The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-03
His Experience With 1heOlOgians
Make Him think Heap"
COULD NOT UNDERSTAND FAITH.
Must see Before lie Could Believe
30 Many Different Religions lie
was Afraid by Accepting Any
lie Might be Wrong.


public views on the subject of General
igveu S OILS now m command oi .~e
United States forces iu She fhiHn"iHcN
rDe Illustration being contained boo iNr .i--
tory Of and "a talk with. "a famous ih"iaH
scout and runner known among hlr l''-
pie as "Doc-lib joe hut VINO ns lie7 DID
the records of the War Department "-
Washington ana iu inc official payers "l
the Union pacific railroad slrNt-.
"pawnee Joe. You were loia H1-'
ghout mis- remarkable abor.s.ne rcslct-
day. and this IS ihc tale ot DIS 'Npoi.eh
in search OF religion. let Colonel h-ei.
take up the narrative in ms own ""''
which is as follows;
On the course of events Wh'riwnd
band OF Chegenucs campcd ABOUT Ten
miles from our outat Having oas or
two OF ] decided Co pay Them o. Visit a9
they were friendly and some oi 'htH
advance runners whom we mao ehl'I-
tanned On our camp invited us 90 come 10
see them They were ON their summer
hunt for buffalo. and That was inc ulne
when you could see the plains indian 10
the best adyantago-in au hi- aboriginal
glory. so 10 speak So ] hunted 40 Joe
ana told him of my purpose i want
san % go along with me- Soc. ] st'i'
because ] can't speak or understand
word OF Cheyenno and ] VIII need a good
two talk man. OnteIpreter)
"'Au right said Joe willingly We
heaD good Cheyenne two-talk man. Me
sabhy Cheyenne all same fa"ht@ -'i
same Canuck (which De always HIo-
nounced as II speiieo hI.''h'' CD" ..'.'.
me. Wait Me omen Isd'uie u.y' ooi'0
quick
A POINT OF HONOR.
In q few minutes Joe came 20 the
.srf leading his unrr and rnIno both -HI-
died ana ready. me it'e' "i tHe N'"
siruction CORPS un'e' "e..l"l ~
were very sul,t ABOUT si'I"s H4-'l
Indians, ana any one VINO Qua Il W.
liable 70 instant aiscIiIse rom ,-' an,
VICE A.t u, ..+ -tl.,, haze
Ihlteu 9l--,a a. ,t[.,.ii-,- ~
-..t.t- .t',,. monte u-qtor IN f.aat
49, ,,.a . .ho,,fa a.. i.t~a-
- e., ,.t-, IT,. emu. tbis and frowrod
~, e,,, ca, to .si3 gf take Gat Afe
ne s'...e-ll mo- ..i1 rrc-water wild In-
-, NJ cam o7 when rrc-water 20 long
- y,lia r,iin camp
..This was an extremely delicate point
of honor J.e had promised the general
+t,. bs u,our7 ro. Give fra-warer Do any
40 rriin and nov. he not 0niv proposed
=, hoo, Inc letter Of Dis word but the
s,iri, ~ 4. also SD DID, sneak hv refusing
- ca GLOVE y.lth any one who INTENDED
a Give iioilor IN a wild Irfnni yielded
~ Toes nice point off honor and loft my
nask In he tent
WAS THoUGHrFUL.
IVA then mounted and rode of on the
rn.sa could see that Joe had some-
sri, IN mis- mind His habit. Ike that
80 Tn,st Indians was to indicate m a
mute wav that something was ON Dis
mind ana then wait for some inquiry
maj would draw IL out I'm this have
often thought the Indian IS like a Woe
mn FI,9ll,. 7 asked. We'll Joe what
are ~, thinking about~ AS have
si~e,6y said an Indian seldom addresses
,ou NV your name. and 1 might ada that
a. never saws Mister under any cone
al ,u,-tbet A. "a wild or scmiwld Indian
of the plains. My name IS pronounced
In TWO syllab.es. thus Buell., with tne
accent on the nrst syllable But Joe.
st6er because he couldn't twist DIS
tongue 10 that rather awkward comh.na.
ton OF sounds. or. and more probably.
because OF his constitutional and hcreii-
tary antpathy 10 tho use of two 7yiao'es
where one could possibly Doe MADE 90 con-
vey his meaning-an universal Indian ifait
always called me Beel So. after we bad
ridden short distance towards Nhlfi-
winds camp } casually asked Joe what
DE was thinking about to which DE re-
piled. Beel you much good iren me,
nsf'
Il assured him he hadn't a better
friend in the world
" Me good sabhy dat Now me Ike
talk you little bit bout hign. GSoAg-
ionD You sabby him. no9
L replied that while j knew a good
deal about religion. my knowledge was
rather theoretical than practical Now
Joe though Doe never attempted 20 utter
big words himself, knew lne meaning ol
most terms IN common use and Doe re-
sponded. '1is. me see. You sapny
lIdgin an for iaIh-talki mo- Tor make
make Crhe phrase 'make-make means
IN Indian dialect o. act. to 90. n contra
distinction from ta.k-talk,' which means
20 make loud professions or TO pretend.
etc)
HIS FIRST TALK.
q. .N-o,. ,oe t.f, ,,ii some, he niirsued
.o,e aim. ,o,, tor- r-.r- Ru-safD ,ne
,o,,~h s.ck Ieao bprt hero. placing
~ hands "a his Sides and rroauing he
"a cor,. r..,, 6,.ir,. Min pneumonia IN
~. f,r,I H. Rim, l,n- fima Head
-" . 60 .b.., 'h. ,... ,,r,..,.
scio,el F,,, ,n.lirir. man 0ba MOST
s,,rgson, he mpcb curo me su Same sll-
ger man. Hlmeby can walk uitc bit.
Medicine mans squaw che surgeons
wif3 beap good me- Make me much
good for eat. soup. ted burn bread
toaso am fourn GOOD for mo. Purity
o,tck make strong aein. Ne great biz
49, mach iise medicine man souav. one
80, ne8icine man eouaw he AK me.
Zoe You rot 1idqing" Me talk him no
On, nm Much Ike eit urn. Ne ask
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