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the Lfoi.sur irushes the dew away in his
stride. hen over the hills and down the
dales and across the plains he goes as he
swings off the seventy miles of the outside
circle" "a.
The cowboys life is passed alone, with
only his pony and the great stretch of SOL
emn plains and the fat blue sky. He has
little use for his voice, though his thoughts
may wander as far aGeld as any poets; I
doubt not, however. they are confined to
very material subjects. and that the print
OF a split hoof in the sand will ~titillate his
mental vision more than the tremendous
roll of the brown land us it goes away to
meet the blu hills with the white diamonds
set in their caps on the white horizon. He
will yell "E-yo-yo" at a bunch Of scared
steers as they 60 of down the coulee with
their tails in the air, or he may d-n his
pony's hide in a low soft drawl, which will
be simply God-like in its simplicity and
want of passion.
I have heard one Texan tell another,
while regarding him fi1edly over a six inch
barrel, that he proposed then and there to
break the sixth commandment. and his
voice BETRAYED about as much emotion as
yours might if you said you were not going
to church. In short. aquick, sharp Yankee
thinks a Texan is going to use up the entire
forenoon saying what he would snap off in
n twinkle. This feature of his speech ia
inimitable, to say the least; it is seldom
successfully rendered on the stage, and
cannot be written at all. although his
phrasing may be given. One never becomes
tired of lending an ear to the knight of the
rope and revolver when he ''reckons he'll
pull his freight" or explains that 'ary-
things grub to al Iniun jes 60 it amt
pisin."
This mar never talks very loud, and
when he is not preocoupied with the scratch
ing of brands on the earth with a stick he
will look you full and square in the eye as
calmly as the big yellow lion in tho menag-
erie. You will find in his gaze a positive
quality and you will render him most dis
tinguished consideration. In the gaze of
his perfect self-oontainment you will feel
your own inferiority, for no English high
cast man ever regarded the rest of the
world from 80 high a pinnacle as this
tanned and dusty person who sleeps in a
blanket and eats bacon three times a day. |
The points which interest YOU in his con-
versation are not generally intended for
humor on his part. but mostly are ''shootin'
matters if their dignity is questioned,
though of course he drops an occasional ex-
p~resslon which is az dry as seed corn. but
which grows.
SIX painted Sioux gave a cowboy a ride
for his life once, and when l saw him he
was seated on Il box with his pony standing
near painting furiously. He allowed in his
quiet way that he had run plenty-I only
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GOING HOME TO DIE.
BIG Cloud, the Indian Chief, Returning
Dakota With u Bridal Party.

Big Cloud, III Indian Chief, Returning to
Dakota With n Bridal Party.
A very pathetic scene was enacted yester-
day on an Ohio d. Mississippi train on its
way to st. Louis, clearly setting forth how
ing and the dying, meet. The parties have
all been inmates of the Indian school of
Hampton. and were on their way to Dakota,
their native homes, says the st. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
About two weeks ago Little Bear, % years
of age, and Yellow Minute. 10 ysars Of age,
chaplain of the Indian school, Rev. Otto
Grader, and, 40 their legal term in the school
was completed. they asked and received per-
mission to return to Dakota. Among the 9TH
or scholars at Hampton Was Big Cloud, the
son of the great Indian chief Red Cloud,
made famous during the battle Of the
man q years of age. became a hopeless
consumptive during his stay at Hampton.
The authorities did everything possible for
tha Young chief. but the disease had made
such progress that human aid was of no
avail. and as it is against the rules of tho
institution to let any Indian die at the
school. it was decided to send him homo
with the bridal couple. 1t was. indeed, n
pitiful sight to see this young fellow laid
out on a seat laboring heavily for breath,
his eyes already showing the CHASTITY stare
of the dying.
Little Bear and his newly married wife
evidently knew very little of the serious
condition Of their charge, as they paid no
attention to him whatever; and, in fact,
could not have done so should they have
had a desire. The party had absolutely no
means to provide anything extra for the
sick man.
The passengers attention was attracted
TO the evidently dying Indian. and after a
few questions the dire straits OF the party
we're made known. A collection WAS taken
up n a sufficient amount was received to
allow the party to leave the train at Vim
cennes, Ind, in order to give their expiring
comrade all possible attention and comfort.
While it 10 strange to believe thai the
authorities at Hampton should send their
charges away in such a destitute condition,
IL ie, nevertheless, a fact. as Little Bear
said: "All We received were the tickets
and 81 for each"
Big Cloud will join his people in the
happy hunting grounds before he reaches
Chicago, az there 10 no earthly hope for
him. his slim and emaoiatod form making
n strong contrast to the happy and hearty
appearance of the newly married couple.
These facts, a. related above, were given
to the writor in very good English by Little
who 10 not only u very intelligent
young fellow, but also . gentleman. In a
neat little speech he thanked the passsu.
gers for their kind help, saying that he
would do everything possible for his un-
companion,
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Experience of an Ethnologist in the
Indian Territory With the
Arapahoes.
Black Coyote, the Chief Who Had
Brought the Ceremonies
and Songs.
The White Man Invited to Join thu FIR.
clio OF Daucsrs-Noting the Ec-
static stages.

Written for Tn HELENA ~INDEpENpyNr1
YsYfHEN THE GHOST DANCE BE-
AffJS gan to attract attention, about a
Xxx year ago. / was preparing to make
an ethnologio visit TO the southwestern
tribes and determined to take advantage of
tho opportunity to look into the new relip-
ious excitement.
On leaving Washington ] went direct to
the C~heyennes and Arapahoes, located in
the western part of the Indian TERRITORY.
1t was just after the killing of Sitting Bull
and the fight at Wounded Knee, and the
air was full of alarming rumors of an in
tended outbreak of the wild tribes, but on
arriving at the agency I found everything
quiet. with no trouble beyond that coca.
stoned by the false reports sent out daily
over the country by irresponsible corres-
pondents in Oklahoma.
Naturally reticent in regard to their reli-
gious beliefs, and now doubly on their
guard on account of the trouble in the
north, the Indians were at first disposed to
disclaim all knowledge Of the Rhost-dance.
But when they found that l had some ac-
quaintance with Indian secrets myself. and
learned that l had been sent officially to
get a correct understanding Of the matter.
they became more communicative, and even
anxious to give me full information, IN Or
der. as they said. that when l returned |
might tell Washington that the ghost
dance was their religion, and that it was
not a war Dance"
At this time a deep now prevented dane
ing IN the open air. but as I soon learned,
the Indians were singing the ghost songs
every night in their cam ps, while the dance
M the messiah formed the chief subject
OF conversation around the tepee fires. At
last one day the Arapahoes sent word chat
II would como to their camp that night I
might hear them rehearse the ghost SON. 9.
gladly accepted the offer, and in com
Pany with three young men from the Car
Isle Indian school as interpreters, went
over to the tspee of Black COYOTE, lieuten-
ant of the agency police, and one of the
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PRICE v N

.| # .E.lM Ak3tE
in out OF tho night nud paya M M. 80
patches. After warming his hends ~
squatted down to engage himself il the
inevitable procesa OF rolling his Cigarette.
When tbs officer had completed sho Tsedinc
OF MS pspers he turned 10 the man ard
questioned him A. to the First and seventh
United states infantry regiments which 10
had passed on the march.
NOV many wagons did they hayoYy
We'll, thar was wagons till l inst natur.
ailv got tired of lookin' at 'om.-lt spoarsd
like they had a heap OF dnnnags.n
encouraged by the explioitnass OF this
Vsry military reply. Mr.. Casey resumed;
How many men do you think thers vAr.
In the column"
wall, thar was a heap of soldiers. buN
they. didn.t bunch up right 80 | could coun1
en-" replied the sag of the foothills.
whereat the tent full Of officers INDUCED in
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sails in q tempest. l could not look that
way again; and my companion has since
told nue. that at the same moment he felt an
~undehnable alarm, quickly overcome it ia
true. Tor an aerial pilot cannot give way to
emotion, however violent it may be,
II turned my eyes downward; the roofs
OF houses. fields, n railway, a bit of verdure
and hags stood out clearly. Noticing the
Seine, said to my companion. who did not
reply, III We might only fall into the
Seine" My mind was then quite clear,
since l could make this remark; but this
for the shock would certainly not have been
senslRly lessened, and l imagined myself,
as we'll as my companion, struggling with
the unextricable cordage under the Balloon
and in he water. The prospect was not
PLEASANT; ! tried to drive the vision from
my mind, but the thought that my old
father, my children, my brother and faith
full friends, were there below following all
the events of this aerial drama, that other
loved ones were thinking of us at that mo-
ment. and that the approaching end was in
the minds OF all-this thought, l say. came
to render the dark picture still blacker. l
Will not dwell on these reflections; ! cannot
me. have preserved the traditions of family
love. complete for themselves these simple
observations. Still, l will insist on the I'M
portant pointtha | did not once think Of
death in a formal or absolute manner.
Every time tho idea of this fatal issue
seemed about to take possession of me, I
repulssd 1t by a strong effort. recommend
to those who wish TO cultivate strong emo
tions the struggle that l carried on for mo-
menta--for hours! confess. however, that
l do not know on which side the final con-
quest would HAYS been had l not suddenly
powerful assistance from Perron,
who said to me: All 10 going we'll, tho
hnltnNn ~ nNttnr - a snnennka. -. .---A
keep our bodies rigid Thank you, com.
rade; yes, ! will hold myself rigid aud tho
ropes that l have grasped will not easily
escape from my hands.'
$50 far the descent had boon quite rseu-
lar. and We had passed over about laOyards.
Then . slight swinging movement began;
finally the fall became more rapid aud the
movement excessive. and W
were dragged through space NJ q dizzy
speed. Sometimes the cords Of tho fantns-
tio swing sent us parallel with tho earth
and In the direction Of tho wind, which was
from tho southwest. and the long pendulum
like movements, describing an arc OF forty
to forsy-Swo degrees. carried Us from 10 TO
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VICTIMS OF B%ALL00NING
: CAMILLE PLANTATION.


After being tossed about over the waves for
lour n9urs. was, strange to say, picked up
BY an Italian sailor.
One OF the most dramatic and At the
csn6 aerial navigation IL that Of our friend,
~. Collin, secretary Of tho Scientific a~ssocia-
zion Of France. In his hrst, and probably his
LASS aetial voyage. We will allow the hero
himself to speak. 'The montpelier balloon
q the Aoadsmy Of Meteorological Asrosta-
sion, which was 20 carry N. Psrron and my
self into the air. July IA. 1882. seemed
FESTIVE from the beginning. One would
nave thought that il foresav some advent
urs. At sixteen minutes past four the wind
wss blowing violently from the southwest;
the Thermometer marked % degrees G;
there was electricity in the air and tho hot
Mons 11oa o. , "a. sun R passed through great oum-
and noticed q certain look Of anxiety on
the faces Of those who were busy
started. salutsd the crowd. Who
replied az synpathstis Partisan
crowd s es how to reply. si1ty,six
~lightened. our balloon rises 400 yards with
a boundi 2 second bound carries us to a
height Of GEO yards. l look down upon
Paris and see, warming below, the crowd
we have just left and who have not lost
sight of rs for an instant. Ali! Why do
you HOS elose youf 0yesI Fly, rather fly,
good friends. who soon will be shedding for
as tears Of affection! II il exactly twenty
four minutes past four. How beautiful the
panorama ia,' said TO Perron, our good
pilot. who silently trimmed his sails. But
what does this mean? The balloon seems
to stop-a feeling of agony comes over me-
ws are turning-l feel the car CULVER; some
seconds pass; then q strange, m%ournful,
sinister sound is heard. The balloon has
burst said Person, coldly and with dignity,
40 he raised his eyes to look at what was
happening above as. Attention. The time
to be dreaded was beginning.
'The balloon has burst and We are sx-
aotly 76l yards above the earth. The bal
loon has burst! II seems strange, but the
agony that ohoked me a few minutes ago
has suddenly disappeared and my heart,
usually 90 easily disturbed, beats normally.
To what can I attribute this insensibility?
10 an emotion that ia too violent? To the
general shook that has affected my whole
being in = Uniform manner? That is doubt
less 1t. I have always been impressed by
this first physical observation. II is for
this reason that everything, sven the small
est event. remains ineffaceably fixed in my
brain. Inetfaoanble. in truth, was the i'm
preston ! received whom. raising my eyes, I
saw the cloth of which the balloon was made
twisting and rising toward the valve, with
the sound, 80 well known to seaman, of
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hit the ground i'll the high p~laees'-and
otter n pause he nodded to his pony and
mused: He's a plum good pony TO shu'
lightning ill neva strike him il ha gets n
fair start"
1t WAS in u little town in Dakota when
the Sioux were out that tho ranch folks
from the surrounding country had gathered
foc protection that l was talking with n big
blonde ranchman who was stFaddling q
horse to 20 back to his lonely ranch house
on the Cheyenne river. mo. we didn't
have no trouble. but | cut some Indian signs
in the hills back OF the ranch, and my
somen folks got to jumping sideways, SO l
pulled them up to town." 10 this man his
wife and pony acted alike, both going
kindly ut times and Mt others they pi.phsd.
IAN when u woman gets to pitehin' /
reckon it Amt much use trying to hand 10
her."
Tho blizzard howled around the tepee of
Lieut.. Casey in his recent camp on the
White Clay. when u cowboy courier erswled
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it ID u%nhappily quite certain that he became
the victim Of this adventurous expedition

1t ID unhappily quite certain that he became
the victim of this adventurous expedition
and was drowned.
At Madrid, on the 2sth of January, 1883,
she balloon OF . French a%eronaut, M.
Mayet, who had attempted an ascension in
a montRolfer, struck against the oornice of
a house with such force that no was thrown
out and killed.
These are some of the principal victims
OF b~allooning. There are forty-eieht of
them whose death certificates are known to
us, and it certainly would be no exaggera-
ton to estimate the total list OF victims,
during the century since the first balloon
sailed the air, at twice that number.
Others who did not perish have looked
death in the face. In 184S Dupius-Del-
count nearly died Of sutfocation from tho
gas in his balloon. In 1850 Bixio and Bar
raj just escaped tho same fate. as they de.
parted like an arrow into aerial heights, to
use the expression of Arapo.
In 1862 Glashier and Coxwell tainted at a
height OF 800 yards and did not revive till
after the descent Of the balloon. In 1863
the passengers of the Goant fell in Han
over during a terrible storm and we've
nearly all wounded. In November, 1870.
tho post balloon La Vile d'Orleans was
carried out over the North sea. and from
break Of day until two O'Clock, the time Of
their final descent in Norway. its two pass
engers felt themselves lost above the roar.
AAN y ~ JAW oAv - july lc(H, Lu0
very day of my wedding journey from Paris
to sps, N: and Nine. D%orouf, starting
sea and barely escaped through the skill,
GOODNESS and courage Of NJ. Durouf, who
succeeded in keeping the car afloat until
they were taken up by a fishing
boat off the coast of England; it was q
wonderful rescue. since they had
suffered a double shipwreck. one in
the air and one in tho sea. In the
month Of December. 1875, a balloon sent
out for scientific observation. and carrying
eight passengers. was pIccipitated with
frightful speed from . height Of 230 yards
half an hour after its departure; Colonel
Laussedat and Captain Mangin each had .
leg broken; Captain Rsnard and Eugene
GODDARD were also seriously injured. N. Al
bert TissAndier, one of the party. stated
that one of the valve olaoka was wide open
and that the material of which tho balloon
was made tore along the seam from top 10
bottom. Again on March O, 1884,. q balloon
which started from Nice, carrying three
passengers, Messrs. Jovia. Alioth and Vivier.
vas thrown into the Mediterranean. and
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LANGUAGE Of COWBOYS,
Their Method Of Life Is Shown in
the Expressions That They
Employ.
Absence Of Emotion In Convey
ing Information Much CAL
culated to Startle.
The Horse tho Principal tom in tho Life
Of y Cowboy-Chisf Topic Of Cons
versmtion.

written for THE HELENA INDRprNDrNT.l
THE MEN WHO FOLLOW THE
AIL bulls through the chapparals for q
NV small salary have many peculiarities
OF their wi and not the least of them 10
the way they think and talk. They do not
look at life in a large way, like a newspaper
reporter. for their views are bounded by a
horizon containing simple elements, less
possibilities, and but one hope.
The cowboy Is strangely u~nimaRinative,
absolutely unconventional. and his charac-
ter is as tough as his life, made hard and
narrow by combat with appalling dangers,
great vicissitudes and an absence of con-
tact with ideas at variance with his own.
He shows in his method of verbal express
sion that he has ~succumbed to his environ
ment, for he thinks horse. talks horse. and
dreams horse, and awakens to find himself,
with some meat and bread and q quart of
coffee under his belt, sitting on q horse,
while the red CLEAN begins to burn bright
in the east, to come up a ball of fire and
blaze the gray prairie yellow with light rs
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PART III.

"HE YEAR 1880 WAS UNFAvORA-
~\IL bic for ~balloonina. Following two
SxS earlier accidents 81 Neuilly, Got. 81,
1880. Navarro. . poor eymnast, was 10 fool.
ish and impruasnt - to take . flight into
the sir with IN unoecupisd balloon, NOT in
the car, but simply hanging to q trapszsl
For some reason that will probably never
bs known-eithsr from tho s~tranesnsss Of
his position, dizzinsss. fatigue, the cold Of
the elevated region, or the hot air from the
mcntaolfeE, he lost his held at . height Of
600 yards and foil. while the montgolas r,
rslisvsd Of his weight, rose and continued
IT. course.
The balloon descended 4 quarter of an
hour later on the square st. Michael. Ma
varro eamo down In q garden. He strlok
the earth In a horizontal position, loft the
imprint Of his body, reboundsd and fell
again q yard away. Hs was completely
crushed. #
This 10 not the only time sueh an accident
has occurred. Recently anothsr gymnsst,
under absolutely identical circumstances,
fell at FalborouRh, striking upon q rosf and
breaking through II. The poor fellow was
an old rider in the celebrated Ashley CIRCUS
and was called Frederick Hill.
Some ton years ago another, aerial gym
mast. Pistro Bambo BY NAME. was killed on
the Roman Campagna by falling from The
balloon Re d'Italis. Abovs the trapszs vas
a car carrying an aeronaut. The balloon,
suddenly relieved Of weight by Bambo's
fall, gave such = bound that the survivor
was nearly asphyxiated and remained un-
conscious four hours, A rent caused tho
balloon to descend. but for some time it 70.
manned about fifty yards above the ground.
On the 10th Of December, 1881. 1 balloon
from the military school Of Woolwioh, Eng
land, rose wish Captain Tenplar, Mr.. Gard
nor and Mr.tWalter Powell. The balloon.
named the Saladin, having been carried by
the air currents to Bath, and continuing to
move toward the sea, the ~aeronaut. Gap
tain Tcmplar, attempted to descend near
Bridgeport. In his haste he came down too
rapidly and both he and Mr.. Gardner were
thrown from the car. The aerostat thus
lightened suddenly rose sgain, carving
with it Mr.. Powell. The balloon must havs
fallen into the sea the next evening, for a
fisherman of Isigny, entering the harbor
the next day with a heavy load OF fish, had
seen the abandoned balloon drifting about,
Mr.. Powels body was never recovered, but
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principal leaders OF the ghost dance, he
having been selected by his people to cross
the mountains and bring back the songs
and ceremonies of tho dance from the mes
siah at the time when the fame of the new
prophet first reached the prairie tribes.
On entering WI found about a dozen
Arapahoes sitting in a circle about the fire.
We were invited to taxi a seat on some
blankets, when a pipe was produced and
passed around, each man taking a few
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STORIES OF JUSTICE MARSHALL,

Boyish Franks He Loved ia Play When
OFF the Bench.
A gentleman, a long resident of Wash
ington, used to relate that his father, n
practitioner at the bar of tho suptemr
curt, once sent him to the house of the
chief justice for some legal pa pers. He ap-
p9aTed before Marshall with something
like that feeling of reverence with which
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whiffs. first Offering one to the sun and an

WINS, Arah oueFiuS ONO W INC SUI anu AL
othor to tho Garth.
Then Black Coyote rose. and turning
toward the northwest-the quarter where
awelt the Observation-Disclosures out his right
hand and made n ~fervent PRAYER, while the
others listened with heads bowed in solemn
ailence. 1t was an impressive exhibition of
the religion of tho natural man.
There was a brief silence when Black
Coyote resumed his scat and started in 4
clear, musical voice the opening song OF tho