The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-09
The Chiefs Son


His e0Mlng 20 the Films created the
most profound sensation among the
pupils OF that time bonored school
that had ever been felt there. For you
must know that the Eims was an insfi-
tuition with history. It's beginning
dated away back In the time Of our
grandfathers. and many a shining
lighf'' Of professional, political and 50
eisl life had gone from It's doors 10
illuminate the world-at Least. our 1T
lie part Of II. There WAS. therefore. a
cerfnin so-ealled -tone~ about the Elms
and the boys who sought wisdom
under tho august futsiase Of DR.. Say
brook. iis principal. were . little too
much giFcn 70 turning up their arist0'
Of other schools
DR.. saybrook was a good teacher.
and he had q good school. and as the
erhooi had a repufasion that covered
raorc than hair q century. undcr Or,
ssybrook and bis predecessors. Il Is
not strange that oerfain men pronlneni
IN political and governmental affairs
sEranged 10 make an essncaiional sx.
peFimcnf therc.
That experiment was 70 be made with
the son 81 Sioux Indian chief.
Not much could b said for the old
chief. fiorse- Afraid OF Ills. shadow. sx-
espt his many years lore Of bloodshed.
hoase.bnrnlng. rum drinking and other
sices. although be was now smoking the
PIPE o. peace and srtting fst and lazy
on government rationk
but bis sou. Swift Water. was a re-
Hsarkabiy ane specimen Of the Indian.
whose infellixrnrr. courage. quiet b.
havior. and evident appreciation Of the
white mans Ways. bed attracted tho
attention Of all the army of'icvrs and
sxrucy people that had met HIN.
News % his coming to the Elias had
preceded hi-n a week or ten daya and
the usually scsiatc old Institution had
suddenly turned into something very
much like wire corn.poppcr when the
grains begin TO feel tho full eject OF
the no, Goals
There were two parties. OF cour~e-
boys arc not unanimous on any subject.
you know: but these parties we're not
equally strong In fact. Of the eighty
firc pupils. eve wcre friendly 90 tbs
young Indians advent and eighty
weir not. but the ave we're splendid
young feilowR and they boldly main.
taincd their position IN spits OF the
odds against them.
Briefly. the views Of the two factions
may b. stated thus:
Against Swift wnfcr--We dont |
want lazy. dirty. good.for-noshinx son |
OF a savage as~ocisting with ux The
Fins IA not the place for him"
For Swift waiar--fIls presence win |
not necessarily contamlnate us even
n he IL what you say. We think no
should have a fair show. and. a. far
a. we are concerned. We are going TO
give Il TO him.
And that IL the way things stood |
when the day came for Swift Water to |
arrive at tho Elms.
The nrst disappointment came 10 /
the boys as they saw that the young
savage was neatly dressed In the white
mans fashion. and not In lexrins.
blanket and feathers, AZ some Of them
had thought he would be. And then his
manner made an I'm
precision that they were not prepared
for.
Bart ogiethorpe. the leader OF the
opposition, quickly recovered. however.
from his surprise at Swift Waters
good appearances. and by q few charac-
teristic suggestions, turned tho current
Of his adhcrsnts' thoughts back into the
old channel.
Arthur Egxleston. the most outspoken
ldvocate OF the young Indian. glanced
1t the faces OF his four frisnds and
then In a sort Of triumph at Bart and
The Others
And 20. although the alleged intruder
vas more attractive than even his
friends had expected him to b. the old
Keeling still exkted--eighty against the
indian and I'VE for him.
Swift Water lived almost life Of
)sclusion. rarely going among his white
and never forcing himself
Ipcn any OF them In the gymnasium.
,owcver. which he passionstcly loved.
De threw OF bis reserve and the grace
md skill with which he executed tbs
host diflcult athletic exercises made
wss ths expert Bart osIsthorps snvi-