The Portland daily press., 1899-01-10

struotion she should return to him and to
his life.
$50 with many tears she left her school
and after long boat journey up the
Missouri, during which she was made
much of by several wives of officers who
were on they way to Fort Yates, she ar
rived ut the agency, within three miles
of which her father and her tribe we're
encamped. She went at once to the house
of Mrs Galpin, an Indian woman Oh
much influence among the sioux ana
with several well-educatsd. h.f-bfeed
daughters The day after her arrival she
wrote the Indian agent dainty note, In
admirable French, asking permission TO
remain at Mrs. Gslpin's. The request
was referred to Bishop Marty, who would
not ncauiesce, but said Nellie must go to
her fnl her with all speed, as the old man
was sick and needed her attendance.
1.-THE Homecoming was terri5ls trial
to the girl, and all the whites about the
apep cy and the fort who knew of the case
pitied her deeply. When she entered hire
fathers tepee she found the old chief
moribund Around him were medicine
men, one of whom was stufhng into the
dying mans month a nauseous compound
OF herbs. which the suffer had previously
chewed into ball. The girl was coldly
welcomed and almost insuited when she
insisted that she medicine men should
leave and the agency doctor De sum
moned. She carried her point after an
appeal to the agent and tenderly nursed
her father through his few remain Ing
hours Of life.
For fortnight Nellie came to the
agency daily, riding on an Indian pony
in civilized feminine fashion. Then her
visits became fewer, and then some IN
sisted-but were not believed-that she
had doffed some Of her civilized attire
and rode astride. Then we missed he Q
altogether. and visitors to her tepee were
met with the Indian equivalent OF NOT
at home"
six weeks after Nellie's arrival at
Standing Rock there was one OF the Tort
nightly beef killings in the big corral
across the river. These killings In those
days were scenes of brutality and blood
such as no white man would witness I'm
less duty called him thither. Extended
description would serve no good END. Inc
imagination can picture what cor RAJ
would be wherein six score or more piS
beasts had been shot to death ana We're
being dismembercd by red men and
women reused to high pitch oil excite
ment Those of us who were IN charge OF
the killing were amazed TO see Nellie
Two Bears in the very widest centre OF
screaming, blood bespatsered squaws
She was dressed in what the Indians
dou btless regard ed as the height OF fash
ion-broad, nail best udded belt. red leg
gings. porcupine-quilled moocasins' short
calico skirt, blue issue cloth blouse. Her
face ana part of her hair wers painted,
an d she swung a butcher knife In one
ha nd, while in the other was u piece OF
raw liver of q recently killed steer, from
which dainty morsel she now and then
took IA liberal bite. as q school girl would
from a red -streaked pippin.
I'VE could scarcely believe our eyes and
called her by name She pnid no atten
ton, hut on our evidencing an intention
to come nearer to her she showed the
saving grace of shame, covered her head
in the blanket which hung at her hips
and ran out of the corral TO her horse,
which she bestrode quickly and rode TO
the ferry. In a few weeks we learned
that the educated princess, the girl who
from the age of to that of IS lived amid
the most refined Influence, the woman
who wept when she had to return 20 tedee
life, was about to be married to nait-
breed named Bad Hip, n man with an
unsayory reputation, but noted as
hunter and with certain Wild grace OF
his own, and having q good deal Oh IN
auence among the Indians.