Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-21
WIT OF THE IMDIaN
The Digniiied Red Ean Has q
Keen Sense CT humor.
STORIES CT STANDING BEAT.

'orney- ''''.- '"N' ana '''7
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The impression prevails. ,..,,. t'..t
,he Indian l,c,-s "a, s,,-i.. s...... g..
humor~~tbat most ,,,o,,c.,.,.... 49,.
IN -, ne.
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PRECISION many reeossi''@'' Die 'r'''s O..
Ihuian character have ndiSp''t'i.y
CONFERENCE.-The an 'r3l pr.dc. his
sNclusivCncss. his -ayi = C face and
dirnity of manner i'm ln1lic.
X ccrthcless ana Injustice is done
him. fer among uo primitive peoples
Is the sense of humor kcelrr or n.o.s
spontaneous aud kindly.
Years a-o I MAS cor-crsin- With "a
ircup OF children of the Omaha u.rc.
They worc on their way 10 "a ie-,,,,-
ton school. ouG Gu,.i-y I'm .ho.r l-th
lay a swamp .u Ui-h.n OF r..Ic.
wide. and straight ilr1r ID t,-, t,r.
were required a. wade tri.e a C.--.
EFT Is too bad" I rcmarAcH. can
YOU not go around the SWAMP: You.
feet will Ice wet. ANA vou VIII d., AN
comfortable and possibly nl."
ooh" cried a 2irl of .Lou, twelve
years. her dark ewes dan.in~ Nfr|
mcrlimcnt. Two walk over the S1.oco|
bridge"
They all lau-led NJ tni. Vrl,i
could if meare saw no l-id.a.i-,.,...
was no bridge ID he soon. I'd mad.
thcm merry to SEQ me mvstifcd. an.
l heard them lau.hinr and chnt.ip.
mud Afterword discovered in. ..,
NOR I'm the remark Some veors rra
lions 70 tbot limo Tho .ro,.or,,,,o,t i,.,.
onnronrioted 81 900 to b,,ild = hri,l~,
over This swami bu+ somehow ,i,o
monov had vanished into eon,o,o,I,.s
nocl,ot ami tho VOL, ,,.o, NOT do,o
Ono evonip., s,vv , c,,Il,,+ ,-,,,,,.
brave making his v,v svir,lv ,,...~
tho nroirios of tho 0r,h, rc.o,,.,
no r-os drosso1 :, oil Ii, r.,c,.,- ,-..l
NJ his side donolcd ~ ,,,,,u ,,,i,..,..
Nonifestlv he WIS nm ,rlort 1,,..,.
This 7 sbould b,,-o s,,rr,isol rro., H..
dress and o,onr haste o,on if + n..i
not l,no,,.n hin, Ne ho ,,-,, =. r,.,.,1
of ,niro b,d irs,do ;,ro,.,,,t;,., ,.r
his homes and nu,.,osc.. also I won.
trrad to sion hin, co,. g., ,,,,,,,,,,t 49,,
cIo,,s AZ know. him, limo t,ho
.eTb,t nirr., ~ ,-o,,r ei,1o, g.,
marked ";e to .i,-c onno,.,,,,i,,. e..
Prairie TIov-cr IN lis.o,.c,. nov. i.,..l..
She e i IL no+s., 10 consido,.,r g.,
moment and tben with t,vin,.l;n..
evc ho ronliad.
sNo Novha 81 sbo will tou- too
much to ,,o and tl,cn 7 ,.iu Lon. i,,.,
nv mirror. g., COO bo.,,- t;rol -
This certainly was the bun,or or ,r,-
surditv.
EXAMPLES Of STANDING noor,s l,,,oor
7 could ..ivc ,l,,oe+ ,,.i,ro,,, ,,,.,,,,.,
| During the tri,l of his case bororc
| Judge Dundv tbo contention of tho
! government attorney WIS t,,,t nm In
| diam is nor - rar-.n within tho r,c,n-
ing OF tho law This ru7yl,d tbo ola
chief greatly If also amused him
One dav IT nv tolIa no v-,s vie,or-
ouslv nlvipa - l,niro ana forl- W.,
suddenly he nousod in his cotinc. firt.
ed IN his hands and. humorous
smile lighting nm his noIlo e+or,,
Scared face he remarked. rho ot.or.
news say I am NOT norson nm 7
can uec n l,nifo and f,,l. Doos - In.
do tb,t. Trbo tl.o .t,,,.,,o,. =
son am ono also III. t..+b oot ,.ith
knives and FORKS Tn.s.5 7 trfnl. I
con ueo t,,o,o foe+.r ,b,,o Ia CON 10
he wants In race mo ootinc nm
ready" We all I.,,.,r,ad ..+ mis- W.,
we ,vara o-,int sfo,,lio., prn, or.7..,
"Tbot i ! vim ,,,, an o.,;.,,, 49,.
with tho ottorno,. If bo Mn 80 g.,
the hccr~t..r"
The first rrl-f. ol1-,~, cto,,,-i,.,
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