. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . m all fire-arms, but that they would not return without their right-ful property. After a few moments of parleying, the brave dashed past the wagon,fired off a number of volleys, and i)utting whip to his pony was soon lost in the dis-tance. Proceeding on their way. tin- party soon reached the Kiowa camp. The In-dian scout had anticiiiafed them; tiieir peaceful intentions had been proclaimed, andall preparation had been made for their reception, which resulted in a council beingheld, the inevitable pipe passed a
. William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences . m all fire-arms, but that they would not return without their right-ful property. After a few moments of parleying, the brave dashed past the wagon,fired off a number of volleys, and i)utting whip to his pony was soon lost in the dis-tance. Proceeding on their way. tin- party soon reached the Kiowa camp. The In-dian scout had anticiiiafed them; tiieir peaceful intentions had been proclaimed, andall preparation had been made for their reception, which resulted in a council beingheld, the inevitable pipe passed around and smoked by friend and foe, the poniesall restored to their owners; two hostile tribes made friends, and the adventurersreturned triumiihant and crowned with the garlands of i)eace. This uni)rece(lented event placed the Omahas in an entirely new attitude towardthe Agent; they at once recognized in him a friend, a father—Da-uoiif/st the OiihiIhi 1)uIi(, Rear of tiik Omaha .V.(;knk. 1-:i)v FKEI,ININD TC) A SQUAW. ,IK PAINTKU >VATKKrN(; TIIK FLOMHRS. My father now entered upon the great labor of agent anil i) combined,with renewed energy and hope and enthusiasm. But soon many subjects presentedthemselves, calculated to dampen the ardor of the most sanguine, and to hamper andpartially frustrate the work which had begun under such favorable auspices. A Presbyterian Mission had been in operation on the Reservation for someyears, and there appeared to lie a faction, under control of the missionary, whoopposed all innovations or influences leading into an opposite direction to his ownplans for the benetit of his adherents. Then again, the outside i»arties who had here-tofore feathered their nests,—so to speak,—from the i)roceeds of the contractsmade for supi)lying provisions, etc., to the Indians, naturally grew
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