New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
now A GENIUS FAILED.
EVEN HE COULD NOT KEEP THE INDIANS
WORKING.

WORKING.
From The Chicago Record.
Sam Davis knows every in the Carson Val
ley. and about every one he has some kind Of q
story The other day were out riding. and we
met a one-eyed man whom Davis called frisbie'
and after FriSbe had passed he said
That's the only man who ever solved the Indian
problem. and even he failed permanently 10 proht
by his sagacy, because Of un,oward crcum-
stance" o.. - u... o.,,ao
The problem OF making a buck Weshoe do some
work" Then he went on TO tell OF the triumph Of
Frisbie ard the pride of the man which went before
There used to be a ranchm9n named Haworth
over that way said Davis, indicating wlth a ma
testic sweep o. the hand all the country Vlng
toward the setting SUM- who tried and tried time
was grubbng sagebrush. and he could get no other
help The Indians were willing to hire. and so long
but Immediately he left the vicinity they all
knocked off and went TO sleep under the silver sun
lone day Frsbie appeared at Haworth's ranch,
broke. and asked for employment. Haworth sized
m up fnd S seG You 81 ted a 10 W aet work 90 OUT Of
Ali right How do you do u?' Frisbc asked
That's 1t. You'll have TO arrange that your
self. That's what I'm Offering TO pay you for-for
You've hit the right man Frisbie declared
80 the next morning he went out among the
sagebrush and Haworth, passing that way, saw
the Indians were bucklng TO with all their might
Ia smiled for he knew that as soon as Frsbie's
back was turned one mammoth aboriginal holiday
would be declared. But to his surprise few DAYS
later he appeared along the side OF the hin where
nobody could him. and the Indians were batter
ing away though their lives depended upon ~
while I'risbie was nowhere in sight. Haworih
looked all over the plain for his man. but could not
find him And still the Indians were furiously busy
lie went down by the river, and 10 his intense sur
prise he discovered Frisbie fishing mile from the
place OF sage 2rubbing
rs this tho way you watch those Indians" he
.'.Ain't the INDIANS all right? Amt they work
ing" Frisbe inquired with warmth Haworth hc-
knov,iedged that they were. Then what difference
i make Ths5T Fr f or eqk IN hf
hired for was to get work out OF the Indians ana
I'm doing IT. Haworth conceded the force OF tho
reasoning. but he wanted TO know how Frisbie Ola
e. He had never seen an Indian work without
wetchful supervision.
You come out with me tomorrow and I'll show
you said FrIsbie.
SO tho next morning the ranchman went out with
his Indians in the plain. and. calling them about
him. he said InJuns, I'm going fishing up tho
get that I'll be watching YOU just the same. I'm
going TO leave my eye here, and the Injun that
| shall know With that he removed his glass
eye from its socket end placed II upon a big rock
in the centre OF the plain The Indians set at their
Iaworth had a pair Of field glasses. and at inter
walls he looked back The Washoes buckng
@~as sad Fsbie I'm too good '"' man s for 8
day. | want 81 80 You see have monopoly
Of that scheme. There isn't another one-cyed man
within eighty miles Of here And Haworth raised
But TO Haworth's dsmay. day "A few weeks
later he went out among the sage and found every
Indian workman curlcd up asleep with the sun
beating hoty down upon him, Frsbie was no,
where near OF course, and, indeed, Haworih had
hardly expected 10 see the one-eycd man. But he
looked around for the eye. He wondered how the
superstitous nature. After time he located the
stone on which he had seen Frisbe place 1t. and,
whole affair The Indians had very carefully placcl
n tin cup over the glass eye and had gone TO sleep
IA happiness. for what man or what eye could look
"Frlsbie was discharged next day"