Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-15
"AoNEs4 lNJUN."
How the Chickasaws Were Taught
the Meaning of the Expression.

How the Chickasnws Were Taught
the Meaning of the Expression.
Among the earliest eomrrS TO the
Hatchee country. in western Iennes-
see, was Il Mr.. Barnes. 4 blacksmith,
who became friend Of the ChickasaW
Indians and often mcuded their guns
without charge. Barnes WIS Il poor
man, bat Obtaining Dn credit Il aoliheE
named Moses. which WAS valued ut
considerable HtH-t' Imported he an
mai and stabbed It Ht tie SHitHy. s4&-
the Youi.> CniupIu4on IT %"S tin
first ii ttat region, On" morning Il"
found tie door ahcn and Moses gen".
He felio&oG 4 tfall 10 the bank of The
river and iest II. HE stream Was IN
food. and fc believed his valuable an
mai WIS drowned. Unless he foGH
some WAY - rl5Sp the money To PaN
for Il Hc W. ruined man
Two months later 4 trading scoW
came down the ItatcHoo from Bolivar.
ana on lie roof sIst"td out III the ss.s.
W. HE hile e Noses ullA.st1kal.c
III - soft and handsome 2raEs iiarnr9
re- Il i5s story 10 HE tr3s5ef and ="
cci5ci tac SKIN winch bad hrct
boGtt at IoliHar fraHt#a t@dtItr tAetr.
As no white mau WaF5d h.sze ~hot a
donkey Barnes concluded tist the In
diarse Who had never cen =etr. hat
who We're tbcn h'utin2 on the Hat
chce. Wofe= IL" ofteufees
To zap tlleiu= e-lrfed Il lttlc stl5t.t.
gem He #ar-1nized u >4pGt!sls= aofIzH..t
and of.creaI#5s 4 prizy I'll" I1sa-,af.ze=>'
skin ever taken= =en= 9lie# lIateh"e. Il q
pot Of :, ,=heautta animal.
y t&.c1ssaw= brave WIS the Whit .
of the contest and CLAIMED tie fs..e.
Barnes brought forward tf.e = 81 9,
Moses and spread il ON tac around.
There IS your Prlze. he sad
Me shoot Ui1, Ne shoot Efft, eried
the winner. t1ff9's.:!- - tie skin -
pointing To i bullet hole Theu lie tsi@
how lie had hcen wandering down 10
river bank an. had seen tllls ~tr;lr-.
Wild ani!sssal!, like ,..gtllEztis lad eyer
seen before. breaking through t.I'
cane He had shct il and sold ti'
hiGc at BoiIvar He was delighted to
get It back.
HI Nti4 " i.zAt !'tti ~ t'ti'' -
for Standing, he addressed tie Chick
aSaWS
My brothers." he said. YOU know
me AN Il poor uan, but ain ;
friend to the ChckaSaw. mend hi
gun for him and deal fairly by him
This animal WAS my white mans pony
l bought it far away and brought i
hpYo ,bIlTh In
price of many Indian ponies. To los
it viii lose me all II escaped me an,
went to the woods and there a chick
asaW killed it.
'.When=l am in ChIekaSaW country.
obey Chck;SaW law When Chlek;l
SIM is i'll wtdte mans eegntry. h
should obey White mans law. Nlut
mans law is t4tat Whoever hi,.s In.
pony must IaN=H5e# for it What vii
Chicl,aSaW do
Tie Indians had listened attcHtivei}
When lie had finished they Went L
their ponies, tethefed near by Fll
whites watched them meanwhile Wit
intense interest The Indians untetl
cred their ponies and brought them u
Take um,' they sad. indian hay
only ponies. Give um ali"
.How many?' asked Barnes.
You say how many"
Barnes appointed an appraiser VIII
selected number of ponies equal i
value to the donkey These the black
smith sold to his neghhorS
The Indians gave up their hunt an
went back to their villages. poorer. bu
satisfied. They had maintained. fo
their tribe at least. some claim to til
title. Honest Injun."