Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-28

day. what odds! so long N he has |
pouch of tobacco in his pocket. a shell i
ter, no matter how rude, for his head. n |
blanket, a air OF overalls, and shirt |
for his body, with the wherewithai
for filling his stomach at more or less
regular intervals, lie Is "muy conteto."
Why should lie worry? The year Ia
long, and after that another will corIa.
and then another, and so on 10 the
end. Why work ones self to death,
like the foolish Americana; DO not
the birds, when building their nests,
pause frequently and twitter 10 each
other as they sway side by side on
the bough: Why should a man pre-
tend TO know more than bird? There
is plenty OF time to prepare the land
Tor maize, friiole. and sandia patches,
not forgetting the rows of chiles.
Where IL tie harm. then. II Pedro and
Ramona sit down In the shade for a
quiet smoke. or even comfortable
little sno0ze. with the meadow larks
over yonder In the. willows, singing
sweetest melodicsf Manana--mana-
na-never do today what you can just
as well put of till tomorrow. That
is the Indians philosophy. and. as he
appears 10 thrive and be happy upon
/ IL. who shall say his Is not the most
/ sensible way OF getting through lifef
/ Go over into the American settlement
1 yonder and see the white man rushing
| 10 and fro from early morning until
late al night. dffying, hurrying, as
only an American does. Yet what
does he get out Of fife more than the
1 indiana Why not go OYER into Saboba
consider the Indian, study his ways.
and be wise? ~
Now the road climbs mp on the mesa
above the bottom lands. which have
been titled by the Indians these many
years. The strip of arabic land is
4 small. hence none may be wasted in
roads. which are regulated 10 the bar
rem mesa. where no water Is. Down
down elbow row OF cottonwood
trees their soft. downy blossoms
| floating away ON the breeze and max
ing little drifts In the road-marks
| tine line OF the zenja which carries the
water from the river 10 The little fields
of the Indians And. by the way.
these poor miserable. ignorant, untu-
iored sarnges have hit upon soiu-
ton Of the land question which is The
acme OF fairness. and which all the
combined wisdom of ages cannot well
snrpass IL Is nothing more nor less
than a practical and successful ex
empllfication OF the theories of these
who do not believe In individual
ownership Of land. TO begin with
none of the villagers are speculative
farmers. That Is 10 say. none OF then
care 10 raise larger crops or cultivate
more land than will provide for til,
simple wants Of their families. Non,
! desire 10 accumulate beyond tina
point 10 each year the village chic
allofs 20 those who apply such tracti
, Of land MS they desire TO cultivate
, No man Is given control over a large
, area than he actually cultivates. ant
there IL enough for all. So long as ;
man desires the piece of land and vii
care for II he retains II. but tn
moment he refrains from cultivatini
the whole or any portion of II. ihei
Il IL taken away. provided any on
= wants H. But no one owns an acr
, of land II all belongs TO the contrl
! OF the Captain, in whose decisions nj
1 acqniesee.
! scattered along the banks Of the III
|. tie acauin In the shade OF the cotton
: woods. are the houses Of the Villagers
|, their walls Of gray adobe scarcely dir
! tlnguIshabie from the soil itself. Her
and there woman. or girl Ia hard q
q work washing clothes iD the stream
!, and on the limbs OF the willows an
j ruatemnfes are spread snowy !, ga
/ menis. mingled with those of brightc
! hue. showing that regard for cleanl
/, ness j. not at nj. Incompatible with u
!. dian nature. and Is equally strong wit
!. the love OF bright colors. Faddiing
i the water or rolling about In the SUI
/. sometimes with single carmen
!, sometimes naked ms the day they wei
= horn. were plump. brown-sliinned III
!. bies. their black eyes swapping wit
n curiosity ~ the visitors halted = M
!. meni. while anon band of dozen !
!. the little rascals would 20 scurryir
i away into tho hush like flock of sta
= tied quail Evidently the boyle ma
!. * MS tnucl, Of reality with thp'
! Youngsters as with others OF iiglii'
n hue.
4, The schoolhonse Is. of course, visl
i cd. II in low. hrown-walled adol
: structure. almost hidden beneath Il
u branches and foliage OF great cotto
!. wood trees near the road. Doors ~
windows stand open TO admit u
\. bnImy air. and through them giimps
1, nre caught of a number of jet-bia'