. The life and practice of the wild and modern Indian; the early days of Oklahoma, some thrilling experiences. been drivenfrom the Old States by officials enforcing law andorder. It was not an environment in which culture orChristianity could thrive. The fact that we childrenpassed through that period without making shipwreckof life and becoming bandits or red-handed murderers istruly a miracle of Divine Providence. One might travelfor miles without seeing any sort of habitation exceptan occasional lone ranch house. My story would not be complete without mentioningthe Williams ranch. It was bo
. The life and practice of the wild and modern Indian; the early days of Oklahoma, some thrilling experiences. been drivenfrom the Old States by officials enforcing law andorder. It was not an environment in which culture orChristianity could thrive. The fact that we childrenpassed through that period without making shipwreckof life and becoming bandits or red-handed murderers istruly a miracle of Divine Providence. One might travelfor miles without seeing any sort of habitation exceptan occasional lone ranch house. My story would not be complete without mentioningthe Williams ranch. It was bounded on one side bythe Red River, and extended for miles along the hankon the Texas side. It was near the present site of Qua-nah, Texas. The house in which the Williams familyresided was a good, substantial structure containingeight rooms. The materials used in the construction ofthe house were hauled from Fort Worth, a distance ofone hundred and twenty miles. Mr. Williams was a very kind-hearted man of a gen-erous, forbearing spirit. I will never forget the kind- (7) The Life and Practice of the Indian. S. D. GARNERThe Authors Sister Entering the Territorial Wilds 9 ness he bestowed upon Sister, Little Brother and me. fiegave Sister employment and permitted her to keep us,aged four and six. The two-roomed house in which we children livedstood near a ford on the river known as Dead MansCrossing. The name was given to commemorate thesacrificial deeds of officers of the law and private citi-zens, who gave their lives at this crossing in an effortto rid the country of cattle thieves, bandits and refu-gees who fled to the frontier from all parts of theUnited States to escape the penalties their lawless deedsjustly merited. It was in the year 1879 that many Indians—Chicka-saw in particular,—coming into Texas for food, fordedthe river at Dead Mans Crossing. Of course theypassed near our house, and in this way Sister becamefamiliar with them and, strange as it may seem, be
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