Army Letters From An Officer's Wife, 1871-1888, By Frances M.A. Roe

















































































































































 -  Some of the chiefs of lesser rank
have much of the dignity of high-born savages, particularly Lone Wolf
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Some Of The Chiefs Of Lesser Rank Have Much Of The Dignity Of High-Born Savages, Particularly Lone Wolf And His Son Big Mouth, Both Of Whom Come To See Us Now And Then.

Lone Wolf is no longer a warrior, and of course no longer wears a scalp lock and strings of

Wampum and beads, and would like to have you believe that he has ever been the white man's friend, but I suspect that even now there might be brought forth an old war belt with hanging scalps that could tell of massacre, torture, and murder. Big Mouth is a war chief, and has the same grand physique as Powder-Face and a personality almost as striking. His hair is simply splendid, wonderfully heavy and long and very glossy. His scalp lock is most artistic, and undoubtedly kept in order by a squaw.

The picture of the two generations of chiefs is unique and rare. It shows in detail the everyday dress of the genuine blanket Indians as we see them here. Just how it was obtained I do not know, for Indians do not like a camera. We have daily visits from dozens of so-called friendly Indians, but I would not trust one of them. Many white people who have lived among Indians and know them well declare that an Indian is always an Indian; that, no matter how fine the veneering civilization may have given him, there ever lies dormant the traits of the savage, ready to spring forth without warning in acts of treachery and fiendish cruelty.

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