StNicholas [serial] . trip ofcotton was around his waist, like a short skirt,and he had low beaded moccasins on his strings of bright beads hung around hisneck. The young officer took quite a fancy to FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS 415 him at once, in spite of this queer costume, forhis eyes were mild and dark and looked friendly. Eskiminzeen, Santoss son-in-law, had his hairin two long braids and was fully dressed in wore rings in his ears and a string of silvercoins and little shells around his neck. In hishand was a small shawl, which he sometimeswrapped like a turban around his hea
StNicholas [serial] . trip ofcotton was around his waist, like a short skirt,and he had low beaded moccasins on his strings of bright beads hung around hisneck. The young officer took quite a fancy to FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS 415 him at once, in spite of this queer costume, forhis eyes were mild and dark and looked friendly. Eskiminzeen, Santoss son-in-law, had his hairin two long braids and was fully dressed in wore rings in his ears and a string of silvercoins and little shells around his neck. In hishand was a small shawl, which he sometimeswrapped like a turban around his head. At first, the young officer tried to talk throughConception to Eskiminzeen, but the chief was astammerer and stuttered so badly that it was very was beaten planted corn and other things oncemore. Then they hunted for deer and othergame, stripped and dried the meat for food; gath-ered corn and did not go on the war-path. WhenSantos grew old he made this young Indian, Eski-minzeen, chief. It was he who brought Santos. THE MEETING OF GENERAL HOWARD AND SANTOS. hard to understand him, and at last Conceptiongave it up. Sir Lieutenant, he said, Eskiminzeen notalk good, me no savey! (I dont understand.) Try Santos, said the young officer. The chief raised his eyes and gazed steadily atthe lieutenant, while he answered questions whichwere given through the interpreter. He said that for a long time he was head chiefof the Indians who now lived in Aravipa planted lands then, loved peace and did notgo on the war-path. When Tontos or Sierrawarriors came, they fought them and drove themoff; but they loved peace, and when the enemy and the Aravipa Indians to this valley and to thecanyon. Santos said it was a good place, a goodhouse, and all the tribe had come. They haddone no harm. Eskiminzeen never began a war,nor did he steal horses or cattle, or rob and killwhite people. They intended to live quietly andhappily, but one night the men had a big were so tired that
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