The sun., 1902-04-27

and his charges had dlsembarked into the
arms OF their waiting brethren at Valentine
VINO had been camping there by hundreds
eagerly awaiting the distribution Of the re-
turh presents which are always demanded
OF Indians who have been East with shows
and which practically require the disbursai
OF every cent OF salary and gratuity re-
ceived during the trip.
Max Bichman, the sculptor, has had an
experience right here in New York lately
which has convinced him that there is a
good deal OF truth In Mr. Rattlesnake Pete a
diagnosis Of the Indian indisposition TO have
MS form and features duplicated.
Recently old lrontail who IL the boss
chief OF the Wild West Show now at Madi-
son Square Garden and who is a pretty
good fellow, when you know him, was
asked TO 60 TO Mr.. Bachman's studio
to pose for him. Mr.. Bachman always
makes requisition on the show for models
when IL Is in town. Irontail went over TO
the studio with the greatest of dignity,
In full exhibition paint and with his long
eagle feather headdress trailing down
his back. He was accompanied by several
hundred newsboys, as usual, and by an
interpreter, though when Irontail chooses
10 speak English and understand il he il
by no means slow.
The sculptor had been told that II would
be good form TO offer the noble RED man
81 when the pose was begun and did so
.
The great chief was posed and the model
ling began. After he had been standing
some fifteen minutes, Irontail began to
growl. He shook his head and stirred
uneasily once or twice and then went over
to a chair in the corner and sat down
is he tired?" asked the sculptor.
No. said the interpreter after a brief
colloquy. He says that he fears that YOU
make bad medicine. IL is borne in upon
him that great calamity may overcome
his children on the agency IL this image
is made like him and left here when he is
gone. Clay, he says, will dry and crImble
and break, and when the clay breaks. then
will he go TO the happy hunting grounds.
What shall ! say to him?' asked Mr.
Bachmann.
Nothing said the interpreter. Hand
him out another dollar
Al the first flash Of the green bill Iron
:ail strobe majesticaly back to the dais
and composed his stern features for another
pose. But in eight minutes more he was
growing again, and in another minute
marched into the corner and stood with
face averted from the artist, speaking
in composed words.
"He says" announced the interpreter,
that he is convinced that IL IL bad medi-
cine. You mix water with the clay TO
make il soft. This, he says, will make
his bones within him soft with water, 30
that he will become a very old man before
his time comes and the women of his tribe
will laugh at him"
AN right said Mr. Bachmann. who
knows business genius when he comes
in contact with it, even though he IL an
artist. Here's another dollar.
The words were hardly out Of his lips
before the pose was resumed, This time
IL lasted only three minutes, The chief
marched out Of the studio door, and stood
in the hall to make his speech.
1T Is not well, he said, that a chief Of
ha oil nnl afa
to pinch his features into many shapes
and TO slap his cheeks and to dig at his
eyes. So will my enemies do to me If
suffer a paleface to do this thing. Long
Hair Buffalo Bill never meant that should
suffer this indignity when he sent me TO
his friend. | shall tell Long Hair of
this thing
Mr. Bachmann thought the time had come
TO stop. He asked the interpreter To eN-
plain 20 IrontGil that few artists were mil
lionaires lrontail refused to believe that
any friend of Col. Cody's could fail in
princely liberality, apparently; for he in
sisted that he was convinced that sculpture
was full OF bad medicine. At last the mat
ter was compromised with an agreement
that Irontsil would brave bad medicine
for one calendar hour without stopping.
manns f % Was ''n Chief # Red i STAKE. m irontail ~
went along to keep him company. Fore
warned by his experience with Irontail,
Y. "a
ment with Red Stake before beginning
work IL was that Red Stake should pose
for two hours for 81 He was to pose on a
horse The work had not been going on
long when the horse began TO get restless.
ASK him." said the artist, what makes
the horse 30 uneasy.
Tell NV friend. who-ma kes "A -face-in-
clay said the chief, who had been talking
quietly with Irontail during the pose. that
| do not know what makes the horse un-
happy unless there is bad medicine here.
4 horse often knows the evil spirits are
near before a man can tell.
The artist found tad medicine getting on
10 his temperament. He inquired some
what testify whether the horse wanted
a dollar The interpreter said he thought
not He r'p'ated the question 10 frontal.
The great chef smiled broadly, and re-
peatrd the ioke To Red stake Eed Stake
couldn't see that II was joke AT all, APP
parcntly His stolidtv seemed 10 piease
The Sardonic soul Of old lrohtail still Inorr
The hurS.' got even more uprOaTous in ils
unca-iness. II II had b"en sufnnlsr one
might have thought that n hoT,efy was
az i on the -id" opposite from the sculptor
TIE artist went around 20 take a look aud
{ he horse grew still But he mnUl" he
returned to ia" clay there Wa- more trouble
lroutail spoke
Tell Long Hairs clay-p.u Iding friend
he sad 10 th" Interpreter, that undoubtedly
bad medicine II making eNll spirltr annoy
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