. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . eager and anxious to s-ee tlicir new houses as you little children are to peep intoyour stockings after Kris-Kringle has lilled them with good things. After I tell you about old Umba-habba, or Half-a-day, I must finish my story,or you will grow tired of listening. He is a great fat old Indian who comes up tothe Age7icy for vamoos-ka (bread) and matches. On one occasion we intimated thegreat necessity there was for a change of linen, and also the use of soap and water,and presented him with a good warm flannel s
. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . eager and anxious to s-ee tlicir new houses as you little children are to peep intoyour stockings after Kris-Kringle has lilled them with good things. After I tell you about old Umba-habba, or Half-a-day, I must finish my story,or you will grow tired of listening. He is a great fat old Indian who comes up tothe Age7icy for vamoos-ka (bread) and matches. On one occasion we intimated thegreat necessity there was for a change of linen, and also the use of soap and water,and presented him with a good warm flannel shirt. A few days after we saw himwending his way over the prairies, and before reaching the house, he sat down bythe roadside, threw off his robe to the waist, and scraping up the snow around him,washed his arms and face, stroked up his hair, then unfolded the new garment hehad snugly tucked away, slipped it on, and came walking up to the Agency, puffing,and fanning himself, although the weather was bitter cold. I must now bid you good-bye. It may be you will hear from me Louisa Gilpin Painter on the Nebraska PRAIRIES IN 18T1. 128 THREE YEARS AMONGST THE OMAHA Emilie Painter Jackson. (Ilibliihcd in Ihc Friends liilclli(jrnrcr. in li;S7.) In the year 18(J1), while our country gradually readjustiug its atfairs, andseeking to regain its normal condition after the terrible ordeal of civil war, GeneralGrant, then at tlie helm of Government wisely guiding the ship of state, inaugurateda Peace Policy towards the Indians, which at once endeared liiui to the lovers of itspure principles. His design was to select men from the different religious denomina-tions to act as agents to various tribes, instead of having them placed under thecare and supervision of the War Department, as heretofore. This humanitarianstep, taken by a great soldier whose sword had scarcely been sheathed in its scab-bard, met with loud applause and hearty commendation, and measures wer
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