The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
.JOYLESy INDIAN BABYHOOD
Young Bra0es Strive for Name and Recognition
Gene, tie Graceful Little Ghost Dancer.


Gene, the Graceful Little Ghost Dancer.
= OMPARED with the lives by
children of the northwestern
urchins play citys cutters dwell in paradise Of
joys The gutter waif is almost
or top in his clothes he few pennies himself
OCCASION he is quickwitted and brmming with
OF mirthprovoking schemes he full
egg of meat and at sharp retorts he has equal.
Indian children, on the other hand born and
solemn and stod The art Of practised for
centuries by their ancestors has become nature
them-is inherted-with the Transforming
without feeling
In babyhood their training compes endure
out whmperng dscomforts hardships which
stroy children of the white Strapped tightly
of left to themselves tied blanket that
of their limbs is denied them they silent bundes
voceless without will There dandng, cod
ding to teach them SMILE effort develop the
softer side of their natures The too busy hewng
wood carrying preparing brave
brood making trader And
when they old enough to be trusted upon their
they left to themselves until such time
the perceives that she tighten labors
by compelling the papooses to share in them.
There is running Ito meet papa" clinging his
legs he walks, riding cockhorse his feet Until
they have shown character in unexpected
formed unexpected deed the father VIII bestow
them less attention than he gives his his herd Of
ponies, if he is rich.
Gene the eghtyear=od of Standing Elk this uhe
Cheyenne reservation crawed of his blankets night
and guided by the beating of omtoms and the ing that
usually accompanies such affair, made his alone
the Rosebud White Bulls having ghost
dance" He did not to mingle with dancers,
hid in the bunch watched
stamped and chanted around the fire.
Gene had unsuspected Of mimicry The dancing
made strong impression him. Next morning, when
Standing Elk dared of his wickup chastse the noisy
youngste he at what There
Gene stamping about with the vgor of
tced dancer to other accompaniment than his XII
yiing He twisted and contorted and stamped like
and he did the steps we'll that his genius for that
sort of thing realized by Standing Elk in fash.
Calling to his squaw Standing Elk bade her find bells
headdress for the boy when the younger thus
logged his father bade him before the chiefs
tribe acquitted himself we'll that he
prevail of the Chiefs and the most enved the
Indian reservation Little Indian maidens would walk miles
just him "How' them.
Sometimes this recognition the Indian boy by
skill in the chase breaking ponies doing what
eastern children would call stunts horseback But until
it is the Indian boy is unknown and few obtain
early in life did Standing Eks At that period Of
life white boys begin visions future,
the young warrior is realizing his dreams grows
after recognition and becomes ambitious to do and bet
after the Indian fashion than the others who have
He with these others pony
otdo them in skill and in mischief This
period for whites living the reservations
the theft of cattle and sometimes serious onses all
reputation and glory Of the young who
things avoid punshment-Chcago
Tribune.