New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
SOME LNDTJN CHARACTERISTICS

p,rs or INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RED
MAN IS THE WHITE MAN SEES HIM
Tho Indian who has been content to stay with hi
,r,ha cannot be convinced that the President-ths
Great Father-has Millions OF children Perhap
,ho, ia one reason why Indians will 60 on the war
,.,h when they think they have cause Tor grew
ance never doubling that few thousand REQ men
are n powerful force.
Major Burke. who Is the red mans irlen' ~n
q story about famous chief who having speus
his life in the fastness of his hunting grouhoS au
his first great crowd in Chicago when 'ne "@as
Fair was in progress On the opening day OF the WIG
West I'm Chicago the chief was astonished ~set"
throngs OF people pouring through the gates "as'
no beheld the thousands OF spectators In The srss
he turned 10 Major Burke with an awed raana
saying IN the Sioux tongue
This Is the whole Nation here to-cay
"It's a big crowd" said Major Burke, but ym
will see lust Gs biz crowd every day, ana eacs
one will be new one.
Tho chief shook his lead gravely.
Why do you tell such tales" he said. inV
are all here now. There can be no more
Major Burke once lode several hundred miles
into a country unknown 10 the white men, IN e'oe'
10 gc, for the Wild West Indian who had never
seen pale face" Coming to n tepee he preseh'ea
To a chief a warm message from brother emel
who was far distant The chief received him WIN
dignity and grace and entertained him hospl'a0v
in the Indian fashion He had a son. sIim' nan"
some youth who looked with terror on the ~n"'
man. This boy who had never before seen "n''
man. had undoubtedly been taught 10 dread ln'
pale faces as cruel and ferocous monsters Ie'.
haps his squaw mother, when he was dsooed'eH'
or wi,ful had threatened him with The boyle man
the pale face. -
Major Burke afterward secured the boy Tor tns
Wild West In England he became favor'te' ana
he enioved Immensely meeting and associat'hs WIN
white men: but to this day. when he meets MAO.
Burke who came him as the exponent VI ey 49,.
that terrible and wicked IN THIS "orla' ~ hois
lids drop. he chances at him asKahce' anu Nv ~
aloof If from some monster 800, NJ. ....r,,.
over In Ambrose Park. in ,nc Wild Mes' en-, el,ua1 u.
men Is Indian youth Nho came irsN" to' ns,,Iv
plains few weeks ago INTO cNn@ s tsoH snrings II.
he saw boy In Brooklyn iuinlS Nai.1sl - - ,rr,
set 10 work 10 learn this trick ana now ne r nj
handsprings necessarily. morning. ai,'r r,r, ssI
evening He Is light as cat on ms mo 80 Ssnss
feet and as slnu9us as a p' sxl,iv al" The via
West people say that this Is pr}otnly u" ss III; n,
Amercan-Indian who turned hanispr.nsS a. AMI
Indian by nature incllnes 70 dlsiet pIy unbend.
stately movements and scorns IN unseeihS u"''"S
Ing OF his natural hauchtiness .. ,o- n,,ches
An Indian has the lofttest contempt ioi ppnsd
He cannot abide anything that has been GA III yss
patch darn is badge o. dlslonor. ,,,s m Whoa
or in tatters The other day while MAJOR Am, DS
was walking through the grounds oi 'n' .,hout 4
ment old chief stopped him Ron,ins IA, W ,he 60.
oucnce In the gesture which he Nigh; have hsi
had he been pointing 10 a man whose ''''A'
been cut by assassin . .,,a ar
"Al right" said the Major. take II arou"' "~
get new one. -. . .h, IA a
There is a ;itte girl in the VIII West VINO W -
restless and active that she Is never sun IA she
she appears In The arena with the otheT tn'' n,vins
darts darngly between the feet OF Tue III. rat
horses races with flying feet where she uus S,od.
to GO and laughs dersivey at the cries anu wv
ings OF her mother. ,,,r, Wssf
IF she were "A boy" said one OF the Niia had
people she would become daring rii s.a war.
hunter. a gallant leader. and. perhaps i,e'Ss mug
rior But she Is a girl. AMI with her baoyho1a "S
end her gayety. her spirits and her beauty