Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-30

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d . Ing to procure a richly ornamented
4 medicine bag for friend. from the
4 dead body of a chief that had been
4 taken to the grave and laid out ready
for the mystic :cerem and burial.
5abtiste's Strange Story.
Now, monsieur, you must know,
4 first place de medicine bag is mere
Ihunlbug He is no medicine In him.
no pills; but is someting mysetrieux;;
stsonle witchcraft, I suppose De IN.
#gin have such tings in little bag about
him tor good luck. 1t is only hocus-
;11spocus, to- keep OFF witch suppose.
1 You must know desc articles can
nevare be sold, of course you see, sey
lean mot sbe buy. So my fren, Mon
dsieur Catalina, who have buy himself
il Ingin curiosities; he make
sstrong applique to me for to get him
Ipne of desc little mediein bags for his.
eoaleeshun. He was euriosites ex-
! treme for to see desc Sestrange tings,
compose in mediein bag / have learn
q much pc savage custom. and i know wen
ldes Ingin die his medicin bag. is bury
wis him, So i say 4 would like to
have de curios ting and git de ten dol
/ lars for it, but it can snevare be got
| by anybodee. Welt hap to tink one
day Wen de chief die and 4 see de
imedicin bag, on him now IS time to get
him And tell my fren Cataline 81
try if he keep him and no tell, ha /? I
say it is no harm, it is no steal; the
fInjun is dead, ha 4 Wen, we shall
isee. so, 4 say, suppose so tonight
\ and git him, ha But would you not
4 be scare, Baptiste 3 say, Monsieur
i Catalina, to take dis poor old chiefs
medicine bag from him after he is
4 die ~ Well I neyare see ghost and /
have no fear. I tell him suppose 1t
is not right, butt have grand dis
|. position to oblige my fren; and f need
the ten dollars. We'll, he have no
J. care. He want to see de tousand
& tings is stuff In de fine otter-skin
i medicine bag, lha! So go watch
4 close wen de Enjuns Ak up de old
Il chic flor bury him And I say to We
y ne-on-ka lhis young squaw who was
4 cry is he dead, perfect dead?' I
have watch wis her and see how de
7 medicin bag was put. 1t was fifiv
4 tight on his Wampum belt and place
oVare him belize, den some fine buffa-
70 skins was wrap close roun his
Ibodee an fix tight wis raWhide cord.
4 was console his young squaw and I
|. watch close wen he was put down iii
de hole for him. DE Ingins den lay
bearsasin robe on him an cover dis
Ioyare wis leetle fiat stones till mex
day wen some grand cerimonee was
have perform by medicin man, and
den de hole was fill up. Well, look
and tink, now was de only time for
have get de medicin bag. he? :I was
have live wis pretty leetle Assina!boin
sqalaW AZ, me an my Ingin wife was
| sleep inside stokade at de trade house.
80 you may suppose l was much per
plex all day to know dff 4 60 dat night
an get him. Somebody may watch!
/ Suppose he may not be dead, lla?
liNeyare mind was try go. Well, de
q night was dark an dismal; oh. by gar,
1 Is was dismal! plieu, pliea1 pardon
Il hat was full of apprehension. So,
sometime after midnight wen 1t was
bout RICH time for so, I make start,
very light SO my Ingin wife. no wake.
J, On, diable I'imag inashun. quel
j solitude! Well, have 80 very wen
81 yet. am pass de door,, and pass de
gate. and am soon arrive near de
grave Suppose, now Babtiste, oh,
n courage, courage! now is de times,
i come. Well, suppose, I am not fraid
1 OF dead man. takes no ting but de
4 ieetle medicin bag, anoh, mon Dieu!
q suppose desc medicin bag ID give By
Il de Grande Esprit to de Ingin for
]. something's possible! win let him
q keep i. shall ge back! No, cour.
q age. Monsieur Catalina will laughs
q at me. I must have him; ma foi
q mon couragei so i climb down very
careful IN de grave. Mas as 60
q down my heart rise up ID my mouse!
u Oh. mon Dfeut courage. Babtiste,
n courage! zee NEST pas l,homme dat /
q fear nlais il medicin le medicine
4 excuses. 50, den ! have left ont de
j Dat stones and put out my head III de
n dark and look de countree round;
4 personee ne persouee pardon no
fbodee ia sight Well Il have got soft
Il ~ down on my knees oyare him 10
f courage, couraget oui1 an wen j hare
Lift up de robe an unWrap de skins /
Il hare always say par don, courage;
i pardon courage! until adj got de
& skins on de bodice. have den take
X hold de cord n, mite fanr Pine ta