Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-26
BARRY PAYS TRIBUTE
TO Chief rain M:lHE FACE

Its needless to say he got the
clothes. Just as he got what he wanted
on another occasion. / was out walk
ing at the agency and happening to
meet ,Rain-inthe-F Face found him very
hungry. ! took him to the back door
OF Mrs. Stuart's where boarded, and
explained the situation to her think
ing she would give me something to
take to him. She surprised me by
bringing him in and when / saw him
take his place at the table / bid good
bye to all that was .!on it for i knew
that an Indian, even at considerable
discomfort, will eat. everything in
sight, believing that he Is expected to
do so. My worst fears were realized.
scuster's Heart Not Gut Out. r.
That old story about Rain-in.the.
Face having cut Capt. Tom Clusters
heart out has no foundation in fact
continued Mr.. Barry. Elm a letter to
ma occasioned by reading a magazine
article on the fact Gen. F. w. Ben.
teen, who as in the thick of the Gus.
ter massacre, and who saved Reno
wrote as follows:
1T sounds so queer, for instance
for Rain-in.the-F Face to state he cut
Tom Clusters heart out when the facts
are that Tom Clusters heart wasn't Gu,
out at all. I am able to substantiate
this by affidavit. So therefore If the
Interpreter could interpret truthfully-
or at all-Rain-in-thetFace must nave
been on his high horse and lying like
a Sioux .,.... 49, :, d,
'Dr. Porter, a surgeon in the army
and one of the Reno survivors, was
the man who identified Clusters pody
which was so mutilated that It was
d1fficult to recognize. Clad only in his
underwear, his face and head had been
smashed in with war clubs and his
legs slashed with knives. The identi.
ncation was finally made by the initi.
ais which he was known to have tat.
tooed on his arm. No cutting had
been done above the waist. 2.>
DIT. Porter for ten years lived next
door to me and / have talked over the
hight with him many times. I also
talked to Rain-in-the-Face and while
ne admitted that he hated Custer for
having arrested him, he did not cur
ms heart out. The fight was dis
cnssed by Gen. Benteen, DR.. Porter.
myself and a number of others on the
battlefield on the tenth anniversary of
the hight and we all were satisfied that
the story was false"
Chief Was Man of Sentiment.
Although the more savage instincts
may oftentimes be uppermost in the
indian nature, that an Indian can feel
and express the deepest feeling and at.
lecuon Was evidenced on many occas.
IONS by Rain-in-the-Face. Just before
MT. Barry left the Standing Roc,,
agency for the last time the chief came
up to him and taking off his moccosins
said: ., =. 81 =, - >
want you to take these and keen
tnem and whenever you see them,
tnlnk of me. say good bye to Won
MY heart Is on the ground.n
without another word Rain-in-the.
Face turned quickly and walked away
D'arefooted, not needing Mr.. Barry,s
protest that he did not want to take
dhem. These moccasins are now
among the most priced of the MANY
treasured pieces of Indian handiwork
IN Mr.. Barry's collection.
me last time Mr.. Barry saw the
chief was at the Chicago worlds fair
where Rainin-the-Face was encamned
with many other Indians.
Mr.. Barry searched for the chic,
some time finally finding him by call
ing out In Sioux SHOW me the way
70 the tent of Rainindhe-Face." when
tne tent was finally located Mr.. Barrv.e
Parry entered first and he kept In the
Da.hsround for q time. The chief re
NAMED stiff and ungracious while n
psered suspiciously at the halR.hidder
nsure Of Mr.. Barry. when the other
nnadiy opened out and ninthe- Fac1
saw MIN squarely he made one INN,
and jOyfu11v - o->l,sI .. SbE. - $3.50
friend. y = --o ~ ~
Remembered on Death Bed.
oniy yesterday came a letter to Mr.
& parry showing the faithfulness Of ii.
lId1an friend. It was written nv :,