The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-05
SIGN TALK on THE PLAINS.
Language Without Words. He' 1t Is sl<-
nclcnt for Every Ccc;si,Ll.

IL AltO -"'IN!HAS Ni1-S''Fr
army officers: Ola Of these IS Licut+
h. L. Scott, Of The Hereuth Cavalry.
Lieut.. Scott has made d study of the
.iGu language Of th5 Dla is lndlau5.
la the days Of Indian outbreaks and
wars here was a PRACTICAL phase To
this study, bat nuV that peace pre-
walls and there ur ouly reservation
ludians Lieut.. SS'Et's acquisition IS
remarkable chiefly for the Sclel!tI:ii
interest which atlAches to it.
One day during tie Folklore Congress-
Lieut.. Scott borrttwad four Indiau5
OF various TRIES G'o.u Buffalo Bi:i4
camus, and. with only such language
as he used to expilin to Tie pale!acc'
what he was sayiI:r, he carried Oh 4
long conversationt1y signs. The III
dians were !'aintri Horse, Flat Iron,
Horses -CUHe-Lasi, and Standing
Bear.
The Lieutenan;'s hand moved nim-
bly, wheu he asl-d Tainted Horse
where he l.Yed. The Old Indian
lookel homeSick tDr moment an !
then he made sIEecb nloti1u pic
ture Of rG:n v ith trees or IT,
Zine Ridge" Interpreted Lieut.
Scott.
Painted Horse, having found his
hands, kept them going, while his
face remained eXa es5iOnlesS. Lieut..
scott aided:
Gle SAYS his relatives live there.
aud that H. has come long way and
h;is arrived here
One after the .,ther the ludiani
Joined in the Si%I conversation WitiI
Is much enLhus!t;u IL an Indian can
manifest. They tod their nalueS
aid where they we're from and to
what tribes they belonged. They un-
delstood the Lieutenant and each
other as we'll. Wien Painted Horse
said Horses CONF Last vas u Brule
Sioux, Horses Gone asst Immediately
worked his hands 10 SaY thlt WAS d
mistake: he was an Ogalldlla. HAY
ing started, HorSeS-Come- Last Il
t-Iooking Indian, signed
that he knew ten. Miles, who was
sitting near, and he wan ted the Geu-
eral To say 5, mrtAing to him. Gen.
Miles told Lieut., Scott u tell Horses
Come Last that he remem bered hnn
very well as al lLdian who had done
good service in The Montana caDl-
pai9u. Lieut. Scott inter preted hy
signs, and Immediately HOrses-Come-
Last showed his pleasure.
Lieut. scott has rad some striking
evidences that I'll: Indians Of the
plains meet Ur t0nIuiOn ground, when
They resort TO the Sign language. lie
was present wt.en chief joseph OF the
Nsz perces a.. I.essya. SC yeral hundred
lndiaus. The chef told OF his march
from Washington Territory across
iIahD and into Montana TO tie vicin-,
ity or the Yellowstone Park, mas
tariy military feat, without parallel
since the retreat Of nenophOn'S ten
thousand. In the crowd u which
the chief gave the narrative were
Aricarees. ManddnS GrO5 Ventures,
Nel ierceS, hej cnnes, aud Sioux.
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ul"eien' po"eu p'1. t"D5 uas
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PEI 'eIt IN ~ e.iois.oI VI CnS n:I.;I ':,.;.
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l;....; translation r. ,ha S;uc
l.0g,i,oa is the best illustration Of
il. fo,,n,ticu Take ,he follOvjuy
.nntan,.,..
- .tot u,ith .,n .rr1,y last rirLt
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;in,y,' ,ra. .,,d II fell r. 1hp
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rh,. In.,iaus will roovey this ir-
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