The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

the tribal history. I viii tell the story
as # was told to me, and let the astrono-
mers account for il as fhey please,
neither vouching for the truthiuines5 OF
il. nor DENYING that il bears the seAiDlahce
of a romance:
Many years ago. which in Indian lore
may mean fifty or Il thousand years, lle
white man had never been heard or IN
these REGIONS and the mighty sioux ma
ton reigucd supreme all along the great
water. from it's head to It's mouth. lheIr
vast possessions stretched from the co.
toau range I'm the far north % the mighty
waters that rolled i'm turbulent stream TO
the gulf far 10 the south. And The tents
and tepees of the mighty Sioux nation
dotted the whole country, while thousands
of braves were ready 10 follow the tor-
tunes of the reiguing chieftaln. In their
mower there was one drawback ana tllat
was the mighty nation OF crows, Whlch
Inhabited a land far TO the west Of the
possessions claimed by the Sioux, and
there was a constant enmity between the
two powerful nations. il had never come
TO a regular war Of determination, but
the Sioux knew that their enemies could
outnumber them I'm the matter Of war
riors. and consequently had never at
tempted to make an open issue for pos
session Of the land claimed by the Crows
As time passed on, however the crows
became more ana more aggressive, and
at last it became almost constant war
fare. with the Crows gradually pushing
their way into the dominion of the Sioux
Hardly a week passed without battle
which ended with fearful slaughter Each
time there was a night the numbers Of the
Sioux grew less, until at last the old
chieftains OF the tribe saw that IL was
but a question Of time until their once
powerful ~ ion would dwindle away
To nothing and become a part Of the ma
ton of their hereditary enemy.
They were not men 10 tamely sit down
and die. nor were they men that would
give w until the last nope was gone, and
they fought on and on. even when they
saw that all chance Of victory was lost.
one dreadful day there came brcathless
runner into the village whore the last
remnant q the nation had gathered. and
his news was that the Crows were coming
with an Overwhelming force and intended
to utterly wipe out The last Of the Sioux.
The stronghold was strengthened and the
Indians felt that this was 10 be the last
of their race. There was no thought OF
surrender IL was 70 be- battle TO the
death. one of the tribes must be eX-
terminated. To fan into the hands Of the
enemy meant torture that was thou
sand times worse than death.
4 small party OF scouts was dispatched
TO look after the enemy and report upon
their position. but these scouts never
returned Their bloody scalps were after
ward seen dangling from long poles in
the possession OF the crows. When this
CHASTITY sight was brought before the
entrenched Sioux scene OF CONSERVATION
followed. The squaws and pappooses, with
the old and feeble warriors. We're hud-
died together in one group, while the
braves assembled under the leadership
OF the most noted chiefs and prepared for
the onslaught OF the enemy. Just when
life looked darkest for the Sioux there
appeared I'm their midst Long Red Dog.
the medicine man OF the tribe. He was
the greatest known medicine man I'm the
whole land. and his words had the weight
of law with the Sioux. As he stalked
into the crowd whore the preparations
were being made FOR battle the Indians
flocked around him and listened for the
words that might fall from his lips.
wave OF his long, bony arm Gained the
warriors. and he spoke:
Brethren. the Crows have re.snforeed