The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
Held TIP By INDIANS
NSTATE OF KANSAS
IS PARTY OF WHITES

squaws, beating on tom toms. chant
ing a song IN the Indian tongue and
sussering heart nendirg groans and
cries.
) Fasc:nated. We walked over near
the ring. Dancing IN the center was
a rather young man, dressed II
feather head dress. moccasins. BEADS.
and Indian clothins-the CHIEF FOR
several minutes he danced about IN q
circle, while the squaws chanted and
nowled Then, picking up long
.stemmed pipe from the ground. he
lighted Il and passed IT 70 one man
sitting on the edge OF the ring. That
one took; few puffs and started
around the ring Each man IN turn
smoked. the chief all the time dane
ing along as the pipe passed from
month 70 mouth.
Not until every man in the ring mad
smoked 1he pipe did the chief take
back Then. returning 10 me cealer
OF the ring. he picked UP stack OF
tin pie plates. These We're passed
about the ring Next me cn2ea pecheo
up one OF three large bowls standing
on the ground. Il contained rice
This vas passed around The ring. each
man putting a large spoonful !ue ms
plate. Next came a bowl or black
berries.
Then came the third and last bowl.
containias-we almost collapsed when
we heard 1.-THE cooked flesh OF coSs.
We had heard that the indians ate
dog flesh at times. Blu. We're always
doubtful about IT being true. But the
old Indian VINO afrerward aided US
assured us that dog meat was always
eaten at the pow pows" Then We
noticed that the place seemed over
run with ours Of all descriptions
Reiisls Dog and Dirt
1 watched the men as they coz
suned the meat. seeming 10 relish II
as much as we would sir!oin STEAK.
They ate the rice. blaclSberries and
meat from the plates with their ing
ers and it appeared that the more
dirt they got on the stuff the better
it tasted.
The meal finished. the chief. who
lad squatted X the center and eaten
with the rest. rose and drove the
scuaws from the ring Then the men
rose. and bending over. each with
his hands Of the hips OF the man in
front OF hi1zc. they started snake
or war" dance around the ring. yell
ing at the top of their voices the
while.
Twice around the place they went,
then they sat down aSa:n- Al word
from the chief the men SNpped lEoh
the edge of the ring 10 the bottom,
sitting cross legged. Raising his arms
toward the sky and throwing his head
back the chief began speaking in a
slow. solemn voice. his eyes closed
AS he talked. or possibly prayed. the
men about the circle bent forward IN
I'll their forneads nearly touched The
ground, then Strengthened and kept
this UP until the prayer was finished
Then in few minutes the pow wow
was over.
When the actions of the Indians be-
gan TO get on our nerves we decided
we had better leave. AS we united
the horses and climbed into the car
yiages the men who had been stand
ing about made a sudden move tow
ard the entrance to the inclosure.
On each side of the road near the
entrance stood the men AS We near
ed them and started to pass through.
suddenly from one side OF the road,
directly N front OF US. darted an In
dian. carrying rope. One end OF
this had been ted 10 a tree at the side
Of the road Quickly winding the
rope around a tree on the other side
of the road. ne stretched it tight and
we were blocked.