. In the bosom of the Comanches;. anj^one being wounded the medicine menwould come and wait upon the patient in such a manner asto call on the Great Father to help him so administertreatment as would enable the patient to recover. Incases of fatal illness, the grief of the parents and kinsmenwas often inconsolable. I recall one particular instancewhen I was residing in Wichita Falls in 1887, when anIndian by the name of Black Horse, in the employ ofMessrs. Franlv and George Knott in Wichita Falls, whohad grass leases in the Comanche reservation, lost one ofhis children. Black Horse killed five
. In the bosom of the Comanches;. anj^one being wounded the medicine menwould come and wait upon the patient in such a manner asto call on the Great Father to help him so administertreatment as would enable the patient to recover. Incases of fatal illness, the grief of the parents and kinsmenwas often inconsolable. I recall one particular instancewhen I was residing in Wichita Falls in 1887, when anIndian by the name of Black Horse, in the employ ofMessrs. Franlv and George Knott in Wichita Falls, whohad grass leases in the Comanche reservation, lost one ofhis children. Black Horse killed five of his horses, sayingthat he wanted to be sure the little boy would be wellmounted in the next world, to which he had gone. BlackHorse only had eight horses, and the killing of five lefthim three only, which was not a sufficient mount for theremaining five members of the family, and he at oncecame to Wichita Falls for the piirpose of having theKnott brothers buy him two more horses. Black Horse In the Bosom of the Comanches 135. TAH-HAH, A Modern Comanche Indian Girl 136 In the Bosom of the Comanches did not know how to explain to the Knott brothers, andhe came to my home between twelve and one oclock atnight, when my family and I were sound asleep. He,however, pounded on the house and called for me by myIndian name. Finally he had aroused Mrs. Babb, whocalled to me, saying, There are somie Indians wantingyou on the outside. Mrs. Babb was familiar with myIndian name, and for that reason understood the Indiandesired to see me. I went to the door, and asked whatthey wanted. Black Horse related his troubles, and re-quested me to go with him the next morning to home and explain to him the object of his mis-sion, as Black Horse could not speak English. I accord-ingly accompanied him, and after due and satisfactoryexplanations Mr. Knott let him have the two horses. Asa further of his gnef over the loss of hislittle boy, Black Horse had burned up his tepees,
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