The sun., 1916-10-01
The Autobiography Of an indian.

! There was no sarcasm nor unkind-
| ness IN the remarks Of mn old Indian
quoted by CHARLES 4. EASTMAN. Ohi-
yesa OF the Sioux. IN From the Deep
Woods TO Civilization I.ittle. brown:
II have come 10 the conclusion that
, this Jesus was an Indian, He was
opposed to material requirement and
TO great possessions. He was inclined
70 peace. He was az Impractical as
any Indian. and get no price upon His
labor Of love. These are not the prin-
ciples upon which the white man has
founded his civilization. II is strange
that he could not rise To these simple
principles which were commonly OBJ
served among our people" Himself
an Indian, born on the plains but
brought up ana educated among
white men. the author Is peculiarly
fitted TO make for US a picture OF his
people that Is not blurred by misun-
~dcrstanding.
Oh!yesa was "a true Indian" Look
Ing back to his early boyhood. he says
lie felt no hatred for tribal foes. hut
looked upon them more as the col
lege athlete regards his rivals from
hoNIC SottCbSs was tbN NiAlA
man who introduced the Indian. as
he brought to him go many other un-
admirable and undesirable things, the
idea OF warfare for spoliation and
conquest. There was no thought
among the tribes OF destroying or
s~ub,ugating a nation or taking away
its land. But he does not deny the
Indians capacity for the appetite Of
vengeance. He himself was taught
to spare a citizen OF the United
States. though his people were on
friendly terms with the Canadian
white men: and this because my peo-
pie had been turned out OF some of
the finest country in the world" now
forming the States Of Minnesota and
Iowa. The Americans. he says. pre-
.ended to buy the land at ten cents
an acre. but the money was never
paid, "the debt stands to this day" =
Ohiyesa's father was converted 10
the Christian religion. and desired
that his son should have the white
mans education. So the boy went
first TO a little mission school at
Flandreau In Dakota Territory. Later
lie was sent TO n better school at
Santee agency. Nebraska. where Or.
Alfred l.. Riggs was In charge. The
Indian lad carried with him only his
blanket, an extra shirt his costume
was a compromise between those of
the red man and the white frontiers
mana Hudson Bay fiintloCk. shot
pouch and powder horn. He was then
at the age of 1G, and small FOR his
years. Remember, my boy" was
his fathers word Of parting. ct Is
the same as II l sent you on your first
warpath. ! shall expect you TO con-
. quer." Young Charles. 10 Use his
white" name. did so well that his
friends sent him TO Bcloit College.
After three years of study there and
some time at Knox College, Gales
burg, H., he entered, in the fall Of
1883. the freshman class Of Dart
| mouth College the college Of Occum
and Daniel Webster.
While at Beloit he tried to get farm
work in the summer. "Oho," said the
first farmer 20 whom he apVlicd. you
cannot work the New Tim game on
me. 7 don't think you can reproduce
the Fort Dearborn massacre on this
farm" Then he asked what was the
| young mans tribe. on hearing the
answer. sioux" he exclaimed: "That
settles Il. Get of from my farm Just
az quick A. you can! I had a cousin