The Cook County herald., 1893-09-16
. IN A CROW. CAMP.
Everyday Life Among the Tribes of In
dians.

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dians.
The great camp OF the Grow In
dians is a few miles from this fort,
on a lofty bluff overlooking tho
waters of the Little Big Horn River.
These are the River Crows, the
Mountains Crows having their tepees
and lodges back among the Big Horn
range noun ntalns Visited the tepee
of old Plenty Cones. the head chief
OF the tribe. but at the time of our
arrival he would not see US and cid
not want to talk. A buck informed
US that Plenty Cones was Just then
laboring under bad medicine, caused
by long and fruitless chase after
horse thieves, says the Philadelphia
Times.
Peeping into Deaf Bulls lodge we
discovered great excitement, the at
traction proving to be an old blanket
spread on the ground around which
were gathered half a score of bucks
playing cards. It wasn't the highly
civilized game of poker they were
engaged in, but a sort of "match
who can" game, in which the one
who mated any other card took all
the winnings. 1t was clear case of
gambling, and the stakes we're per-
torated elk teeth. which answers
nearly all North American Indians as
a substitute for money. One buck
had raked in nearly all the stakes,
and his last opponent was a young
warrior of about twenty-five years
OF age, who was at last completely
frozen out. When that calamity did
occur he sprang up and made prop
osition in his native language which
must certainly have meant business
to the end, for the squaws and others
came crowding around and the game
began again with great earnestness.
When it was over the buck arose to
his feet, tossed his blanket to the
ground, then followed the balance of
his <clothes down to an old cotton
shirt -,
Having almost denued himself,
with whoop and a yell he leaped
out Of the tepee in one bound, and
started on a dead run toward the
other end of the village, where he
darted into his own wickiup out of
sight and view. Few white men
would have been SO prompt in paying
debt of honor.
In matters of dress the Crows are
further advanced than any other In
dlans on the continent. Some of
their young men essay dudish man
ners. For instance, they bang their
hair in front, instead of wearing it
pompadour, which is the Crow style,
and let it fall gracefully in long
bralds down the back. Then they
paint their bodies all manner of col
ors and wear no end of eagles feath-
ers. The looking-glass GENERALLY
small circular mirror purchased from
the trader) is their constant COM
panion. The maidens wear a sort of
light and airy Mother Hubbard cos
tune, highly colored stockings or
leggins Casually a flaming red), and
paint the parting of their hair a
bright vermilion.
Sometimes a scandal creeps into
their quiet lives. as was the case of
Pretty Eagle ano the wife of Bull-in-,
the Water, which resulted some time
since in genuine elopement.
Pretty Eagle, who is one of the gay
est lotharious in the camp, for long
time had been slyly paying his at
tentions to Mrs. Bull-in-the-Water :
and at LAST he ran away with his 4.
neighbor's wife. In revenge the
wronged husband ran off with Pretty
Eagles horses, which was getting
more than even with his adversary, I
for the value of all wives in Indian
communities is rated at so manye
horses or ponies. ::
Water cached the
horses, but the very same night a
party of Piegans out on raid acc1-
IDENTIFY crossed the trail of the stolen
stock, followed it up, found the
horses, and in turn, stole every one
of the animals, and carried them
away to their reservation in the
North. Pretty Eagle and Bull-in-
e-Water do not speak now as thew
pass, and it is remarked that both
warriors go afoot instead Of horse
back since their late unpleasantness.