StNicholas [serial] . hiz-z-z ! Down a slope of white !And a reindeer carries him back at night,While the polar bears from his path he warnsBy blowing one of the reindeers horns ! When he goes to bed it is not enough To hide his nose in a bearskin muff, But his ears he wraps, if it s very cold, In a feather-bed, and I have been told That he toasts his head—for it really seems, If he did nt, the cold might freeze his dreams! 333 FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS BY MAJOR-GENERAL O. O. HOWARD IV. ANTONIO AND ANTONITO The Pima Indians, who live on the banks of theGila River (pronounced in Spanish Heela), aret
StNicholas [serial] . hiz-z-z ! Down a slope of white !And a reindeer carries him back at night,While the polar bears from his path he warnsBy blowing one of the reindeers horns ! When he goes to bed it is not enough To hide his nose in a bearskin muff, But his ears he wraps, if it s very cold, In a feather-bed, and I have been told That he toasts his head—for it really seems, If he did nt, the cold might freeze his dreams! 333 FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS BY MAJOR-GENERAL O. O. HOWARD IV. ANTONIO AND ANTONITO The Pima Indians, who live on the banks of theGila River (pronounced in Spanish Heela), arethe most civilized of any North-American live in houses, manufacture useful articles,and are known for simplicity of character, peace-fulness, and honesty. But they have had theirwars. A battle took place near the broad trail,which is now sometimes called the Temple was war-chief then, and he led his peopleagainst a band of Apache Indians. The Pimaswere far outnumbered by Apache warriors, and. LOUIS, THE INTERPRETER. yet many were killed on both sides, but, althoughUrsuth received three wounds, he was able tokeep the Apaches back till the Pima women andchildren had escaped and reached* a place ofsafety. The Apaches always began the wars, but thePimas were never slow to follow and fight them;they gained the advantage sometimes by makingnight attacks. They would come upon theApaches with clubs and knives, and kill them intheir sleep. Then, like all Indians, the Pimaswould carry off as many captives as they couldsecure. These they sold in Mexico for sixty toone hundred dollars apiece, being paid in clothes or live stock. After a battle they would havewonderful dances to celebrate a victory. When Ursuth grew too old to lead the war-riors, Antonio took his place and became war-chief. Soon afterward there came a year whenthere was no food in all the Gila Valley, so thePimas took their wives with them to the SanPedro River. Here they made a camp for thewomen,
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