New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

NO HEARTS SAD EXPERIENCE CIvILIzING
HIS BRAVES

HIS BRAVES.
From The Chicago Record
No Heart was an Indian, and his name was n
For not only did he have a heart but the blood
pumped By its pulsatons was red and good ana nv
mia reore he episode Of death to apotheosze
into decency. After he had done his careiul anu anu
Of people IN the Minnesota country in 1852 he hur-
rcd over the westward ana safciy locate geo. IN
Dakot he reformed for ana So Hearts
Persival ran a little newspaper in Fairbanks, and
the bottom land whereon No Heart and certain OF
lis wives lived was juct across the river !, was
most Of his time to talking to Percival about the
imp rovement of the Indian race ao,a M
Heart to Pcrciva Il going to make 1t like inc ne
white. Why should the. Indian freeze ',,o ana ana
starve. and wear especially frowzy rags. while he
white man lives in town and runs second hand
and barbershops and plays In me cliy p,as
band He said this partly in Indian and partly
Percival warned him. An Indian Is an Lhu i,
Anything else. No Heart was drm however and
he set out straghtway to bring about an mprovv
amount Of money so he well equipped to
swing his scheme He went to the tailor IN FAR
to be- made for him Broadcloth. Skned. Pat
ent-eather shoes. A high hat SHIRT oil dazznns
When I appear in this before the Two Kettle
band he told Perciyal. in his mixture Of Eng
wearing & strings and blankets Army What pay ought
h uss carried iS Fin 1T all 'f he soy
across the river to hr cap OF f
Percvals office clad in about four cents worm ol
buckskin and cotton Percival asked ABOUT MS
1T is a great success said the reformer ITO IN
sti that feeling Of se-Tespec w9fh soo COL
of Sioux manufacture. but that is what they meant
II lent it to Elk Walks-Away, a noted ana Vene-
ment drunkard. whose habits need correcting sadly.
1t made a man of him. did my broadcloth sun
AZ the trading post for a gallon of cologne. and he
drank the cologne for the alcohol that ~ IN IT, ana
for three days he has been the most nagnifcen,
understanding sort of drunken beast known 10
the Two Kettle band. ila,' and ne looked SUD
val turned and saw one Fingered Pete Bnnce rid.
ing past on calico pony ana wearing wi co, frra'
eclat No Hearts magnificent refcrmatorE c'o'"'"s'
Lacy always quick trafiicker -,
Il shall proceed now TO the secoiid course.
self-esteem and laudable ambition to be equal to
ones superors We must provide tie immediate sur
"Uoid on. there No Heart hold on" cried PEREZ
val Lord bless you. lnign you are chai,er,mg
long words that would Dive one into a cycle cellar
for Easy nq bS nyysh Eon ha
I'm short said No Heart. - am going to take
over to my camp Glitter ser o' pomr
these you understand how my people can i ,bs
whites? Perciva how does one proceed to es ta
Iish a banking business? | think Throws His
Hatchet-at-HlsM Mother ought to be cashier We
Perciyal looked in awe and wonderment at this
remarkable phianthropist and wished him well
Two hours later NO Heart. still clad in puskskin
and rags. but driving par Oh aeJcc,ed ,u id,
ponies, hiche1 TO a most starting anu Sau9diy
sleigh disappeared toward the frozen river ne
carried in the rear sea- s rNlt machine al"
He was mounted on one of the ponies when next
he appeared at the office of the newspaper Gentle
patient resignation was depicted upon his race as
he quietly moved into the editorial room ana seated
himself on kcg. He was silent Tor seNeral Wil-
utes and then. speaking meekly. ne said; ~
you have perhaps heard that InroWS ms
IIatchet-at- is-Mother. who was to haye been
cashier of the bank. enormously mistakng the
cutter for a kind of folding bed lay down In
II to smoke himself to sleep. We buried some OF
Throws-His- Ratchet at His Mother. but there were
in ordinary conversation. The books distributed
among the Two Kettle band, and was called upon
to-day by "A deputation who. representing that the
books had made enormously successlui luel re-
say. are fools They took the sewing machine out
and cut hole in the ice and dumped IL into the
river for it was. they SAID. accursed .,,u
Thus for six months this cheerful reiormpr
ways meek always hopeful and always Wiling 10
spend his money for the furtherance OF his race
Ii was perfect picture OF dsinterestedness ngnt-
ing circumstances. one day in the summer No
Heart appeared before Percival and made a mai
report. ,,. :, .s..r,,, ..s,vs my
money Is all drawn out. Ii Is very unfortunate
had Intended TO buy a banjo. roll-top desk ana
n gas stove which | am would AT last nave
brought complete civilization TO my people But
am thwarted' Qn Sioux. of course.l and am ram
to give mp my enerprise percvd you nave VIII iI
you be especially noble now?
Percval said he would. E, ~
let me have 60 cents to get drunk on" said No
And Percival gave him the money.