St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-12

the right of way and you wonder II you
are really in your own country.
@The government school tor the Indians
IS only one of many located IN the Onl'eu
States, but after visiting tyou VIII never
agree with Gen. Sheridan that there Is
no good Indian but dead Indian here
$50 boys and girls from 10 different
tribes are first taught the English ian,
puage and then comes the regular schoo'
work combined with household training
for the girls and manual training loI tne
boys. One of the teachers told me the
scholars were never difficult to raanase
and that their parents were anxious "
have them learn the manners anu G q,
toms OF their civilized neighoors' Inc
discouraging feature of the whole scheGle
is that the Indian leaves the school edu-
Gated and civilized only to go bacK TO MS
tribe to relapse into the OLD ways. IN
Justice to the Indian it should be stated
that this is the exception rather than the
rule. These government schools are Go'
ing for the Inoians what Tuskegee is DO
ing for the negroes, and the results can
not be seen in one generation.
Scattered throughout the two terri
tories, sometimes on inaccessible GINS
and sometimes near the cities, are the
communal homes OF the Pueblos. Many
are living today in the same adobe
structures in W hich their ancestors were
discovered nearly four centuries ago, and
they seem to have nothing in common
with the poorer Indians of the noun
tains and plains. The lesuque lnulau
village near Santa Fe has many OF Tue
characteristics Of the more distant
Pueblos and is the only one we VISITED:
There houses are built OF stone covered
with adobe, severely square IN their ar
chitecture, and each house joined to It's
neighburs. The houses are generally two
or more stories in height and as the pigs
and poultry share the hOspItaIlttes OF the
first floor, the fashionable entrance Is by
a ladder to the roof of the second story.
In the sky parlor you are cordially wei
coined by the host and hostess who are
eager to sell you bits of pottery or the
more delicate handiwork OF squaWs. Inc
homes were scantily furnished, but the
gaily colOred blankets on the walls
added a picturesqueness to each room.
The governor spoke little English, but
proudly pas. led around cane given him
by President Lincoln, and seemed very
glad to welcome his guests All the tribe
are devout Catholics and pictures OF the
Christ child and the Virgin Mary have
long since replaced their hldeous idols.
Among the strange sights was one where
Young girls were grinding corn between
two stones and then roasting it over an
open fire. For a century or more this
tribe has lived in this oddly constructed
village, and they look forward to SINH
lar life tor their children and chlldren's
children Seemingly contented and well
to do, these tiIIers of the soil live on from
year 10 year their monOtOnOus life.
The most inter esting character so far
met on the Grip was our driver to the
Indian village, a gallant trooper in
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He is the
only one of the three men now living
who buried Hamilton Fish on Cuban
soil, and his account Of the storming of
San Juan hill was told with modesty
characteristic OF the true soldier. Alter
the regiments discharge in New York the
cowboys love OF pranks broke loose and
he entered New York riding academy
and told the manager he wanted to take
his first lesson in riding. The innocent
manager led Shetland pony around the
ring for 30 minutes while the new Mexi
can cowboy awkwardIy chung on its
back. A few minutes later the manager
nearly died of fright as he saw his pupil
ride the most vicious horse in the acad-
envy around Central Park-and he rode
1 II
told me it was worth all it cost to see
the astonishment of the riding master
and to see the police clear the track as he
rode wildly down Broadway. 1t was
just bit of the strenuous life that Mr..
Lowitz had missed for many months
and which finally came in the most uu-
expected place in the country he had
served so well.
ARTHUR F. STONE
Santa Fee, N. NJ, Feb II.