The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-23

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Dr Mortimer sindsay xas really
perhaps. lor 20 aes psrien q q prafii-
tloner. bat honest 81 purpose ara snsfe
slebonair fie cane g Anarafk1 Nnea
the Rock island hrat bnlit in there
and fheepiaae began q fake oH some
1f the appearance pf Caucasian 2 ftfat'zA-
ti0u, fIe ri pq q ttsF Office hnne oat
hts ahins'le md proeseded q gro"
up with We country Bat ~ eo e
found opt fhat fhe Faag ma11fity g .is
neishAcfa we're Indians ana tnst Il e
meant 20 flourish o. even saAstrt ~
must practice amqns nus rrq nfetpfetis
WHO besides being most nn1etovs'
were easily the neaitnlest q Pr p.oA7
pectiya natienis.
The Indians. however. would hays
none ~ hls modern methods. IAey
stuck Is their medicine men, and after
slx montha 0f earnest and cheerful
seeking after their patronage be found
that II eonldnt even Win their pefsoa-
al confidence The one exception %
this extraordinary boycott was }. 3.
Lincoln. a young fnlI-bIood. wf9 had
been ID Carlisle. hnt whose retura 70
his people had been productive II
ncihing more remarkable than iis
gradual return 30 the dress habits ana
eecenfricIties NJ his fribemen. l'is
people called him Jim bandbox, re-
eaFded hla friendship for Pr. Lindsay
as q weakuese attributable 20 his long
exposure 70 white influence ana speer-
ed palronizingly e his evident epra-
mand Of English
Jim. said the doctor one day as ~
young friend sat smoking o cigarette,
what have these people got against
me2 When Mrs. TWO wagons was sirk
went over and offered % afenG heg
for nothing but the old man ie@ nc
Assay from the house and warned ase
never tp come back. WHAT'S the nAi'f-
ter with your peopie3
oh they don't like yo's, Dof hats
ALL ! heard Old Pete aagwa tell tl'e
agent he other day fhat 'Meatciae Maa
Lindsay has q bad sander eye. ihey
think you're hoodoo seer Dont IKE
yenr eye.
Or. Lindsay looked into the mirror
and contemplated his own peculiar
eyes. II wasn't sduint. it wFsn q
cast but there was something = nlest
sinister about hts left optic auc he
knew II.
Within two days pr Lindsay had
chance to test his chance for the In-
diau pafr0naee for Jim Bandb0x, Gie-
mounting ct the corral 10 cut out aomc
steers was kicked BY his own pony and
carried uneonseions by his white com
panions 10 the DOCTORS Office. cure
that his inturfcs we're not fatal the as
tnfe young doctor quickly made up his
mind to eaxggerate his patients case
and with this ia mind he made great
ado sending messengers to the tribe.
rushing 10 the drug store and generally
CONDUCTING himself In most dra1atic
manner. 10 swathed Jim'a head and
1lnbm beforc fhe vo,sna brave Ina re-
gained eonscioHsness. and when. be nm
e1fv as,aned liz avea made bira lnsist Oh
remaining with ITS white doctor. Then
Il 1,fe g,,,f.4.s4 !. ..tei : \ tnapn "a hii' for
l,s,s,setS TX ~ Itrass.v conceived NJ ds--
! Ing idea II havlnr Him die ~ t5at he
sre r4s,,d ,1'l,, s,Fsrg NM baris u lgfa
The nafient Who had been psereb
stunned thought ii famous plan :aud
si,a re,.ltesa i ,indaav naya him a dose
thas M him anirISly IA A etate 81 ar.
narenf emma.
Then the word was sent forth that
Tim Bandbox Lincoln was dead. tn.
Il Tnd,ane came sIinlflne ii like ghosts
# IN n rae now nieht razed atol lsy al
nv rarnse and aunatfed about iht
onioe indaav eaw them seowllnx al
hirn apd sald.
~raf nav hiring him backi 1'ha,
on,nted with snrnrlse, but be told then
mai III vas ureat medicine mat
amend hla own people ana that BIZ
etiii s ~ nat beneath me nosibillty o
raieinr .he desN Then ne pulled o.
IN rnat relied up hls sleeves. as /
for farnous effort. and cleared III
Yoom II hJa auiky guests. The fri5
vas sonafted around the baaehoar1s G
Iindesv's house ana the doctor. with
aad face won't among them and aske
/ that they make ready for the frnere
enme went Fl Is look aDon the dea
MA before noon they had brought hl
/ blankets to cover him. and his aaddI
NJ nnf beneath his head a boy stoo
ontaide holding poor aBndboxs pony
ami four vonna bucks prepared TO carr
, FORM the remains.
Thcv plaeed his body on a shelf in
aiao II fhe little berial incloTasss aaf
affar fhe indian custom, stabbed hi
n.,av ana left IL dying beside is mag
ter Then they ranged cans Of tonia
toes, peaches and corn beef around th
lssf reaflne place SO that the spirit .