Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-20
His Name Won Then.

chine at work before the young Indian
knew what was happening.
His Name Won Then.
How the boy managed to get the better
Of the bear he has never been able to say
A wandering hunter found both uncon-
scious several hours later. The bear was
dead and the boy licked It.
His garments were in shreds and So was
his face, but his heart was stlll at work
and the hunter carried him home. It was
supposed that he would be blind IL he re-
covered, but the youngster disappointed
all representations, and the only perma-
nent effects OF his adventure were the deep
red burrows across his cheeks that sug-
gested the name he has since borne.
The episode effected no diminution in
scarface's arder az a hunter, though It
may have instilled caution. He has chased
game all over the continent, incidentally
staying so long with the Sioux and Ojb-
ways that ne learned both languages.
Comparatively late in life he came into
contact with civilization and learned to
speak French and English. He is there
fore conversant with fve languages speak
ing all, but reading none, an accomplish
ment that Is wholly significant only when
Il is known that there is much less in COM
mon between Iroquols and Sioux or Glib
way than there is between French and
English.
The old man has not only seen about all
there is to see in America, but his restless
spirit and appreciation OF strange sights
induced him to pay a visit TO England as
a member Of a show company. Before
taking this ventureseme journey his mind
had to be set at ease concerning a tradition
current among his people.
would Not Cross the Sea.
1--WE understand" he said to the enter
prising Snowman who held out the tempting
bait, that people who cross the bitter sea
become very sick with the waves. / know
what that is. have seen him on Superior
and Huron, but the bitter sea is bigger
than Superior and Huron and Michigan
together. So people say. 1 must believe
It. But we understand that II people get
sick on the bitter sea and do not get we'll
in three days the sailors throw them over
board"
The Snowman knew Indians well enough
to refrain from scouting this tradition. II
he had laughed and denied the truth the
Indians would not have believed him. He
admitted guardedly that he had not heard
Of the tragic custom, Though he had crossed
the sea many times.
IT am going to pay the steamship COM
pany a great deal of money to take you
across" he said, ana that win give me
great influence with the sailors. 1 shall
travel on the same ship, and will pledge
my word that mo sick Indian shall be
thrown overheard"
This satisfied Scarface, but his squaw,
a lively dame, said to be a little older than
her husband had another objection. As
she speaks but few words OF English, her
fears were made known through an inter-
prefer.
Mrs. Scarfnce f. Thoughtful.
Mrs. Scarface had learned that England
was a very small country. and that there
were a great many people there, many
more than in all Canada; she feared that II
large party OF Indians should be taken
over there would not be room for them.
While the Snowman was considering how
he should meet this objection the Indians
talked It over among themselves. There
were about fifty in the council, as they
term any gathering for other than social
or religious purposes. and at length Scar
face announced that the objection was
withdrawn.
I'VE think it is true that there are many
people in England and there is not much
land there" he said, but we have seen
steamboats, bring Englishmen to Montreal
every week, sometimes two or three boats