. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . d by the dusky forms ofmen and squaws on foot. The procession wound along up the steep sides of thebluff, until the open grave was reached at the summit, just as the sun was dippingdown in tlie West, easting long shadows over the weird scene; the body of Tannga-Gahe was biwcrcd into the grave, but no sound of clods fell on the coffin. Thesquaws brought their little offerings of bread and meat, and trinkets once prized bythe dead, and quietly placed them in the grave; over it a blanket was spread, andthen all tu
. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . d by the dusky forms ofmen and squaws on foot. The procession wound along up the steep sides of thebluff, until the open grave was reached at the summit, just as the sun was dippingdown in tlie West, easting long shadows over the weird scene; the body of Tannga-Gahe was biwcrcd into the grave, but no sound of clods fell on the coffin. Thesquaws brought their little offerings of bread and meat, and trinkets once prized bythe dead, and quietly placed them in the grave; over it a blanket was spread, andthen all turned and silently stole away. It is said that in former years, when the death of a noted Indian occurred, therelatives lacerated their bodies in a most frightful manner; young men would standaround the tepee or mud lodge where the body lay, almost naked in the severestweather, and thrust long-pointed sticks and skewers through their arms withoutflinching. It is at once encouraging to the cause of civilization to know that, as they 137 Three Years A»io)igst the OiikiIki I)idians. come more and more under Cliristian iiitinence and are edneated tliese customs aregradually abandoned, especially by the rising generation. Not far from the Agency home stood the blockhouse, an octagonal building witha high flag-pole in the centre. It was used for the purpose of storing the ammuni-tion, which was intended as a gentle reminder in case of uprising or disobedience tothe orders of the Agent in charge. When the Peace Policy came into effect, therewas no furtlier use for the contents of this bixilding, andUeneral Ord, then stationedat Omaha, was notified, and wagons were sent to convey it away. It was then con-verted into a school house, which with one or two others was soon well filled with mezhenjhas and nu zhenjhas, and with teachers appointed whose hearts were in thegood work. The task began of training the young minds, which were far from beingdull or inactive. A night school was also o
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