St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
UPSETTING HIS DIGNITY.
The DeplOrable Outcome of u Prac.
teal Joke Played on q Heap
Big Indian,

II was connected with the Sioux
Indian reservation for three or four
years." said a story-teller the other
day, relates the Detroit Free Press,
land OF course had every chance to
study LO as he is. Some of the
young bucks were ready to laugh at
a good thing, but the old chiefs
stuck out for dignity in a way to
make you look solemn.
Zone of the big chiefs was named
Buffalo Hunter, and in his day he
had lifted plenty of white scalps. If
others could forget what he had
been, he couldn't. He'd sit around
the post traders store for four
hours at time without even fetch
ing a grunt, and if anybody rubbed
elbows with him he tried to freeze
his very soul with glare.
"After a time I made up my mind
to give the old fellows dignity
test. He always arrived at certain
hour, attended by small retinue,
and one day, when I caught sight of
him coming over the ridge mile
away, I dropped silver quarter into
the coal stove. 1t was good and hot
and lying on the floor near the door
when Buffalo pulled up his pony and
dismounted. He got down with the
dignity of an emperor, and without
a look around him he entered the
store. That quarter caught his eagle
eye in a jiffy, and he didn't consider
it beneath his dignity to stoop and
pick it up.
SWELL, the way he let go of that
redhot coin again." laughed the
joker, 'was worth going a mile to
see. He jumped clear off the floor
at the same time, and the yells he
uttered come to me in my sleep
and raise me out of bed.
There were half a dozen of us in the
plot and ready to guffaw, and when
old Buffalo realized the situation he
knew that his dignity was lost for
ever. He glared around for a min
ute with murder in his eyes, and
then he hustled out doors, leaped
upon his pony and made Decline
for a saloon at the edge of the
I don't know how
much whisky he soaked up, but two
lours later he returned to the store
With first-class jag on. A buck OH
Zach side was holding him on his
'ony, and he was singing and weep
ng by turns. We all went out to
,reet him and inquire about his
lealth, and after trying to wink at
ZACH individual in turn he pathetical-
y exclaimed:
Some man make some money
lot and take my character away,
md now I go on spree every day
n the week.
He was as good as his word. He
vas drunk nearly all the time for
he next six months. and in his mel
owness he would even play at tag
nd leap-frog with the boys. Then
e tumbled of his pony one night
nd broke his neck, and sometimes,
Ehen the rain comes down and the
lind means around the gables, feel
hat his guardian angel will hold me
for his taking Off"
Water with Fixed Air,
A magazine published in 1923 gives
he following method to improve wa
er for drinking: Let the water,
hen boiled, be put into common
ariel churn, where it may be agi-
ated to any degree that may be
'ished for. In the course of it's be-
,g thus agitated it will absorb at
lospheric air, and other elastic
uids with which it may come in
ontact. It will thus become liquor.
afe, palatable and wholesome, to be
btained with little trouble and ex.
ense, and accessible in it's utmost
ERECTION to the poorest individual.
hose who wish to drink this whole
'me beverage in it's utmost perfec-
on should, after having it boiled
ad filtered, cause it to be churned
) above directed, then bottled, with
couple of dried raisins in each bot
e; this will give it a sufficient guam
ty of fixed air. If then used it be-
,mes truly delicious.-Detroit Free
ress.
Have Much Faith in Milk.
The Chinese have the idea that
ilk revives the youthful powers and