Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1881 — Sitting Bull at Home. [ARTICLE]

Sitting Bull at Home.

Wood Mountain. N. W. T. Since his return from United States territory I have seen a great deal of Sitting Bull and have talked to him several times. In looks he is hardly the type of red men one is accustomed to meet with, having none of the prominent features which distinguish the Indian from other races. Were it not for the dress of the man one could easily imagine him a London costermonger or an antiquated specimen of the prize ling. His face is very round and he shows good flesh upon his cheeks, and rather than the ordinary red man’s , looks of craft he has got a pot house look of low cunning. » *< w In the camp his lodge is very much like the Other ones of the less noted Indians and equally as dirty. He has two wives who live with him and do all the work. He also has a very goodlooking daughter of whom be is vary proud. He has repeatedly told other Indians who came to seek the hand and heart of his daughter that he would not part with her unless, of course, she was stqleh. This means that he would not let her go unless she eloped with some young Sioux without his knowledge. It appears the girl had been wooed by a good-looking' Sioux for some time, of course without papa Bull's knowledge, and the other night when Mr. Sitting Bull returned to his lodge he found Miss Ball had left and actually eloped. - This elopement has caused quite a whispering among the women of the camp, and considerable scandal upon the Bull family, but yesterday “Sieepiug Wgter’S(thatU of the girl) presented hereejf before h " * f&ttinJVrSitas he is oalled around here, is at last yields ingto the advice of Major Crosier, and is talking seriously about surrendering to the American government. The above mentioned officer, under the instructions of the government, to urge the surrender of these Sioux, has succeeded in getting a great number of those Indians across, and it is the opinion of all the parties around here, who profess to be all up in Indian

matters, that in a very short time he will get Sitting Bull to surrender. Major Crosier has already broken up the camp and sent ever twenty lodges to Fort Buford, and it is only a matter of probably days before the final exit of the Sioux occurs. The surrounding of these Indians and their subsequent settling down upon their agencies Will be a relief to both countries and the sooner it happens (he better. And both governments should feel greatly gratified to find that their respective representatives have worked well and earnestly together to bring the matter to such a satisfactory issue. '