Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-04
BY MAJoa JOHN NJ. BURKE.

The American indian will stand here
after in history as a pathetic PERSONAL
ity; for. 40 matter What has been the
career of tae various uioes ~f.i:ulaa5'
as Il race he mas il fact Amos dis
appeared. Re is :soinS to be esp cially
interesting in ll:e Chronological history
of man. oWiaI to Tie fac: tnat he
Gems TO lie tn. s.l,y CT alton ruo1;
that assiiHiia,es VITA tae wn!te VITA
profit to both.
We ar learning la.e in the day that
many traits q. character i.,ttt We're ac-
credited To him as typical, are not his
at all. but w,rv attribute . rim mere
ly because OF tae lack g: intimate &C
quaintanNc v! n lis personality; intl-
mate acquaintance With :.m be!Ag
prevented by Ms iinNiaeahle cescnse OF
his rights" through tine. c,nturies
OF continuous; Var.
Thai he is s~usccptiole to the finer
emotions. 2ai rot III all tie s;oiii.
stern figure of pas lit 3ratule. this re
cital OF an actual in-iaa rc.sSi..e VII!
show.
That well Known and WI li.loa old
time Pro-" non al CT III w"ss-H!S Din
Devers, The Tramp pot" il. his v@s-
abondish itinerary cit y camp ! with
the Indian and ! alreh Ms . I: l. ma
ture. domestic t:ai = an III r1iy spirit
in the sad day: Of transition aienl Il
continental rnouarrn 10 a .ci, :. OF
~ II.H itCi ~ wax II a. = MA >
In 1877. ~ Colon Go IS .i.t Ia
vasion of England, rs 81! wr3.' ca
of his characteristic lat,.@ u LA and
alluded to the i::iian tavs:
"And. B.ll. SHOW hin he I.d.an
In ell his rat ve .',i:e
And tell John D;i., rhers :,.uu.i to sly
Upon the ladiac's Dc;
That prose writer's AID poe.s. toe.
With prejudice have haa tf.:r .ay
To depreca5e lis friendship ;:ae
NNIiin hn lzs IN -fhN y
Tell him in f"!sndsh.p he's q fri nd;
In war tires ile's . Zoe.
Not 10 he soorned or tran2lei On
AS each of u; well ki:o..
In hospitality TO his kild
He canaot be out.ione.
From the Grow or 0.a!a,ah Sioux
To the Aztec rf the San.
Tell him they are the remnants
OF a fast dccayiEG race
That in Americas rast histor:
VIII hold the premier place:
Fast driven toward the setting sun
Upon the mountain crest.
But their names will live forever
On the Waters OF Wild WcSt.
One of the great events on the Sioux
reservations of Pine Ridge and Rose
bud, aftor the war OF 1876. was Buff
falo Bills visit for the purpose of
choosing some warriors to travel east
with him. There was eager compete
ton among the Indians for the honor.
Not only would he who went with the
expedition get a lot Of n simply
for enjoying himself all cas- long.
but he would bring back trunks full of
things for trade. desirable things from
the far-off cities OF the white man.
upon which he could proceed to grow
rich. and in addition. he would be, as
long as he lived a nan of standing. on.
to be hardened to and envied by the
I~ntravel,d. Perhaps. also, y of the
great advantages was escape, for Il
caa.nn from tho reservation. which
must in time. grow deadly dull for per-
sons predisposed to activity.
That latter consideration. however.
was not operative in he mind of SLY
Fox, Il gallant young Ogallalla Sioux
buck. who by the aid of mighty log
pull" among the older selecting chiefs.
had finally got himself into the band
OF chosen Hes for the season of 1887.
SO far as he was concerned there was
no nacnotony OH the reservation, Sc
long as the maiden. Skipping Bird, was
there. Though it seemed to him absurd
to imagine that she lacke appreciation
of his personal merits, or that she failed
to realize his superiority over the impu-
dent. ir~termeddlinG young bucks who
made goo-goo eyes at her. Sly Fox
would have felt easier in mind If Skip
ping Bird had been more explicit In
stating her preference in his behalf
Flo and Lean Dog. his most obnoxious
rival. had an argument-with hatchets
which in its inception eerned likely
TO be an effective variant upon thu
l%nonotony of life. but was interrupted
and authOrltatively called off by Rel
Cloud. the chief who was boss" Their
Sly Fox mopei and suli:ed. until the
happy idea of going with the Wild
West n coming hacls rich and daz.
ziing occurred to him.
Eut aftc- he had been enrolled an:onf
~h~ 49,
tioa had cooied a little. doubts hegar