The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
DR. Et>TWtN ~ COLLEGE.
stories ~ the slou> Indian VINO Has just
written q hook.


Dr. Charles A. East man. the Sioux Indian
whose book, Indian Boyho d." was pub
l-hed recently, was graduated a. Dart
mouth College in 1851 Hi elias mates are
! now telling stories about him
! He was "A tail, slender lad when he entered
college, with shiny, coal black hair. dark
! OIL" complexion and piercing black eyes
! thar often lninEled with good humor He
/ mad" hm-"i At once popular among his
! classmates 10y a speech delivered about
a week after entering
A. a class meeting he was made captain
| of The cla,- 10 Conducl IT, struggles against
| the -ophomoros IN the football rtlsheS that
! occurred nearly every evening about dusk
! He arose when his elect ion was announced
! AMI mad" q short appeal 10 the class TO
! support u M
II" sophomore had already go' away
! with two or three footballs. largely because
! all the class had not turned out for the
/ nightly -crimmagc Footballs cost money.
Eastman said. and the class could not afford
To lose them Bnl thor, ~as something
morn at stake than 49,, op-' Of the foot
balls
Men Of s." be said, nyr"uding his arms
h"for" him, tain fpr de vally Of do ball
/ lis for de- name Of d class"
/ OF course hc got noisy applause for this
SOM imout. and the boys supported him
/ royalty after that
Eastman had To exercise constantly to
preserve hi- health His doctors told him
| that IA" p"nu"i-up III" Of student was
( telling on him and HAT he must got out in
the air more So afI"r that he took a Ave
! mile run every day
! Il was a regular thing 10 SEQ Eastman
la. aI.
| the country road dr. s,cd for his long run
! Sometime" NE went even more than Ave
miles, and he always chose rough ard billy
roads
He was rot deferred even III he coolest
weather nor when ihp snow Ia two feet
| deep. lie would follow some road where a
| sleigh or two had passed and come back
! dripping. WIN pelsplra'ion, hut hcamng
/ with health
During Esstrnan's freshman winter tho
| late Matthew Arnold visited he college to
| lecture to the - uderts. After tho lecture
a reception was given him
| NIr. Arnold had beer only few weeks in
| THE country then and before the lecture no
| expressed a wish to he president of he coll
! lege 10 see n real live Indian, If there were
| any in the n"ighhorhcod The president
! told him b" could oblige him and sent word
| 10 East man to tend the reception If he
| could do 80 conveniently
| When Fast man entered the room he dis
| ingllSh"d RU Si from abroad, who had
| stood in the company of king, and princes
without losing his composure. was sadly
| ratified. He said afterward that he had
| eXp"cte ed to sec q brave in furs and feat hers
Instead handsome young chap in full
evening dress, smiling and perfectly at
| ease. was presented to him.
Eastman's Indian namc is "Ohyesa,
| which means The Winner" He proved
that he was well-namcd in tho fall of his
freshman year at the annual field day.
Eastman entered for The two-mile run
| This event had been won for the three
previous years by a s'alwart senior. who
10y the way, is now a Captain in the r 'gliar
army. This senior had got the two-rnile
| run down 10 a system. He would squirt at
the beginning. pull away from the others
and then rest in the middle Of the event to
come out fresh and strong al the end IL any
Of the others should have endurance and
pluck enough 10 overcome the lead he got
| a. the start,
Eastman ran in beautiful form. with a
| long, looping II ride, like deer. He rocked
| slightly from side to side, like a pacing
| horse, and his movements were a. easy as
those Of a wcll-oiled machine. Indeed he
had been covered with oil lC fore coming ON
the track, and IL had been rubbed in until
he was az supple as a willow wand
But the big senior left him far behind
on tn" first lap. For two or three laps East
man was the tailcrder.
At the end of the first half-mile all the con-
tosiantS tut the senior and the Indian
showed signs of fatigue and Eastman was
half a lap behind the leader He never
spurted. Indeed, he could not do So His
met bod was perfecl ~ simple. He ran as
fast a. he could, and ne kept il up. He
seemed not TO know what fatigue was when
running
The senior tried To loaf in the middle of
he race. but II made him uneasy To see the
Indian pounding awayas steadily asa "trip
hammer opposite him on the track. The
senior would draw away bit. but rs soon
as he slackened to his ordinary gait the
Indian would come pounding on with his
long, easy stride.
Time and again the senior spurted Each
effort took Just 40 much out Of him At the
finish tho Indian came trotting in hundred
ards or az ahead, and Of course tho college
! went Wild
Efforts We're wade tho next wear to get
Fas, man ~ ru' in races a. half the country
fair. p" -. hire, bu he declined.