The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
TRAITS OF THE RED MEN.
CuriOsitics Of Character That Pun
the Pale Face stranger.

From the Rocky Mountain News
Few white men know how TO trade with an
Indian remarked G. T. Ward Of this citv.
who has made study Of Indians for ten
years past. Il once met an Indian with a
magnificent mountain lion skin He wa.
willing to part with the ornament but hs
price was too high offered him sl2 So br,
he Indignantly refused. Later, on the same
dav after J had learned TO trade with 40
Indian, bought the skin for 81 So
The secret Of trading with the Indian,
according TO Mr. Ward, is TO appear M
different The most successful trader Is ths
one " 10 goes with supply of the same article
he Is most DESTROYS of buying The Indlsn
secs that the stranger has had experience.
and negotiations are carried on upon a strictly
business basis An Indian refused slo for
bow and arrow 1t was bought for 8 hv
man who carried several bows and arrows
IN his hand This willy individual Leased me
supply from store in order 10 impress he
coppcr-colorcd friends. and he succeeded
The Indian said Mr. Ward IN speaking
Of traits Of character he has observed IN his
red friends is one OF the most faithful in''
lowers in the world II he has confidence IN
YOU II he takes a hkinS 10 YOU, there
nothing you can ask no VIII NOT do II ~
dislike, Won the less YOU have 10 DO 7Nh
that Indian the better
The Indian - verv much abuse le!o'.
and 10 has never been treated as h" d"'"r0e'
IN b. by the white man. His vices arc i4's''v
the iaul, of his white neighbor, aud ore ~
tho greatest dangers that threatens the lni'1n
raC" il tho travelling shows n" Govern
ment rcnor,s d"c,ntc that the In1.1n, W." VIZ,
went 10 Europe with Wild West agg' .tl'Ion-
vsr" - lasting menace 20 their ueop.e Wen
thcv returned homo They had confra'iS,
all the vices and none oi IN" virtues %. 70"
The nature ~ tho Indian ,ao0o' he loaned
from hooks II must hc studied h' f'b
contact. so fax - haze oh,ery'i ,' o ,O,
ideas on to that OF the Roman CATION, -
lciou. nnl IL = ini"ed peculiar r.t'"r
You cont cra licat" the Indian n1'l' Fam
away to r. Nr1l They should joe "'l. 49,
~ homo among 'hvir own 'co'I'. SUI 49,,
prorrcs> oro". to ho rradu1'. ur I"'0 ''' go
',Nor rae" v IN soon dia1DNcrr 'I. ,'..',n.
wrni has boon IN TOO Cr"1' q I'.'. i.j
Indian develop along l!u"s 90. .'n.. ~, ~
tho expense and ,'Gc devoted 20 the so,' -. 20 |,
vt the Indian prohl"m Nv i'rI Is thaf ~
Indian y all u"ht hm his d" .f' 'l' .. "'
V1Ns in' ~ give ii0l . ,h.'. al ~
~. rin,c to work ON, li-, sl,''o' , ~.
li~ln IuAi1n got tho svcl,"u l't'. 'NI H.
such Indian rh, etc,l an "p'-c, l'N'', We
!. over educated hut in ''c end N' r. WE
on than ~ the hcriuuinc ,.,
W ward -,vs III iryr''i ~i'."r. --'' :. ~
20 ,per cont Of w. lnd,nn d'n o. 'N'ftI
tat with tre whites 10 loo uo' Snow -;
+, subject ''1' r""",V'nr ~" 0''.'' n. a
the auth",. IT, Co., y ''.a.,G.. .,....,. y
Investigation ~. .--r V1o 1rv ''' .c'-.',
-" survival O; 'ac r,o" ta.' ONCE .'.'.'.''
Ri" c',toms of the various 'r..i, "a
-,vcr..,a,io. topic 81 ,u'"r,~t -.' w.
Word Ar,r White nm l'.- ~,
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