The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

as that he was riding. These did o
come into view and he dare not look
back. When it came night, he stop
ped n lay down on his breast with
his head in the direction of the vii
lage, so that by no chance through
any sudden awakening, should he
look behind him. In the morning.
he went on his. way, and after trav-
cling two more days he reached
home. To the surprise of all of his
people, he had brought home 100 of
the large splendid animals that were
to take the place of the dogs as the
beasts of burden. From that time
on, our people continued to acquire
horses, and never since have they
been without plenty of them. And.
we load them heavy because the man
IN black said that they would bear
The Place Of Skulls
Perhaps, my sons, you have new
er heard the story of the "Place of
Skulls" This occurred in the time
or my father, but I cannot remember
1t. Some Of our people we're then
living on upper Yellowstone or Elk
river. A dread disease which the
whites call small pOx sliced some Of
the braves and their women. They
died off in great numbers until at
last there were but two men in THE
camp who a escaped the disease.
Iney looked around and saw their
friends and relatives by the hun
dreds lying ded on the plains. the
lodges lonely. and deserted, and one
or these said to the other: Tt is bet
ter to destroy ourselves than to die
~ this manner. We cannot get away.
me Great Spirit is angry with the
Grows, and has set out to remove
them from the earth. Let us 20 uD
on the cliff, throw ourselves off and
die like brave men, The other con-
sented and, leaping over the edge of
the preclplce, they we're both dashed
to pieces" .;;
The First Tobacco.
The aged chief then bausing from
his story took his, pipe land after a
lew moments Of silence while he drew
the long drafts of smoke from it's
STEM he continued: "TObacco. NV
sons, has long been a great solace to
your fathers, your grandfathers and
to all the Crows.
Listen! Now, I will tell you the
story OF how our people got their to-
baccO, ...u. -.
Away away back, so many moons
Z ago that the Crows have no Wav in
tell how long it has been, there lived
upon the earth two beings who spoke
the Crow language. One Of these car
rled upon his breast "a sack of elk
skin which hung down from his
throat. He never parted with this
sack, and at last, his companion ask.
ed why he always carried the sack
The man who wore the sack then on.
ened 1t up and out from. it iumped
a being in the form of a. man. ana
y another and another ana another.
util they spread themselves v e the
y land. Now said the man who own
ed the sack, You see what it is for.
Would you like to have. .One?' The
other replied that he would, and he
vas given a fine. dust like che dust OF
D. the earth.
y 1T was, my sons, this same tobac
/ co that l smoked just now, that wa,
in that elk skin sack, and this wa,
"A the first man to have it. It was tn,
gift of the Great Spirit, who sen
H. with 1t. great commands to. be sacred
q ly observed by the Crows as long al
III they would remain happy and pros
S porous. Tobacco, my sons, is tn
We greatest thing that the Great Spiri
gave to your people. That is VIII.
OF we plant it each spring amid grea
Is ceremony. Faith in its power bring
much good to the believer. Some o
our people do not profit by it. It is
d, however, the most valuable thin
IL THAT we have.
nj Where Pipes Came From
Ut And, this pipe with which W
DE- smoke was not always made by Us
IL At first we obtained our pipes most
ly in trade with the Sioux, althoug
i'd sometimes they were made Of WOO
in when we were not able to ge ther
He made Of red stone. At other time
he clay was nodded into shape an
W. baked. Finally n Of our old chief
ed heard Of a wonderful quarry of re
i'd stone, far beyond the Missouri. 9TH
at was probably in western Minnesota
gh This was where. the Sioux got thei
'ge p~ipestone. Our men began to huI
ais CONTINUED on Agricultural PaFel