. In the bosom of the Comanches;. e all the horsesand property of the Indian stealing the wife, until thevictim felt that he had been fully satisfied. Under nocircumstances did they resort-to fighting and killing overthe loss of a squaw, which was always adjusted on a strictmonetary or property basis. Another striking trait wasthat of the interest the several squaws belonging to oneman took in each others children, and in fact suchchildren were as affectionately cared for as if the offspringof that particular squaw. In the main the squaws livedtogether in harmony. After reaching a certain age,
. In the bosom of the Comanches;. e all the horsesand property of the Indian stealing the wife, until thevictim felt that he had been fully satisfied. Under nocircumstances did they resort-to fighting and killing overthe loss of a squaw, which was always adjusted on a strictmonetary or property basis. Another striking trait wasthat of the interest the several squaws belonging to oneman took in each others children, and in fact suchchildren were as affectionately cared for as if the offspringof that particular squaw. In the main the squaws livedtogether in harmony. After reaching a certain age, themen would abandon the old squaws, and supply theirplaces with younger women; and in this way the olderand discarded squaws had the right and liberty to becomeany other mans wife that would elect to accept or adopther, and the new alliance could be formed without theconsent of the former husband. All the Indian subjects showed great respect andobedience to their chiefs and head men. During the In the Bosom of the Comanches 103. 104 In the Bosom of the Comanches summer the different chiefs would assemble the tribalmembers in their jurisdictions, and separate camps wouldbe constiaicted and maintained accordingly. Such campswere usually pitched on the bank of some running streamfor the convenience of both grass and water. It was alsoa custom to move these camps every eight or ten days,so as always to have plenty of grass near-by for theirnumerous horses. The Indians were gregarious and wouldlive in towns, with their tepees arranged with the sameprecision as the streets of a city. They would set thetepees with the doors facing to the east. If it were cloudywhen they put them up, resulting in some deviation fromthe right direction, this fact they would discover as soonas it cleared up. With the sun as a compass, they wouldthen rearrange all the tepees. The day before they wouldbreak up and decamp for a new location, the chief wouldget on a horse and ride up and down the streets s
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