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Show GOOD 1MHAM, liili-realliiK Srene Crook II-vl-w. iiio Ueilif Mint Ciive ( lliui a liilk. Camp P.'jbiusou, Ntb., 25. At i noon to day the principal warr.ur?" of I this agency, to lue number ut 6'JU, : wt;re passed in review by Gen. Crook. L:euiuant Clark turmed a hue on Lit e plain east ol the agency building, 1 Crook tuiiing bis station in front ot the centre. Tuo Indiana were Urukeu into a column of eighteeu platoons mid executed tho nuircn past in good nlvle. Having been again wheeled into line, tho chiefs roue to within a lew paces ol Gl'U. Cruuk, where they dismounted and shouk hands witn inni. Crazy Horse, who now saw the general tor ttie nrst time, knelt on the ground as he took his hand, liia example was followed by most of tho ulliera. Little Big Man was con-Bpicuous con-Bpicuous Iroui his almost cemplete nudity. Gmi. Crook now ltd lue way lo tiie agency, tbe companies in Hue breaking into column, luurs tu Iruot. All iho principal men having assembled iuaido Hie agency stockade, an interval of Bileuce en Hiied, wniiu tho Indiana arranged tho order of precedence in speaking, and Lue council was then opened by Crazy ilurso, who is notably a man ol low words. Sjatiug himself on the ground in (rout of tho general be -pute in a low voice as follows: "You sent tobacco to my camp to invito mo to come in. When the tobacco reached mu I started uud kept un moving until I reached here. Ever uincu my arrival my faco has boeu turned toward the fort, and my Heart has been happy. In coming ibis way, I picked ojI the place where 1 wish to live hereafter and I put a atake in tho ground to mark the spot. There iB plenty of gamo in that coun try. All these relations of mine that aro here approve of my choice of place, aud 1 would like them all to go back lb ore with mo, and stay there tugether." Crazy Home was followed by Young Man Afraid, Ited Cloud, No Water, Iron Hawk aud others, who spoke at greater or less length to the same eJiect, all expressing a desire to abide by the decision ot all authorities in tho matter, and to behave themselves in the future. |