoon, when you had made calcr
lations on going out and making fort
or fifty calls, and feeling sure that wit
the bright weather you would find u
one at home. Sometimes it takes
week in uncertain weather, with more {
less people at home, to cover the groun
you might on pleasant afternoon g
over in two hours.
9. Yes, knew Sitting Bull, and g
him to write in my album in the sun
mer of 1876. had letter to him frol
the Prince of Wales. Sitting Bull w;
personally very gentle and courteous
his friends, but most disagreeable pc
son to invite to your house to meet
mixed company.
A friend of mine asked Mr.. Bull
come to dinner and meet the pastor ;
hls house at one time, and he said
would never do so again. The gre
! chief was not in good form. He was
, natured, and swore at table because b
, luxuriant hair got in the mayonnal
/ dressing.
, Sitting Bull was married three time
7 two of his wives surviving him.
7 was liberal in his religious views al
bitterly opposed to silk underwe
4 among his people. He scoffed at t
t teachings Of Delsarte, and did not go
: hear the Rev. Joseph Cook lectul
( though at one time he could have do
0 sc by walking less than nine miles.
Sitting Bull, with better supplies al
n more encouragement from the war
v partment, would have made very ST
cessful commander. but socially he h
:. no standing at Washington. and so mi