The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-07

Il pItied Red Man Has a
Il Ken Sense Of Humor.
MES OF STANDING BEAR.

- impression prevails widely that
indian lacks the saving sense Of
that most characteristic OF
kdperican qualities" TO the Gre
and the spreading Of this i'm
IN many recognizable traits OF
~ character have ;ndisputably
1l>eted-his ancestral pride, his
lyoneas, his gravity Of face and
OF manner in public.
ogetheleea an injustice is done
III among no primitive peoples
sense Of humor keener or more
faneous and kindly. +
SosD ago l was c0nverslng with a
e children Of the Omaha tribe.
were on their way to a reserva-
school, and directly in their path
~ swamp an eighth of a mile
rs and straight through this they
required to wade twice a day.
- = too bad" remarked. Can
1T 90 around the swamp? Your
Nin be wet, and you will be un-
efnble and possibly H.
cried a girl Of about twelve
kef dark eyes dancing with
ut. we walk over the $1,000
III laughed at this. What
e& meant saw no bridge; there
- bridge to be SEEN 1t made
n merry to zee me mystified, and
0ard them laughing ard chatting
No. went through the water and
Il Afterward discovered the hu-
p q the remark. Some years pre-
800 70 that time the government had
ESpg1ated $1,000 to build a bridge
~ this swamp, but somehow the
{ ney had vanished into somebody's
ebet and the work was not done.
De evening l saw a gallant young
1Gove making his way swiftly over
- prairies Of the Omaha reserve.
~ WAS dressed in all his finery, and
t1k ~ side dangled a small mirror.
l1onifestly he was an ardent lover.
1hls I should have surmisesl from his
dDees and eager haste. even If had
Mt known him. AS he was a friend
- mine. I had inside information Of
sAls hopes and PURPOSES; also l ven
fed to stop him for moment, pre-
tl0uS as l knew him time to be.
That mirror at your SIDE" I re-
oGked. ''is to give opportunity for
Hm1ie Flower to discover how lovely
Is, IS it not?" He considered a
)
4e, he replied:
S. No. Maybe so she will talk too
much to me. and then l will look into
~ mirror to see how tired am
s This certainly was the huinor of alb
soFdity.
s Examples of Standing Bears humor
~ could give almost without number
I During the trial Of his chse before
9ndge Dundy the contention Of the
government attorney was that an In
1hn II. not a person within the mean
- Of the law. This puzzled the old
chief greatly. 1t also amused him.
One day at my table he was vigor
eady plying a knife and fork wher
bD1denly he paused in. his eating. lift
- up his hands, AND, a humorous
onilc lighting up his NOBLE. storm
B ocarred face. he remarked: The atior
Z 3eys say l am not Il person. But
4 en- use knife and fork. Does bea1
thats If he. the attorney, is Il per
6 IN am one also. We both eat 1itl
hives and forks. Indeed, l think
en- use them faster than ne can. L
& - wants to race me eating l an
E geady." We all laughed at this. Whel
- were quiet Standing Bear added
That Is, l will run an eating race
With the attorney II he will pay fol
- beefsteak."
The 6rst public address STANDING
{ ar ever made was given in m.
0urch. In the course Of 1t while b.
II ns pleading for assistance he address
q various classes OF people present.
- men, the women, the clergy. tn
siness men, the children. When h
- pleading with the women he said
1appeal to you because you are brav
~ patient. Whenever you have any
0ing hard to do You never rest unit
4 = DONE" This was a gallant sent
u mt worthy Of a chief. But Fran
u F1esche. who was interpreting. rer
rcd the sentence thus: ''You wome
ete patient. When there Is anythin
8 ma to be done we men let you do it.
ms was 80 true to Indian custor
1t the audience laughed.
sanding Bear was puzzled. AS b
oooo0 silent a moment wondering wha
u1Deake he had made Bright Eyes. til
eoautiful Omaha maiden, stepped TO
Il werd AMI said. MY brother Fran
- made a mistake in Interpreting tt
eoiefs thought" Then she gave I'll
Ueoper rendering.
The Chicago papers took libertit
1h Standing Bears name. one {
I'm referring to him constantly :
Updght Bruin. When this was G,
J0ined to the chief he took the matte
van great good nature.
What does it matter:" he remarke